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Nintendo Direct (April1st)
Nintendo has announced a Nintendo Direct will take place tomorrow focusing on 3DS and Wii U releases.
The Direct is currently confirmed for both North America and Europe, when it will take place at 3pm PT / 6pm ET / 11pm GMT.
Nintendo of America has also confirmed a Nintendo Treehouse presentation will be happening after the Direct, focusing on a title due out this spring.
Though we don't know specifically what'll be on show, it's possible Nintendo has decided to show what's coming in a bid to balance the news The Legend of Zelda Wii U has been delayed to next year.
Nintendo's President Satoru Iwata recently dropped the news that a new console codenamed NX was in development during a joint announcement of its partnership with Japanese mobile gaming company DeNA.
Anyone going to watch ?
I love these types of things.
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I am not holding my breath for anything to be honest. It's just not Nintendo, it's the whole industry not producing anything that interests me.
With E3 just 11 weeks away, any big reveals are unlikely..certainly for Wii U anyway (we might get a title from a less popular franchise if we're very lucky. Personally I'd kill for Endless Ocean 3 ..but that's unlikely).
3DS might get a bone or two ...as far less is known about it's line-up for the second half of the year.
We should get a good look at the new Mario Kart 8 DLC, Mewtwo for Smash Bros..and new trailers for most announced games (excluding Zelda and Starfox) and new indie games. Probably a bunch more amiibo's and maybe a reveal of the new Club Nintendo as well. The Japanese Direct has an age restriction rating so I'm guessing a new Devil's Third trailer should be shown (which will be interesting as it's almost a year since it was last seen and is supposed to be much improved).
Eshop releases for this week are a bit barren so there might be a surprise launch there.
I am glad to finally see N64 and DS games hit the Wii U store though.
Recap, this is off the top of my head so sorry if I miss stuff out.
* Mewtwo & Lucas DLC for Smash Bros out soon
* New wave of Amiibos coming out, including special Splatoon ones to coincide with the games release AND a very cool looking Yarn Yoshi one actually made of wool! Animal Crossing Amiibo cards will be out for a spin off game on 3DS
* Extra look at Splatoon and Mario Maker (out in September, expect more Mario 30th anniversary treats)
* Fire Emblem on 3DS looking good
* Affordable Space Adventures, a WiiWare game that actually looks rather interesting.
*N64 & DS games coming to Virtual Console (Mario 64, Donkey Kong 64, WarioWare Touched and Mario Kart DS will kick things off)
* Wii games Pandoras Tower and Sin & Punishment coming too (but they didn't seem to be cheap if I recall).
* Look at the new Mario Kart 8 DLC, plus announcement of new 200cc mode!
MK8 DLC pack 2 to be released in April rather than May.
£13.99 each on release which is great news for Pandoras Tower, but Sin & Punishment can be bought brand new cheaper on Amazon.
looking forward to yoshi's wooly world and new fire emblem