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This is rewarding the many Nintendo fans that prefer not to defer to other systems, but have had to in order to get the best HD experiences during the past 5 years. No need to defer any longer!

Well now I simply must get around to finishing Bayonetta. I know it's great, but this just fuels me with incentive!

This just means I will never have to turn my back on Nintendo again...thank you xbox 360 for temporarily tiding me over for the real deadl!

US scores are always rounded down from Japan scores. $300 and $350 it is (TBC later today). Not too bad, considering the gamepad represents a bulk of the price.

Lucky for me in the UAE, 11am. I'm from the East coast USA, and I would have chosen to lose sleep over this!

Not sure if it occurs to anyone, but I think Nintendo is purposefully holding back on the Wii U as a marketing strategy . They said several years ago how it was a mistake to publicize and market the Wii like crazy, only to have people mad and frustrated at not being able to find the console in stores for over a year! I think they are afraid of not meeting the demand this time around. To me, this is an obvious mistake. Nintendo NEEDS to build hype for this machine! They will NOT have the problem of shortage this time around. It just won't happen.

Looks like the Wii U will fit in between generations just fine, straddling the benefits of both. It's going to be several years before next gen anyway. Wii U is attractive for the pure concept that it is new, so even my xbox 360 will take second place just because it's getting stale, not because it's inferior. By the time the next generation arrives, the Wii U will mop up sales for it's less expensive value, much like the Wii did. I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo releases the true next gen successor to the Wii U shortly after Microsoft and Sony deliver.

I hope they have some new IPs to work with by then. Seriously Nintendo, that gives you at least 3 years to give the smash bros series something new to work with. Brawl has already managed to take care of everything pre-2010.

I would like it if the Wii U and 3DS eShops could share purchases through the same account, for suitable VC titles. I'll be twice as likely to buy if I know I can play my same purchased title on both the 3DS and Wii U. Please let me play my Ambassador titles on the TV!!

I'm lucky for not getting it for xbox 360 yet. Now I'll happily hold out for the Wii U version instead!

Getting the Megaman X series for Wii VC seems uncomfortably redundant to me. I've got Megaman X1-6 in the MMX Collection for GCN and that suits me just as well if not better, as it is still fully compatible for Wii. It's not like your virtual console is going to contribute any pros greater than the MMX collection unless you have a fetish for digital only content.

So it's like a Kirby Super Super Star Deluxe, which now has a collection within a collection of games. Have played all but never properly owned the ones besides the those on the eShop.

I hope you can charge while comfortably playing. If you need a charge station, that would be obnoxious.

Since Nintendo hasn't decided yet, it will still be a long time before we get to see anything. I think they should do a brand new top-down Zelda, followed by a remake of MM. Or, do a 3D remake of Link to the Past, followed by a brand new 3D Zelda!

Well that was a glowing preview. I'd say it's added to my excitement, but I'm already max pumped for this game!

CoD is good for me and Wii U. Wii U is giving me more and more reasons to pack away my Xbox 360, and probably many other gamers, and that's a good thing.

Had no idea Shantae was an existing IP. My loss.

I'm still a bit stunned at Nintendo's E3 strategy, which only resulted in good in my mind because I have been forced to change my typical expectations. Nintendo showed off some great games, and I am honestly impressed how successfully they are pulling the Wii U launch together with only a few months to go.

However, I am stunned at how we have literally zero information or official announcements on any titles outside the launch window. This is the first time I have ever seen this happen at a Nintendo E3. Every company always shows off the newest title and IP way ahead of time. Heck, almost half of 2011 Nintendo E3 was for games of this year. In 2012 they showed nothing beyond one year. This is severely disappointing to fans, and surely investors. It's a little disconcerting to not know what will be coming out after launch. What third party support will the Wii actually have? What will I have to look forward to after I get the stellar games they showed this year? Why not use E3 the way it is set up for, publicity?

Due to the legitimately good titles shown this year, Nintendo won it's own E3, but not the E3 that I am accustomed to.

The only way for Nintendo to get away with no price cuts for years is if they indeed keep the price not only to represent value, but that is also competitive. Good luck Big N.

I hope it still comes out for Wii U. If they announce a Wii U version by March, I'll wait for it instead. We need to convince developers that Nintendo is worth the investment!

I'll take white if everyone else wants black. Will have less of you to fight for it. ;p

I'm not disappointed in the games. On the contrary, the games shown at this E3 seemed exceptionally interesting to me. What tanked was the presentations, and the missed opportunities to capitalize on the E3 hype. This is the first year where Nintendo legitimately revealed information ONLY on games for this fiscal year. Every E3 I've been to has been filled with future titles that are well over 1 year in advance. I think we can all agree the reason we are all upset is because they gave us nothing beyond this year. What's worse, by next E3, all the titles for next year will be leaked/revealed throughout the year such that next E3 will have nothing new either. This is pointless! Use E3 to reveal, and spend the rest of the year releasing. Don't waste our time giving us details we could happily find out throughout the year.

Again, it was good to learn of the features for all the Wii U and 3DS titles we already knew about, but I'd prefer to hear about those outside of E3. Now I have nothing to look forward to during the year...except for a price and release date. Whoopdeedoo.

Wow. I never thought I'd say it, but I'm glad they kept this segment OUT of the Nokia press conference. The 5 minutes they did spend on the 3DS was great. This past hour was an insult...

Nintendo. Welcome to HD.

I loved Miyomoto's excuse that the SD graphics prevented Pikmin from having the desired camera zoom out that he desired. Similarly, it's nice to see Super Mario Bros played from a far out view, because graphically it finally can be!

All for the sake of affordability we can pray.

Unique, and looks comfortable!

Now that is plain cool.

I want those portal wall ornaments!

It's starting to feel like Mario is already doing it. Instead of focusing on Mario and Zelda, Nintendo needs to just keep all of it's franchises alive, not overemphasizing any. It's great to hear Pikmin and Luigi's Mansion 2 is coming. They did a good job with Kirby the past 5 years, and it was good to have Donkey Kong Returns and Kid Icarus keep the pot churning. It was sad to see Zelda games only at the tail beginning and end of the Wii cycle, but the DS/3DS came up with some great titles in the meantime, not to mention the next Zelda 3DS sounds to be fresh as well. But what I really want is: F-ZERO!

@myself
The controller shown in the Rayman Legends trailer is the officially revealed one with the slider pads. But of course, all will be revealed verrrry soon!

Definitely looks more practical from a gamer standpoint, but also looks like it's still in a tech prototype stage. How does this compare to the controllers used in the Rayman Legends trailer?

That was a really long review for a game rated so low!

Oh gosh! I'll stick to Mr. Meat Boy, unless they pay me to play it at all!

I'm in the PAL territory but have a US 3DS...aww well. I played Sonic Labyrinth on GCN when it came with Sonic Adventure DX. I thought it was a fun evolution of traditional sonic, but wouldn't spend more than €4 on it.

When I get this system will depend entirely on E3. Impress me Nintendo!

Nintendo needs to win back the core gamers it lost from the gamecube era. There are plenty of xbox and ps3 owners that are dying to own a hardcore nintendo product, and are simply waiting for it to show up. I for one love nintendo, but I have yet to buy a wii because there simply was no point. I've been waiting for a nintendo console that can provide the full gaming experience, and not a limited one. I'm going to buy the Wii U, and collect the few Wii gems that fortunately do exist, and live in delayed but inevitable fulfillment of being a nintendo fan. Wii U needs to bring in EVERY top seller to secure its dominance. I WANT the Wii U to secure its dominance! No Cod means the Wii U is not embracing the market that it needs to provide for.

took me 10 seconds lol.

This article made it sound disappointing that only a "majority" of games will be downloadable alongside their respective game cards or discs. I think any support of any day one downloads is a great leap forward for Nintendo. It has never been in Nintendo's character to transition with extremes, such as allowing 100% of their packaged software to be digitally available. It is well known that Microsoft emphatically avoids doing so for at least 6 months after release of its xbox games in order to maintain the physical media market. Selling codes in stores is a great solution to this conundrum!

Finally! A proper fully featured Wii U trailer for the world. I can see E3 is going to be the best yet!

Sure it's not perfect, but this has got to be the most pleased with Nintendo I have been in a long time. Too bad it was one year late... Keep up with good work Ninty!

I'm shocked. This announcement just made my ambassador 3DS purchase a total waste...