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Nintendo's November Direct Wrap-Up: Everything You need to Know

Here are all the big announcements from Nintendo's November presentation focused on upcoming games for Wii U and 3DS.

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Nintendo's November Direct presentation today at 2PM PST/ 5PM EST will be focused on upcoming Wii U and 3DS titles. You can watch the presentation live above, or refresh this story which we'll be updating with the most interesting content as it goes live.

What are you expecting (or hoping) will be revealed?

UPDATE: And that's a wrap! We'll be updating this story with the trailers as they become available.

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The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask HD for 3DS Confirmed

Long-rumored and finally confirmed, Nintendo announced that the cult-favorite puzzle mystery entry in the Zelda franchise will come to 3DS Spring 2015.

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More Details for Code Name: STEAM

We'll have the full trailer for the game embedded above soon, but Nintendo spent a good portion of the presentation laying out the combat for their action RTS Code Name: STEAM. Available Spring 2015.

Nintendo announced the game at E3 earlier this year as a 3DS exclusive created in collaboration with Fire Emblem developer Intelligent Systems.

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3DS Version of NES Remix Collection Adds Online Leaderboards

If you decide to pick up the 3DS version of Nintendo's rapdi-fire classic game collection, you'll be able to look forward to online leaderboards, the ability to watch replays of top players, and a nifty NES Remix theme for your 3DS.

Captain Toad Treasure Tracker is Still Adorable

Really. It's crazy cute.

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Mario Kart 8 DLC Dated for November 13

You'll be able to dig into the new Mario Kart 8 DLC content soon, and you can read more about it here.

Amiibo integration will take the form of costumes for your Mii Racers.

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Will Have Four-Player Co-Op

Clay-inspired visuals and an unstoppable rolling Kirby, Nintendo revealed that the official title for Kirby's 3DS adventure will be Kirby and the Rainbow Curse.

The game will also feature four-player multiplayer. The other characters will control Waddle Dees, who are able to move of their own free will, and can even pick up Kirby to help bring him to the finish line.

Amiibo Support for Hyrule Warriors

We already knew that Nintendo's Warriors-themed Zelda game would have some kind of Amiibo support, but today we learned that that will be a new item for Link: the Hyrule Spinner -- a gear like item featured in Twilight Princess, the spinner is a spinning-top that you can use to plow through enemies.

Hyrule Warriors will support other Amiibo figurines as well, awarding you with materials, weapons, or rupees when you connect them to your system. If the figurine works in Super Smash Bros., then it'll also give you rewards in Hyrule Warriors.

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New Street Pass Puzzle Incoming

It'll be Sonic themed.

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Mario and Luigi Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Costumes Coming to the US

The plumber-themed Felyne costumes were revealed a while back, but now the quirky outfits are confirmed for release outside of Japan as well to Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate.

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Pikmin Animated Shorts from Miyamoto

Mario and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto is dabbling in animation with some Pikmin-themed shorts. You can also access a demo for Pikmin 3 now, and your progress carries over to the full game. The animated shorts will be available for $5.

New Footage for Xenoblade Chronicles X

Xenoblade Chronicles X will be set in the city of New Los Angeles, and the game will be significantly larger than the original Xenoblade Chronicles for Wii.

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Colorful Shooter Splatoon Include Single-Player Campaign

In case you were worried that Nintendo's third-person shooter Splatoon would be a multiplayer-only affair, Iwata confirmed that the game will also have a single-player story. It will focus on "nature's epic battle" between squid and octopus.

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I love New LA! Xenoblade Chronicles X is one of the best JRPGs ever made for the Wii U. I'm sure that MonolithSoft is gonna make this game more massive than the original Xenoblade Chronicles on the original Wii.

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Nintendo is great... someone give me some chocolate cake.

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How do you guys call it MMHD? It is in no way HD. I'm hoping it was a typo meaning 3D.


"The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask HD for 3DS Confirmed"

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<< LINK REMOVED >> It is 3D, that's a typo.

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I'm not going to lie: I'm a little disappointed by what was presented only because I was hoping for more. I guess Nintendo is holding back for the next Direct.


What they did show is pretty good though. Codename: STEAM is looking way more appealing now than it did before, particularly because of the story elements it introduces. It's like the Americana version of Alan Moore's "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen".



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So I was close. MK8 DLC release date and new amiibo uses confirmed.

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Majora's Mask is a "cult-favorite puzzle mystery entry"?


I always thought it was a Zelda game?

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Holly, no one is making games for Wii U except Nintendo!

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<< LINK REMOVED >> And yet somehow it still has the best games.

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@aiat_gamer Thank the heavens! Those so-called "3rd Party Developers" are nothing but lazy shmucks that can only turn out buggy, glitch filled unfinished games. WE FANS OF NINTENDO DO NOT WANT THEM SCREWING UP OUR GAMING!

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<< LINK REMOVED >> But even Nintendo is getting lazy, they do not put out games like they did before with the Wii...

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Aren't Platinum Games a 3rd Party Developer?

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<< LINK REMOVED >> I believe they are a 2nd party developer.

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I don't think they are. They want to be, but they also want to be a 3rd party developer so they can develop for other systems. Isn't Spellbound by Platinum Games for the Xbox One? I think they are still 3rd party.

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The only exciting thing on this ND was Majora's Mask, Xenoblades and Splatoon the rest was boring for me, I was expecting a little more but I guess is ok, I still want to hear more about SMT x FE maybe 2015 E3?

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Ehh I'm not really digging Code Name: STEAM, to be honest. I'd much prefer to have a new Fire Emblem game on Wii U. Still, gotta respect Intelligent Systems for creating a new IP.

At least Splatoon looks fun as hell.

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The Nintendo Direct today was...Expected, but still awesome. I also learned that Naruto is getting a Part 3 mini series.


Life is good. =P

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And the great thing is that we didn't have to pay $50-90 for this.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Sony needs the money!

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They sure do. And I hope they get it. I would hate to see them go down and more people lose their jobs. Sony is way too important to.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> seriously. Sony should be copying ideas like this from Nintendo.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> What kind of Ideas? Please Explain.

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They might as well. They blatantly copied so much other stuff from them. Maybe the could call it Sony All Star News Plus.

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@rasterror Wait so you don't think that any of the info from the Vegas event will make it to your computer screen for free? Gamespot and IGN will be all over that event bringing you all the info for free.

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It will. It's just nice that Nintendo isn't charging a cover charge to get the news out.

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@rasterror I hear yeah.

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Sounds like a whole bunch of "don't give a shite"

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I hope Xenoblade Chronicles X is as good as the first one. It'll be tough to live up to it. Nintendo should be making the first game a download on the eshop.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> OR do like they did with Bayonetta. Release X2 with X1 as a bonus. So glad I got one when it was released. Beautiful game and great fun to play!

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I want a Project X Zone 2. That game was the ish.

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OK, No one else seems to care about Code Name: Steam, Which seems to be Steampunk X-Com with Abe Lincon...


TAKE ALL MY MONEY!!!!

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<< LINK REMOVED >> it looks like valkyria chronicles, but with more polished mechanics :P

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"Amiibo integration will take the form of costumes for your Mii Racers."

Hurraaaay... ugh. For the love of all that is holy, no more Miis.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> I tihnk Miis are fine, but that's kind of a lame perk given that many (all?) of those costumes' characters are actually in the game. I suppose it is fun enough for variety, but I hope for the sake of the Amiibo that they add more bonuses

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> I can't stand them. I think they're ugly and they look completely out of place in almost everything they're put in... especially something like Mario Kart where it's an established universe with a set of established characters. It looks out of place even from the perspective of art style.

I get why they're doing it from a technical standpoint... they can reskin a Mii's body and not do any modelling work what-so-ever and get away with that because of how they're rendered, and you can make a Mii with short hair (or no hair) and just stick a helmet on top and be fine whereas that would be impossible with a character like Iggy. You'd have to make an entirely new model without hair so the hair doesn't clip through the helmet and that's more effort on their part (and hard-drive space). The most effort would be to include the actual character as a playable racer. It reeks of laziness and shoehorning. It's better than nothing I suppose.

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I missed the Direct while at work, so I assume...nothing on SMT x FE?

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Splatoon looks really fun.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> I'm glad it won't be multiplayer only. I was worried it was going to be one of those games you could only play online.

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No Star Fox?? I'll definitely have to get SSB for the Wii U one I get one. Enjoying the 3DS version.

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so...basically xenoblade is a hunting game like monster hunter clone? that's...disappointing

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<< LINK REMOVED >> You could not be further from the truth. Clueless you are!

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<< LINK REMOVED >> The first Xenoblades which is an epic RPG by the way had so many side quests that you needed moths and replay to find them all or just get them online, today's Nintendo direct focus on all that not on the story

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Dude, it looks pretty much just like Xenoblade, You do all the things that they talked about in the trailer, it's just they didn't focus on the Story.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Never heard about the franchise, though Shulk must be the worst character in the new SSB.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> xenoblade for wii was an epic rpg, but according to what I hear about x for wii u, it's not even close, I don't like monster hunter type games

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The Dog/Duck from Duck Hunt are now in SSB. That's cool. A new PersonaQ 3DS XL.

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