SUPER SMASH BROS WII U WILL BE PLAYABLE WITH GAMECUBE CONTROLLERS

Nintendo of America has confirmed via Twitter that Super Smash Bros on the Wii U will be playable with the beloved Gamecube controller. Judging from the image provided it looks as though the Gamecube controller will plug into the Wii U using an extension block. Super Smash Bros Wii U is due for release this winter.

HYRULE WARRIORS COMING TO JAPAN ON AUGUST 14TH

The latest issue of Famitsu magazine has revealed that Hyrule Warriors will be coming to Japan on August 14th. The game based on The Legend of Zelda series and Tecmo Koei’s Warriors has yet to receive a western release date, but it’s likely to come this year.

AMAZON GERMANY IS GETTING A STEELBOOK EDITION OF MARIO KART 8

Amazon Germany has announced that they have begun stocking a special edition steelbook version of Mario Kart 8. The steelbook edition, which is exclusive to Amazon, retail for 10 Euros more than the standard edition. You can pre-order the Amazon edition now.

MARIO KART 8 LIMITED EDITION BUNDLE WITH BLUE SHELL EXCLUSIVE TO NINTENDO WORLD IN US

The race is on to score our #MK8 Limited Edition Bundle exclusive to #NintendoWorld! Pre-orders start now! pic.twitter.com/FpnvlDr1kK

NINTENDO TO SHOW WII U PROJECTS THAT CAN ONLY WORK WITH THE GAMEPAD AT E3

Nintendo has announced its plans to unveil projects that can only be made possible with the Wii U GamePad at E3 next month. During its financial results briefing today, the company reconfirmed that the touch-screen controller’s quick start menu function will be available to Wii U owners either before or during summer.

“At the Corporate Management Policy Briefing this January, I explained that the company would prioritize making and proposing Wii U software titles that can only be made possible with the Wii U GamePad,” said Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. “We are planning to disclose our progress on this at E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) in Los Angeles in June.

“I also mentioned at the Corporate Management Policy Briefing this January the quick start menu. The integration of this feature is almost complete, and this is how it will actually work on the Wii U system. We will deliver this update to Wii U owners when we update the Wii U hardware either before or during summer.”

NINTENDO REVEALS MARIO NFC FIGURINE FOR WII U AND 3DS

Nintendo showcased a Mario NFC figurine during its investor’s meeting today. The company is making character figurines that are code-named Nintendo Figurine Platform (NFP), which contain built-in NFC functionality and will be compatible with both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, which is getting its own NFC reader/writer that will launch next year.

“To establish new and growing areas through the active utilization of character IP, it is important for Nintendo to take risks ourselves and come up with interesting ways to use our character IP,” said Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. “In other words, other than using character IP in Nintendo’s video game software, we need to start a new business that will someday become one of our core activities.

“We have decided to release character figurines with built-in NFC functionality that are compatible with video games starting from this year-end sales season. We are calling the figurines by their development codename, NFP, which comes from “NFC Featured Platform” and “Nintendo Figurine Platform.

“Nintendo has been developing an NFC reader/writer for the Nintendo 3DS family, as you can see on this slide, and we are planning to launch it in the first half of the next calendar year. This will make Nintendo 3DS compatible with the NFC reader/writer via infrared communication, and as a result, you will be able to read and write NFC data with the Nintendo 3DS device in the palm of your hand.

“That is to say, NFP is going to be compatible with Wii U software from this year-end, and compatible with both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS software from next year.”

MARIO KART 8 NEWS COMING TOMORROW FROM NINTENDO WORLD STORE

The Nintendo World Store has tweeted that it has some exclusive Mario Kart 8 information to share with fans sometime tomorrow. The tweet says that the announcement will “flip your world upside down” so it should hopefully be interesting..