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Be Prepared For A Week With Nintendo

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Shigeru Miyamoto, Satoru Iwata and Reggie Fils-Aime are in California preparing for E3. Nintendo has four major events planned for this year’s E3 – beginning with today’s pre-E3 Nintendo Direct at 3 p.m. PDT. Nintendo has confirmed that new information about Wii U will be revealed during the Nintendo Direct.

Nintendo’s E3 presentation will take place on Tuesday, June 5th at 9 a.m. PDT. Nintendo’s developer discussion with Katsuya Eguchi, the Wii U hardware producer, also takes place on Tuesday but at 11:30 p.m. PDT. On Wednesday, June 6th, Nintendo will have a software showcase at 6 p.m. PDT. Are you ready for a week packed with Nintendo news?

Is “U Will” The Wii U’s Slogan?

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Many video game journalists received a phone call by an unknown caller, possibly someone from Nintendo. You can check out the video above to hear the message, which mentions the Wii U’s name. The brief message says, “Have you heard about Wii U? If not…you will.” The message arrived before Nintendo announced that they will hold a Pre-E3 Nintendo Direct tomorrow, so it may be an official teaser by them.

Geoff Keighley: “Mario Will Be On The Wii U At Launch”

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On Spike’s “All Access Weekly,” video games journalist Geoff Keighley has announced that a new Mario game will launch with the Wii U. Keighley didn’t specify which Mario game will be released. On the Wii U Facebook page, Nintendo teased (but didn’t reveal) three video games that will launch alongside their new console – could a new 3D Super Mario title be one of them? We should find out which games will be launching with the Wii U in a couple of days during E3.

Wii U Will Have An Achievement System?

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TECHTROID recently spoke to an anonymous developer who is familiar with the Wii U. The developer revealed that Nintendo will implement an achievement system into their new console. It is said to have a “Nintendo-spin,” which will make it unique and different from Nintendo’s competitors. Nintendo already has challenges within many of their games, which need to be accomplished in order to unlock certain content – do you think the Wii U will benefit from a console-specific achievement system?

XSEED Reveals Limited Edition The Last Story For North America

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XSEED, the North American publishers of Hironobu Sakaguchi’s The Last Story, have revealed the limited edition version which comes with a 44-page softcover art book. All first print editions of The Last Story will come with come packaged with the game and the art book in a custom outer box. The Last Story launches in North America in the Summer for a suggested retail price of $49.99.

Nintendo To Hold Nintendo Direct Pre-E3 Presentation Tomorrow

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Nintendo has announced that it plans to stream a Nintendo Direct presentation tomorrow, a day before it’s E3 press conference. The special Nintendo Direct pre-E3 presentation will be shown tomorrow night at 6.00pm EDT/11.00pm UK. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata promises brand new Wii U information ahead of the company’s media briefing. The show will be streamed via Nintendo Japan and Nintendo of America here.

Treyarch: ‘The Wii U Stimulates All Kinds Of Thoughts About What’s Possible’

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, developed by Treyarch, was hinted to be coming to the Wii U but was never confirmed. Treyarch’s top developer, Mark Lamia, believes that the Wii U has potential of becoming a great console and said that “it’ll be interesting to see what happens with the first parties.” Expect Treyarch to confirm whether the game will come to Nintendo’s new console during E3 next week. If Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is coming to the Wii U, what specific features do you want for its controller?

HBO Go Coming To Wii U?

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A job posting by Time Warner states that the company has actually partnered with Nintendo and other established organisations to launch HBO & Max Go in the future. Nintendo hasn’t announced the partnership, so it’s likely that they’re saving the announcement for E3. The company was previously reported to be in negotiations with various media partners for Wii U.

“The Partner Manager position is responsible for the day-to-day relationship and ongoing marketing activities with several key Mobile, Tablet, Connected TV and Game Console digital partners for HBO GO and MAX GO. Partners include Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, Samsung, Roku, as well as any new partners that will launch HBO/MAX GO in the future.”

Nintendo To Have ‘Hard Time Convincing People Wii U Is Better Gaming Experience Than iPad’

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Morgan Webb, co-host of gaming show “X-Play” believes that Nintendo will have a difficult job convincing people that the Wii U could be a better gaming experience than the iPad. Webb also went on to criticise the fact that Nintendo has decided to stick with the Wii brand for its next generation console.

“Nintendo has an uphill battle this year. It’s really a branding problem. I think a lot of people are still confused about the Wii U. They’re going to have a hard time convincing people that this could be a better gaming experience than the iPad.”