However, Nintendo said it would be much easier to add friends. UPDATE: There are conflicting reports, another source claims there won't be Friend Codes at all for the Wii U.

Update:

Shortly after this story broke, another source was found with conflicting claims. GameTrailers.com Editor-In-Chief Shane Satterfield tweeted that he received confirmation that Friend Codes are gone from the Wii U.

Original Story:

It appears Nintendo is planning for Friend Codes to make... Read more...

The Big N believes SmartGlass and Apple TV Airplay can't do everything the Wii U does.

Nintendo made several comments during the E3 2012 Analysts meeting regarding their competitors and how they view the video game marketplace. 

Regarding Xbox SmartGlass, revealed during the Microsoft E3 Media Briefing, Nintendo stated that the upcoming Xbox 360 feature would only be able to... Read more...

We've got the two GamePad support, how awesome would Wii U Madden be?

EA is currently planning several sports titles for the Wii U, but these haven't been announced yet. This was revealed at the "EA Breakfast" Analyst Event that the company hosted this morning at E3. According to tweets from attendee David Gibson, EA also commented that the next console cycle would... Read more...

If your 3DS hasn't gone online yet, you're in the minority.

Over 70% of Nintendo 3DS systems have been connected to the Internet. At the Nintendo analysts meeting at E3 2012, Nintendo gave a few interesting statistics about the 3DS. In addition, the 3DS has sold more software units since launch than the Nintendo DS did during the same amount of time.

Nintendo... Read more...

Nothing says "Welcome to Nintendo Land" like free admission.

Nintendo will be considering pre-installed software on Wii U in some markets. This came up as part of the Nintendo analysts meeting at E3 2012. Although they didn't reveal any specifics, they have mentioned multiple times during the event, most recently during the Developers Roundtable, that they consider Nintendo Land to be to Wii U what Wii Sports was to Wii, making it the obvious candidate.

Wii U will be a Bring Your Own Storage party.

Wii U will support external hard disk storage via USB connection. At the Nintendo Analysts meeting at E3, Nintendo confirmed that the Wii U will not contain an internal hard disk, instead letting users provide their own storage using cheaper external USB drives.

While the Wii U will almost certainly... Read more...

It's obviously no North American release date reveal, but at least there's still room for new stuff.

A new trailer for Pokémon Black and White 2 has been released on the Japanese Nintendo channel.

Although most of the information presented is known, it shows off gameplay of all five of the new Pokémon forms, as well as footage of the recently revealed Fes Mission and Join Avenue. It also features Pokémon Dream Radar, and shows off a capture taking place.

Check out some footage of New Super Mario Bros. U and Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon. 

More footage coming tonight. Watch below.

Activision's toy-based NFC game is coming to Nintendo's next system.

Skylanders Giants is coming to Wii U, according to Activision's Eric Hirshberg during an interview with GameTrailers.

"That franchise is just such a great fit for the Nintendo brand. I'm really excited for where they are taking the Wii U and the hardware," Hirshberg said.

The idea of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 coming to Wii U also came up, to which Hirshberg said that they had nothing to announce at the time.

Come watch the very tired NWR E3 team talk about the first real day of E3.

Whether you managed to catch our live broadcast last night or want to join in for the first time, the Nintendo World Report E3 Team is doing another live show tonight at 11 PM Pacific/2 AM Eastern/6 AM UTC.

In this show, we will discuss the events of today, as well as going over our bingo card prediction... Read more...

A slightly more detailed list of specs reveal the GamePad's expected battery life and that it can be charged while in use.

Nintendo has released some slightly more detailed specifications for both the Wii U and its GamePad controller.

Wii U

Height: About 1.8 Inches (not including protruding parts)Length: About 6.8 Inches (not including protruding parts)Depth: About 10.5 Inches (not including protruding parts)Weight: about 1.5kg

They are also publishing the upgraded port based on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game.

Nintendo is working with Tecmo on Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge, according to a Nintendo representative at E3 2012. The extent of which isn't fully known, but reportedly Nintendo assisted with using the Wii U's unique control inputs.

The Nintendo rep also said that the goal is to improve on the game, which had a lackluster critical response when it came out earlier this year.

The games are being developed by different teams.

Nintendo has revealed that the upcoming 3DS game New Super Mario Bros. 2 and the upcoming Wii U game New Super Mario Bros. U will not connect to each other, and are under development by two different teams.

There has been speculation on how the two games would relate to each other since both side-scrolling... Read more...

After a long time coming, Runner 2 will continue the Bit.Trip saga on Nintendo's latest console.

Gaijin Games, creators of the Bit.Trip series of games, have formally announced Runner 2 for the Wii U after months of speculation regarding its existence.

The news was made known through their development blog. The game's official title was also confirmed to be BIT.TRIP Presents: Runner 2, Future... Read more...

The details are slim, but the news is good.

Wii Virtual Console games will transfer over and be playable on Wii U. In an interview with ABC News, Nintendo Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing Scott Moffitt revealed that users would be able to transfer over their Wii Virtual Console games. These games would retain their original display resolution, as they do on the original Wii.

Asymmetric cooporative gameplay will be imported from 3D to 2D Mario.

After their E3 press conference today, Nintendo uploaded Iwata asks: New SUPER MARIO BROS. U, in which Takashi Tezuka answers many questions from Iwata.

The name of this launch title was changed from New SUPER MARIO BROS. Mii. Though the word "Mii" was dropped from the title, Miis will be still available, and using their Miis allows players to easily discern which player controls which character.

The Pedometer accessory will use the infrared port on the Wii U GamePad to transfer data.

Nintendo's next fitness management game will not only use the Balance Board and Wii U GamePad, but also feature a pedometer accessory. The Pedometer will be able to count steps, detect changes in altitude, estimate calories burned and activity, and generally track your physical activity when you're... Read more...

Dancing and singing for all.

SiNG, the working title of an interactive dance/karaoke game, was shown by Nintendo during their press conference today.

Developed by FreeStyleGames, who made DJ Hero, and scheduled for a holiday release, SiNG allows an unlimited number of people to participate in singing and dancing activities.

Wii U owners can experience the gorgeous platformer at launch.

Trine 2: Directors' Cut was revealed for release on the Wii U during today's Nintendo press conference.

A Wii U exclusive, the game features the original content from Trine 2 along with system-specific enhancements, a new mode known as "Magic Mayhem," and the yet-unreleased expansion pack.

Trine 2 is set for release alongside the Wii U's launch.

Two player support comes at a cost.

Nintendo posted a Twitter update about playing with multiple Wii U GamePads, stating that for games that utilize two controllers will experience a drop in framerate. The Wii U will lower the framerate to at least 30fps. Apparently switching one off will smoothly transition the framerate back to normal.