Ganon!

Here's the Ganon reveal...

...and the new adventure mode:

Here's a summary of the news:

Zant (Twilight Princess), Midna (Twilight Princess), and Ghirahim (Skyward Sword) are confirmed to be playable characters. Lana, a sorceress, has been introduced as a character unique to Hyrule Warriors. She fights using a book of sorcery and is described as a "key character to the story."

Chain Chomp, who originated from the Mario universe, will appear in Hyrule Warriors as a weapon.

Hyrule Warriors will include a badge crafting system, which can help to increase a characters statistics. Crafting uses items which are dropped by enemies.

Adventure Mode will be available. It will be set up like the classic 8-bit Zelda top-down style map. Each square that the player steps into initiates a challenge to be played out in the combat style of Hyrule Warriors. For example, kill five million enemies in 30 seconds. As each grid is completed new grids open, allowing players to unlock new weapons, items, and characters. It described as "a bit similar to classic Zelda games."

Gold Skulltulas are back for players to collect.

To close off the presentation, Ganandorf has been revealed as a playable character. Preorder bonuses are also shown, which include costumes for select characters. No mention of whether these will be available outside of North America.

Source: GameSpot

Zelda Informer is reporting that Ganondorf's Demon King costume set will be available exclusively to Club Nintendo members.

Source: Zelda Informer

Second post updated with all the Hyrule Warriors news.

New poll up, also.

OK, that's it for me for the night. See you all tomorrow!

That's a pretty good Direct. Adventure Mode looks like it could be some fun as well.

At long last! Ganondorf is playable! Would be cool if he could change into Ganon ;)

Limited edition Hyrule Warriors announced for Europe!

A fucking scarf?

I might just need that.

Looks like this is true!

Club Nintendo will help you outfit Ganondorf with free DLC

Here’s a nice offer involving a (usually) not-so-nice guy: if you buy Hyrule Warriors for Wii U and register the game with Club Nintendo between 9/26/14 and 10/23/14, you can receive a free download code for the Demon King Costume Set DLC: two costumes for Ganondorf that you can use in-game.

Ganondorf is one of the many playable characters in Hyrule Warriors that come from classic games in The Legend of Zelda™ series. The two downloadable costumes are inspired by his appearances in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Keep an eye on club.nintendo.com in the weeks ahead for more details about the offer.

You must be a Club Nintendo member to participate, and the offer is available only in the US and Canada.

Source: Nintendo