Nintendo Direct: Watch The Wii U Direct Presentation Live

I can't wait to find out what this Nintendo Direct reveals.

Starts at the top of the hour

Will be watching on my Wii U!

watching it right here

looking forwar to watching with you guys!

Don't you mean "Wii will be watching with U"?

Seems a little tardy. Or are all my clocks wrong?

Hype hype hype

why am i even watching this? i dont have a wiiU and not going to get one.

good question. im watching because i have a wii u and want new games hahah all aboard the hype train! choo choo

Hyped and watching it right here, thank you nl

so it starts in half an hour?

Grey isn't Iwata's color.

They should call it Wii Stream

@NinFreak I thought it was a Flash video

Wii U Vitality Sensor!

I hope there are some surprises that will catch everyone off guard (will never happen).

@jibberidd5: Yes, it does.

What time is it? The feed says it starts UK 2pm/South Africa 3pm. But its 3:30 in SA right now.

It;'s 1.30 in the UK so it's due to start in 30 mins

Starts in about 29 minutes

I'm expecting them to roll out the Wii U Virtual Console, and for it to incorporate GameCube games. That's not jaw dropping though. I'd like to hear about something new and unexpected. A new service or channel would be good. It's a bit sparse at the mo.

@Lan It lets me press play and works normally.

Ugh, my science class just perfectly conflicts with this.

Gimme some Bayonetta 2 goodness!

Where can you watch it on the wii or wiiU? My pc is ooooooold!

Gonna watch this when i get home... Can't wait for Wind Waker HD to be annuoed
(tears of joy)

I can't watch, I'll look afterwards

Dammit, I was all ready with a cup of tea half an hour ago!

Thanks guys

My bet is on vc wii u but no gamecube! Further one unannounced game but just spare info and one wii u e shop thingy! That is all! Maybe pikmin 3 release date.

@zane Im using Nintendolife on the Wii U. Not sure if it will work once it starts though.

They'll probably announce Wii USTREAM so you can watch the future Nintendo Directs!

I already have 3 beers under my belt with another 5 to go

After playing the Metal Gear Rising demo today, I couldnt help but think how suited it would be on Wii U with the wiimote/nunchuk control scheme....
just a random thought lol

My body is ready!

hmm, tbh i wouldn't be surprised if they do another Bayonetta 2 hitter today.

10 minutes. I'm hoping to see what Retro has in store, but like others have said I kind of expect VC. Which isn't bad by any means, really!

Shoot. I had my times backwards for Central Standard Time! I was thinking 10am, but then I noticed you guys started saying it starts in "30 min" and it clicked that it starts at 8am here!

BATTALION WARS 3 CANT WAIT

If any game needs a remake, its Majora's Mask!

I cannot wait!

How many minutes?

6 minutes!

As much as I'd like some teasers on games in development, I'd really like a solid date for Pikmin 3 and The Wonderful 101! Really, is that too much to ask??

about 6-5 more minutes!

YEEESSSSS!!!!!!!

Virtual console all the way!!!! o/

My body's ready!

@MadAussieBloke Now there's an idea!

I want them to show off new Wii U games and new VC games for both Wii U and 3DS!

All I expect to see is Iwata-san holding out a guava and quoting Hamlet verses. That is all

I hope to here one new franchise emerge

I'm on my Wii U. I think they switched to HTML5 , I watched the last direct here on my Wii U.

I want Saturn, Dreamcast and GCN games for VC. So many gems on Dreamcast and Saturn especially, that a lot of people missed out on. I think that impact could be big.

MY BODY IS READY!

grr, i cant watch it on my wii u. had to send my gamepad in for repair

Come on Super Mario Sunshine 2!! ( seriously! )

Plot Twist: Nintendo buys back Banjo-Kazooie!

ITS ANY TIME NOW!

Sunshine 2? YES PLEASE!

Wii U price cut

Here wii go people!!!

I would like to see the 3DS usable as a Wii U controller.

@VeinZ
If they want DC or GC games, they'll need to figure out a way to deal with the analog triggers.

Whoo let's go!

Miiverse coming to mobile phones soon???!! Come on, say it!

ooooh, Miiverse - running out to buy my Wii U right now

... and 3DS!

It's finally here.

Ubiasoft

Bad choice watching on Wii U. Loads. Every. Five. Seconds!

@MultiMariosonic
Agreed!

Ubi-eye-soft

they got some really great drawings on there!

What if the Wii U VC had every console... even handheld VC? Wouldn't that be cool?

that red shirted mii looks like mine

Miiverse - before and after the sex change operation photos.

thank goodness

already new this too, lol

Now iwata surprise us with smash bros

Wii U VC service acknowledged and confirmed in Spring update!

Iwata sooo classy =)

I WANT BUTTON CONFIG AND ONLINE FOR VC NINTENDO

great!

We have to REPURCHASE Virtual Console games?

FAIL NINTENDO. FAIL

30 cents? Dang.

He looks so stiff standing there, somebody get the guy a chair.

rebuy VC games? facepalms

repurchase for a dollar is a good deal.

Super Metroid for 30 cents? YESSIR

SUPER METROID!!!!!!!! Never played this game, but fusion was fantastic!

You really expected them to offer transfers for free with all the new features? Come on guys...be reasonable.

Pikmin Snap! Yes!

I really dont like the idea of repurchase, but its 1 dollar and im pretty sure youll be able to play them on the WiiU Gamepad, thats enough for me

Sony does. Cross play cross saves. Everything. Free to transfer.

wow Nintendo finally embraced deals!

Creepy pikmin pictures.

Think of the repurchase as paying a dollar to add the functionality of playing on the Gamepad screen.

30p!!!! Wowowow! I have Balloon Fight and several others on 3DS, but 30p!!! Buybuybuy!

will balloon fight be in usa?

Will we be able to transfer our wii vc game save data to our wii u memory to use the save data in the wii u version of the game?

There making us pay again for the virtual console titles we have already purchased .. I knew it .. screw nintendo

Some nice Miiverse updates there.

Pikmin 3 - "planning to include" - is a future tense I'ld rather not hear. Hopefully a translation error.

I thought Nintendo was gonna make people pay full price for re-buys... I'm honestly pleasantly surprised. You only need to pay 10-20%.

i hope its for all mobile devices and not just smartphones.

While the repurchase price is small, it just seems like an absurd idea. Give existing customers that supported your service on Wii by making them pay even more money to use it sufficiently on Wii U?

Yes! Miiverse on my Samsung Galaxy this spring!

Miiverse on my S3

15 minutes have passed and what, where are those new "Wii U Games?" I honestly don't give a poo about again the same virtual consoles games from NES and SNES (and now even GBA games are coming to VS but not for 3DS but for Wii U? WTF?)

here we go!

Yes please eb smash bros

I miss Reggie.

smartphone app before miiverse on 3DS?

that sucks...

So far no confirmation of Game Cube titles. I'm glad the upgrade cost is only a dollar for NES titles. I will definitely be getting them as they release. (Good thing I transfered my Wii software library over to Wii-U).

We accept your apology Iwata!

You prefer reggie over Iwata...? blah.

Hrmm, watching the american stream on a different site, but I wonder if the games shown in the videos will be the same

BEST.GAME.EVER

That us a really weak showing by Nintendo. Nothing ready to show, nothing to announce.

Did they say GBA titles for Wii U? That makes no sense. It should be 3DS VC Wii U I wanted Gamecube.

Felt like that was a pointless videos

wooo Bayonetta 2. Seems like it's still early if they are showing it like that.

BAYONETTA 2 HYPE

Oh those Bayonetta 2 teasing barstewards!! Lol

Smash bros at E3 yes. I want to see it now htough.

Good! this is wut i am waiting for!

he shouldn't talk about games that they can't show off haha

FivedigitLP - No, Reggie blows, but he's funny. Too early for the almight Iwata.

The 101 looks like the last season of Ninjago. I just finished Vanquish last night.
OK, Bayonetta 2, happy now.
No date? And the happiness fades.

OMG in E3 ? !!!

two new mario games.

what a surprise.

This is the third time he has asked for us to be patient for information, translation is WE GOT NADA

grrr no footage!

Smash Bros. will be shown at E3. I was right!!!!

Here we go...

3D Mario and Super Mario Kart confirmed for E3

fin-al-ly.

Mario Kart U at E3 2013! Especially in playable form. That makes it worth it to me.

no more surprises at E3, heh

I got tired of party games on the Wii, but honestly I've enjoyed Nintendo Land so much I might give that a try.

We know Smash Bros exists... could say something obvious at least, like oh, "favorites like Mario and & Kirby will return! Please wait for more info tho!"

Yoshi's epic yarn?

YOSSSSHIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!
YES!

YOSHI'S EPIC YARN KUNFIRMED!!!

Ooooohhh WOW!! Yoshi's Island in Kirby's Epic Yarn fashion. DANG!

will the last game be a Zelda game at least?

STOP THE PRESSES - Nintendo is working on new Kart, 3D Mario and Smash Bros. games.

Film at 11.

I mean E3.

Little Big Planet, Yoshi style!

@Chrno-x and @MultiMariosonic I know, seriously? Yeah it's great that they are coming but the GBA is a portable, you'd expect 3DS owners to get first dibs -.-...and if we even do get GBA on 3DS(aside from Ambassador ones), obviously we'll have to repurchase them yet again.

sigh At least the new reveals are making up for it slightly.

No F-Zero

Shin Megami Tensei + Fire Emblem...

SOLD SOLD SOLD

Yoshi's Epic Yarn!

A fire emblem cross over interesting.

eh, 2 series i am not interested combined.

WTF!?!?!?!

Yoshi's Epic Yarn?

Kirby's Epic Yarn is selling for $15. It was too easy and not very well received.

Oh well, at least it's new.

DAM! Aonuma speaks a bit better english than Iwata imo. I'm impressed.

Zelda.
Please no cell shading, please no cell shading.

zelda version of dark souls?

Wind Waker HD? :/

multiplayer Zelda

Wind Waker HD !!!!!

Legend of zelda wind waker wii u awesome.

WIND WAKER HD!

Wind Waker on Wii U *Faints

HOLY CRAP HD WIND WAKER

WHEN WHEN WHEN????

WIND WAKER HD!!!
OMFG!!!

HELL YES

They choose Wind Waker and not Majora's Mask huh? I'm starting to question that decision.

YES YES YES!!!

Hrmmm, so what's left for E3?

OMG MONOLITH

Wait...are we going to just be getting HD remakes of GC games now or something instead of GC VC? :/

@3DSLUIGI I'm pretty sure they are saving Majora's mask for 3DS.

Is anybody else's video reloading as much as mine?

Xenoblade 2?

@edhe

Looks like it. I won't complain.

XENOBLAAAADE IN HD !!!!!

wow i need a wiiu now!!!

E3 will have mario kart hd, smash bros, more on these games and probably more surprises.

Xenoblade sequel OMFG!!!!

AHHHHH!!! New Xenoblade in HD! It looks so amazing! Im psyched!!

It has the same battle system at least.

THE BEST DIRECT EVER!!!! Better than 2011 and 2012 e3 all together

@FiveDigitLP Yeah, unfortunately. I've been relying on the texts and posts mostly so far, haha. I'll rewatch it once things are over with.

This just made my day.

Can't wait for E3 now.

Majora's Mask will probably come out on 3DS.

BEST NINTENDO DIRECT EVER!!!

This Nintendo Direct was filled with so much win!

Holy sh*t, those were better announcements than at most e3s! I'm so excited!

maaan, like 7 new titles announced... way more than at E3 last year haha

Xenoblade 2? OMG! Best ND ever!

As much as I love Wind Waker, it appears they've killed the chances of HD Majora's Mask forever now

This E3 Is Gonna Be Zoppity!

My mind has been blown by the epicness!

Well, it looks I'll be buying a Wii U before the year is out!

OMG OMG OMG !! THIS NEWS IS AWESOOOOOOOME !!!!!!!!!

Nintendo owns!

Well, that should keep everyone happy.

@Chriiis
I'm not saying The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker doesn't look good recreated on Wii U. It's just that I question the decision as to why they chose Wind Waker. IMO, A Link To The Past or something along the lines of Link's Awakening would have been a better surprise.

I don't think it's any hype to say this Nintendo Direct > Nintendo's 2012 E3 presentation.

that was really good! a few surprises. people might have been annoyed about the wii U V.C, but these game announcements made up for it.

awesome, Yoshi games like little big planet, HD WIndwaker and new zelda in the works, and new Xenoblade (looks like i need to play the first one)

aaaaaaah xenosaga or new xenoblade cant wait aaaaaarggggghhhhh!!!!! AWESOME nintendodirect made it all worthwhile

New Monlithsoft game is so beautiful it brought a tear to my eye..

That was like a mini-E3!

Xenoblade sequel... It looks amazing... My jaw literally dropped...
Plus, Mario Kart, 3D Mario, Smash bros, Yoshi Land, Wind Waker HD, Wonderful 101, Bayonetta 2, Fire Emblem crossover.

This is going to be Nintendo's best E3 of all time. I mean it. This is perfect.

OK, so I was basically right. They showed us stuff to help Wii U in the long term, but nothing to shore up the next two months. Showed a Mario sports-ish title. Showed Bayonetta 2 and Pikmin 3 with no release date.

Only surprise was awesome, the new Monolith Soft game. Would be nice to have this year, but don't see it.

So basically, we got Virtual Console tryouts to hold us over until March. But March we get lots of stuff. So Jan and Feb, people clean out your backlogs or go buy games you missed!

I rate this Nintendo Direct 6/10 - because we won't be getting that stuff for awhile. Though what in the world will they bother showing at E3?

WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW MY MIND IS BLOWN! Xenoblade SEQUEL! YES! My DREAM COME TRUE! Sequel to the single greatest game of all time!

Dang, they'll have a lot to live up to after that Nintendo Direct! Some great news!

Never played WindWaker, seems I'm in luck as the HD version looks good.

Still need to play Xenoblade Chronicles, guess the new game will give me he push I need.

Slow slow beginning, but it ended well. So job well done Nintendo.

new Yoshi game, Wind Waker HD, Kart and Super Mario 3D announced, a Bayonetta 2 teaser, Wii Party, a Fire Emblem mix

wooooot!! looking good finally and a wind waker remake nice!

I missed the part about VC and GBA games. Can anyone fill me in on what's going on about that?

Rebuying virtual console games for play on gamepad at a reduced price is the best thing that realistically could've happened. I'd rather just be able to play my old games on it at no cost, but $1 is not that bad of a deal to upgrade. It's better than paying full price again which I wouldn't have done.

I'm zelhungry. And Monolith's...yummy

@3DSLuigi They just announced that there's gonna be GBA titles on Wii U VC... that's it. No confirmation on whether you can only play it off the TV or prices or whatever.

Holyyyyy poooooooo, I wasn't ready for that

The wait continues though I am happy I will be playing a Zelda this year.

Ohhhh, he had us there. He had us right by the kids and talked endlessly about stupid crap for sooooo long, then BAM! BOOM! BLAMMO!

"Different flavor", indeed. 8)

ZEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDDDAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HD all the way

XENOBLAAAAADE !!! SOMEBODY HOLD ME IM FALLING !!!(theres no XENOBLADE TOPIC)

A nominal fee to repurchase VC games! Ridiculous! You're sacrificing the goodwill of your most loyal fans.

Im still stunned. Awesome.

I was a bit unimpressed (wow... a new Mario & Mario Kart game? You don't say), but Wind Waker HD and a new epic MonolithSoft RPG rocked my socks off.

And I guess the Miiverse improvements are welcome too.

i'm excited for wind waker HD cause i never owned the GCN original~

so, now the wait for E3 begins~
titles i'm excited for:
that new 3D mario game
mario kart
the next Zelda
super smash bros
that new yoshi game

but most of all, I'm excited to see the new Zelda games at E3~ >o<

Wow. That was good.

@3DSLugi - They're redoing Windwaker probably b/c it' c ell shaded graphics are easy to update to HD, and as Iwata said - not a lot of people played it on Gamecube so it will be new to them. Makes sense to me.

@Bankai Sony does the cross platform savings because if they didn't nobody would have a Vita, instead they have "some" people with Vitas.

For all people that complain, with what other console manufacturer do you have the president himself step out every few weeks and inform you about whats going on, whats going to come? None!

If you missed it you can watch the whole thing again now.

Best Nintendo Direct in...in fact, pretty much best Nintendo Direct ever!

I said from day one that Kirby's Epic Yarn, while a brilliant game in it's own right, would have made more sense as a Yoshi game (Yoshi's Epic Yarn), for multiple good reasons, and I am soooo happy to see Nintendo is actually making a Yoshi themed version of the game. As long as they don't change it too dramatically i.e, break it, and just add in all the Yoshi game specific aspects that would work so well in this type of game, I genuinely believe they could have one of thee very best platformers ever on their hands. Honestly. I am soooo excited for this game.

A little bit more info on Pikmin 3.

Great to hear there will be a playable, playable, versions of both the new Wii U Mario 3D and Mario Kart games at E3 too.

The HD update of Windwaker is a great little touch since I always thought that all that game really needed to truly shine would be smooth anti-aliased HD graphics and improved real-time dynamic lighting and shadows and then it would just about be perfect graphically. The rest of the game is solid as is and if they fix a few little fetch quests and make sailing a bit less empty at times then this will be a great addition to the Wii U's library.

A couple of casual games, that didn't take up too much time and indeed actually looked kinda interesting in some ways; such as the two player baseball game using only the Wii U GamePad.

A nice and indeed unexpected cross-over game, in Shin Megami Tensei + Fire Emblem.

That HD Xenoblade looking game is also going to be very popular among a large group of gamers and it was a great announcement to finish the presentation on.

This is how to do it right, Nintendo. No silly gimmicks, a nice lineup of high quality games, some of them even brand new and unknown to us hardcore gaming geeks. Some nice takes and updates on previous great games. Good details about how you are slowly but surely working on fixing all the little issues many gamers have expressed with the system and just improving the experience overall in general. No "Americanized" cheesiness and patronizing to the presentation either, or really cringe worthy demos of corporate goons trying to demonstrate their games in badly staged demos and just looking like tools. In fact, it was all good stuff.

Yes, Nintendo, you've finally done it in such a way that even I am happy with!

can't wait for the 3D Mario and Mario Kart games the Yoshi game looks cute too, reminds me of Kirby's Epic Yarn

Xenoblade sequel? Congratulations, Nintendo, that's the system-seller I was looking for. Guess I've got something to save up for now :3

Good stuff cannot argue with that line up... Now I'm off to troll the users from the other gaming thread in the WiiU forum. Peace

Great bunch of announcements! Clear out that backloggery — here come the games!!

Wind waker HD! HEAVEN CAN WAIT!

AND a xenoblade sequel?! oooooooo bring me the glory

I can only assume that at E3, Nintendo will also have to show us a little bit of the new Zelda Wii-U game, at least some images or character models in a video package. This E3 will be a huge one for Sony and Microsoft, so I wouldn't be suprised if Nintendo is holding their cards close to their chest and that the new Zelda game is further ahead in development than they let on.

Ugh...

Lol @ Bankai:

"That us a really weak showing by Nintendo. Nothing ready to show, nothing to announce."
27 Minutes Ago

Should have watched to the end, mate.

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WHY NOW?!?!?!?!? WHY ANNOUNCE THESE NOW?!?!?!
CAN'T THEY WAIT FOR E3?!?!?!?!?
So much for this year being a good E3. They are announcing all the AAA titles now.

And another thing: WIND WAKER WII U?!?!?!?!?!? WHY!?!?!?!?!?!?! this means that Gamecube on Wii U VC might not happen.....

This was a great Nintendo Direct, but it was too great. It makes me less exited for this year's E3...

Yawn. Yoshis epic yarn appeals to me cause loved playing Kirby with my niece. Zelda Windwaker 'remake'??? ....pointless!!! In fact, the hd version seems to have lost all the character of the original. Fed up with remakes. Want to see a realistic 'new' Zelda like the hd teaser where Link fought the giant spider. Xenoblade looked good until those numbers continually flashed over screen. Hate stupid hit point games. Wish we could go back to plain old enemy energy bars. 101 looks like weird, quirky japanese nonsense. Still, Mario kart and a galaxy type game (where was the preview reel for these 2) might be enough to hang on for. . . il probably be blowing the dust off my wii u ..... 2 years from now.

Check the records yesterday! I called wind waker HD!!!! Yea!!!

X

Shin mega tensi (pretty that is spelled wrong) X Fire Emblem. Pretty sure nobody expected that.

Can't believe the new 3D Mario game will be playable at E3. It might even launch this year...

I guess for E3, we'll likely have Retro's project to look forward to. And while we know Mario/Mario Kart/SSBU will be shown, it'll still be nice.

@waltz how the heck is this a weak ND... And rebuying? Bad? Didn't YOU say
"hmm all these fanboys don't wanna support the companies they say they support, but when they do something to make money, your all against it" or something like that? Honestly I have no problem rebuying for only $1

@3DSLUIGI That Wind Waker comment was in general, makes me think we'll get HD GC at full price rather than GC VC now.

As for the Majora's Mask thing, I was saying I remember hearing possible plans of that on the 3DS a while back, but probably after an original 3DS Zelda title.

GBA VC was still disappointing, why have it on the Wii U when we haven't even gotten it on the 3DS yet(aside from ambassadors), especially seeing as it was a portable system? With no joint VC, if we even do get GBA on 3DS, we'll obviously have to pay for them separately and again.

The more I think about Wind Waker on Wii U, the more I wonder if they could do an HD version remake of Super Mario Sunshine one day on Wii U also while waiting for the new Mario Wii U game? :/

@fluggy weird Japanese nonsense? WHAT!? My mind can't even believe it read such a combination of words....

@Chriiis I'd be surprised if they don't announce GBA VC for 3DS when the big 3DS Direct comes.

I'm glad they didn't show all their games. Holding the retro studio project must mean that's it's gonna be huge.

That was bloody epic,so many surprises there.
Nintendo really does need to pull out the big guns this year,with the announcement of the new next gen consoles,but if they continue like this they'll be fine.

A Xenoblade sequel,and a Wind Waker remake,is enough to make me happy for a long while.

Wow, totally the best Nintendo Direct in a LONG TIME.
Very pleased F-Zero will be 30p
'X' looks awesome!
New Zelda! + old zelda remade! *crying tears of joy
Bayonetta2 looks ambitious and cool.
New 3D mario woohhoo!
New yoshi game... Meh...
MARIOKART U! =thank you (defo not buying sonic racing now)

I have a happy brain.

Too much... Much too much. I cannot possibly keep up with Nintendo this year. Well, i'm sure to maintain my Platinum CN status.
HD Windwaker... That was a welcome surprise! I can't wait to revisit it.
@Molotov I concur. Bippity Boppity, gimme the zoppity.

So, in order to play a virtual console game from SNES or NES if you already bought it on Wii and want to play it on the gamepad then you have to pay to transfer it to the Wii U?!!! Forgive me if I misunderstood.

@tealovertoma I'd love to be able to play on both though, but as of now that won't be possible without paying double the $$, haha. It's also bizarre because we have barely been getting any Gameboy (Color) releases in the VC.

Oh my gosh! I'm so excited for new Yoshi! Is it true that a sequel to Wii Party was also announced?

Wow didn't expect a Zelda Wind Waker remake! I need a Wii U right now!

Lots of good things here!!!:
Updates for faster load times, improved Miiverse functions, Wii U VC, GBA on VC, Yoshi's Epic Yarn, 3D Mario, Mario Kart U, Smash Bros at E3, HD Wind Waker, new Zelda, Xenoblade sequel

What I don't like:
paying for Wii VC with Wii U functions (I know I'll end up paying it but I'm not happy about it), new Wii Party game (just give us the ultimate Mario Party 10 I've been wanting for years!), no chance of a HD Majora's Mask now, and waiting for all this awesome stuff!

For those wondering what they'll show at E3, that is no longer the big show. I expect Microsoft and Sony to make first reveals on next console NOT at E3. They all will flesh things out for the media at E3, but internet news stuff like this is going to be how all 3 announce stuff in 2013. Just be ready for it. E3 will be for the mainstream gamer that doesn't follow this stuff daily.

@Wildvine53
A party game from the same team. No title yet but it looks pretty similar.

@Mario_Party_Fan_999
Obviously I'd have been happier to download my VC games for free but I wasn't expecting that so I'm happy with the minimal cost. Honestly I don't think we could have realistically expected any better than that especially if each game truly does have to be recoded.

Some great reveals there. Looking forward to the rest of the year.

Regarding the GBA VC: putting this on Wii U is an interesting idea. The gamepad obviously makes gamboy games a no-brainer on the system. I think this also shows where Nintendo might be heading in their next hardware iteration. As they hinted previously, some kind of hybrid portable/home console. Should be interesting to see what they come up with.

@cornishlee Yay! Thanks for the info. I can't wait for Wii U Party, even if the name is lame.

Wow, this was actually a good press conference.

SEE!

It IS possible to satiate even the most hardcore of gamers, Reggie and Iwata.

IF you just do it RIGHT.

This Nintendo Direct was how to do it RIGHT!

Thumbs up!!!

Turns out that contrary to popular belief and opinion, mainly from the guys n gals at IGN, I really ain't a hater.

Told ya!

GC HD Game!! Wind Waker HD announced!! They listened to the fans pleas!! They did a good Nintendo Direct!! Not just rehasshing stuff we already know!! yaay!

So many nice things to look forward to this year.

I feel like a went to E3!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! going crazy

I was just saying no to HD Wind Waker, and now I'm like one of the most excited about it... I'm such an hypocrite... But they're doing this explore how they could make the next Zelda on the Wii U and to get to know what to do so that's my excuse...

I'm just mind-blown. E3 DIRECT !!! (@MrWalkieTalkie)

Here I was thinking 2013 was all about the 3DS. Wow. Iwata. You proved me wrong. This really hyped me for what's to come with the Wii U. Best Nintendo Direct yet!

Quite disappointing. I'll have to pay again for the very same virtual console games I already purchased on the Wii U, about 20% for each game and if my console will eventually break I'll have to repurchase them again at full price on a new console. That's not really intriguing

Wow, two Nintendo Directs in a row that were much better than every ND last year. AND IT`S STILL JANUARY!

wow, the Wii U is starting to look like a very worth while purchase, might have to rethink my thought lately on Nintendo

The VC Solution is a bit meh, having to pay for games again, just to play them on the gamepag alone is a bit...well, meh.
Wind waker is one of my least favorite Zelda titles, wich doesnt mean that its a bad game at all, say, if every other zelda is a 10/10, WW is an 8 in my book But still very very awesome.
And HOLY Macarony Batman ! A (more or less) Xenoblade sequel O.o If its size will be compareable to its predecessor, its a bigger RPG bite than i can chew
I need to finish Xenoblade as fast as possible

Now if I could only understand iwata..