However, the platform holder is hosting its first Nintendo Direct broadcast this evening at 10pm GMT – the first in six months, since president Satoru Iwata passed away.
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After an initial delay into 2016 by Nintendo, Star Fox Zero has received a new release date courtesy of today’s Nintendo Direct.
We now know Star Fox Zero will make its debut on the Wii U on April 22, 2016.
Nintendo announced a $279 Wii U bundle and more during a Nintendo Direct video stream earlier this week.
There hasn’t been too much to say about Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, but Nintendo’s Bill Trinen did unveil a few new previously-unknown features.
One of the items listed in the PR was the Smash Splat Wii U Deluxe Set that includes the Wii U console along with Super Smash Bros. and Splatoon pre-installed on the system. There was also the reveal of free-to-start game Pokémon Picross for the 3DS and a re-release of Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow (aka the first ever Pokémon game) next February as 3DS Virtual Console games.
It’s not just the Wii U that is going on sale either. Nintendo announced that the 3DS version, out next March, will add Tetra, Toon Link and King Hyrule from Zelda: Wind Waker as playable characters.
Nintendo has announced that its livestream presentation Nintendo Direct will be returning on November 12.
The 3DS remakes of Dragon Quest VII and Dragon Quest VIII – aka the two best entries in the long running roleplaying game franchise – are getting an English-language release for the first time in 2016. Having crash-landed on the planet Mira, you, and the rest of the survivors must try and survive in a hostile environment, exploring the wilderness, battling huge creatures and trying to rebuild your lives in a sprawling sci-fi role-playing game.
Walmart exclusive: Super Mario Bros. Considering the Wii U only has 32GB of internal memory, an external drive will likey be required here.
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“The information for the Wii U version of Minecraft popped up on the official Pan European Game Information (PEGI) website earlier today and rates the game suitable for ages 7 and up”.
