Tuesday’s Nintendo briefing brought us more on the Wii U: specifically, the game’s launch lineup (headlined by Pikmin 3, Nintendo Land and New Super Mario Bros. U), release window (“holiday”) and multi-GamePad support (though just two). Pikmin 3 features a new type of Pikmin, four leaders to split your units between and different gameplay modes. READ MORE
Wii U
Nintendo held one of its Nintendo Direct presentations Sunday evening, giving us a look at the Wii U final hardware and menu functions before its main event on Tuesday. We have a redesigned tablet controller, now called the Wii U GamePad, as well as a pro controller, an in-game social network called Miiverse and more. Check out some photos and specifics after the break, or watch the full video above. READ MORE
Ready for this year’s E3? We’re here to help, with a look at the Big Three.
What we know: We’ll see more about the Wii U! But not the price, and not the date. Hrm. It has Pikmin 3, a New Super Mario Bros. game and some Wii Play-style minigames. For the 3DS, we know we’re getting New Super Mario Bros. 2, so we’ll see that as well, but they’re launching a new console, and that’s what we’ll see most. Oh, and there will be a weird segment where someone still talks about the DS, since there’s that pair of Pokemon games on the way. READ MORE
