Topic: Nintendo Direct 5/17 (Wii U)

For the people wondering about The Wonderful 101, well you might be in luck. From Hideki Kamiya on Twitter:

Tomorrow…on a Nintendo Direct… RT @SimonShinobi: Do you know if they’re gonna talk about TW101 tomorrow?

Of course, he's known to troll people and this could be a joke, but it could also be a confirmation we'll be seeing something about the game at tomorrow's event.

https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/335086445633093633

I'm getting chills just thinking about what could happen!

What the..? What anime is that from?

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Pokemon Black & White

Same for me as well.

I think they might actually give us some new announcements or reveal closer release dates. There is just so much negative press surrounding the company right now that they probably want to pump out some great news. E3 isn't exactly next week, and the venom against Nintendo seems to be growing daily.

My guess it'll be half 3DS and half Wii U, maybe they'll show a Mario Wii U screenshot or something to wet people's appetites until E3. I dunno. SURPRISE ME NINTENDO!

C'mon bro! That's Pokemon!

I really hope Nintendo comes through with multiple release dates and not just show game footage. Maybe even show 3rd party games.

I just have regular TV, and the Pokemon anime isn't on Netflix. Plus I haven't really felt like watching them on YouTube or whatnot.

Less then twelve hours left!

@WingedFish
Guess you haven't played B/W, because she's one of your rivals.

I've never played a Pokemon game, so...there you go.

I think Nintendo should serve up a little sizzle tonight. Why not?

They don't have to blow their load. Just create some buzz - some time before E3.

A Pikmin blowout, maybe some in-depth on 101… that's great but it's not going to get much airplay.

Wonderful 101 don't care looks like a d grade game show me a new Mario more of monolith soft x footage of shin megami tensei x fire emblem something good Nintendo because you have to keep me interested and give Europe and aus a release date for pikmin 3!

I think they've timed this to combat the NPD figures that just got released which are again miserable for Wii U. It would not surprise me if we see nothing new announced, but it could be smart to try and blow one if their big E3 bombshells early. Nobody is going to care during E3 but the Wii U needs some positivity now. Xbox 360 had its worst ever monthly sales in April... and still sold four times as much as Wii U.

Am I the only one that thinks it's odd Nintendo never notifies us of Nintendo Direct via notifications on it's consoles?

Anyways, I expect tomorrow to be decent but the E3 to be the direct to watch.

yeah, they might as well. They already said the Mario games will be there playable, and it isn't like other major gaming series are waiting (see: CoD, Assassin's Creed)

Has there ever been a Nintendo Direct without atleast some new announcement?

Im betting on summer dates for The Wonderful 101 and Wii Fit U and a Europe date for Pikmin 3 (hopefully before NA gets it )

Hoping for a suprise announecment for the summer. It looks a bit.... empty.

It could potentially be as big as the last one for the 3DS was. I'd expect them to try and do the same thing even if they lack the content. In that one the New 3DS Zelda was announced, Yoshi for 3DS and Mario Party. Then they went through already known titles in Mario & Luigi, Mario Golf, Layton and DKCR 3D plus others. I wouldn't be surprised if we see something like that.

Although it would be crazy if we actually did hear about something as big as a New Zelda on Wii U. So that's unlikely I would think