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Nintendo Direct Confirmed For Wednesday, April 1st

Nintendo of America has today confirmed that there will be a Nintendo Direct presentation happening tomorrow. Visit http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct on Wednesday, April 1, at 3 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. ET/ 11pm UK for a Nintendo Direct providing updates about upcoming Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games. And keep watching after the Direct for a short Nintendo Treehouse presentation featuring one of our spring 2015 releases. Don’t let the date fool you: This Nintendo Direct is no joke!

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      1. Lol if it is true….

        “We at Nintendo would like to announce Earth Bound HD!! ….. April Fools suckahz!!”

        Lol or some other game fans have been demanding. They better not fool us with Metroid, cuz that actually needs to be made!

    1. Just give me Mario Kart 8 DLC and Mario Maker and I will be very happy.
      Also, what if it’s just an April Fools joke???
      Nah, Nintendo would never do that………….Right???

  1. Do we assume that all the Nintendo Direct details that were ‘leaked’ a couple of days ago are correct?

      1. What doesn’t make since is the mobile eshop to purchase games?

        You can already do this. I login last week on nintendo website with my nintendo ID and bought a game. Came home And the game was already downloaded.

        Maybe the rumor eshop will have better features like you currently can only use a card and can’t redeem codes for eshop cards.

      2. The one who posted them already said that in was an early April fool. He said that he tried to make it as believable as possible.

  2. The leaks may be true! This with the pokemon rumble world domain being registered and youkai watch series coming to the west confirmation, tie together very nicely.

  3. I bet all those rumors on what exactly will get announced… are pretty dang accurate now.
    They got the date right. Rumor is now fact.

  4. They must show a good strategy, good plan and good execution!
    Between each Direct Nintendo is knocked into a hole, and
    must constantly prove himself to get back on track.

          1. The GC did have analog triggers. In Melee, pressing down the triggers enough gave different shield properties. Not holding it down all the way is light shielding, holding it down all the way is power shielding.
            This could very well be the reason for no GCN virtual console, as it’s certainly possible. There’s a homebrew app for Wii called Nintendont, which can run GameCube games. It also works on the Wii U. It has Pro Controller support, classic controller support, and even PS3 controller support. Nintendo can certainly release GCN games on eShop.

      1. They’re probably saving that announcement for E3. I’m just psyched about the possible localization of Fatal Frame, Paper Mario, N64 games being in HD, Starfox Horizon, Mewtwo DLC, and Web eShop. It looks like that Direct is gonna be very good if those leaks are true which for now I think it’s safe to assume that they are

  5. I’m not going to call the leak 100% true yet, just because he was right about a direct happening, that doesn’t mean he was right about all the things he said would be shown off.

    1. Same, I still don’t believe anything until it’s announced. It’s easy to guess that a joke date would be when a direct is happening.

  6. Paper Mario, Fatal Frame, Pandora’s Tower, Youkai Watch, Mewtwo, and StarFox trailer… That’s actually pretty sweet.

    1. Apart from Pokemon world rumble domain being registered and Youkai watch series being confirmed for western release. Plus he got the exact date and time correct

  7. Cool. I’ve been trying my hardest to avoid all of the announcements from that ND leak the other day so that I could still have a few surprises on the off chance it turned out to be true. That said none of what I heard seemed so over the top that it would have to be fake so I wouldn’t be surprised if it was legit.

    But I did see someone mention Paper Mario. So if they are working on Paper Mario Wii U i’ll say once again here’s hoping it’s way closer to PM64 & TTYD than Sticker Star and SPM. I don’t know if I can deal with the process of getting hyped about Paper Mario again and hoping for an adventure like the one on GameCube but bigger and better only to find out they’re essentially making something else entirely that isn’t an awful game but is NOWHERE near as good. It’s depressing lol.

    1. Haha, I love, “Isn’t an awful game but is nowhere near as good”. It’s like the PERFECT way to describe how Super Paper Mario and Sticker Star feel. I thought they were okay games. Played them both all the way through, but damn, nothing, NOTHING beats the first two. So I’m with ya, I’d really like to see them go back to their roots.

      1. Mario & Luigi is, in my opinion, the better RPG series and I’d much rather see a Mario & Luigi for Wii U than a Paper Mario.

      1. It’s a great game to me, but not a better Paper Mario. It’s like saying Super Mario World is fantastic. It is, it’s one of the best platformers of all time if not the best one, but when it comes to Paper Mario and the amazing thing PM64 built, TTYD is the closest i’ve seen to that being perfected. Sticker Star is pretty solid also, but it’s doing something else completely. That’s just my opinion though.

  8. You guys don’t even understand how happy I am, I’ve been waiting for this since february. And if that leak is real that means paper mario and starfox

    1. I KNOW, RIGHT!? UGH, I can’t wait. Two franchises that seriously need to comeback. Star Fox, since it’s been so long, and Paper Mario since Sticker Star was… a little underwhelming.

    1. yeah I dont trust it either I can just see nintendo announcing a new metroid game and then going (April fools!)

      1. That’s exactly why avoiding this direct plus now that they delayed Zelda into 2016, there’s almost nothing interesting for Wii U now. I grew very bored of Star Fox (still curious to try Assault from GC), everybody is shitting on Devil’s Third over graphics when clearly it’s fucktons better and funner than COD anyway, Yoshi’s Wooly World is still up in the ass air with no release date even though Nintendo is strangely advertising it early, MP10 is absolutely so shit that I wish I can hijack their dumb cars gimmick and run that garbage game over repeatedly until it’s as flat as Wii Music’s crappy soundtrack and finally Splatoon with NO VOICE CHAT…

        Now I’m pissed over Nintendo and want out of it.

        1. thats exactly how I feel being crappy at business decisions is bad but at least we had amazing games last year, this year its been nothing but poor choices and decisions all the way around. we are about to be in April and the best for wii u this year was a budget kirby game! it was really good but it shouldnt be the best game on this years roster! with everything up in the air, I have no Idea if there will be anything to play we still have yet to see any starfox except for a few seconds of gameplay they really havent shown much on xenoblade except for the environments. and splatoon which could have been one of the coolest games of the year will become absymal, no voice chat for splatoon, failing to mention when the next amiibo wave will come out. packaging your new 3ds xl without a charger!? saying zeldas coming multiple times show off the game on two seperate occasions and then delay it an entire year! who is making these terrible. decisions. and people forget we were supposed to get information on mewtwo this month when he would be available to download, but what did we get? “we are almost finished with mewtwo, more information will be coming soon.” how can a company that has been around for so long, be this stupid!

            1. me too… I could handle all the crap they do if we’re still getting good games, but we’re not. where is metroid where is animal crossing where are GC virtual console games all these things that we’ve been begging nintendo for and they’ve failed to deliver, they know how much we hate the car feature in mario party why do they do it? Because they seriously dont give a F#$! about upsetting their fanbase.

              1. Dude there’s Nintendo direct tomorrow. And we still haven’t been through E3 yet. After both of these are done and if those games aren’t announced, then what you said will make sense. But for now, wait. Sorry for telling you to wait AGAIN but it’s Nintendo’s fault not mine, their piss poor management for the Wii U is causing this but they’ve been working on it and are getting better.

                1. im glad to see some glass half full attitudes! honestly it makes me feel like there may still be hope for the wii u. her’s hoping they don’t neglect us fans who’ve stuck by them through this console year and reveal something awesome this e3

      1. Let’s see…

        1. Nintendo going fucking mobile (I’m gonna vomit)
        2. Delaying Zelda into 2016 (Fucking beautiful…)
        3. Opting out Voice Chat for Splatoon COMPLETELY (Well FUCK YOU NINTENDO)
        4. Nintendo giving the U.S the shaft with crappy Club rewards and no new standard 3DS plus giving us the new XL at full price with no chargers while that fuckshit “COD/EA whoring” country UK gets everything cool from them (Again, fuck you Nintendo)
        5. Still no universal accounts (Still?)
        6. No good updates for Wii U like themes or using SD Card slot as another direct storage solution
        7. 2015 Wii U line up is now fucked (Delaying Zelda now killed the year’s hype)
        8. NX announcement ultimately killed any and all reasons to care about the Wii U anymore and that shit is barely 2 1/2 years old now so thanks for the huge fucking waste of time and money Nintendo…

        Yeah, I’m goddamn pissed at them right now that I would even go as far to say I should’ve bought an Xbox One, beat my own ass with it and then set that and Wii U on fire while I roast some marshmallows to celebrate Nintendo newfound fucking retard business practices…the investors should’ve kicked Iwata’s ass out a lot sooner.

            1. I did give them a chance. Way too many chances actually. I considered trading in the Wii U a long time ago but I stuck with it mainly cause I was waiting for all the good games. I was hyped for all the big games. But then time went by and there was just so much waiting… Like in the 2013 direct. Mario Kart 8 announced! Smash Bros revealed! Coming to Wii U! Next year… Wtf? All that waiting. Only to wait another year. Great. Now the same happens to Zelda. I was so hyped when it was announced in that 2014 Direct. It FINALLY got a trailer. But it wasn’t coming till 2015. Now it isn’t coming until 2016?
              WHAT
              THE
              HECK
              MAN.
              And then standard New 3DS was announced not coming to NA and that was the last straw. I quit. Gave up. I honestly don’t even care how good Zelda is at this point. There was too much time wasted into the Wii U when I could’ve been playing a lot more games elsewhere. I REALLY wish I had a gaming PC but I’m fine with PS3 and PS4. Not as good as the PC imo but still better than nothing.

              1. That’s why I’m giving it to my little sister TODAY since it’s her 11th birthday. Let her enjoy it while I work on getting a PS4 because I think why my PS3 GTA5 keeps freezing due to the system’s weaker hardware being past its prime for a huge game like that.

                1. Nintendo Tetrarch Quadramus-NX

                  >>>So you play your games once or twice and then never play them again, you’re better off renting games or do like HGJ and become a Sonyan if you love GTA so much>>>

                    1. Nintendo Tetrarch Quadramus-NX

                      >>>On handhelds which nobody cares, ipso facto, irrelevant>>>

                2. PS4 version is much better anyways. It runs smoother, takes much less time to load, has more features, and looks way better. I play online almost every day.

                        1. I think that you can get $175 store credit towards a new PS4 at Gamestop if you trade in a PS3 with at least 120 GB or higher. Deal ends like 5 days from now. I would hurry if I were you. Lmao.

                            1. Whatever you say. But that’s the best deal you’re going to find. When it expires, you’ll be getting far less than that. It’s up to you to make the decision though…

                                1. And get less back plus GameStop are trying to fuck me again. For that, I should find a cheap PS3 slim at a pawn shop around $100 and trade in that. XP

                                      1. That’s the one I just showed you. Lol. I would rather have that than the standard version I got now. But I’m at least hoping they make they beautiful silver controller available separately.

                                        1. Well, you can always try to sell it back at a small fraction to someone ($375 at least) and get that badass. :3

                                          As for me, I’ll try to sell my own for it.

                                          1. Nah, it’s fine. It’s no big deal. I’ll probably wait for future limited editions. Although I don’t think they can top the Arkham Knight version. Silver with that Batman design? God… It’s sooo amazing.

                                            1. That’s why I’m gonna try to go for it. At least it’s later value will be better than the standard model. XP But I can’t find a why to sell it for most of my spent money back. Pawn shops ain’t gonna give me shit. lol

                                2. 1. Nintendo going mobile has nothing to do with you. It’s not like Nintendo is forcing you to buy their mobile games. They’re just trying to promote their IPs which are becoming less popular due to mobile gaming.
                                  2. Delaying Zelda Wii U is sad but we’ll have to see what Nintendo has for back-up. We’ll most likely see during E3 (knowing them though, they’re probably gonna be stupid and not have anything but who knows?)
                                  3. Voice chat doesn’t AUTOMATICALLY make the game suck! Yes voice chat is needed and I also feel Nintendo is stupid for not having it but it doesn’t make or break the game. Splatoon is still gonna be a blast to play I’m sure.
                                  4. I agree with this part. Not giving the US the option for a standard New 3DS is fucking retarded. Don’t know what they’re thinking. And the adapter thing is fucking retarded too… Yeah Nintendo REALLY needs to stop taking the retard pills…
                                  5. Another stupid decision Nintendo still hasn’t realized…
                                  6. Is this really a reason to throw a tantrum?
                                  7. Pretty much what I said in Number 2 of this list.
                                  8. They only announced the NX to make sure no one gets the idea of Nintendo leaving the gaming market. You know how people are. Jumping to conclusions without thinking at all. I don’t even know why you’re getting pissed about this one… I’m sure you know this too.

                                  I do agree with how stupid Nintendo has been lately, but their games have been awesome. Which shows they’ve been trying to help out the Wii U. They managed to sell up to over 9 million units without any help from 3rd parties. And there’s still more games coming. Chill out dude. lol

                                  1. Their games take too long to come. That’s the problem. And there is no third party to make up for it. PS4 and XB1 can survive some games getting pushed back. But Wii U getting games delayed is terrible. Too much waiting. Do you know how long it’s been since Splatoon was revealed? Does it even have a release date yet?!

                                    1. Nintendo Tetrarch Quadramus-NX

                                      >>>So amusing watching you cattle masses be so furious with these things. do you only play a game once and never touch it again?, It certainly sounds like it judging from the amount of never ending butthurt coming from the very core of your little lives>>>

                                      1. That’s nonsense. Look at it this way. Would you want to play 4 good games in the next four months or would you rather keep playing Smash Bros while you wait for that one Nintendo game? Zelda is delayed until 2016. So what is there to play now? Oh yeah. Let’s play Spla- oh wait. That’s not out yet. Oh! How about Xeno- oops. That’s not here either. Ah, yes. I got it! How about we play *gasp* Mario Party 10? It’s such an amazing game and it will definitely hold me off until next year. Xenoblade could very well end up getting delayed too for all we know. But when it comes it will totally be worth it, right? “Wow, Xenoblade X is so cool! I got a Wii U just for this game! And it only took me two and a half years worth of waiting for.” Pfft hahaha.

                                        1. Nintendo Tetrarch Quadramus-NX

                                          >>>Or I could play games I haven’t bought yet since I’m not a spoiled brat that complains over every single little thing, and it’s amusing that it’s always you people from the Xbot territories that complains the most even though beings like me don’t even have access to half the things you do plus the cheaper prices you have>>>

                                            1. Nintendo Tetrarch Quadramus-NX

                                              >>>I don’t care about non Nintendo games that are gimped, rushed, bugged and belongs to corrupt forces like the Electrons and Ubisians, other than that, my favourite non Nintendo game is Deus Ex Human Revolution>>>

                                                1. Nintendo Tetrarch Quadramus-NX

                                                  >>>So far, I don’t have time to play for hours every day like you all do>>>

                                                  1. Are you really trying to tell me that the best third party game the Wii U has to offer is a port of a 3 and a half year old game? That’s sad.

                                                    1. Nintendo Tetrarch Quadramus-NX

                                                      >>>That’s my choice of game that’s no Ubisian and Electron, and that’s my opinion>>>

                                                      1. The Wii U just keeps on slipping into irrelevancy in the eyes of gamers as time goes on… If this keeps up, it’s gonna get to the point where Nintendo as a whole is irrelevant to people.

                                                        1. Nintendo Tetrarch Quadramus-NX

                                                          >>>One little system that makes Nintendo irrelevant when the 3DS makes it relevant, illogical>>>

                                                2. A VERY true statement from you Hollow. This is probably the main reason why no one is buying the Wii U. If only they could somehow find a way to speed up development time for their games. I’m thinking that maybe they could get help from other devs like how they did with Smash Bros. when they got Namco to help speed up development. But of course their quality might suffer, and that’s something Nintendo wants to avoid at all costs. They REALLY don’t want their quality to suffer in their games which is great. What a bind Nintendo is in right now, huh? Of course all of this could have been avoided if they just managed the Wii U well. But they didn’t.

                                          1. Can I ask you a question? You don’t have a Wii U or a 3DS, right? What have you been playing this whole time? Just curious. Lmao.

                                        1. But what if we get another Paper Mario like the one on the 3DS? I’m hyped for tomorrow’s direct no matter what, so I’ll stay optimistic. :)

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                                      4. The one good thing that came from Super Paper Mario was Mr. L. And the one good thing that came from sticker start was… well… shiny giant red boot?

                                      5. Somehow, I feel like Nintendo is trying to trick us into thinking that they’re tricking us into thinking it’s a trick.

                                      6. It’s about time we had another Direct. Nintendo needs to really give us a good genitalia sucking if they want us to not be salty over the Zelda Wii U delay. If that Star Fox trailer turns out to be true, consider me not salty anymore.

                                        1. Nintendo Tetrarch Quadramus-NX

                                          >>>Lord Miyamoto said that Starfox would be released before Zelda but now that Zelda has been delayed, I hope Starfox isn’t getting delayed as well>>>

                                          1. I really hope it isn’t getting delayed as well. That would absolutely destroy me after learning we won’t be getting Zelda this year. If they outsourced some of the work to Platinum Games as the rumor is suggesting then I think we should have it later this year. Man I’ve really missed the Star Fox series. Hopefully they make this one a lot like Star Fox 64 or Star Fox Assault. Those were the best in my opinion.

                                            1. Nintendo Tetrarch Quadramus-NX

                                              >>>Indeed, I hope it’s like a glorified improved worthy sequel to the 64 one, while making Andross if he is the final boss like 10 times harder since he was a joke in that game>>>

                                          2. Yeah, really- After playing Command to a pulp, I want to see where the series goes from there, or what ending was real, or whatever happens to the continuity in the aftermath, and it’s been too long a wait to find out already.

                                      7. YES, YES, YES, YES, YES…….hopefully those other leaks were true along with a few surprises but nonetheless I’m good if I only see Fatal Frame being localized, Starfox Horizon, Devil’s Third’s updated gameplay trailer, and N64 games being upscaled in HD anything else other than that will be a huge bonus. I’m so hyped

                                      8. Awesome to hear! I hoped that the games for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS would show off
                                        throughout Nintendo Direct.

                                      9. *tunes in to April 1st Nintendo Direct* Nintendo: Mother 3 for the Wii U VC! Me: Hahaha, nice April Fools joke XD. Nintendo: But we’re not joking… Me: Lol, you can’t fool me! Nintendo: But… We’re serious… Me: Wait a second… Really?! Nintendo: Naaaah jk APRIL FOOLS!

                                      10. 9axis and wii remote options confirmed for devils third OR I AINT BUYING second stick is prehestoric and plain nasty

                                        1. Claymates was the SNES game you were wondering about, great game.

                                          That and the possibility of games like Chrono Trigger, Breath of Fire, Earthworm Jim, the Donkey Kong games, Kirby’s Dream Land 3, Lemmings, I could go on. Idk, we’ll have to wait and see if the loose talk is true.

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                                      12. First we would like to apologize for our Zelda release date being pushed back. Next we would like to announce that you are all gullible and APRIL FOOLS. (Announces Zelda release date and shows gameplay.) C’MON YOU KNOW THAT WOULD BE AWESOME

                                      13. 1. Can’t wait to see the direct to get a possible release date for xenoblade chronicles X
                                        2. For the better improved devils third
                                        3. For the rest of the stuff

                                      14. Assuming it’s not Nintendo’s plan for a big April’s Fools joke I’m hoping we hear more about the next wave of Amiibo (release dates, please) and maybe the rest of the Smash Amiibo waves? There’s bound to be a few more. Release dates for some games would be nice. I’m hoping for a special themed New 3DS XL for Xenoblade, but it’ll probably be sold out immediately so I don’t know why I bother.

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                                      19. Still no Metroid 5 for 3ds. If Metroid Dread is not announced for 3ds by e3 I’m done with Nintendo. They have neglected both the Metroid and F-Zero franchises for too long.

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