Satoru Iwata Tweets That Wii U Direct Will Be "A Bit Different"

...or he could just be holding fruit the entire time. That would be different.

My guess. A new Donkey Kong Country or Mario kart!!

A little different eh? So he's going to hold mushrooms now...

It'll be about panorama view and google map for the services. As for games, it will be the usual. 4-5 games that we heard of and maybe a new game that is in development.

Yes! Get us excited about our new console, Iwata! I wouldn't be surprised if this direct is a knee jerk reaction to the waning Wii U sales. The system could be doing a lot better, but without a broader look into the console's potential library, that shouldn't have been surprising. Hopefully tomorrow is the proper unveiling we've been waiting for. Don't let us down Nintendo!

Still hoping for that Yoshi Wii U game to be revealed. Sadly I'll be at work tomorrow when this airs.

I hate you Iwata, 4AM my time DX

I think different would be no major releases but instead a shotgun blast of smaller games.

I want info on TW101. Please? A new game would bee nice to, retail or download.

Did he just tweet "services"?
Now I don't know what to expect at Nintendo Direct at all. But I'm hoping for Yoshi's Land, concidering the previous Nintendo Direct, they stayed silent about it.

Could it be those Wii U titles like Yoshi's Land, Wii Sports U, and Mii Shooting?

That's a good idea Iwatasan. The Wii U hype train has come and gone. Time to bring it back.

Hype...building...must...not...get...too...excited...
Oh forget it.
WHAT ARE YOU HIDING IWATA!? TELL US! TELL US NOW!!!!
I really hope they aren't making me all hopeful for nothing...

sounds there could be new stuff announced, oh yes!

Be prepared for Ufruit. It's just like panorama view but with orchards and bowls of fruit to stare at.

I am so excited for the direct. I can't wait what happens!

@3Dash - I believe that he's going to have some vegetables this time. That would make the Nintendo Direct truly different.
I'm interested to see what's in store.

New ''services''? Mabye VC for Wii U?! prays

Maybe we might see Miyamoto's new game.

F-Zero UX! LET ME DREAM!

Hopefully we'll finally get some 1st party Nintendo stuff revealed!

I posted this in the forums somewhere, it went something like this.

3Dash: In the next Nintendo Direct, maybe Iwata will be holding a watermelon! Then he'll chuck it at the screen!
WhoeverIWasTalkingTo: Lol, that'd be hilarious. Not to mention sad, watching a Nintendo president going mental live.
3Dash: No, follow me here; then he unveils Miyamoto's latest game: Fruit Thrower!

Aside from the new game reveal/teaser (hopefully) and the non-gaming Wii U applications, I wonder if we'll be shown the first wave of NSMBU DLC?

I hope the virtual boy is making a comeback!

maybe iwata will see this post, read the comments, and will hold asparagus. maybe we'll see what Miyamoto eat rice with a spoon. maybe we'll see celebrity guest stars! maybe we'll get to see JAMES again! maybe i'm over-excited...

We already saw LEGO Iwata; how about Mii Iwata? Or was that already shown in an ND...

@3Dash I was thinking he was going to announce a new DK game. But holding fruit the whole time seem interesting too.

Even if not until E3, they've got to start revealing releases for the holiday season. Now's as good a time as any, because obviously they've got stuff coming.

ugh

I was so genuinely happy this morning to read that there would be a Wii U specific Direct about new games. And then I read this: "talking about what kind of Wii U titles". What kind of?! So he's not going to give us game titles, just concepts like the Japanese bird garden or what Link would look like in HD?

just ugh

Or maybe some SSB4 info. Yeah, that would be good, too...

Maybe "a bit different" means that it won't be massively disappointing. XD

@DerpSandwich - It's only as disappointing as you let it be. Not every Nintendo Direct will reveal major titles and projects.

@rjejr
My thoughts too. A bit different? As in not announcing anything? I hope I'm wrong but this is sounding more and more like an unplanned, knee-jerk "Wii U's great" video.

The bananas Satoru's holding could be a sign that a New DK game is possible.

@Linky97 I hope so! No I PRAY SO! Also more VC for 3DS like... G... B... A!

<insert my usual plea for F-Zero U here>

Bananas... hmm... A New DKC? Mario vs. DK returning to it's Donkey Kong '94 roots? Mario Kart Wii U? A modernized and revitalized DK Jr.? Maybe it has nothing to do with bananas at all?

This looks like an unappealing license for... wait for it... Fruit ninja!

I'm seriously considering this huge disappointment as one major possibility now...

Please reveal the new Zelda game... PLEASE!

As much as I'd love to see a major new title, a VC announcement, and 3DS/WiiU NNID integration, I know what we'll probably see is a pikmin 3 and lego city release date and trailor. I always get hyped for these, and really, they're just glorified press releases that usually aren't exciting at all.

I just hope different and new services don't include iPhone games... :/

Donkey Kong Country U!!!!!!!!!

Maybe it something like this: they will cover so much, announce so much new content, So many new games and services, it will be B-A-N-A-N-A-S!!!

I bet that these will be the game: a new donkey kong because of the bananas, mii shooting, mario kart hd, yoshi's land, zelda wii u and super smash bros 4. That would be the best nintendo direct ever.

it's gunna be an apology for the pushed back release dates for wii u games

Give me Donkey Kong and a release date for Wii Fit U! Also Google Maps and Panorama View are to be released pretty soon, if I remember correctly.

I smell something BIG...

The reason it will be different is because there will be veggies instead of fruit.

@Shinpichu well Dec ND had a Carrot

@Hokori
Meat products then. Or maybe tofu.

@Tech101
Im hoping for a new DK Country as well! Failing that, ill be happy with the rumoured Yoshi's Island or a new Kirby game.
I want a new Wave Race though Iwata......please?!

Am I the only one who wants a ND app for WiiU and 3DS that live streams? And maybe more info at a time

Can't wait! Excited about tomorrow's direct... Nintendo's been a bit vague about their games especially in Pikmin 3! I just need to know more...

Let's hear it for the return of NSAF people!!!

Want more info on Pikmin 3

I think it will be about panorama view and google maps. As for the surprises, I think it will be Wii U VC, and something else that's cool. Also more info on known games Pikmin 3, Baynetta 2, etc. games, and a couple surpruse games. Patience everyone!

Hmmm something just came to mind......
Does anyone remember the rumour a while back that Nintendo have been working on a racing simulator title for Wii U, along the lines of GT or Forza? I'm actually hoping this turns out to be true!!

Well, since they've been air tight about it lately, maybe they'll anounce another 3rd party team for SSB4 or the Namco characters since they're helping.

Hoping for A. Capcom/Megaman and Ryu or B. Lloyd Irving and Pacman!

12 hours left!

I think if it was going to be one of the big anticipated games, it would all be worded differently. "Nintendo Direct: A highly anticipated announcement" for instance.

Any way you slice it, I'm loving what Nintendo has done with Wii U (my family loves Nintendo Land) and ANY new game info is interesting at least. Also curious about the services. It could be progress on Nintendo TVii (likely) and Google Maps, but anything else that may not have been officially shown will be interesting. That Yoshi game seems like it pretty much has to be real.

BTW, someone mentioned a Nintendo Direct Channel. Yes, indeed, it is weird not to have one! Where is the "Nintendo Channel" that the Wii had? I guess there's not enough news to divvy out. Nintendo is trying to redirect to YouTube for Mario videos and such. It just makes more sense to have a nice central "all things Nintendo" channel.

If any news about Zelda, Metroid, or a grand Mario 3D, or even Mario Kart or Star Fox is even hinted at, I'm going to be giddy for the day.

Oh, and someone mentioned Wave Race. I'd LOVE for that to happen. The original was something special and fun that even the sequel couldn't quite match despite its vastly improved imagery, IMO. I would certainly prefer it to another "Excite" game. Maybe they could combine the titles into something insane?

@True_Hero I've been massively disappointed with every single ND and press conference from all the way back at E3 to now. And I don't think it's because my expectations are unreasonably high; I honestly think it's because Nintendo is under-delivering. I don't even base my expectations on what I want, but what I think is necessary for them to do, and they STILL baffle me with how few games they have in development and how long they take to bring us features that should have always been present.

But now I'm just ranting...

(To the people going on about bananas. There are no bananas associated with tomorrow's Nintendo Direct. That is a frame from the wacky Nintendo Direct the day before 2012's Nintendo Conference at E3. It also featured non-specific action figure.)

Iwata stared at bananas... LEGO Iwata stared at a carrot... Maybe now he'll stare at a pork chop!!

Please Metroid, F-Zero, or Star Fox U!

(But I'm sure they'd save stuff like that for E3 anyway. They'll still be floating around my subconcious though. )

............This is me waiting........................

DK: Ooooooh, banan-ahhh!
I don't know what to expect, but I'd at least like some Wii U VC news at long last.

Hmmmm... Last time I expected great things out of the last Nintendo Direct so now I'll try to keep my expectations in check... Though I am quite intrigued by Iwata's mysterious tweet. Less than 10 hours now until we know.

LETS HOPE HE'S HOLDING BATTALION WARS 3 FOR THE WII U

He's holding bananas= donkey Kong= donkey Kong 64=happy

He's holding bananas= donkey Kong= donkey Kong 64=happy

Nintendo Tvii for UK please!

@IsawYoshi Na, I think it should be a Mango!

Shall we say things will be a "wii" bit different? Haha

If his tweet can be taken literally, it means that this Direct will be a bit different, in that he'll be talking about what kind of Wii U titles and services Nintendo is developing. No videos or pics. Just him talking for thirty minutes.

I`m prepared for disappointment.

what time is this on ? as its 11pm here in australia i thought the normal time is 10 pm but this direct is different please someone tell me ?

@trossy998
2pm GMT

Some Zelda and Metroid news for Wii U would be Awesome !

there will be no major announcements, don't get your hopes up.
Nintendo Direct was such a great idea and I like what they are doing with it, but it's also been sort of a let down in a sense that nothing really enormous has ever been announced via Nintendo Direct, with the exception of maybe Miiverse.
But that's to be expected...why unveil a huge and anticipated first party release to a camera? Nintendo would want cameras and a live audience for that one...i.e. some sort of big event...GDC, E3, etc.
I expect we won't see more than maybe some new info on Pikmin 3, maybe some downloadable titles, updates to the Miiverse/online functionality, and that's about it.