Nintendo Direct: Watch The European Presentation Live

My body is ready.. and stuff. Let's see of there'll be any sweet surprises. I'm guessing we'll mostly get a better look at stuff we've seen before. A Wonderful 101 release date would be nice too.

cant wait

My bets: Game & Wario, Pikmin 3 and The Wonderful 101. And as an extra, Bayonetta 2.

I predict: Pikmin 3, Yarn Yoshi, The Wonderful 101, Game and Wario, Wii Fit U, VC info, some eShop info and summer update.

As usual, not much expectations except release dates. It's the best way to be surprised (and it happens almost every time).

Time to get the popcorn ready folks

If they reveal more about the next 3D Super Mario game, I hereby guess they call it: "Super Mario Starshine". As in, it takes Sunshine's F.L.U.D.D. into outer space & mixes it with Galaxy's "gravity" gameplay, so not only can Mario float around spherical objects the water you shoot out can do that too. That's my best guess / desire but I don't mind what they do with the next 3D Mario game, I just want to play it

F-zero. Forever waiting for an F-zero announcement. :ccccccc

Bring it on. Nintendo needs to GETZ TO ZE ZCHOPPER and show me some gameplay footage of Wind Waker HD and 3D Mario.

So does the stream work on the Wii U browser or do I need to boot up my laptop?

Will this also be at 50hz?

@chiptoon Hahaha!

Not expecting much tbh.

I hope they announce a 2D Metroid for 3DS or even better, Wii U, we are due a continuation of where Metroid Fusion left us, I want to know what happens to Samus!!

Let's get this show started!

How about Bayonetta 2 & Mario Kart U footage & release dates and GameCube titles announced for the VC, with the first one, lets say "Super Mario Sunshine" or "Luigi's Mansion" being on the eShop after the presentation has finished?

Well, one can dream....

@RetroGBHippie92 why not 3D? Not that I really care, I'm waiting for the 4D version or even 5D or 7D.

@LavaTwilight Hahaha thanks! I just happened to be thinking a couple of days ago how much I love both Sunshine & Galaxy & what the next 3D Mario game will do to try to top those & all of a sudden it hit me: "Super Mario Starshine". Then Nintendo announces a Nintendo Direct presentation... Coincidence? I hope not!

More than anything, I hope Nintendo decide to release Earthbound soon, I can't wait until it comes out on the Virtual Console!

@Musharna As long is it's a sidescroller not a First-Person Adventure/shooter

Watching this on my Wii U on 1080P

Great time for my internet connection to slow down. I can barely use internet at all. How am I supposed to watch Nintendo Direct now...

i'm so ready i just hope my crappy laptop can handle it (it seems to hate playing videos online for some reason)

i hope we see some yarn yoshi!

Stopping downloads, and settling in for a good show. I doubt we will see anything new but release dates for Wonderful 101, Wind Waker and (fingers crossed) Bayonetta 2 would be great.

Getting the kettle on,hopefully this will be a good one

I hope they will announce an update for 3DS to bring in MiiVerse integration.

What is the difference between the American one and this one?

hope the streams work fluid this time

Here he is ..

Wait does Iwata have a left lazy eye ?

Peach is looking great.

New Sonic game,whoop!

Ah, Sonic Lost World confirmed.

Sonic exclusive to Nintendo HELL YEAH!

i wonder if any of the old sonic games will be released on it too like Generations adventure and adventure 2?

Nabbit, super ultra easy mode.

An immortal NSL character... o_o

i wonder could i still get Super Luigi U on disc even though i have New Super Mario Bros U

i like disc's and i can't get eShop cards where i live yet so if i can still use the disc version even though i have NSMBU then all the better

Nabbit is a playable character,brilliant.

Yummy boxart.

Dat was it?

Well that was short... Oh well, saving all the good stuff for E3!

Short but sweet. A Nintendo published Sonic game can only be awesome.

MEH! That is all.

Oh, okay...

Disappointment.

More or less what I was expecting... still a bit disappointing though.

Do you think all Sonic games are Nintendo-exclusive, or just this one? I mean, Sonic Colours was Nintendo-exclusive too...

going to buy the physical copy of Super luigi U seeing as it is special edition

Umm, that was short. Like the sound of an exclusive Sonic game.

That was short and the ending was anti-climatic.

The EU is getting W101, Pikmin 3 and boxed Luigi first (DL Luigi is same date though)? The whole world has gone mad.

The sonic exclusive .. but for for how long will it be exclusive ?

Nintendo exclusive Sonic game is awesome news,so is a retail version of New Super Luigi U.

Well that was underwhelming They'd have been better off skipping this one entirely.

Woah, short! Or at least it felt short. Um... I really hope New Luigi U isn't full retail price, but it seems like it may be. I'm looking forward to W101 & Pikmin 3 even more now. Sonic Lost World a Nintendo exclusive? From the quick snapshot they showed it looks like a sequel to Sonic Colours. I guess we'll just have to wait until E3 for the real heavy hitters, its only 3 weeks or so away now...

luigi is $20 dd and $30 retail

Garbage.

Utter garbage.

underwhelming and a lack off 3ds (barring Sonic) disappoints me :0

I hope NSL retail is under $50 Australian. I'm getting quite tired of Black Ops II as my only Wii U game. (Barring Nintendo Land ofc.)

Yep, I'm gonna buy every game they talked about here today. And hope to hear some western release news about "Yakuza 1&2 HD" heading out for Wii U in Japan.

Finally a release date for Pikmin 3.

New Sonic game exclusive to Wii U and 3ds? Hell Yeah!

@andreoni79 - "luigi is $20 dd and $30 retail"

He said it first, but keep in mind those are US only prices.

Also, the US doesn't get the box until Aug, EU in July.
Also, the content is the same, so all those buying the box for the cover art, that cover art is costing you $10. Though it might still be cheaper than laying out $50 - $100 for the external HDD. I have no knowledge of the size though.

That was... depressing. The console is struggling, software support is nonexistent, and they do what? Delay titles, keep it quiet about games they promised back at E3 2011, and publish DLC as standalone disks... This. Is. Just. Sick.

I'm really starting to regret ever picking up Wii U... ;/

@Kifa But...but...but Sonic and release dates.

This is the first Nintendo Direct to disappoint me in while. They should be at least 30 minutes long or it feels like a wasted opportunity. Still, looking forward to Sonic and NSLU and of course the main course at E3 is just a few weeks away!

@rjejr just bouhgt retail NSMBU a few days ago for €45 instead of €60 at GS. this means that maybe we'll be able to buy retail NSL for € 20 or less...

I'm a staunch Nintendo fan but even I fear the worst
The control options are too confusing; wii u game pad, wii remote, classic controller, wii pro controller, wii remote nunchuck plus +
Is it any wonder the public are getting confused about this being a Wii 'add on'
It doesn't differentiate itself enough from the previous wii

and as for ... Kop pad in Pikmin 3?
wtf?
and using the wii game pad as a monitor for wii remote plus and nunchuk?

I was really expecting and hoping that there would be a surprise hint, revelation or shock at the end but it just kinda ended flatly

Just announcing a Wii U Pilotwings or Blastcorps would be enough; Nintendo need to employ me!

It actually told us some interesting facts:

1: Sega is making 2 Sonic games exclusive to Nintendo. Another Japanese company sitting on the Nintendo side of the fence.

2: Luigi will not just be DLC. This suggests Nintendo isn't as confident about it's e-shop/needs more games on the shelves.

3: Europe get Pikmin/101/Luigi before America. This tells us Nintendo loves Europe more than America....

@RainbowGazelle I could not care less for Sonic... As for the dates - great, but still far away. What is there for us to play during summer anyway?

That was kinda disappointing. The sonic news was pretty awesome but beyond that nothing else grabbed my attention. I really hope they step it up in the coming weeks prior to E3. C'mon nintendo we're counting on you.

@Kifa E3 is less then a month away. They have to save something for the event...

This direct was the Warm-up act, before the main show.. the E3 Nintendo Direct, Good to see a healthy Nintendo/Sega partnership hopefully it will become something that will bring plenty of Nintendo Exclusives... (WiiU exclusive Shemnue Remakes please Sega).
On another Note the Playstation Exclusive Yakuza was anounced of the Japanese ND, including a Bundl.. lets hope its makes the transition over to the Western hemisphere.
http://mynintendonews.com/2013/05/17/yakuza-bundle-announced-for-japan-coming-to-wii-u/
As a collective all the Nintendo Directs show the start of a very postive time for WiiU owners.

Overall, fairly lack-luster except for the Pikmin 3 coverage. Personally, I loved that. Seriously, those water water effects? Yum. And, off-screen play too. Always a bonus. Everything else, on the other hand? Meh.. kind of disappointing but I guess they're saving the big guns fore E3.. at least, I hope they are.

I kind of feel that a Lost World screenshot or two wouldn't have gone a miss though. I'm hoping the Wii U version is a 3D Sonic game, preferably in the vain of the Adventure series. I'm not too confident, however...

@MrGawain '1: Sega is making 2 Sonic games exclusive to Nintendo. Another Japanese company sitting on the Nintendo side of the fence.' - You Mean a lot of Western publishers are avoiding the WiiU and putting all thier faith in MS/Sony is exceptable but not the other way round then?
'2: Luigi will not just be DLC. This suggests Nintendo isn't as confident about it's e-shop/needs more games on the shelves.' - You mean like Rockstar when they put Red Dead and GTA4Dlc on a Playable stand-alone disc?.. both which were not 'available for a limited time' As luigi will be on disc.
'3: Europe get Pikmin/101/Luigi before America. This tells us Nintendo loves Europe more than America' - Except nearly evey game goes to Japan first, Then most of the Time US gets new games before EU and by extension Australia.

I get that they're saving the big announcements for E3... but I feel they should have shown more today. The Wii U needs a good news buzz vibe around it right now. With so many huge titles being revealed to not be coming out for it, on top of continued abysmal hardware and software sales (nobody can say these are normal for a new console anymore), they just need something to get people excited.

There will be announcements at E3, but there's also the possibility that by E3, a lot of potential customers could instead have being swayed by the Sony and MS reveals. Now was the time to get news websites focused on some good Wii U news.

@GiftedGimp

To extrapolate on my original comments:

1: I wasn't saying it was wrong, I was pointing out there is a Japanese/American divide at the moment, and shows perhaps dialogue between the two gaming nationalities is a little stunted at the mo. For me it's not a problem, as I'm a Nintendo/Konami/Capom/Sega/Platinum/Namco fan. I don't much for care for Microsoft/EA/Take-Two/etc... But then I'm a Brit. I wonder if this split will affect the Nextbox? (probably not Sony as Sony is a Japanese company that manages to impersonate an American one).

2: It seemed odd to me Nintendo was calling Luigi U as DLC, but now offer it as a disc. Frankly for me I wouldn't download it, but I am likely to buy it on a disk, and from a lot of comments on here I'm not the only one. To me this seems like Nintendo is researching it's fan base and seeing that DLC/e-shop is still not as popular with Ninty fans as it is with PSers/Xboxers. It's a sensible move.

3: That was a joke! But being in the UK I get a little kick out of getting things before the US. It's a new sensation to be honest!

@MrGawain Fair enough, I wasn't quite sure if original post was having a dig or not tbh, but obviously not.
And as you say its Nice that EU is getting some Nintendo love for a change.

Yay Europe gets some love!

@Peach64 I agree I am very worried about WiiU and it ending up as a failure.