During this morning's Nintendo Direct, there were a few surprises, and there is plenty of information to report. A new Mario & Sonic Olympics game was revealed, and Iwata announced a new Sonic the Hedgehog game exclusively for the Wii U and 3DS. In addition, there are new details on Resident Evil: Revelations, New Super Luigi U, and Pikmin 3. Full video and written summary after the break.
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
- No release date given, but should be available before Olympics begin on February 7th, 2014
- Some events, such as snowboarding, use Wii MotionPlus controls
- Other events, such as curling, use GamePad and touchscreen
- Exclusively on Wii U and 3DS
- New Sonic the Hedgehog platformer
- An image was shown, but no gameplay footage
Game & Wario
- Fronks mini-game shown: supports 2-5 players, GamePad is passed around
- Players launch Fronks characters at target, try to get highest score
- Players can knock each others' Fronks off of the target
Resident Evil: Revelations
- Available in stores and eShop on May 21st
- Demo now available for free on eShop
- HD remake of game released on 3DS last year
- Hunk and Rachel are playable characters
- Infernal Mode offers higher difficulty for skilled players
- Supports Off-TV Play
- Can be played using GamePad or Pro Controller
- Miiverse support
New Super Luigi U
- Will be released as DLC for those who already own New Super Mario Bros. U with a price of $19.99
- Will also be released as limited edition standalone boxed game which will retail for $29.99 in North America
- DLC version coming June 20th
- Boxed version scheduled for release in Europe on July 26th, and in North America on August 25th
- Mario does not appear
- In multiplayer, gamers can play as Luigi, Yellow Toad, Blue Toad, or Nabbit
- Nabbit can't use power-up items but he is invincible
The Wonderful 101
- Scheduled for release in Europe on August 23rd, in North America on September 15th
- No screenshots or gameplay shown, but the logo was revealed
Pikmin 3
- Scheduled for release in Europe on July 26th
- Three new characters introduced - Alph, Brittany, and Charlie
- Each character will use Pikmin to gather fruit seeds to save their home, Planet Koppai
- Resource management is a key element
- You can send each character with a group of Pikmin to accomplish various tasks
- Players can view a replay of the day and restart from a point of their choosing if something goes wrong
- Iwata emphasized players can learn from their mistakes
- Control options include GamePad, Wii U Pro Controller, and Wii RemotePlus with Nunchuk.
- Off-TV Play confirmed
- GamePad can be used as "KopPad" -display map, view information, etc.
- Challenge Mode and multiplayer will be explained in future Nintendo Direct
could Sonic Lost World be the fulfillment of the previously unreleased Sonic Xtreme?
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