More to come from the Wii U in 2016

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has revealed to investors that the company is working on "unannounced" Wii U titles which will see release before April next year.

We already know about certain forthcoming Wii U games, but Nintendo traditionally saves something a little special for E3. Super Mario 3D World was announced and then released in a short space of time, as was Captain Toad: Treasure Trackerlast year.

Here's what Iwata had to say:

These are the already announced Wii U titles that will be released in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016, and there are also unannounced titles that are not listed here. Among these titles, there are games that actively utilise the Wii U GamePad, including several we showed at E3 last year that are considered part of the Wii U GamePad utilisation project led by Mr. Miyamoto.

We already know about Mario Maker, Project Giant Robot and Project Guard - and there's the Wii U version of Star Fox coming, too - and these will all make good use of the GamePad's unique capabilities. But what else could Nintendo have in store?

Offerings from Retro Studios and Next Level Games are both likely at this year's E3, but exactly what have these western teams been working on? Your guess is as good as ours at this point - so why not let us know your predictions by posting a comment below.?

[source nintendo-insider.com, via nintendo.co.jp]