Tag Archives: Nintendo Direct

Sat, May 18, 2013 | 18:41 BST

Nintendo Direct – Sonic: Lost World exclusive to Wii U, 3DS

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Nintendo Direct sessions for North America and Europe contained quite a bit of interesting information on the firm’s upcoming Wii U and 3DS titles for summer. During the event, the biggest take away was when Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced that the next three Sonic titles to be released from SEGA will be exclusive to Nintendo systems.

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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 15:25 BST

Nintendo Direct: tomorrow’s presentation focusing on summer Wii U, 3DS slate

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Nintendo will be hosting a Nintendo Direct presentation tomorrow, May 17, to provide updates on upcoming Wii and 3DS titles for summer. The firm will also discuss future Wii U titles for fall and onward in a Nintendo Direct before the start of E3 2013. It will take place in North America at 10am EST and in the UK at 3PM. We’ll tweet anything pertinent as usual, and provide a full report after both presentations finish.

Thu, Apr 18, 2013 | 08:38 BST

Nintendo Direct: EarthBound, Pikmin 3, A Link to the Past

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Nintendo hosted Nintendo Direct sessions in both North America and Europe today, announcing a new installment in the Mario Party series for 3DS, release dates for Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, the Virtual Console release of Earthbound or Mother 2 if you will, and a 2014 release for Bravely Default: Flying Fairy in the west.

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Wed, Apr 17, 2013 | 09:59 BST

Nintendo Direct: special Luigi-focused episode confirmed for Japan

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Nintendo of Japan has revealed that is holding its own Nintendo Direct webcast alongside today’s European and US shows at 3pm BST / 4pm CET today. It’s all green and Luigi-flavoured.

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Mon, Apr 15, 2013 | 15:29 BST

Nintendo Direct: next 3DS web-cast drops April 17

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Nintendo has announced a new episode of Nintendo Direct, which will kick off on April 17. It’s going to be focused on 3DS titles.

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Wed, Mar 13, 2013 | 11:10 GMT

Flipnote Studio 3D animation software coming to Nintendo 3DS

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has announced a new Flipnote Studio animation program for the 3DS.

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Thu, Feb 21, 2013 | 11:44 GMT

Nintendo Direct: Zelda Oracle of Ages & Seasons hit 3DS in Feb, more

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Nintendo is hosting a Japanese edition of Nintendo Direct, at 11am GMT this morning. It will focus on 3DS, and we’ll have all of the news right here when it happens.

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Fri, Feb 15, 2013 | 11:10 GMT

Nintendo Direct: next week’s episode to focus on third-party 3DS games

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Nintendo will host another Nintendo Direct web-stream next week, this time focusing on new third-party titles making their way to 3DS. It follows yesterday’s stream, which revealed a 3DS build of Donkey Kong Country Returns, a new Mario RPG game and much more. Get every trailer and nugget of information here.

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Tue, Mar 12, 2013 | 15:13 GMT

Donkey Kong Country Returns to 3DS – Nintendo Direct

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Two Nintendo Directs aired simultaneously in Europe and North America today. The big news? Western release dates for Animal Crossing New Leaf and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D for 3DS.

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Wed, Jan 23, 2013 | 20:21 GMT

Wii U tastic: Virtual Console, Mario at E3, Wind Waker HD

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Nintendo Direct presentations for Europe, Japan, and North America brought some interesting news on Wii U, Miiverse, Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and more. Find out what happened below.

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Wed, Jan 23, 2013 | 10:26 GMT

Nintendo Direct will announce Wii U Virtual Console, Gamecube titles- rumour

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Nintendo Direct kicks off at 2pm GMT, and although company president Satoru Iwata has confirmed he will reveal new Wii U titles, eagle-eyed gamers have spotted hints that he will also announce the opening of the console’s Virtual Console store, and that it could contain Gamecube games off the bat.

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Wed, Jan 23, 2013 | 00:24 GMT

Nintendo Direct Europe – Iwata to reveal new Wii U games

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Nintendo will hold another European Nintendo Direct session tomorrow, which will be hosted by president Satoru Iwata. According to Nintendo Europe, Iwata will be revealing new games for Wii U. You can watch the session here, January 23 at 3.00 pm CET.

Tue, Jan 08, 2013 | 11:36 GMT

Pokemon X & Y coming to 3DS in October 2013: trailer, screens here

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Pokemon was the focus of Nintendo’s latest instalment of Nintendo Direct, hosted by president Satoru Iwata. During the stream he presented a debut trailer for Pokemon X and Pokemon Y, two 3DS titles coming to the handheld this October. Check out what happened here.

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Mon, Jan 07, 2013 | 14:55 GMT

Pokemon-flavoured Nintendo Direct airs tomorrow, reveal incoming

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Nintendo has announced that the next episode of its Nintendo Direct webcasts will focus on Pokemon, and with it, a reveal that was hinted at as early as last week. Rumours began flying around regarding a new Pokemon title after a commercial teased that something was on the way.

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Thu, Dec 06, 2012 | 08:59 GMT

Nintendo Direct: monster news dump, Pikmin 3 dated

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Head in for all of today’s Nintendo Direct news, including dates for Animal Crossing: New Leaf and Pikmin 3.

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Wed, Dec 05, 2012 | 12:13 GMT

Nintendo Direct Japan showcases 2013 releases: Pikmin 3, Game & Wario

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Nintendo Direct’s latest Japanese episode focuses on 2013′s incoming releases ahead of the Wii U’s Japan launch this weekend. Pikmin 3, Game & Wario and TVii are this week’s highlights, among others. Check out the details below.

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Tue, Dec 04, 2012 | 12:03 GMT

Nintendo Direct: next episode dated, focuses on 2013 Wii U & 3DS titles

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Nintendo Direct is getting a new episode this week that looks ahead to 2013′s Wii U and 3DS release slate. Get the details below.

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Tue, Nov 27, 2012 | 05:30 GMT

New Super Mario Bros. 2 DLC celebrates 300 billion coin tally

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A surprise Nintendo Direct released this afternoon, with good news for fans of New Super Mario Bros. 2.

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Wed, Nov 14, 2012 | 09:49 GMT

Wii U: MiiVerse, social features & save transfer explained in new trailer

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Wii U’s social features – from the eShop and MiiVerse, to Network ID use and TVii – have been discussed in a new video that explains how it all works before the console launches in America this weekend. Check it all out for clarity below.

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Wed, Nov 07, 2012 | 21:29 GMT

Wii U allows 12 registered user per console, multiple eShop licenses confirmed

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Wii U’s social features have been the key focus of this week’s instalment of Nintendo Direct, and the web stream has confirmed that Nintendo’s console will allow for twelve registered users per unit, and that downloaded eShop games will be playable across them all on just one license.

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