After confirming that there will be another Nintendo Direct around the time of E3, in lieu of a large press conference, Nintendo shows us what's coming in 2013. E3 will be more accessible this year due to a partnership with Best Buy that will allow players to try out games at Best Buy locations during the week of E3.
Mario and Sonic: Sochi Winter Olympics 2014- For the Wii U, it uses the Wii Remote + controller. It has new events, such as pairs figure skating and slope-style snowboarding. Some events, such as the bicaththlon require switching between the Wii Remote + and the Game Pad. There will also be Dream Stages that take place in Mario's and Sonic's worlds for moves not possible in real life. Anotehr event is the Mixed Event, which combines skiiing, snowboarding, ice skating, and bobsledding into one event, allowing you to switch at certain points.
Sonic: Lost World - For Wii U and 3DS as part of Nintendo's global partnership with Sega on the Sonic franchise. It is a new action adventure game.
On the 3DS Virtual Console, more Sega Game Gear games will be released. These include Crystal Warriors, Sonic Blast, Columns, Sonic the Hedgehog, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Defenders of Oasis, Tails Adventure, Shining Force II: The Sword of Hajya, Sonic Drift 2, G-LOC Air Battle, Sonic Labyrinth, and Vampire: Master of Darkness.
Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages/ Seasons- These games will have a special launch promotion from May 30 to June 20 for $4.99 each. Afterwards, they will retail on the eShop for $5.99 each. Available May 30
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move: You can create your own puzzles from 3x3 to 7x7 grids and all sizes in between. They can be shared online and you can find them four ways online: Random Search, Popular this Week, Most Popular Overall, and those created by friends. You can favorite puzzles, which add to their ranking of up to three hearts.
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D- The new levels are based off of the worlds in the earlier game. The levels have newer items, challenges, and features. Available May 24
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - There's a new video series that goes into the aspects and features of the game. The videos will be in the eShop and on Nintendo's Youtube channel. A new puzzle panel in Streetpass Mii Plaza and a new letter in Swapnote will be available soon. Available June 9
Game and Wario- There are a few new games announced. Island is a multiplayer game for 2 to 7 people using a single Game Pad where you launch creatures called Fronks onto island in the sea for points. You try to maximize your points and try to knock other Fronks off. Kat and Ana are back with a patchwork puzzles. Use the Game Pad to add puzzle pieces to make new figures. Kung Foo is an auto-jump game where you control the student, Cricket, around the course. You have to pay attention to both the TV and the Game Pad as they offer different views of the course. Try to collect dumplings as you go. Available June 23, $39.99
Resident Evil: Revelations- Now going to the Wii U with new controls, a new mode, and new content. Infernal Mode has different enemy and item placement. Hank and Rachel are playable during Raid Mode. The Game Pad allows you to view the map and change items without interrupting the game, or play the game in off-tv mode or with the Wii U Pro controller. There is a Miiverse community for this game. Available May 21
New Super Luigi U- This will be downloadable content available June 20 for $19.99, as well as a stand-alone packaged form available August 25 for $29.99. Multiplayer mode has Nabbit replacing Mario. Nabbit cannot use power-ups, but does not take damage from enemies.
The Wonderful 101- Available September 15
Pikmin 3- Replacing Olimer are three new characters: Alph, Brittany, and Captain Charlie. They're from the planet Koppai, facing its doomsday due to a lack of food. These three are exploring to gather food and collect their seeds to send back to Koppai. They crash onto the planet of the Pikmin and the Pikmin assist them. The fruit is larger than they expected, so the Pikmin assist them. Exploration is limited from dawn until dusk. You can explore with all three characters simultaneously. You can replay that day or previous days to complete tasks more efficiently. Use the Game Pad, called the KopPad to move characters and check out the map. You can watch the entire day with the ability to fast-forward and rewind. You can play the game on the Game Pad, Wii Remote + and Nunchuk, or the Wii U Pro controller. It also supports off-tv play. Details on multiplayer will come later. Available August 4
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