Nintendo announced during this morning's broadcast that PlatinumGames' The Wonderful 101 will be arriving on store shelves September 15th.
With Pikmin 3 launching the month prior, there's reason to hope that Nintendo will be able to pull itself out of the hole it is currently finds itself in within the console market. Let's also not forget that New Super Luigi U will be here before you know it, making the wait for the inevitable rush we'll get during the holiday season a bit easier to bear.
During this morning's Nintendo Direct press conference, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata shared a few new additional details regarding New Super Luigi U, the DLC for New Super Mario Bros. U. Many people probably assumed that accompanying Luigi would be a Toad or two or three, and that is true; Blue Toad and Yellow Toad will tag along with Luigi. However, a new character will also travel with Luigi and the Toads—Nabbit.
Here is the official box art for New Super Luigi U. The retail version of the title will be available in August and can be purchased separately from New Super Mario U
Nintendo reveals standalone version of Luigi-themed New Super Mario Bros. U DLC coming to stores this summer for $30; content alone will be available June 20 for $20.
A packaged standalone version of the Super Luigi U downloadable content for will launch in North America at retail on August 25, Nintendo announced today.
Gamers will not need New Super Mario Bros. U to play , which will cost $30.
Those who own a copy of New Super Mario Bros. U already can pick up the Super Luigi U DLC when it launches through the Wii U eShop on June 20 for $20.
The news came during the latest Nintendo Direct today, where Nintendo president Satoru Iwata showed a new gameplay trailer for the content. He also revealed that Nabbit, a creature from New Super Mario Bros. U, will be a playable character in the content.
Nintendo , calling it "large-scale" and "similar to the development of full software." It features updated versions of the first game's 82 courses with Luigi leading the way, instead of Mario.
The news comes a day after Nintendo revealed that New Super Mario Bros. U, a Wii U launch title, has now sold . It is a sequel to the original Wii's New Super Mario Bros. Wii, which has sold close to 28 million units life-to-date.
Release dates for The Wonderful 101, Pikmin 3, and New Super Luigi U, as well as the first info on new Sonic titles.
Want to know more? Here's a summary of today's Nintendo Direct news:
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Pixels for Breakfast writes: Ah Luigi. Normally the forgotten brother, this year Nintendo has sought to change that with what Im dubbing Super Luigi Time, starting here with a welcome return to a Gamecube original that many loved and appreciated way back when. I must admit though, I never played the original game. For one reason or another, the Gamecube era slipped past me without as much fanfare as previous Nintendo consoles, but thats an error Ive since rectified.
