1h38min

OMG less than 2 hours--- the wait is killing me right now!!!! O.O

We should correct our vocabulary when we talk about Nintendo's storage, it is not an HDD but Flash memory closer to an SDD than an HDD in all reality.

I want to see the price drop announced now, I also would not mind seeing some sort of Nintendo Network + or something along those lines.

To top it all off, I also want to see them be creative with their "memory" problem, and since their storage space is flash memory, perhaps they can cannibalize a few GB of that space and utilize it to prop up their ram, similar to how windows can use a flash drive to increase your ram, this would be a cool solution to any problem they have, since with a Wii U you are really needing to rely on an external drive anyway.

Guess today is a good day to make my return. Add me to the hype train Smeags!

My predictions are (WiiU only);
Summer update revealed
3D Mario(this holiday)
Mario Kart(1st quarter next year)
Zelda WW(this holiday)
Sonic(this holiday)
Wii Fit U(this holiday)
Pokemon NFC game localized(1st quarter)
Wii Play U(1st quarter)
3rd Sega/Ninty game shown
Smash 4 shown
X shown
Fire Emblem crossover shown
Yarn Yoshi shown
Bayo 2 shown
Retros project teased
Wii Sports U teased
New partnership teased(similar to Bayo 2)
Nintys way of getting 3rd party and Indy studio support revealed

Remember this is a Wii U Direct: there will be no information on the 3DS games that have been announced, so expecting information on those will disappoint you.

As it is, I expect:

Hype for Pikmin 3, Game & Wario, Wonderful 101, Wii Fit U.

Trailers, details and vague dates for Mario Kart U, Super Mario Universe (it has to be that!), Sonic Lost World, Wii U Party, Wind Waker HD,

Trailers and "coming soon/2014" for Super Smash Brothers, X, Yarn Yoshi, Fire Emblem v Shin Megami Tensei, Bayonetta 2

New announcements: Retro Studios game, third Sonic game.

Unlikely, but desired:

New IP from Nintendo, F- Zero, another third party collaboration (either existing or new IP), confirmation of Destiny for Wii U, and an exclusive title from Ubisoft.

links for the direct ?

Wake up AMERICA!

So...will there be more than one of these Directs do we think, say, for the 3DS?

Also, the site says Wii U Software. Not First Party, so we'll likely see some 3rd party bombshells also!

For Europe:

http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Misc-/Nintendo-Direct/Latest-Nintendo-Direct/Nintendo-Direct-698557.html

But I imagine it's the same everywhere.

Great! We're getting some predictions going :D And I have to say, they're all better than mine ^^