Nintendo has aired it’s latest Nintendo Direct episode today. The latest broadcast focused on upcoming 3DS and Wii U titles that will launched by the end of Spring. You can check out the Nintendo Direct below.
Below is a summary of the announcements:
Little Mac is the latest new character to join the Super Smash Bros. roster for Wii U and 3DS. No solid release date announced yet, just that it will come in 2014.
Release dates were also revealed for a few 3DS games:
Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy – February 28
Yoshi’s New Island – March 14
Mario Golf World Tour – May 2
Kirby Triple Deluxe – May 2
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – Early 2015
Then some new 3DS eShop games were showcased. First off was Steel Diver: Sub Wars, which is a sequel to the 3DS launch title Steel Diver. The game feature FPS-style gameplay centered around submarine warfare with single-player missions and online multiplayer. A free version of the game will be available for folks to try out the multiplayer. The game is available today
Next title is Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball which has various baseball-themed mini-games for you to play. Downloading is free with one mini-game available. Additional mini-games will be available for $4 each, but prices can be haggled by giving items to the character Rusty or listening to his problems. How well you haggle will give you real-life discounts for the mini-games. The game will be released in April.
A new Pokemon Battle Trozei game was also announced, featuring the same gameplay as previous Pokemon Trozei games but with over 700 Pokemon featured and will be released on March 20. The last game featured in the Guild O1 collection will also be available in the 3DS eShop soon, titled Weapon Shop de Omasse, and will be available February 20. Lastly, the popular soccer RPG series Inazuma Eleven will finally make it’s North America debut as it becomes available on the 3DS eShop today.
Then a few indie titles were showcase that will soon be available on the 3DS and Wii U eShops. These games include Moon Chronicles (3DS), Shovel Knight (Wii U), 1001 Spikes (Wii U), and Retro City Rampage (3DS). A trailer for Child of Light was also shown which will be coming to the Wii U eShop on April 30.
The final portion of the Nintendo Direct focused on Wii U titles. A new trailer for Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze was shown, which releases soon on February 21. A new trailer for Mario Kart 8 was also shown, revealing that the Koopaling characters will be joining the roster. Mario Kart 8 was given a release date for May 30.
For the Wii U eShop, NES Remix 2 was annonced. It’s like the previous NES Remix game which came out for Wii U last December. This sequel features a new set of NES games and will be available on April 25. Also coming in April is the first set of Game Boy Advance Virtual Console games. This first round of games include Metroid Fusion, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3, and a few more to soon be announced.
The final things shown was new footage of the Monolith Soft RPG on Wii U, currently known as X. Based on the footage shown, the game will feature a battle system similar to Xenobalde Chronicles on Wii. No release info for X was given. Then a new story trailer for Bayonetta 2 was shown, but no solid release date yet except that it will be available in 2014.
