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The Nintendo Digital Event: E3 2014 Livestream, Updates and News

Posted Jun 10, 2014 at 08:04 AM PDT by Trevor Ruben

It's over.

Here's Nintendo out of E3 2014.

'Palutena' of 'Kid Icarus' Joins 'Super Smash Bros.'

'Splatoon' - 4 v. 4 Online Multiplayer for Wii U - 2015

  • Battle for turf by painting a level
  • Can only shoot ink as a person - change to a squid to traverse your own ink
  • GamePad shows entire map, uses gyro controls to aid aiming

'Mario Maker' - Create Your Own Custom Mario Courses

  • Create Mario levels, utilize original or "New" art styles

'Xenoblade Chronicles' Out 2015

Claymation  - 'Kirby and the Rainbow Curse' - 2015

'Hyrule Warriors' - Out Sept. 26

  • Link, Zelda, Impa, Midna each a playable character
  • Co-op uses GamePad as player screen

'Bayonetta 2' Ships with Original Game

New 'Zelda' Features Massive Open-World, Coming 2015

  • Looks like they're going back to cel-shaded
  • Older Link

'Captain Toad Treasure Tracker' Out 2014

  • An extension of the 'Super Mario 3D World' mini levels
  • Built in the same engine

'Yoshi's Woolly World' is the Yoshi Yarn Game, Out 2015

  • Strands of yarn as the core element - Yoshi builds eggs wtih yarn in the environment
  • Likely a very easy game, as was 'Kirby Epic Yarn'
  • Two-player mode is co-op - One Yoshi can eat and throw the other like an egg

amiibo is Nintendo's NFC Platform

  • Each figure carries its own data
  • 'Super Smash Bros for Wii U' first game to support amiibo
  • amiibo being supported in 'Mario Kart 8' and other Wii U titles

The Mii is in 'Super Smash Bros.

  • There's an NFC Mario, placed on the GamePad for Smash Bros.
  • Looks like the Mii is customizable to a degree - possibly aping moves from other characters
  • Nevermind - three Mii classes - brawlers, swordfighters, gunners, each with set moves
  • Nevernevermind - You can choose your special attacks

Robot Chicken Grants Nintendo a Great Opening

Source: Nintendo