Nintendo said they wanted people to understand their titles by getting it into the hands of others, letting them see for themselves, and spreading the (hopefully positive) word. I'm guessing this is part of that, because they have a lot of 1st party heat slated for this year and they need to handle it properly.

Release dates? Release dates? 

I want new games! Pikmin 3, F-zero, Star Fox, that's what I want! Don't say "release dates" again or I will kill a panda today!

hmmm, i wonder if the will give the release date for kirby wii.

now bring me its coat.

Something big is going down.

You did it! You should be ashamed of yourself!

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Oh no! I killed the Panda when I saw "release date", but release date for Kirby Wii is actually a good thing because this game seems to be "dead".

It's too late for the poor panda.

Pikmin 3, F-Zero, and Star Fox are no "newer" than Galaxy 2 or Other M. Every single game would be a sequel to a game we already got from Nintendo. Your only valid argument is that Galaxy 2 is too much of an identical sequel too soon, but even then, another of one of the greatest games ever (according to critics) can't really be a bad thing.

release dates!!!

Vitality sensor enabled/enhanced Wii Fit++? Only time will tell.

It seems like there is something big happening. I would put my money on some kind of hardware revision or replacement.

Hopefully they got some new games to show, preferably Wii motion plus. They REALLY need to start supporting that accessory more.

Considering North America still has had little to no exposure on Other M, Last Story, XenoBlade, Dynamic Slash, Monster Hunter Tri, Galaxy 2, Zelda and Red Steel 2, I imagine we'd be getting a lot of info and pushing on at least some of them.

And they just might show us what the whole Vitality sensor is going to focus on.

Sin & Punishment 2 release date better be announced or i may have to hurt someone at NOA