A is for Alpha Centauri

 Neither for me.  Wii U for console goodness. PC for anything else.

 My brother may end up getting one of them however, so at some point I'll probably get a chance to check them out.

 Yeah.

 Wat.

 Is my response to that.

 Cheap usage of the word when it's not really anything new or novel e.g. HD has been done for a long time now that's not an innovation just because Nintendo is late to the party.  Takes away any merit from their talking points for me.

 That's all I really need.

 What? Smash Brothers is evolving...

 Smash Brothers has evolved into Smash Brothers HD!

 INNOVATION!

 I love the history of Nintendo IP's and for the most part like that they stick to the same formula, but I find it so weaksauce when I hear the developers talk about innovation when it's nothing of the sort.  For the most part changes are improvements, not innovations. One thing I'm looking forward to down the line with dual gamepads would be gaming in the same room with a friend and being able to/being forced  turn around in your physical space to see what's around you.  I think that would be a really cool mechanic if Nintendo ever comes out with a FPS. Anyway... /endofftopic

Uhh. More characters and arenas is not evolving the series. But two different sets of arenas is evolving the series? Wat.

innovation by definition does not mean new or novel

 What does it mean?

 First result from google:

 in·no·va·tion  

 So far I'm enjoying it quite a bit.  Two non-Nintendo related issues are my biggest gripe. One being no Amazon Instant Video in Canada without workarounds.

 Hi!

 I spent my childhood and most of my formative years playing Nintendo, I outright rejected the PS and Xbox and never had either in my home until the PS3 which my brother bought. I skipped the Nintendo Wii but I just bought a Wii U and have absolutely no idea why.  Not to say I regret the purchase.  I just have no idea why or how a wave of nostalgia so big so suddenly hit me and convinced me to spend $1000+ on a Wii U, games, accessories and a new TV.  I didn't see an advertisement or a friend who suggested it.  A random urge, some googling and about a week later and my room is completely revamped to incorporate the Wii U and Samsung as the centerpieces.

 The first games I bought along with the system were New Super Mario Bros U and Resident Evil.   Mario was fun and brought back a lot of memories but it had me thinking I was just too old to really love this anymore.  Resident Evil (first time playing one, I've never been as into the Zombie thing as a lot of people are) I bought specifically hoping it would scare me and allowed myself to only play at night after reading messed up stuff about messed up stuff on the internet and getting myself creeped out to begin with. The conehead zombies didn't scare me but my character's shadow literally made me jump in my seat several times, I lost most of that nervous fear when I saw the whole game wasn't set on that ship hahah.  Noob.

 At that point I decided I needed to go to a classic.  My bread and butter Zelda.  I bought Skyward Sword and god damn I'm in love again.  I went in thinking the motion controlled swordplay would be awesome, was annoyed at how painful it seemed to be for my wrists after getting a taste and went back to being fan after refining my motions. I'm so stoked for Pikmin 3, Wind Waker, Super Smash Bros, Mario Kart and Donkey Kong. I'm a completionist so the games I have currently plus I'll probably end up getting Darksiders 2 and Assassin's Creed should tide me over until Pikmin and beyond when the rest of these games start coming out.

 I can absolutely see how avid supporters of Nintendo who spent major time with the Wii could be disillusioned with how things are currently but I am utterly optimistic that I'm going to have so much fun with this system.  Hopefully, with friends I make here because I don't know a single person who owns the Wii U.  Again, that speaks to some of the trouble Nintendo is/or seems to be having but I'm 100% on team "they'll figure it out."

Edit: Seems team Green is invading these boards. 

 Thanks for the warm welcome all.

NOPENOPENOPE

 

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 My first Nintendo Direct while being a Wii U owner. History in the making.

 Counting down the days until I can buy Pikmin 3.

 They had the audience cracking up constantly Shigeru has a future after retiring from Nintendo. WTB translator.

 Game looks beautiful and there's no way I can see that the gameplay isn't groin grabbingly great.

 Does this not deserve it's own thread? I would have thought there would be one. I would have used Y2Kev's but I wanted a spoiler free thread.

 I just bought mine from Best Buy.  Was hoping it would be stocked at Superstore (I'm Canadian) so I could use my PC points but it wasn't on the shelves yet unfortunately.  Then again, it wasn't on the shelves in Best Buy either I had to ask for it.

About to go on a mini marathon here I think. 

 Who else bought it day one?

 32 GB Micro Flash Drive 

 I want to put additional memory in my Wii U eventually.  Just need to find one that's on sale.

 And maybe it's less ugly but it'll never be as pretty as the Pro Controller.  That thing's a beaut aesthetically.

 Yeah. Love how discrete it is. To buy one of those or another game though? Hmm.

 The console looks sleek as hell but the controller is hideous.  I wonder if the Big 3 have patented everything about a controller to the point Ouya needed to make it look stupid to avoid getting sued. 

 It is nice in controlled instances.  It's still too inaccurate/unresponsive to be used as a main form of control for the vast majority of games IMO.

I havent seen and wii u advert in the uk apart from one lego city one.

 Same up here in Canada.  We need to start watching more TVii.

 Minimalist commercial + Pikmin. 

 I wish she (anyone) gave a specific for Mario 3D World to be her favourite other than the cat suit.  I really want to like it.

 Donkey Kong is looking pretty fresh in HD.

The only reason I can think of to not have at least one of those E3 games released with the system is they wanted to gauge people's reactions to the gamepad and system before delivering their classics. Anyways, I'm sure that topic has been hashed enough times. As someone who adopted the Wii U very recently this waterfall of games leading up and into the new year isn't such a bad thing.  Gives me enough time to enjoy it all without feeling rushed to get the next hot release.  So this E3 was solid from my perspective.  Nothing mind bottling.  Just solid.

(For whatever reason there's a ridiculous amount of unfounded optimism in me that Nintendo really wants to bring all it's characters to life in HD and so throughout the next few years we will see every single one of it's classic franchises revived.)

 Reads like a wishlist of most Zelda fans.  Yeah, odds are it's complete unicorn tongue but imagine if even half of these things were true. 

http://www.gamefaqs....-wii-u/66832961

Zelda Wii U planned to be announced at E3 2014.

Information has surfaced that Zelda Wii U will be announced at E3 2014. A variety of points about the game has leaked from NDA interviews between Aonuma and various Japanese game magazines that enquired about it at E3.

> The game is using the E3 2011 Tech Demo graphics. The Tech Demo was actually footage from a pre-Alpha version.

> The game is a direct sequel to Twilight Princess.

> The game will be Open World. The player will be able to explore a vast and seamless Hyrule. Around 70% of the development team are solely working on content to fill this Open World. The aim is to make it full of content and have more side-quests, sub-dungeons, and collectibles than any past 3D Zelda.

> Motion controls have been dropped. The game will use the Wii U Game Pad and build off the controls of the GameCube version of Twilight Princess. There will be heavy use of the Game Pad screen in a variety of unique ways.

> There are 10 dungeons. You can play the first five in any order, and when all are complete, you can play the later five in any order. The game now features a term Aonuma calls "Parallel Dungeons". You will have to multi-task between all 5 dungeons to complete them. Solving puzzles in one dungeon will open doors and change the layout of another. Aonuma states that playing through all 5 dungeons simultaneously will feel like one giant Water Temple (from Ocarina of Time).

> Princess Zelda will have a deep involvement in the story. Princess Zelda didn't get much development in Twilight Princess, but many fans have said they loved her detailed costume design. Aonuma wants to rectify this issue by making her character as complex as her elaborate clothes.

> The game began development in Q1 2010, almost two years before Skyward Sword was released. It was being made by a different team than the one that developed Skyward Sword. However, the staff of Skyward Sword have now joined the development head count on Zelda Wii U.

> The game will be the directorial debut of Satoru Takizawa. He previously served as Art Director of Twilight Princess. Aonuma personally feels that, due to Takizawa's experience being in charge of the visuals of Twilight Princess, he's the most qualified staff member to direct a realistic Zelda. Takizawa has worked on every 3D Zelda game since OoT. He designed Ganondorf and all the bosses in OoT, all the bosses in MM, Ganondorf and the Moblin in TWW, and didn't do much on SS as he was moved off the project midway to direct the next realistic Zelda.

> Online co-op that functions like a 3D version of Four Swords is being included as a separate multiplayer feature. The mode will have paid DLC content. This will be in the form of dungeons, powerful enemies, new items, and unique tunics.

> Regarding the scale of the Open World, Aonuma is aiming for it to be on par with Skyrim.

> All the NPCs will be voiced. They will speak in a fictional language that will represent Hylian.

> Aonuma states that the game will definitely be announced in 2014. E3 is the most likely venue, not a Nintendo Direct.