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Here is all the information to date that was released at Nintendo's E3 Nintendo Direct:
- Super Smash Bros for 3DS and Wii U announced. Returning characters shown were Mario, Samus, Fox, DK, Pikachu, Pit, Bowser, and Peach (Says IGN, but we didn't see her). New characters announced were the Villager from Animal Crossing New Leaf and Megaman.
- New 3D Mario game announced titled Super Mario 3D World. The game looks like 3D Land but is coming out on the Wii U. Playable characters are Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Toad. Each character has similar play styles as they did in Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES). Also, the cat suit is a new power shown which allows you to climb walls and home in on enemies.
- Mario Kart 8 announced for the Wii U with new and returning features and characters from previous MK titles. The gliders and underwater racing returns from MK7 and bikes return from MK Wii. A new feature is the zero G racing that allows you to race on surfaces upsidedown and sideways.
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is announced which is a brand new DKC returns style game with new enemies and the ability to play with Dixie Kong who has gliding abilities and other mechanics that change the gameplay up. Diddy Kong is still playable, but can be changed out for Dixie.
- The new Link to the Past game is now officially called The Legend Of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
- The X Monolith Soft game trailer was shown and has no official name yet. Mech suits are shown and can be used in the game world. Graphics are wonderful.
- Bayonetta 2 trailer shown. She has short hair now and the game seems like it will be co-op.
- Pokemon X & Y are shown and there is some new info shown in the trailer about the world and some new Pokemon. They also show the Pokemon that will be in the new Fairy type.
- Windwaker HD trailer shown. The graphics are great.
- Mario and Luigi Dream Team footage shown. There are new moves you can do with the brothers and the dream world is shown off a little more.
- The wonderful 101 trailer is shown.
- Wii Party U and Wii Fit U are talked about briefly and a trailer is shown for Party U. Both games are set back for more developement.
- SMT IV trailer shown. This one has been shown previously.
- Yoshi's New Island is shown and this game is different from the Yoshi's Yarn game that we were shown for Wii U. This game is on the 3DS and looks similar to Yoshi's Story but with Yoshi's Island style gameplay.
- Another Pikmin 3 trailer is shown.
- New Super Luigi U trailer shown.
- Third party games briefly shown are:
Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag/Ubisoft/Wii U/Oct. 29
Batman: Arkham Origins/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment/Wii U/Oct. 25
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment/Nintendo 3DS/Oct. 25
Deus Ex: Human Revolution -Director’s Cut/Square Enix, Inc./Wii U/2013
Disney Infinity Disney Interactive/Wii U, Wii, Nintendo 3DS/Aug. 18
Disney’s Planes Disney Interactive/Wii U, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS/Aug. 6
Just Dance 2014/Ubisoft/Wii U, Wii/Oct. 8
Rayman Legends/Ubisoft/Wii U/Sept. 3
Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment/Wii U, Nintendo 3DS/Fall 2013
Shin Megami Tensei IV/ATLUS (Index Digital Media, Inc.)/Nintendo 3DS/July 16
Skylanders SWAP Force Activision Publishing/Wii U, Wii, Nintendo 3DS/Oct. 13
Sonic Lost World/SEGA/Wii U, Nintendo 3DS/Holiday 2013
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist/Ubisoft/Wii U/Aug. 20
Watch_Dogs/Ubisoft/Wii U/Nov. 19
- Eshop releases shown:
"Additionally, third parties are also bringing strong digital-only content to the Nintendo eShop on Wii U in 2013. Some of these titles include Ballpoint Universe (Arachnid Games), DuckTales: Remastered (Capcom), Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara (Capcom), Scram Kitty and his Buddy on Rails (Dakko Dakko), Coaster Crazy Deluxe (Frontier Developments), Spin the Bottle: Blimpies Party (KnapNok Games), A World of Keflings (NinjaBee), Oddworld: New ‘N’ Tasty (Oddworld Inhabitants), Mutant Mudds Deluxe (Renegade Kid), Cloudberry Kingdom (Ubisoft) and Shovel Knight (Yacht Club Games)."
Times that events for Nintendo will happen during E3:
E3 Nintendo Direct videos and trailers:
Videos.
Details about games:
More info about SM3DW here
- simultaneous 4-player mode
- cat power-up allows you to pounce, scratch, and climb objects
- this includes walls and flag poles
- this suit also makes secret areas and objects accessible
- Toad has a different weight and faster speed
- Peach has her hover jump
- uses a wider isometric camera angle
- anyone that is KO’d will be returned to the field in a bubble
- all power-ups and coins are fair game for all players to acquire
- anyone falling behind will be pulled ahead to join the others
- in single player, the isometric view can be pivoted slightly
- this can be done through the second analog stick or by pressing a touch point on the GamePad
- translucent pipes allow players to see where they’re going
- you can also redirect your trajectory mid-pipe warp
- this allows for branching paths and even enemies
- shoot fireballs into pipes
- worm-like dragon boss that is protected by a handful of smaller-yet-similar worms
- the smaller worms have plates on their heads
- leap from plate to plate to reach the boss' head
- objects fall from the sky and other various problematic situations arise during the fight
- hunt down three stars hidden in each stage
- compete for the high score with multiplayer
- high scorer gets a crown that they can carry with them into the next stage
- throw items and players
- team shares an inventory of reserve items
- when you pick up a Super Star, you can share your invulnerability with another player by touching them
- rolling treadmills send players, enemies and items flying
- off-TV play
- use the GamePad touch screen to hold enemies
Credit to GoNintendo
MK8 additional info
- features hovering karts and bikes
- also includes gliders and under-water propellers
- tracks now spiral and twist out of control
- tracks split into hidden areas, side paths and more
- collect coins to boost top speed
- Mushroom Kingdom /Mario Circuit track
- multi-tiered power sliding, speed and road traction
- coastal stage appears to take design cues from Mario Sunshine’s Delfina Island and Wii Sports Wuhu Island
- also seems to be inspired by San Francisco
- “Boo House” has branching paths, jumps that require your glider and obstacles like undead skeletons with hammers, plus areas with water held in place by force fields
EDIT:: More info-
- four player local multiplayer
- 12-player online
- car customization,
- support for video capture and sharing via the Miiverse
credit gonintendo
Additional DKC Tropical Freeze info
- collect bananas and tokens
- two-player co op
- sieging Viking warriors are assaulting the Kong's jungle habitat
- this vikings include fur and horn-adorned penguins and walruses
- Dixie Kong returns and her ponytail-based attacks are returning as well
- packed with hidden items to collect and secret mini-games to uncover
- one-up balloons return
- tokens can be spent in an in-game store
- puzzle pieces return for collection
- the first level hides an underground speakeasy for the Tutorial Pig
- his friends will toss bananas at you, rewarding you with bonus treasures if you manage to grab them all
- first stage sees DK falling from a crashed plane and splashing into a river
- swimming levels return
credit gonintendo
Bayonetta 2 Details
- fast-paced and combo-centric
- fighting involves meleeing, kicking and shooting
- dodge attacks and activate Witch Time
- Torture Attacks return
- new Torture Attack featurs a pair of grinders and a fatality
- Umbral Climax meter is charged by successful combos
- this turns regular attacks into enormous, screen-sized strikes
- send enemies flying with giant, floating fists and feet made from hair
- still leaves Bayonetta in very revealing 'outfits' after these attacks
- on location is the back of a speeding harrier jet flying through the heart of a congested city
- you're being chased by other jets and massive, horrific angels
- appearance from Jeanne confirmed
- features off-TV play
- "Touch" mode allows players to control Bayonetta using the GamePad's touchscreen
credit GoNintendo
Game Fact Sheets:
Mario & Luigi Dream Team Fact Sheet
Sweet Dreams, Luigi
Mario and Luigi embark on the adventure of their dreams in a hilarious action RPG thatcombines the resort world of Pi’illo Island with the wild landscapes of Luigi’s imagination, where anything can happen. Meet a host of hilarious characters as you strive to rescue Princess Peach and help Prince Dreambert free his petrified Pi’illo people from the bat-king Antasma’s curse.
Features:
Spawn hundreds of Luigis that mold into different forms like bouncy towers, wrecking balls and giant hammers for special attacks or to pass obstacles.
Poke, tickle and move a sleeping Luigi on the lower touch screen to alter the dream world on the upper screen.
Master two worlds by switching between controlling both brothers when battling in the real world and controlling Mario and an army of Luigis in dream-world battles.
With the Nintendo 3DS system turned sideways like a book, experience larger-than-life Giant Battles with a gargantuan-size Luigi on one screen and the enemy on the other screen.
Find new items and gear to customize Mario & Luigi to fit your play style.
To help players through the adventure, the game offers various support features, like a Hint System that offers tips on surviving a particular engagement, or an Easy Mode to make a particular battle easier.
Yoshi's New Island Fact Sheet
An Island Egg-venture Starring Yoshi
The third installment in this beloved franchise makes its way to the Nintendo 3DS system.
Features:
Yoshi’s New Island keeps the series’ fun game-play mechanics such as Yoshi’s Flutter Jump, Ground Pound and Egg Throw while also offering new abilities. For example, use the giant-sized Mega Eggs to mow down obstacles, destroy pipes and blocks, and reveal hidden doors.
Using the Nintendo 3DS system’s gyro sensor functionality and the new binocular ability, players can move the system around to uncover hidden areas as well as better aim Mega Egg throws.
Throughout the game, different worlds feature a variety of art styles, including oil, watercolor and crayon.
Mario Kart 8 Fact Sheet
Turn Your Racing Experience Upside Down!
For the first time, Nintendo’s Mario Kart franchise comes to the Wii U console in full HD, introducing new racing circuit designs and anti-gravity karts that will have players driving upside down. Players will also enjoy a variety of series-favorite features, including the return of 12-player online competitive play, hang-gliders, underwater racing and motorbikes.
Features:
The new anti-gravity feature allows for never-imagined racing circuit designs. Players will speed through courses and find themselves suddenly racing on walls in a haunted mansion or upside-down over Princess Peach’s Castle as their wheels automatically rotate and shift into anti-gravity gear.
Mario Kart TV lets players share highlight videos they submitted to Miiverse.
Experience a wealth of features that span the series, including 12-player online competitive play. Elements first introduced in Mario Kart 7, such as hang gliders and underwater racing, along with elements introduced in Mario Kart Wii, such as motorbikes and performing tricks in mid-air, also make their return.
Fan-favorites Waluigi and Toadette re-join the cast of familiar characters from the Mushroom Kingdom.
Crisp HD graphics and a 60-frames-per-second frame rate offer players the most visually stunning entry in the series yet.
The Wonderful 101 fact sheet
Strength in Numbers
As Wonder Red, leader of the Wonderful 100, you must unite your mob of heroes to morph into powerful transformations such as a fist, sword, glider or gun to battle aliens throughout Blossom City. It’s up to you and your team of superheroes to take on colossal robots and alien masterminds bent on obliterating everything in their path.
Features:
Unite your horde of heroes to morph into powerful weapons to crush the invaders or to synthesize into bridges, chains and other objects that help you make it through the world’s different environments.
Clobber bad guys with deep and engaging combat. String together combos, dynamically switch between Unite Morphs, defend and evade alien attacks and rack up points to earn the best grades and rewards.
Explore each stage to find helpless citizens and recruit them to join your army of heroes. The more heroes you gather, the more powerful your Unite transformations will become.
Fight alongside friends in five-player local co-op multiplayer. Each player controls a Wonder One character and pummels enemies with a unique Unite transformation.
At the in-game shop, you can spend the valuable O Parts you earn fighting aliens to upgrade or buy entirely new Unite Morphs.
Super Mario World Fact Sheet
Four Players + Three Dimensions = Super Mario Fun
Work together with your friends or compete for the crown in the first multiplayer 3D Mario game for the Wii U console. In the Super Mario 3D World game, players can choose to play as Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach or Toad.
Features:
Each character has unique abilities and play styles. For example, Princess Peach glides over gaps, while Luigi has his trademark extra-high jump.
The new cat transformation allows players to run on all fours, pounce on enemies, attack in midair or use their claws to scamper up walls and goal poles.
Explore colorful 3D environments filled with obstacles and contraptions like transparent pipes and vertical conveyor belts, which add new puzzle elements.
Use the Wii U GamePad controller’s touch screen to search for hidden blocks and freeze enemies in place.
DKC Fact Sheet
It’s on Like Donkey Kong on Wii U!
Help Donkey Kong and his friends save their home and banana hoard from marauding Vikings in the Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze game from Retro Studios. All the challenging ground-pounding, barrel-blasting, side-scrolling mine cart action from the Donkey Kong Country series is back along with a bushel of new game-play elements and features.
Features:
Dixie Kong is back to join the adventure as a playable character alongside Diddy Kong. Either can buddy up with Donkey Kong, and each character offers a different game-play experience.
Explore new dynamic levels that twist, turn and transform in new ways. Plus enjoy spectacular views from the dynamic rotating camera.
On their journey to reclaim Donkey Kong Island, Donkey Kong and his friends travel across five islands with a variety of stages that include underwater areas and frozen environments.
Enhance Donkey Kong’s exploration and unlock secrets with a variety of new moves, including a “plucking” system to pull items right out of the ground.
Team up with friends in a cooperative multiplayer mode that lets two players share in the fun together. (Additional accessories required for multiplayer mode and sold separately.)
A Link Between Worlds Fact Sheet
A Link Between Worlds
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is a new game with a new storyline set in world of the Super NES classic The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
Features:
A daring adventure awaits Link in Hyrule, where he can use his new ability to become a “drawing” and move along walls of dungeons. This opens up ways to explore and puzzle elements that give Link access to locations he could not otherwise reach.
The game brings this top-down, 2D world to life with elevation and depth made possible by the Nintendo 3DS system’s stunning 3D visuals that reinvent classic Zelda game play at a constant 60 frames per second.
Using the touch screen, touch and drag the item from the items window and switch the item assigned to the X and/or Y buttons.
Pikmin Fact Sheet
Explore an Alien World in a Game Like No Other
In the Pikmin 3 game, players take command of three explorers and a legion of adorable Pikmin in a fight for survival. By employing the unique abilities of these tiny Pikmin creatures, players will solve puzzles, battle dangerous predators, and recover food needed to save the explorers’ depleted home planet.
Features:
Discover the charming personalities of the plant-like Pikmin creatures as they come to life in multiple shapes and sizes. Five different Pikmin types, including new Rock Pikmin and Winged Pikmin, each offer unique abilities. Rock Pikmin are sturdy creatures who can be tossed at solid objects to break them down. Winged Pikmin have the ability to fly and can carry objects in the air.
Divide and conquer! Split your Pikmin squads among the three explorers to maximize your strategy.
Use the Wii U GamePad controller as an in-game camera to capture the alien-safari environment from a pint-sized perspective. Snap and caption photos, then share them via Miiverse.
Show off your skills in a variety of modes or challenge a friend in the wild and frenetic multiplayer battle mode. (Additional accessories are required for multiplayer mode and are sold separately.)
The intuitive controls of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers make it easy to lead your explorers and pinpoint the location where you want to throw Pikmin.
The game can also be played off the television using only the Wii U GamePad.
Sonic Lost World Fact Sheet
In his latest plot to defeat Sonic and rule the world, Dr. Eggman harnessed the power of six menacing creatures known as the Deadly Six. However, when they rise up against Eggman, Sonic must unite with his arch nemesis & explore the mystical Lost Hex to take them on. Use Sonic’s amazing new moves & incredible Color Powers across unique terrains – racing inside, outside & upside down.
Features:
Move like never before. Vault over obstacles, free run up & along walls, & sky dive between islands. Plus the Spin Dash is back!
New & improved Color Powers. Fly through the air, tear up levels & explode into enemies. Sonic’s more powerful than ever!
Speed through massive mind-bending courses, vast underground tunnels & colossal structures in the sky as you run inside, outside & upside down.
Save the world & take on the Deadly Six in dynamic boss battles to test Sonic’s moves & power-ups.
Race friends in ultra-competitive levels & high speed multiplayer modes for the ultimate supersonic showdown!
Wii U™ Exclusive Features
Wield the Wii U™ GamePad to execute exclusive Color Powers – tilt, touch, aim and more.
Someone wants to watch TV? No problem! Play the full game using only the Wii U GamePad.
Share and charge up items by sending them into the Miiverse™ to share with players around the world.
Play together. Have a friend pilot radio controlled gadgets to help Sonic by destroying enemies and obstacles.
Race against a friend as you play on the Wii U GamePad and they play on the TV.
Nintendo 3DS™ Exclusive Features
The first handheld Sonic game ever to feature fully realized 3D levels.
Unleash Color Powers exclusive to the 3DS version.
Exclusive Special Stages! Tilt using the Motion Sensor to navigate hair-raising levels and obtain the elusive Chaos Emeralds.
Create and customize radio controlled gadgets to help Sonic.
Race against friends locally through ad-hoc and online through network play.
PLUS: Share your gadgets between the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS versions.
Disnet Infinity Fact Sheet
Unlock the freedom to play with some of your favorite Disney and Disney/Pixar worlds like never before! You can experience adventures in the worlds of Pirates of the Caribbean, The Incredibles and Monsters University - take on the role of Sulley, the naturally gifted ‘scarer’; become Captain Jack Sparrow, the sword-wielding pirate; or transform yourself into Mr. Incredible, one of the world's greatest crime-fighters. Battle enemies, solve puzzles, overcome obstacles and complete a variety of other unique quests.
Features:
Create your own world!
Unlock virtual toys, characters, buildings, weapons, gadgets and more – and bring them into the Disney Infinity ‘Toy Box’ where you can mix them all up to create your own game. In the Disney Infinity Toy Box, there are no rules and you can create any adventure you want.
Share your creations with your friends with up to 4-player co-op play.
The more you play, the more you unlock so the story never ends. It’s up to you and your imagination – infinite possibilities, infinite ways to inspire your imagination!
Splinter Cell: Blacklist Fact Sheet
A group of terrorists calling themselves The Engineers have had enough and initiate a terror ultimatum called the Blacklist - a deadly countdown of escalating attacks on U.S. interests. Special operative Sam Fisher is now the leader of the newly formed 4th Echelon: a clandestine unit that answers solely to the President of the United States. Together, they must hunt down The Engineers by any means necessary, and stop the Blacklist countdown before it reaches zero.
The Wii U™ GamePad replicates Sam’s OpSat, allowing the player to operate gadgets such as tri-rotor drones and the sticky cam through touch and motion based inputs. The GamePad allows for faster reaction times, letting the player mark enemies, switch weapons, quick reload and choose gadgets to adapt to any situation, among other features.
Features:
Operate Without Restrictions: Sam is back in his tactical suit and goggles, and he’s more lethal and agile than ever. Thrilling gameplay is enhanced by full performance capture, creating a highly cinematic player experience.
Own Your Play Style: Splinter Cell Blacklist builds on the stealth roots of the franchise, while exploring new directions to embrace the realms of action and adventure. Players can define their personal play styles and be rewarded for those choices.
Ghost players want to remain undetected. They analyze and plan the best way to make it happen. They are the perfect spy.
Assault players rely on instincts and frontal blow to deal with a situation. They are about open fire.
Panther players look for lethality in the most efficient and silent way. They are all about surgical strike.
Tools of the Trade: Take down The Engineers by using new gadgets such as the upgraded Snake Cam and Micro-trirotor Drone. Splinter Cell Blacklist is also bringing back fan-favorites like the Sticky Shocker and the brutal, curved Karambit knife. Fans of stealth will be happy to make the most of Sam’s sneaking abilities to abduct and carry enemies, while Killing In Motion allows the player to strike with surgical precision by marking and executing multiple enemies in one fluid motion.
Build a New Echelon: Sam is building a whole new Echelon unit; his team, his way. 4th Echelon is a fully mobile ops unit with unlimited resources and cutting-edge technology aboard the repurposed stealth airliner, the Paladin.
Enjoy a Fully Integrated Experience: Sam and his team are aware of terrorist attacks in real time thanks to the Strategic Mission Interface (SMI). The SMI allows 4th Echelon to receive data about mission objectives while on the move. It also serves as the hub for all game content, including cooperative and adversarial modes. With the SMI, players can take advantage of the universal game economy system that allows players to fully customize and upgrade Sam, his suit, goggles, weapons, the Paladin and much more.
Scribblenauts Unmasked Fact Sheet
Scribblenauts Unmasked - A DC Comics Adventure is a new game that melds the boundless creativity of the award-winning video game franchise with thousands of DC Comics characters and objects across DC Comics worlds - all drawn in the classic Scribblenauts art style.
The game features a story where players embark as protagonist Maxwell on an imaginative and comical quest, taking them through Gotham City, Metropolis, Atlantis and other iconic locales from the DC Comics universe. Fueled by the player’s imagination, Maxwell must use his magic notebook to put a stop to the villains' evil schemes and save the day!
Features:
Vast DC Comics Universe – Summon thousands of DC Comics characters and objects - all drawn in the unique Scribblenauts art style!
Extensive Replayability – Dynamically created puzzles called Heroic Feats increase the game’s replayability by continuously generating original scenarios requiring different solutions with each visit.
Super Hero Creator – On Wii U™ and PC, players can create their own Super Hero or Super Villain using any item from the DC Universe and then setting properties for how it behaves, changing its appearance and powers. Players can then share their creations with the community and download others.
Deep DC Comics Object Database – Players wanting help can reference The Batcomputer, an in-game encyclopedia that lists the names and descriptions of objects from the DC Comics Universe.
Sidekick Mode – Friends and family can drop in using a Wii™ Remote and take control of any object in game.
New Super Luigi U Fact Sheet
This Time, It’s All About Luigi.
Celebrate the Year of Luigi as the green-hatted hero takes center stage in his first starring role in a platform adventure. Players can show off their skills as Luigi, complete with his trademark high jump and unique slide, as they experience more than 80 new courses set in the world of New Super Mario Bros. U.
Features:
New Super Luigi U will be released as downloadable content for New Super Mario Bros. U in the Nintendo eShop on June 20 for $19.99. But in honor of the Year of Luigi, Nintendo is also offering a standalone packaged version of New Super Luigi U that doesn’t require New Super Mario Bros. U on Aug. 25 at a suggested retail price of $29.99.
Experience high replayability and satisfaction from mastering more than 80 intense new courses. Each course begins with only 100 seconds on the clock and contains a higher concentration of enemies and obstacles.
Up to five players* can jump into the fun, with Nabbit taking the place of Mario as a playable character. Nabbit cannot use power-ups, but is invincible to enemies and obstacles, making him an ideal choice for novice players.
Share triumphs with the community via the Miiverse feature.**
Play using a Wii Remote controller, the Wii U GamePad controller or a Wii U Pro Controller.
Rayman Legends Fact Sheet
Rayman, Globox, and the Teensies are off wandering through an enchanted forest when they discover a mysterious tent filled with a series of captivating paintings. As they look more closely, they notice each painting seems to tell the story of a mythical world. While focusing on a painting that shows a medieval land, they are suddenly sucked into the painting, entering the world and the adventure begins. The gang must run, jump and fight their way through each world to save the day and discover the secrets of every legendary painting.
Features:
Wii U™ Showcase: Rayman Legends takes advantage of the Wii U and the unique capabilities of the Wii U™ GamePad. Use the touch screen to take out enemies, manipulate platforms, cut ropes to clear a path and much more. With the gyroscope technology, you can move rotating platforms and there are many more surprises to come!
The Game Must Go On: The Wii U allows you to keep playing the game even when your television is off, continuing Rayman’s adventure on the GamePad.
5-Player Co-op Gameplay: Now more players can join in on the fun! With four Wii Remote™ controllers and the GamePad, up to 5 players can play at once. At any time if someone wants to leave or join in, the game will continue without interruption.
3D Boss Battles: The bosses have a big advantage over Rayman’s gang… an extra dimension! Dragons and other epic creatures can attack from all angles, so you’ll have to be on top of your game to defeat them.
New Challenges: Connect with your friends through a variety of challenges that will test your skill and speed. Check the leaderboards to see where you rank around the world.
Rayman Rocks!: Jump to the beat of a drum, punch to the bass line, even zip-line during a guitar sustain. Timing and rhythm is the key to beat these maps set to music. See if you have what it takes to be a Platforming Hero.
UbiArt Engine Advancements: The UbiArt engine has expanded its abilities to now include 3D gameplay elements, a new lighting design, and a new rendering system which take Rayman’s award-winning graphics to the next level.
The Award-Winning Team Is Back: The legendary team of decorated artists, designers and composers are teaming up again to create new worlds, new characters and a new soundtrack.
Bayonetta 2 Fact Sheet
Bayonetta Makes Her Return
In this climactic sequel to the critically acclaimed Bayonetta action game, players will be on the edge of their seats from start to finish. Brimming with jaw-dropping battles and gorgeous cut scenes, this game never lets up on the action. Fight on top of a jet as it soars through a downtown city. Duke it out against a giant Cyclops, who bears a whip for an arm, on top of a speeding train. And take to the skies in a fight against a demonic dragon while ascending to the top of a skyscraper.
Features:
Armed with new weapons and abilities, Bayonetta has her enemies baffled by her new moves and torture attacks. In exchange for magic points, she can unleash a new ability called Umbra Climax to summon demonic monsters and deliver mighty attacks repeatedly.
Choose between Normal and Touch play styles. The Normal Mode represents the technical control scheme unique to BAYONETTA, an acclaimed control scheme that fans of the previous game love and all action game fans will enjoy. The Touch Mode, on the other hand, offers a more convenient play style for those unfamiliar with action games or simply looking for a new spin on action. Players can use the Wii U GamePad controller’s touch screen controls to easily manipulate Bayonetta as she moves, attacks and evades enemies.
Bayonetta’s longtime friend and fellow Umbra Witch, Jeanne, appears in the game (as a non-playable character) to assist Bayonetta in performing combination attacks and in doling out intense punishment against enemies.
Take the action off the big screen and enjoy off-TV play using the Wii U GamePad controller.
Wii Party U Fact Sheet
It’s Time to Party with Wii U
Enjoy board games and mini-games on the TV, play familiar tabletop games using the Wii U GamePad controller or transform your living room into a game show floor. No matter what kind of party you’re throwing, Wii Party U offers something for everyone.
Features:
Everyone at the party competes with his or her own Mii characters in a medley of party games.
Experience new ways to play with others using the Wii U GamePad. For example, in “Lost-and-Found Square,” imagine you are the person holding the GamePad and you are lost in a playground. Your goal is to describe your surroundings based on what you see on the GamePad in order to help the other players find your location.
Post your impressions of game sessions to Miiverse. You can rate your performance by adding a one- to five-star ranking after the match is over.*
When you want to leave the TV behind, you can choose to play exclusively on the Wii U GamePad with an array of 15 tabletop games, ranging from foosball to baseball, for two-player competitive and cooperative play.
In addition to the main games that everyone can play together, there are 80 minigames that can be played on your own. These include the Tabletop Minigame that can be played with the Wii U GamePad only.
Ducktales Remastered Fact Sheet
DuckTales Remastered is a hand-crafted, beautiful reimagining of one of the most iconic Disney 8-bit titles. Go back to one of the golden ages of gaming, but now refined with a level of detail that will please the most hardened Disney or retro Capcom fan.
Featuring hand-drawn animated sprites, original Disney Character Voices talent and richly painted level backgrounds from the classic cartoon TV series, Scrooge McDuck and family come to life like never before. The gameplay retains the authenticity of its 8-bit predecessor, simply and fun, with slight modifications to improve gameplay flow and design. Embark on an authentic DuckTales adventure, as Scrooge McDuck and his three nephews; Huey, Dewey and Louie travel to exotic locations throughout the world in their quest to retrieve the 5 Legendary Treasures.
Features:
Relive the classic TV series from the 1980's - Follow the adventures of Scrooge McDuck and his three nephews as they fend off enemies including the Beagle Boys and Magica DeSpell, on their quest to obtain the five most impressive treasures from across the world.
Redefined hand-drawn visuals - Developer WayForward have taken all the original visuals from the 8-bit game and significantly enhanced and recreated them as hand-drawn sprites, across a backdrop of beautifully re-envisioned level backgrounds.
Authentic Disney experience - Some of your favorite Disney characters are brought to life by many of the original voice-over talent from the classic DuckTales TV series and stage backgrounds take their inspiration from the classic TV episodes.
Learn to pogo - In an all new tutorial level, learn the basic playing skills, including Scrooge McDuck's icon pogo jump and cane swing.
Visit the museum - Track your achievements, progress and status on the leader boards in Scrooge McDuck's new Museum.
Cash in your coins at Scrooge McDuck's Money Bin - A new playable area, Scrooge's Money Bin allows players to track the amount of wealth accumulated and even take a swim through his latest spoils.
Digitally enhanced soundtrack - Built from the original versions, the soundtrack for DuckTales Remastered created more modern amplified iterations of the classic melodies.
Skylanders SWAP-force (Wii U&3DS Fact Sheet
Embark on an epic new adventure with the Skylanders and the SWAP Force. For generations, the SWAP Force protected the volcano that replenishes Skylands’ magic. That is until they were caught in a powerful eruption that blasted them apart. Only you can mix and match their tops and bottoms, put them on the Portal of Power and save Skylands.
Wii U™ Key Features
With Skylanders SWAP Force, the Wii U™ GamePad allows players to keep track of game stats, as well as offers brand new leaderboards and enables viewing of players’ character collections and upgrades -- right in their hands.
Also an exciting aspect for our Skylanders audience, the adventure is fully playable on the GamePad so players can continue their game when other family members commandeer the TV.
Skylanders SWAP Force also leverages Wii U’s high-resolution next-generation graphics to bring to life intricately detailed characters and rich, diverse environments. This delivers a new level of visual fidelity that immerses players in the Skylanders universe like never before.
Nintendo™ 3DS Key Features
We've seen that Skylanders fans take their toys everywhere. So once again, we have created a distinctive adventure just for the Nintendo 3DS. This is not just another platform for bringing Skylanders to life; the dual-screen, together with the Portal of Power, allows fans to meet any challenge by switching characters on the fly.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Fact Sheet
The Future is now and the year is 2027. You play Adam Jensen, an ex-SWAT specialist hired to oversee the security needs of Sarif Inustries one of America's most experimental biotechnology firms. When a team of black ops mercenaries attack Sarif headquarters killing the very scientists you were hired to protect, everything you thought you knew about your job changes. After being mortally wounded during the attack, you have no choice but to undergo radical life-saving surgeries that transform you into a mechanically enhanced being. Now hot on the trail of those responsible for the attack, you soon find yourself chasing down leads all over the world, never knowning who you can trust. The men pulling the strings will stop at nothing to ensure mankind's evolution follows a particular path. You need to discover where that path lies. Because when all is said and done, the decisions you take and the choices you make, will be the only things that can change it.
Features:
Extensive Wii U™ GamePad integration: emotion scan, look for security devices and use sniper scope.
GamePad used for hacking interface, radar, viewing the map and making notations, InfoLog, inventory, virtual keboard, tech tree, looting and throwback explosives.
Offers off-TV play and utilizes the GamePad's built-in speaker, microphone and rumble.
New game options: hybrid gameplay with multiple ways to tackle objectives throughout the game. It is all about choices and consequences; you choose how the game is played.
Two DLC bonus missions seamlessly integrated into the game: Tong's Resuce and Missing Link.
Miiverse™ integration: use the InfoLog to send screenshots, voice recordings and notations to Miiverse. Download your friends' InfoLogs.
Developer commentary and strategy guide integrated.
Boss fights overhauled - added mutliple ways to defeat bosses.
Legend of Zelda: Windwaker HD Fact Sheet
One of the Greatest Adventures of All Time Returns in HD
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker makes its glorious return on the Wii U console with gorgeous HD graphics and enhanced game features. In this timeless classic with a unique and colorful “toon-shaded” art style, players guide Link as he sets out on the massive Great Sea to find his kidnapped sister. Players will sail the seas in search of lost islands, fight fearsome enemies, take on mighty bosses and seek out the legendary Triforce.
Features:
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD features 1080p visuals that will immerse players in the game like never before.
With the Wii U GamePad controller, it’s easy to manage your inventory and view maps.
Players will enjoy cruising the open sea with a new sail that gives them 50 percent more speed, bringing them to their next destination and action-packed adventure that much faster.
Once players receive the “Tingle Bottle” item, they can connect with others by posting comments to Miiverse. Through this new feature, comments or screen shots posted on Miiverse will wash up on the shores of other players’ games. It’s like finding a message in a bottle.
Players can also take and store more pictures with an improved Pictograph and then post them on Miiverse.
If the television is already in use, this game can been played off-TV on the Wii U GamePad.
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