Nintendo Direct Today To Focus On 2012 & Early 2013 Wii U And 3DS Games

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North America

- 30 more Wii U games coming in the next few weeks
- LEGO City Undercover coming first part of 2013
- Chase is called back to LEGO City to take on the case of hunting down his arch enemy. Take on multiple disguises. Crack safes, rescue kittens and more. GamePad is an in-game police communicator. Receive police dispatches, progress updates, scan for hidden criminals and hidden items. Over 100 different vehicles in the game. Collect vehicle tokens to get instant access to vehicles at call-in points. These are created out of Super Bricks. These Super Bricks also build important locations. Visit the prison to see how Rex Fury escaped. Has a Morgan Freeman/Shawshank Redemption spoof as well. New physical place set, High-Speed Chase, to be made available. Comes with codes for special vehicles and missions in the game.
- Pikmin 3 is due out Q2 of 2013
- Game in Wario discussed, same content from the Japanese Nintendo Direct being shown. More footage to be shown on Nintendo's Facebook today.
- Wii Fit U's Fit Meter lets you track your physical activity outside of the Wii U game. Download the data into your game when you get back to your Wii U. Aerobic, strength training and more activities from Wii Fit Plus included. New activities including dance available in Wii Fit U.
- Another playable character coming to Ninja Gaiden III for free. Kasumi from the Dead or Alive series is coming.
- Wii U Panorama View will feature several videos of rare sights and situations. Views of downtown London or a tour of Kyoto. Available as a paid eShop download next Spring. Free preview demo will hit the eShop as well.
- Google Maps Street View hitting Wii U eShop in first quarter of next year.
- Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon has E. Gadd researching the ghosts of Evershade Valley. Friendly ghosts turn evil, and Luigi steps in to figure out what's going on. Poltergust 5000 can be equipped with a special strobe to help suck in ghosts. Ghosts have countless defenses. Due out Spring 2013.
- Brain Age: Concentration Training due out Feb. 10th. Deals with information overload/addiction that we get due to all our internet-connected devices. This makes it hard for us to focus. Brain Age: Concentration Training tests focus and concentration to combat this impact. Will improve your working memory. Difficulty scales dynamically. Compare your performance to others.
- Fire Emblem: Awakening due out Feb. 4th. 
-New Super Mario Bros. 2 Coin Challenge Pack C and Platform Panic Pack available for download later today.

- Tokyo Crash Mobs discussed, but no specific date mentioned.
- HarmoKnight confirmed for North American release.

Europe

- LEGO City Undercover being published by Nintendo, due out early 2013
- Kasumi is going to become a playable character in Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge. Coming January 11
- Nintendo will be publishing Scribblenauts Unlimited in Europe, due out Feb. 8th
- SiNG Party due out Jan. 18th
- Zen Pinball 2 willl be coming to the Nintendo eShop on Wii U in December
- Pikmin 3 due out Q2 2013
- Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate due out on 3DS/Wii U in March, 3D video hitting eShop soon
- Panorama View coming on Spring 2013
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf due out Q2 2013
- Luigi's Mansion 2 due out March 2013
- Dr. Kawashima's Devilish Brain Training: Can You Stay Focused? features a mode called Devilish Calculations. There's another mode called Devilish Mice. Keep track of where mice run while cats chase them. Title due out on March 8th.
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate due out in March 2013.
- HarmoKnight also heading to the 3DS eShop in Europe. Due out March 2013.
- Picross e2 due out on 3DS eShop shortly. 150 new levels, new Micross mode. Solve a series of smaller puzzles that solver a larger picture-based puzzle. Due out in January.
- Tokyo Crash Mobs due out Jan. 17th
- Hydroventure Spin Cycle due out Dec. 13th
- Wario Land 3 due out on 3DS VC today
- Fire Emblem: Awakening due out April 2013

 

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New DLC Revealed For Ninja Gaiden: Razor’s Edge On Wii U

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Fire Emblem: Awakening Coming To Europe In April 2013

 

Nintendo UK has revealed that Fire Emblem: Awakening for Nintendo 3DS will be arriving in Europe during April 2013. Nintendo of America announced earlier today that the game will be coming February 4th.

 

Brain Age: Concentration North American/Europe Release Date Confirmed

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Dr Kawashima’s Devilish Brain Training: Can you stay focused? for the Nintendo 3DS will be coming to Europe on March 8th.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate, Coming To Europe In March

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Luigi’s Mansion Coming To Europe In March

The long-awaited Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon which is exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS will be coming out in Europe sometime during March next year. The news was revealed during todays European Nintendo Direct presentation.

Wii Fit U Launching First Half Of 2013 In North America

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Europeans Can Get A Special Paper Mario Sticker Book

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Animal Crossing New Leaf Coming To Europe Q2 2013

Nintendo UK has announced that the long-awaited Animal Crossing: New Leaf is coming to Europe during the second quarter of next year. The game has already launched in Japan to critical acclaim. Hopefully we won’t have to wait too long to get an exact date.

Fire Emblem: Awakening North American Release Date Announced

During today’s Nintendo Direct video presentation, a release date for upcoming Nintendo 3DS game Fire Emblem: Awakening was given. The game will launch in North America on February 4th, 2013.

Google Maps Coming To Nintendo eShop On Wii U Q1 In North America

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Scribblenauts Unlimited Coming To Europe, February 8th

Nintendo has announced that Scribblenauts Unlimited will be arriving in Europe on February 8th. The game will be published by Nintendo in Europe.  Scribblenauts Unlimited currently has an average review score of 72 on aggregation site, Metacritic

 

Nintendo Publishing Lego City Undercover In Europe

 

Nintendo UK has revealed that Lego City Undercover will be published by Nintendo in Europe. Nintendo declined to give a specific release date for the game other than it’s due for release sometime during Spring next year.

Game Freak’s Harmo Knight Confirmed For Release In North America, Europe And Australia

 

Developer Game Freak has previously shown interest in bringing its rhythm platformer, Harmo Knight, to Europe, Australia and North America. During today’s Nintendo Direct video presentation, the company confirmed that the game will indeed be coming to the west. The localized version of the game will launch early 2013 on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS.