The next title in SEGA’s Sonic the Hedgehog franchise will be exclusive to Nintendo’s Wii U home console and Nintendo 3DS portable system. Nintendo Global President Satoru Iwata announced the details of a new partnership with SEGA during a new Nintendo Direct video announcement today. Sonic Lost World is a new action platforming game, and more information about it will be announced before the E3 2013 video game trade show begins on June 11.
The Nintendo Direct also announced Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games for Wii U, and revealed that additional SEGA Game Gear games would be coming to the Virtual Console service for Nintendo 3DS. Outside of SEGA news, Nintendo announced that select Wii U games featured at E3 2013 will soon be playable at participating Best Buy stores, the launch date for New Super Luigi U, new Pikmin 3 game details and additional information about a variety of previously announced Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games.
Wii U News
- Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games: The game includes a variety of events from the Winter Games, including curling, skiing, figure skating pairs and snowboard slopestyle – which will make its Olympic debut in Sochi, Russia. Different events might use the Wii Remote Plus controller, Wii U GamePad controller or both. In addition to realistic events, the game also includes those set in the worlds of Sonic and Mario that let players perform moves not possible in real life. Launch details and timing will be announced at a later date.
- Experience Games from Nintendo’s E3 Booth at Best Buy: Exclusively at participating Best Buy locations in the United States and Canada, consumers will be able to play some of the unreleased Wii U games featured at E3 while the event is occurring in Los Angeles. Details about locations and which games will be featured will be revealed in the coming weeks.
- New Super Luigi U: The Year of Luigi-themed downloadable content for New Super Mario Bros. U offers players 82 updated courses. But it also includes a new playable character in multiplayer mode: Nabbit, who steals items from Toad Houses. Nabbit can’t power up, but also won’t take damage when he touches enemies. New Super Luigi U will be released as downloadable content for New Super Mario Bros. U in the Nintendo eShop on June 20 for $19.99. But in honor of the Year of Luigi, Nintendo is also offering a standalone packaged version of New Super Luigi U that doesn’t require New Super Mario Bros. U on Aug. 25 at a suggested retail price of $29.99.
- The Wonderful 101: The mass-action adventure from Platinum Games launches Sept. 15. Additional details will be announced after E3.
- Pikmin 3: New playable characters Alph, Brittany and Charlie recruit the Pikmin creatures to help them gather fruit so that they can return with the seeds to save their home, Planet Koppai. Players can divide activities among the different characters, and explore separate areas in the same map with different groups of Pikmin. Using the GamePad (known as the KopPad in the game), players can view the overall map and grasp what each character and Pikmin are up to. Players also can choose their preferred control option: GamePad in conjunction with the TV, Wii Remote Plus and Nunchuk combo or GamePad only in off-TV mode. Players can also use the Wii Remote Plus and Nunchuk with the GamePad as a second-screen monitor. Pikmin 3 launches Aug. 4.
- GAME & WARIO: The game launches in stores and in the Nintendo eShop June 23 at a suggested retail price of $39.99, and includes a number of games from WarioWare, Inc., that use the GamePad in different ways. Newly revealed games include: Island, which lets two to five people launch little creatures called Fronks onto islands in the sea to score points; Patchwork, a puzzle game that tests players’ pattern-recognition skills; and Kung-Fu, which challenges players to help Young Cricket navigate a course safely using the forward-looking view on the TV and the top-down view on the GamePad. A new Iwata Asks feature offers more details about the game at http://iwataasks.nintendo.com.
- Resident Evil Revelations: Capcom’s horror-survival game is launching in stores and in the Nintendo eShop on May 21. The game originally released for Nintendo 3DS, and the Wii U version offers players updated HD graphics, GamePad controls and new game content. Players can use the GamePad to view the map and change items using the touch screen without pausing their progress. Or they can play the full game on the GamePad in off-TV mode, or play with the Wii U Pro Controller. The game is Miiverse-compatible, and a demo version is currently available in the Nintendo eShop.
Nintendo 3DS News
- SEGA Game Gear: Games from the classic hand-held system are headed to the Virtual Console service. These include:Inside the Treehouse with Animal Crossing: New Leaf: Because of the vast amount of content in the upcoming Animal Crossing: New Leaf game, Nintendo’s Treehouse localization team is hosting an ongoing video series to talk about the franchise and many of the fun features of the new game. The videos will be available on Nintendo’s YouTube channel and in the Nintendo eShop on a regular basis leading up to the game’s June 9 launch. Additionally, a new Animal Crossing panel for Puzzle Swap is now available for StreetPass Mii Plaza, and fans also might find a special Animal Crossing-themed message on Swapnote.
- Columns
- Crystal Warriors
- Defenders of Oasis
- Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
- G-LOC: Air Battles
- Shining Force II: The Sword of Hajya
- Sonic Blast
- Sonic Drift 2
- Sonic Labyrinth
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Tails Adventure
- Vampire: Master of Darkness
- Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D: This game launches in stores and in the Nintendo eShop on May 24 and includes all the fun of the original Wii game, now optimized for portable play. It also includes eight new unlockable levels that are each based on one of the eight worlds from the original game. These levels will challenge players with new elements like platforms that force them to move at a faster pace, large drops of tar falling from the ceiling and giant rotating stone gears that can alter the level itself.
- A Legendary Sale: The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons arrive on the Virtual Console service for Nintendo 3DS on May 30. Because playing the games together unlocks so much additional content, Nintendo is offering them for just $4.99 each for the first three weeks after launch. After this promotion expires, the games will be available for $5.99 each.
- Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move: The game, which launched May 9 exclusively in the Nintendo eShop, challenges players to place tiles on the bottom screen to guide the Minis to their goal on the top screen. The game includes more than 180 stages, but also dramatically extends the fun of the game by letting players create their own stages and share them with others. Players can opt to try a random user-created level or one created by their friends. They can also select from the most popular levels overall or search the top levels of the week.
And Sonic Lost World
This summer launch lineup is unfortunately abismal. Im a sad puppy right now. Wow.
Hopefully after E3 you won’t be feeling that way.
Not bad for a half hour Nintendo Direct, I will say, it was good.
Wii U :’)
3DS VC Releases:
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…yep, shit just got real.
Totally gonna get Sonic Labyrinth. Best Sonic game there is.
both OoA and OoS for around $10? WHERE THE DO I SIGN UP?
As expected for this direct. The pre-E3 one will definitely be eye-catching.
Best buy? I hope its at my local best buy. I would bike their and play the games!(and it like 18 miles away)
W101 is so far away. D:
Hopefully it’s good.
Shining Force 2.
Yeaah booiiiiii xD
“The mass-action adventure from Platinum Games launches Sept. 15.”
See that, Ubisoft? That’s another reason I won’t be able to buy Rayman Legends game at launch. I am waiting for Wonderful 101 to come out too.
putting that aside, It seems like Nintendo E3 will have a lot of Info of the upcoming games.
Rayman Legends got pushed forward to August i believe.
nope, it’s September 3 the launch.
So looking forward to playing E3 games at Best Buy. I’m also happy that I didn’t let my expectations get too high for this Direct.
Reggie says this E3 will be all about games. And we all know Smash 4 is soon to be announced.
Nintendo is going to steal the show at E3 without even hosting a press conference.
My body is ready.
Did just Nintendo got caught in his own BS about digital games being worth as much as physical copies of the game with New Super Luigi U?
sadly no information about us in the UK being able to play those games in gameshops :(
Yes that is annoying… I find it generally quite unfair how Nintendo is practically oblivious to all continents with the exception of the US and Japan at the moment.
It’s pretty odd how they’ve said that they are really only focusing on the US at E3… makes other consumers feel a bit left out.
Things I don’t understand about Pikmin3: why would there be an option to replay past days if there’s no day limit? What does it mean that a “player character” won’t be able to make the day if she or he doesn’t eat? Will there be “main fruits” to collect (as in “ship parts” in pikmin 1 and “treasures” in pikmin 2) and, on the other hand, fruits that keep respawning? I should make juice out of fruits, right? So, maybe that means fruits are expendable… will every fruit respawn, even the ones I need 30 pikmin to move? Why does Iwata say planet Koppai has a DOOMSDAY if there’s no TIME LIMIT in this game? And, didn’t Miyamoto say this game would bring back the challenge of pikmin 1? How can it be more challening with no day limit and with the ability to replay days? Will I get some kind of prize if I challenge myself to fisnish the game within less days? I’m really, REALLY lost with the friendly changes they’re making.
There is time limit in Pikmin 3, you just have the choice to replay levels.
Iwata says there’s no limit in terms of days.
No, there’s no limit of time you can play the days, and you’re free to replay them at any time.
When the ACTUAL GAME shows the end of day countdown timer, in the video, then that means there’s a time limit.
Wonder why they didn’t give Deus Ex a shoutout? Isn’t that the kind of 3rd party support they want to promote like they are with Resident Evil?
I honestly completely forgot about that game. If Nintendo wants more third party support, they’re first gonna have to support the third parties.
The partnership with Best Buy was a BRILLIANT move. A simulcast of sorts. They need to nail a date down for that and advertise it well. That is a sure fire way to IMMEDIATELY increase Wii U sales.
Great Direct, Nintendo.
The best part was being able to play E3 games at Best Buy. Great move.
I hope to get a Wii U soon.
Al ot of people will be getting Wii U’s soon. If Nintendo plays it right they could tie this into a huge marketing campaign and really get the casuals in the door. We all ripped Nintendo to shreds for not having a ketnote-speech at E3, but if this “works” this could be even better.
There is a catch however. Nintendo has to get the word out to the public that this is going to happen before it happens to create a buzz. Maybe Fils-Aime should go on Fallon the night before and demo something on his show.
I think Nintendo should air their pre-E3 ND on network TV. Just a quick 30min special. Nothing fancy, but something to let people know they are here.
So excited in playing games at Best Buy. W101 is to faraway though. Luigi U price is fair and the package will be a collectible. Seems that Sonic Lost Worlds will be the new Galaxy and 3D Mario will be the new Sunshine. I was also expecting a better use of gamepad in Pikmin 3. =(
hahahhahahaahahahahha stupid fanboys so stupid, there is going to be a brand new zelda smash bros, 3d mario and mario kart shown. even retros project. stupid retards is this the most retarded fanbase, it said geared for summer games duh. hope you were disappointed because your so fucking stupid!!!!!!!
Sonic Direct!!!!!
I expected much more *sigh*
They have more, a lot more, trust me, they are keeping other projects in secret for other Directs, this was just a little taste of chocolate :3
This direct was basically to tie up all the loose-ends of stuff they probably should have announced already by now. I wouldn’t expect anything to happen until the pre-E3 ND. That is when you will get some news.
I hope that they dress it up a bit from just having Iwata struggling though English and awkward moments of dead-air when moving from point to point. I say let Fils-Aime do most if not all the talking since he would have been the MC anyway for the keynote speech like he does every year.
That logo for The Wonderful 101 looks amazing. Nintendo is still not saying anything major, but then again all the big news will be at E3.
I was disappointed by this Direct. W101 September 15th…really. So theres NOT 1 game worth getting till August which is Pikmin 3…great. MH3U should have about 2000 hours by then…
Best news for me was a firm release date for Pikmin 3. :)
I was hoping for news on X. I am very disappoint.
Fear not, Ian… There will be more news on X… but Nintendo will announce it at next month’s Nintendo Direct @ E3.
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Lots of games was announced, but there’s only 3 that I care anything about.
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