There will be 50+ games released by April next year.

The following games have been announced for release during the Wii U launch window between November 18, 2012 and March 31, 2013. Nintendo is set to publish 9 games by the end of the fiscal year. The games are listed by publisher.

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More details from the upcoming digital Nintendo park!

A bunch of new attractions were revealed by Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata in the European Nintendo Direct presentation.

The total line-up of events are The Legend of Zelda: Battle Quest, Pikmin Adventure, Metroid Blast, Mario Chase, Luigi's Ghost Mansion, Animal Crossing: Sweet Days, Yoshi's Fruit Cart, Octopus Dance, Donkey Kong's Crash Course, Takamaru's Ninja Castle, Captain Falcon's Twister Race and Balloon Trip Breeze.

The Wii Sports Resort-style stamp system makes a return in Nintendo Land

Nintendo Land will feature a stamp accomplishment system, similar to what was featured in Wii Sports Resort. We were able to achieve such a stamp during Metroid Blast, one of the newly featured Nintendo Land attractions while playing the game on the show floor.

We'll keep digging to find out what other stamps are there, and what kind of accomplishments are required to unlock them.

Here are the down-under details for Nintendo's new console.

Nintendo Wii U will launch on Friday, the 30th of November in Australia and New Zealand. The console will come in two different packs like in other regions.

The white console Basic Pack will retail for AU $349.95 with 8gb of internal storage capacity and a matching Wii U Gamepad, while the special... Read more...

LEGO collectors are going to want to secure their copy before launch.

Customers who pre-order LEGO City Undercover will receive a mini-figurine of the game's main character, Chase McCain. It is currently unknown which retailers will participate in the promotion.

Chase McCain is modeled after a New York cop, with the last name being a clear reference to Die Hard's John McClain. LEGO City Undercover takes place in an open-world city with gameplay that emulates Grand Theft Auto.

The action title will now be known as The Wonderful 101.

Project P-100 has been officially titled The Wonderful 101. The Platinum Games release is set for a release in the Wii U launch window from November 18 through March 31 2013.

A trailer for the game was shown at the New York event this morning in which a voice over revealed "I knew we forgot one... U!", a reference to the previous name of Project P-100 and the title of the console, Wii U.

The best packages come with zombies... we think!

Similar to the Wii U pack that will be available for Monster Hunter 3G in Japan, Europe is getting a special ZombiU pack at launch. This was revealed during a European Nintendo Direct presentation.

The pack will include a black Wii U system, the Wii U GamePad, a black Pro Controller and of course the game. Since prices are set by retailers in Europe, we don't know exactly what we should expect to pay for the bundle.

Another Platinum exclusive will be the sequel to a previous title.

Bayonetta 2 will be a Wii U Exclusive. Satoru Iwata revealed the game during the Japanese Nintendo Direct Wii U Preview. It will be Wii U exclusive and published from Nintendo, but the corporate logo of Sega, the publisher of the original Beyonetta, is also seen in the trailer. The release date and its price are yet to be announced.

Both Basic and Premium bundles will be available. 

The Wii U will launch across European markets on November 30, Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata announced during the recent Nintendo Direct.

The system will be sold in two different bundles. The Basic pack will include a white console with 8GB memory, two AC adaptors and a HDMI cable.... Read more...

Wii U: Not just for games!

Nintendo's Wii U will double as a TV service. Nintendo announced a video hub called Nintendo TVii during the live event in New York City this morning.

The application will allow players to browse and watch TV shows as well as selecting movies from many sources including as TiVo, Hulu Plus, Amazon... Read more...

Gamers in Japan will have to wait a little bit longer to play these Nintendo releases.

Pikmin 3 and Wii Fit U are set to release on the Wii U next spring in Japan. The information was revealed during the Nintendo Direct Wii U Preview for Japan. Nintendo is delivering two first party titles for the launch in the Japan on December 8, New Super Mario Bros. U and Nintendo Land. 

UPDATE: The Wii U launch date has been confirmed for US region as well as bundles and prices.

Nintendo's next console will launch in North America on November 18 this year, 66 days from now.

It will be available as a "Basic Set" in white with the Wii U, Wii U Gamepad, AC Adapter for each, HDMI cable, and sensor bar for $299.99. The basic Wii U will have 8 GB of internal storage. There will... Read more...

The special edition puzzle game will feature giant 80x80 images that are solved in individual picross-sized chunks.

Nintendo has just added Club Nintendo Picross as a reward to the Japanese Club Nintendo customer loyalty program.

The game is a special edition of Nintendo's Picross franchise where players use clues to determine what spaces in a 10x10 or 15x15 grid to mark and what to leave empty, revealing a pattern or image when they're done. (These puzzles are also known as nonograms).

Circular objects around you will turn into gates to new mystery dungeons.

Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Magnagate to Mugendai Meikyu (Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagates and the Infinitely Great Labyrinth), is coming on 3DS this winter in Japan, as revealed in the latest issue of Coro Coro magazine. 

In the game, players control not a Pokémon trainer, but Pokémon... Read more...

The Premium console includes a service with a points reward scheme.

Nintendo has revealed a special online service that will be exclusive to the newly-announced Premium Wii U.

Under the banner of Nintendo Network Premium, this initiative will allow customers shopping for digital downloads to gain reward points for their purchases.

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You can transfer your downloadable titles to Wii U at launch!

Players will be able to transfer their downloaded Virtual Console and WiiWare titles from their Nintendo Wii to their new Wii U consoles. The feature will be available at launch, though details are unknown at this point in time. The options were mentioned earlier in the year, but we now have a firm confirmation from the Japanese company.

Everything from Wii Remote controllers to stands can be purchased alongside the Wii U.

Nintendo showcased some of the accessories gamers can get for their brand new Japanese Wii U when it releases in Japan on December 8.

One accessory already confirmed for the system is the Wii U Pro Controller. A traditional controller, the Wii U Pro Controller comes in black and white, and has been priced at 5,040 yen ($65).

Mario and friends will be set to welcome the Wii U in Japan.

Two of Nintendo's Wii U first party titles, New Super Mario Bros. U and Nintendo Land, have been confirmed as launch titles for the Wii U's Japanese release during the Nintendo Direct press event.

In addition, Satoru Iwata confirmed the prices of these two launch titles. New Super Mario Bros. U... Read more...

The system's memory will be 20 times that of the original Wii.

The main Wii U system memory will total 2 GB, the Nintendo Direct press conference confirmed. 

Of this memory, 1 GB of RAM is intended for use by games while the other 1 GB of RAM is reserved for the Wii U system's own functionality. Nintendo pointed out that 2GB amounts to 20 times that... Read more...

Iwata makes sure Japan is first to know the juicy details on Wii U!

During the Wii U Launch Presentation in Japan, it was revealed that the Wii U will release on December 8 and will come in two different SKUs called Basic and Premium.

The basic white model will retail for 26,250 yen (roughly $337 USD), while the premium black model will set you back 31,500 yen (roughly... Read more...