This morning Nintendo dropped a new Nintendo Direct and was it ever a stunner. It started off pretty slow with some interesting news regarding the Miiverse and the 30th anniversary of the Famicom (or the NES here in America), though it should be noted that some of the news was interesting indeed. The fact that you will be able to access Miiverse from smartphones and the internet is shocking but good news in regards to the future of Nintendo. I feel that this is a step in the right direction for what Nintendo will be doing should there be a day down the road where consoles are no longer a viable option for companies like Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft. After that news came all of the juicy bits of information that we have been waiting for, the new games for the Wii U.
Probably the best bit of news is that at E3 in a matter of months there will be playable versions of a new 3D Mario, Mario Kart and Smash Bros. That's a pretty big deal. Who knows when they will be actually coming out, if even at all this year but at least we will finally get to see what is on the way. There was also some new footage shown of Wonderful 101 and that game looks brilliant. That was one of the key reasons I wanted to get a Wii U and it looks like it's shaping up nicely. Bayonetta 2, as well from Platinum Games, is still a work in progress but will be a solid exclusive for Nintendo. Speaking of exclusives, there was first footage shown of Monolithsofts new game, which was only titled 'X' but looks to be a stellar sequel to Xenoblade Chronicles, a game that I still need to play if I can get a copy of it. Also for the Wii U is coming a new mash-up, Shin Megami Tensai X Fire Emblem. Not a lot was shown or is known but it will presumably be a dungeon crawling, strategy RPG and that's fine by me.
Lastly was Zelda news. While it was noted that the new Zelda is in the works it is still a ways off from being completely revealed. This is sad news, but the good news is that coming late this summer will be an HD remake of Gamecube's Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. That news my friends is completely insane and the shots that were shown look stunning. The fact that you can play it on the gamepad is also fantastic news, and I look forward to sinking my teeth in to that bad boy.
The Wii U has gotten off to a somewhat rocky start that is for sure, but I think it's a fantastic piece of tech and now that Nintendo is really showing what's in store I am extremely excited to dive into the HD worlds of some of my favorite franchises. How about you guys, what do you think?
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