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Watch The Full Wii U Direct Presentation Here

by Dan Ryckert on January 23, 2013 at 11:09 AM

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Today, Nintendo released a ton of information about the Wii U's future via a new Direct presentation. If you missed it, you can watch it in its entirety below.

If you're looking for specific news items from the conference, follow these links:

The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker remake coming this fall

New 3D Mario and Mario Kart titles playable at E3

MiiVerse updates and smartphone app coming soon

Yoshi gets the Epic Yarn treatment

New title from makers of Xenoblade

Developers of Shin Megami Tensei and Fire Emblem teaming up

Virtual Console coming to Wii U with upgraded NES and SNES titles

Look behind the scenes at Bayonetta 2

Filed under: News, Nintendo, e3, Mario, zelda, yoshi, wii U, wind waker, miiverse, direct

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by ZBAD805 Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 11:14 AM

I think I shall watch it, and have my mind blown. Except the only problem is I know what's going to be announced.
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by nightcrawlerash13 Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 11:18 AM

I shall watch it later when I have time!
by nickjamesm7 Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 11:22 AM

This is without a doubt the best one yet.
by Warrior Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 11:31 AM

Good job, Big N. Good job. You guys rock.
by joseph86rdub Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 11:39 AM

i need super smash bros i cant wait to go mobile with it whooping ass on the go
by Captain Ameripug Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 11:56 AM

It's amazing how quickly you get responses to posts on the MiiVerse. I posted a question one day and had 5 answers in literally less than 1 minutes.
by Icedragoon88 Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 12:00 PM

Wanting a wii u pretty bad right now
by Azelf2010 Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 12:15 PM

Screw studying for my midterms; I am so watching this instead!! I'm especially excited about the Fire Emblem x MegaTen crossover, as well as the Wind Waker remake. Time to start saving up for a WiiU!!
by Robertman2 Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 12:17 PM

What?! No Smash Bros 4 news?!
by Frib on Fire Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 12:23 PM

Only thing that perked my interest was the new monolith game. The rest is old hat. Needs more new IP's than old already played out ones. The new original stuff will come eventually, it's just interesting to see how long it takes
by CodeMonkey522 Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 12:27 PM

Gonna be buying way too many games this year.
by justinq Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 12:59 PM

So I guess this fall I will be buying a Wii-U AND a PS4. It seems like the Wii-U is having a slow start just like the 3DS but by this fall it will be full steam ahead. I can't wait to see what new games and features Nintendo has for the Wii-U at E3. However, I think the Wii-U would be able to compete with the PS4 and New Xbox better if Nintendo dropped the price by $50 and made new SKUs. It should be: -Basic Wii-U with 32gb (white) for $250. -Deluxe Wii-U with 64gb (black) and copy of Mario Bros U for $300. Otherwise the Wii-U could be outshined this fall.
by RezidentHazard (Skeptical Inquirer) Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 01:00 PM

CHILLS. Holy crap. Monolith Soft. Chills down the spine. I just hope Nintendo of America doesn't give this new Xenoblade the BS runaround it gave the last game. If that comes out this year. Just. Holy friggin crap.
by Brun Deign Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 01:06 PM

Seriously this just confirms what I was saying before - Nintendo Direct conferences are going to be how Nintendo really does things from now on. Sure they will still be at E3 but that will hold less importance now.
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by Aaron Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 01:16 PM

Okay, after watching the ND, I honestly can't wait to get my own Wii U when I get my taxes back. The software announced thus far has me foaming at the mouth lol. Also, WW HD!!!!
by Hulisk Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 01:56 PM

... once again .... where's my damn Metroid?!! Although that xeno sequel might convince me to pick up the system.
by Justin Mikos Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 03:13 PM

Best Nintendo Direct yet after the Miiverse talk wraps up. That was so exciting! New Xenoblade game, Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem, and the Wind Waker HD stuff was awesome!

I can't wait to see how they improve Wind Waker. I'm hoping they fix the need to constantly adjust the wind and the hunt for the Triforce at the end of the game will not be so tedious (at least remove the huge price barrier). I'd love a new dungeon too but that seems unlikely. Also I assume the game will look better than those early screens, because they didn't look great yet.

Almost forgot, 30 cents for Super Metroid is awesome! I also hope we get Earthbound eventually over here (that was in the Japanese Nintendo Direct)