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Reggie signs off the Keynote speech with another sneak peak at Nintendo Land.
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Nintendo Land announced, it will launch with the release of the WiiU.
It amalgamates many Nintendo franchises into one package. It brings together 12 different attractions. 5 are playable today.
Luigi’s Ghost Mansion will allow one player to utilise a different role in the game as the ghost. The other four players are can’t see the ghost but will be warned by a rumble in their Wii controllers.
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Yves Guillemot of Ubisoft enters the stage.
ZombieU and Rayman Legend will be Ubisoft’s first releases.
Just Dance 4 will use the new game pad by allowing someone to control the style of dancing, while up to four players use the Wii controller to play. Perfect for the entire family to join in.
ZombieU is for hardcore gamers. Use the new game pad for your inventory, as a night vision scanner , as a sniper shot, hand to hand combat or for hacking doors.
Also in development are:
- Rayman Legends
- Assassins Creed 4
- Sports Connection
- Avengers: Battle for Earth
5.45pm GMT
Lego City to come to WiiU.
Use the controller to scan for theives.
The game looks glorius in full HD.
It will also come to the Nintendo 3DS.
5.40pm GMT
Nintendo 3DS: New Super Mario Bros 2 announced. Available in the US on 19 August.
Paper Mario has involved to include stickers. Collect them and use them in the game.
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon is nearly finished. It has multiple mansions and more emphasis on catching ghosts.
Visit e3.nintendo.com for the 3DS screencast on 6 June 2012.
3DS games to include:
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
- Epic Mickey
- Scribblenauts
- Kingdom Hearts 3D
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What about Music?
Sing (working title) announced for WiiU.
Use the pad for the lyrics, leaving the screen for other graphics. It offers a better performance element from singing types of games.
5.34pm GMT
Music and fitness will be extended with the WiiU.
WiiFit was announced five years ago.
More than 43 million copies of WiiFit have been sold.
WiiFitU announced, differences include:
Using the new controller to interact with exercises including the ability to upload exercises using a new peripheral called a Fit Meter.
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New games include:
- Mass Effect 3
- Tank! Tank! Tank!
- Tekken Tag Tournament 2
- Trine 2: Director’s Cut
- Ninja Gaiden 2
- Aliens Colonial Marines
5.30pm GMT
Scribblenauts unlimited annouced for WiiU
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Batman Arkham City for WiiU.
Martin Tremblay takes the stage, head of Warner Bros entertainment.
The WiiU version will be unique because of the new WiiU controller. Use the touchscreen to access Batman’s utility belt.
5.20pm GMT
Fans want a Mario game!
New Super Mario Bros U. Connect with friends throughout the game.
5.18pm GMT
When you turn on the WiiU, you’ll be confronted with Miiverse, similar to a main street indicating available connections with friends, send messages and send screenshots of games you’ve been playing.
5.10pm GMT
Enter: Reggie Fils-Aime, COO of Nintendo of America.
They will announce 23 games today as well as the Wii U.
Netflix, Hulu, YouTube all included in the Wii U.
Visit e3.nintendo.com for full info on Wii U.
WiiU will act as a social platform and the key to it all is the new controller.
It’s all about Asymetric gameplay.
The WiiU will support two WiiU gamepads.
5.06pm GMT
PIKMIN 3 announced.
New type of Pikmin, the Rock Pikmin.
All new Pikmin game.
5.04pm GMT
Miyamoto explains the controller that will revolutionise the new system as part of a complete entertainment system.
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E3 coverage begins with a skit including Shiguru Miyamoto and Pikmin.
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