Nintendo Direct roundup: Earthbound, Zelda, and more
That was a particularly meaty Nintendo Direct, even by previous standards, so we've got out the carving knife and cut it up into more manageable bits. Here's a bite-sized version of everything Nintendo announced in this morning's broadcast.
The 3DS is getting a new Zelda, and it'll be a top-down affair set in the world of SNES classic A Link to the Past. Meanwhile, Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons make their journeys west to the eShop on May 30.
If you like new 3DS games, and you also like a bit of Yoshi's Island and Mario Party, then you're most likely a very happy bunny today.
Japanese games heading west: Bravely Default: Flying Fairy wings over to North America next year, as does Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy - the prof visits Europe this year first. Meanwhile, Level-5's 'Guild02' is coming to the eShop.
North America has one over Europe when it comes to Shin Megami Tensei 4, though, thanks to a concrete July 16 release date.
Game & Wario hops over on June 23.
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team follow on August 11 (Europe gets the jump again on Dream Team: July 12).
Pikmin 3 finally has a release date, albeit a later than expected one of August 4.
The Virtual Console proper is coming to the Wii U in a spring system update next week. In terms of upcoming new arrivals, it's hard to beat Earthbound.
The 'New Super Luigi U' DLC for New Super Mario Bros. U is due in the summertime.
Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move heads for the 3DS eShop on May 9.
Oh, and the Animal Crossing 3DS XL bundle is coming west.
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