Edit: over!
Europe: YouTube
North America: YouTube
Japan: YouTube
Highlights: coming asap!
Europe
North America
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Confirmed for EU, NA and Japan. According to the Japanese announcement, games covered will go as far as Spring 2015.
Links
Europe: official Nintendo Direct page / Twitch
North America: official Nintendo Direct page / YouTube / Twitch (33 minutes long).
Japan : official Nintendo Direct page / NicoNico (No account needed) / YouTube (39 minutes long).
Time:
Europe: 11PM
UK: 10PM
USA (East Coast): 5PM
USA (West Coast): 2PM
Japan: 7AM
Hype fuel:
(She's the wife of Xenoblade Chronicles X Director)
Europe: YouTube
North America: YouTube
Japan: YouTube
Highlights: coming asap!
Europe
Wii U
· Mario Kart 8 DLC: The first pack of DLC for Mario Kart 8 launches on 13th November and includes new courses, vehicles and characters from other Nintendo games like The Legend of Zelda, F-Zero and Excitebike.
· amiibo: In addition to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, multiple games will be compatible with amiibo, including Mario Kart 8 and Hyrule Warriors in 2014, plus Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush, Yoshi’s Woolly World, and Mario Party 10 in 2015.
Following the first wave of figures launching on 28th November, amiibo functionality will be available to players in the following games:
o Mario Kart 8: When players tap Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Link, Captain Falcon, Fox, Samus or Kirby amiibo figures to the Wii U GamePad they will receive a Mii racing suit themed to the amiibo character. Players’ Mii characters can wear these detailed suits when racing in the game.
o Hyrule Warriors: A Link amiibo figure gives players a special “Spinner” weapon in the action-packed Wii U game. Additionally, every Super Smash Bros. series amiibo figure will grant randomly selected materials, weapons or rupees in the game.
The first wave of amiibo starring characters like Mario, Link and Samus launches on 28th November, the same day as Super Smash Bros. for Wii U*, with the second wave of six characters hitting store shelves on 19th December.
· Splatoon: The four-on-four online multiplayer shooter also features a single-player mode, which pits a player’s squid-like character against an army of octopi equipped with an arsenal of ink weaponry. Splatoon will launch exclusively for Wii U in the second quarter of 2015.
· Xenoblade Chronicles X: In this new RPG from Monolith Soft, players embark on an epic quest in a new world. Using the city of New Los Angeles as a home base, players will embark on missions, collect items and take on requests from residents. Xenoblade Chronicles X – which features a bigger world than Xenoblade Chronicles on Wii – is planned for launch exclusively on Wii U in 2015.
· Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush: The newest game in the charming Kirby series finds the lovable pink puffball journeying through a world made of clay. Players guide Kirby along a rainbow line drawn on the GamePad’s touch screen. A new four-player multiplayer mode lets one player play as Kirby while the others control a trio of Waddle Dee characters that can collect items or carry Kirby around. Therefore, players can co-operate by allowing a player who has a Wii U GamePad to concentrate on drawing a rainbow line. Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush launches for Wii U in the second half of 2015.
· Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker: A new trailer for the game debuted during the Nintendo Direct and showed snippets of many of the 70+ stages players will encounter. It was announced today that Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker will now launch across all of Europe on 2nd January 2015.
· Duck Hunt takes aim!: In a new trailer, the Duck Hunt Duo were unveiled as a new challenger in both Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. In the same trailer, it was revealed Duck Hunt is coming to Wii U Virtual Console. Stay tuned for more details in the future!
Nintendo 3DS
· The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D: One of the most talked-about games in the history of The Legend of Zelda series is coming to Nintendo 3DS. Launching in Spring 2015, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D brings Link’s engrossing, spooky quest through the mysterious world of Termina to a handheld system for the first time with enhanced 3D graphics and added features for users to streamline gameplay for a more comfortable experience. Also releasing at launch, and available for pre-order from retailers in the coming days, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D Special Edition is a limited quantity software offering including a specially-designed SteelBook™, a copy of the game delivered in its standalone packaging, a Majora’s Mask pin badge, and a double-sided poster showcasing the game’s iconic art style.
· Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.: From Intelligent Systems, the creators of the Fire Emblem and Advance Wars series, comes Code Name: S.T.E.A.M, a turn-based tactical action RPG that features characters like… Abraham Lincoln? That’s right: Abraham Lincoln tasks the secret agents of S.T.E.A.M., who have steam-powered weapons at their disposal, to stop an alien invasion. Introduced today was a special character ability called Overwatch, enabling characters to save up some steam and unleash surprise attacks on enemies in their attack turn. Code Name: S.T.E.A.M releases on Nintendo 3DS in May 2015.
· Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire: A huge Pokémon adventure awaits on 28th November when both games launch in Europe on Nintendo 3DS as standalone offerings, or within hardware bundles such as Nintendo 2DS Transparent Red + Pokémon Omega Ruby and Nintendo 2DS Transparent Blue + Pokémon Alpha Sapphire. Meanwhile, owners of Pokémon X or Pokémon Y will be able to receive a very special Mythical Diancie from tomorrow. Excitingly, when players transfer Diancie into their Pokémon Omega Ruby or Pokémon Alpha Sapphire game, they can get the Mega Stone that will allow Diancie to Mega Evolve during battle.
· Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate: Launching on Nintendo 3DS in early 2015, as part of a short update today, an in-game collaboration was confirmed that will see Mario and Luigi costumes available for felyne characters in the game.
· Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal: Alongside Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric for Wii U, Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal for Nintendo 3DS speeds its way into Europe on 21st November. At 23:00 tonight (5th November), a free demo for Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal will go live on Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS in order to give fans a taste of this new take on Sonic the Hedgehog.
· Ultimate NES Remix: The NES Remix series comes to Nintendo 3DS, combining the best bits from NES Remix and NES Remix 2. The new Famicom Remix Mode offers additional challenges from the Japanese version of NES Remix, and in Speed Mario Bros., players can play through the original Super Mario Bros. ramped up to super speed. Ultimate NES Remix also features online leaderboards, allowing players to compare scores in challenges with others in their region. The nostalgic game launches for Nintendo 3DS in stores on 7th November, but will be available already at 23:00 tonight (5th November), on Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS.
· Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: With the Persona series’ first appearance on Nintendo 3DS, prepare for a first-person dungeon crawling RPG with vast mazes to explore and monsters to fight using Persona-style combat. This much-anticipated game from Atlus releases for Nintendo 3DS at retail and on Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS on 28th November.
Wii U & Nintendo 3DS
· Shovel Knight: Fans can dig into this revered 8-bit style action platformer, with the game releasing at 23:00 tonight (5th November), on Nintendo eShop for both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. Fans who are interested in owning Shovel Knight on both systems, and have already purchased the game on either their Wii U or Nintendo 3DS, can take advantage of a price discount to buy the game on the other system**. In addition, a new Shovel Knight Theme for the Nintendo 3DS HOME Menu will be available for free to users who purchase Shovel Knight on Nintendo 3DS by 13th November 2014.
· Indie games!: Nintendo’s support for indie developers continues with a host of indie games coming to both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, including the likes of SteamWorld Heist and Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse. A new Indie Winter Highlights trailer aired today also teased exciting downloadable offerings such as Swords & Soldiers 2 and Affordable Space Adventures on Wii U, and Azure Striker Gunvolt and Gunman Clive 2 on Nintendo 3DS.
· PIKMIN Short Movies: Last month, Shigeru Miyamoto premiered PIKMIN Short Movies, a series of animated short films he directed that take place in the Pikmin universe. At 23:00 tonight (5th November), these will be available for paid download on Nintendo eShop for both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, in HD and 3D, respectively. As a supplement to the short movies, a free demo version of Pikmin 3 will also go live on Nintendo eShop for Wii U at the same time. Shigeru Miyamoto will also be making an appearance in the game’s Miiverse community soon.
North America
Wii U
Mario Kart 8 DLC: The first pack of DLC for Mario Kart 8 launches on Nov. 13 and includes new courses, vehicles and characters from other Nintendo games like The Legend of Zelda, F-Zero and Excitebike. Players can buy and download from the in-game menu or in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U.
amiibo: In addition to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, multiple games will be compatible with amiibo, including Mario Kart 8 and Hyrule Warriors in 2014, plus Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Yoshi’s Woolly World and Mario Party 10 in 2015. This amiibo functionality will be available to players in the following games when the first wave of figures launches on Nov. 21.
Mario Kart 8: When players tap Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Link, Captain Falcon, Fox, Samus or Kirby amiibo figures on the Wii U GamePad controller, they will receive a Mii racing suit themed to that particular amiibo character. Players’ Mii characters can wear these detailed suits when racing in the game.
Hyrule Warriors: A Link amiibo figure gives players a special “Spinner” weapon in the action-packed Wii U game. Additionally, every Super Smash Bros. series amiibo figure will grant randomly selected materials, weapons or rupees in the game.
The first wave of amiibo starring characters like Mario, Link and Samus launches on Nov. 21, the same day as the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U game, and the second wave of six characters hits store shelves in December.
Splatoon: The four-on-four online multiplayer shooter also features a single-player mode, which pits a player’s squid-like Inkling character against an army of octopi equipped with an arsenal of ink weaponry. Splatoon will launch exclusively for Wii U in the second quarter of 2015.
Xenoblade Chronicles X: In this new RPG from Monolith Soft, players embark on an epic quest in a new world. Using the city of New Los Angeles as a home base, players will embark on missions, collect items and take on requests from residents. Xenoblade Chronicles X – which features a bigger world than Xenoblade Chronicles for Wii – is scheduled to launch exclusively for Wii U in 2015.
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse: The newest game in the charming Kirby series finds the lovable pink puffball journeying through a world made of clay. Players guide Kirby along a rainbow line drawn on the Wii U GamePad controller’s touch screen. A new four-player multiplayer mode lets one player play as Kirby and focus on drawing rainbow lines on the GamePad, while the others control a trio of Waddle Dee characters that can collect items or carry Kirby around. Kirby and the Rainbow Curse launches for Wii U in February 2015.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker: A new trailer for the game debuted during the Nintendo Direct and showed snippets of some of the 70+ levels players will encounter. The game also features different challenges that, once completed, will reveal additional content in the game. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker launches for Wii U on Dec. 5.
Nintendo 3DS
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D: One of the most talked-about games in the history of The Legend of Zelda series is coming to Nintendo 3DS. Launching in spring 2015, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D brings Link’s suspenseful, intricate quest through the mysterious world of Termina to a hand-held system for the first time with enhanced 3D graphics and added features for a smoother game experience.
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.: From Intelligent Systems, the creators of the Fire Emblem and Advance Wars series, comes Code Name: S.T.E.A.M., a turn-based tactical action RPG that features characters like … Abraham Lincoln? That’s right: Abraham Lincoln leads a team of newly revealed playable characters like Tiger Lily and Tom Sawyer. Each character in the game possesses special abilities, like Tiger Lily’s healing and Tom Sawyer’s gadgets, that help players complete missions across well-designed battlefields. Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. will launch exclusively for Nintendo 3DS in spring 2015.
Ultimate NES Remix: The NES Remix series comes to Nintendo 3DS, combining 16 of the top NES games from the NES Remix and NES Remix 2 games on Wii U. Famicom Remix Mode offers challenges from the Japanese version of NES Remix, featuring slightly different sound effects and backgrounds, and in Speed Mario Bros., players can play through the original Super Mario Bros. ramped up to super speed. Ultimate NES Remix also features online leaderboards, allowing players to compare scores in challenges with others in their region. The nostalgic game launches for Nintendo 3DS on Dec. 5.
Persona Q Edition Nintendo 3DS XL: In honor of the Nov. 25 launch of the ATLUS role-playing game Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, GameStop will be the exclusive retailer for the Persona Q Edition of the Nintendo 3DS hardware. The design evokes the essence of Persona Q with styling on the front of the iconic Grimoire – the tome used by the attendants of the Velvet Room and containing information on the many Personas – and the new style of character art represented on the back. It will be available at a suggested retail price of $199.99. (The Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth game will be sold separately. Both the Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: Wild Cards Premium Edition and Limited Standard Edition versions of the game will be available for a limited time only.)
Wii U & Nintendo 3DS
PIKMIN Short Movies: Last month, Shigeru Miyamoto premiered PIKMIN Short Movies, a series of animated short films he directed that takes place in the Pikmin universe. These short films are now available as one paid download in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. As a supplement to the movies (in addition to popcorn, of course), a free demo version for Pikmin 3 is also now in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U.
Sonic Boom: A free demo for Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal, the new Sonic the Hedgehog game launching exclusively for Nintendo 3DS on Nov. 11, is now available in the Nintendo eShop. The free demo for exclusive Wii U game Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (also launching on Nov. 11) will be available on Dec. 4. In addition, a new Nintendo 3DS Home Menu theme and Puzzle Swap panel inspired by Sonic Boom are both coming to Nintendo 3DS on Nov. 11.
Indie games!: Nintendo’s support for indie developers continues with a host of indie games coming to both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. In addition, fans will be able to discover a CommanderVideo trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U based on the classic character from the Bit.Trip series, as well as download a new Nintendo 3DS Home Menu theme based on hit indie game Shovel Knight. Many of the creative indie games coming to Wii U and Nintendo 3DS include the following:
Runbow from 13AM Games (Wii U) – 2015
Chromophore: The Two Brothers Director’s Cut from Ackk Studios LLC (Wii U) – Winter
Citizens of Earth from ATLUS (Wii U, Nintendo 3DS) – Winter
Nihilumbra from BeautiFun Games (Wii U) – Winter
The Swapper from Curve Digital (Wii U) – Nov. 6
Thomas Was Alone from Curve Digital (Wii U) – Nov. 25
Proun+ from Engine Software (Wii U) – Winter
Trine Enchanted Edition from Frozenbyte (Wii U) – Winter
Chariot from Frima Studio Inc. (Wii U) – Winter
A.N.N.E. from Gamesbymo (Wii U) – Winter
Gunman Clive 2 from Hörberg Productions (Wii U) – Winter
SteamWorld Heist from Image & Form (Wii U) – Spring 2015
Affordable Space Adventures from KnapNok Games (Wii U) – Q1 2015
Gone Home from Midnight City (Wii U) – Winter
High Strangeness from Midnight City (Wii U) – Winter
forma.8 from MixedBag (Wii U) – Winter
A World of Keflings from NinjaBee (Wii U) – Nov. 13
Tengami from Nyamyam Ltd. (Wii U) – Nov. 13
Treasurenauts from Renegade Kid (Nintendo 3DS) – Q1 2015
Xeodrifter from Renegade Kid (Nintendo 3DS) – Q4
Swords & Soldiers II from Ronimo Games BV (Wii U) – Winter
Beatbuddy from THREAKS (Wii U) – Q1 2015
Sportsball from TOO DX (Wii U) – Nov. 6
6180 the moon from Turtle Cream (Wii U) – Winter
Rive from Two Tribes (Wii U) – 2015
In US Direct, but not in Japanese:
Ultimate NES Remix 3DS/ Theme
Buying on Nintendo.com
Duck Hunt Dog Trailer
Duck Hunt coming to Virtual Console
Indie Games/ Commander Video Trophy in Wii U? Awesome!
Persona Q themed 3DS XL (Looks pretty sweet)
Sonic Boom Puzzle
Monster Hunter Nintendo crossover (Japan got it previously I think)
In Japanese Direct, but not in American:
Etrian Odyssey 2 for 3DS
Derby Stallion Gold for 3DS
Final Fantasy Explorers for 3DS
Attack on Titan for 3DS
Devil Survivor 2: Break Record for 3DS
Badass Rumble 6 for 3DS
Acecombat 3D Cross Rumble+ with amiibo support to have planes with Nintendo themes
Lost Heroes 2 for 3DS
Atelier Rorona for 3DS
Monster Hunter 4G Episodic Content
Project S.T.E.A.M was narrated by Iwata, not Bill
More plates for New Nintendo 3DS
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A good old fashioned Nintendo Direct airs tomorrow, delving into upcoming #WiiU & #3DS games!
Join Mr Iwata and Mr Shibata for news on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS titles releasing by the end of 2014, and beyond
Confirmed for EU, NA and Japan. According to the Japanese announcement, games covered will go as far as Spring 2015.
Links
Europe: official Nintendo Direct page / Twitch
North America: official Nintendo Direct page / YouTube / Twitch (33 minutes long).
Japan : official Nintendo Direct page / NicoNico (No account needed) / YouTube (39 minutes long).
Time:
Europe: 11PM
UK: 10PM
USA (East Coast): 5PM
USA (West Coast): 2PM
Japan: 7AM
Hype fuel:
(She's the wife of Xenoblade Chronicles X Director)
