not sure, hopefully we get an gamexplain video or someone shows us. I don't have a chance today to check it out myself. I assume it shares the replays to Miiverse, but perhaps social too? 

 

good question. i would assume the sharing stuff might be in the 3ds version, mewtwo support. not sure about the mii fighter costumes and the 8 players stages are not supported obviously.

3DS has had sharing since 1.0.5. You can upload replays/snapshots/mii fighters to an online database, which people can look through and download from. They're deleted after a set amount of time (30 days iirc). All DLC is shared between versions (and you get a discount for buying it for both versions).

Thanks for the replies!  I will have a chance to try it out this weekend, and I will report back.  Hoping for smooth and easy install!!

Someone mentioned that I could buy the component cables....and yes, I did know that, but I am thinking that quality would be better using the HDMI...and since that is what comes with the Wii U...I won't have to buy anything else.  Am I correct thinking the quality would be better?

Theoretically, yes. However, it varies by TV. In general, the higher the resolution, the more noticeable the difference. So, if your TV is 1080p, HDMI should look quite a bit better. If it's only 720p or 1080i, though, the difference will still be there, just not as pronounced. But I think you'll be fine hooking it up to the Blu Ray player, so I wouldn't worry about it.

Red 2DS with Yoshi's New Island download for $99.99 at Target. http://www.target.co...Slot=medium_1_1

Edit: Massive brain fart. If you saw this earlier, ignore what I said.

I love how being successful with your current market strategy means you should change course entirely. lol

Owners of the adapter have confirmed that it doesn't work in vWii mode. Maybe if enough people complain, there'll be an update supporting it.

I'm still on the fence about this. I was hoping it would emulate the Wii's GameCube ports (and therefore be compatible with all supported Wii games) but no. 
Adapter not compatible with other software
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Sigh. No Brawl.

I found their wording on this to be a little odd -- mostly because of http://i.imgur.com/qqzN7Ir.png . It's from August, mind you, but the more recent statement states the adapter will not compatible be with other Wii U software, which doesn't contradict the previous statement, and that it won't be compatible with Wii -- not Wii Mode, but Wii. I think I'll send an email myself and report back with the reply.

Edit: Never mind, their email system is under maintenance. I'll keep poking around though.

I'm greatly pleased overall. Much more hype than I thought it'd be, definitely wasn't expecting Mewtwo. May consider bringing my Wii U to school to play 8-player smash at lunch.

and they didnt even mention Amiibo!

except they did

2.5 hours left... Is it typically best to view the Directs through Nintendo's own site? I use to do that, but sometimes I get disconnected.

 

Edit: 3.5 hours, sorry...

I usually watch from Nintendo's site, get disconnected, and then go to Youtube where it's generally pretty smooth. I'm going straight to Youtube this time.

Edit: Updated the op and title to state the video length and reflect the official name.

Pretty cool!

They are actually not calling it a ND, but a "live-stream event".

Maybe that means we will be seeing something different.

Hmm. I kinda noticed this, but didn't really think anything of it since it used the direct logo and is on the direct page. We'll see what's up on Thursday, I guess.

Watch it at:

http://www.nintendo....rect/10-23-2014/

http://www.twitch.tv/nintendo

Scheduled for Thursday at 3 p.m. pacific time. As the name suggests, 50 new facts are to be shown. It will be approximately 35 minutes long.

You need to receive an item called "Lucky Star" first. It'll give you a tutorial and everything, you'll know it when you get it.

Can I play Mario Kart 8 with the Wii classic controller pro?

I just tried it, it works.

Did the Digital Event make its way to the eshop yet? That's going to be the highest quality feed we will ever get of this, so we can compare the screens to the video.

Yup. Anyone got a capture card?

-Getting 100% in Xenoblade (holy crap)

-Playing MK8 online when I need a break

-Random 3DS games, mainly Pokemon and MK7

I'll be surprised if it doesn't have multiplayer. Rather curiously, not counting games that don't have their number of players listed, it's the only game on Nintendo's E3 site that has the number of players listed as TBD.

I hope Nintendo buys them. I certainly think it's a possibility, given the history the two companies have.

I might bring mine to school sometimes next year to play during lunch, if I really feel the need. Kinda feels silly when I already own a 3DS though. Then again, 4 player Smash Bros sounds really enticing, and some of my friends don't own a 3DS...

I have a converter for my car that allows for portability as well. it's pretty cool.

Might have to do this for longer car rides.

Wasn't on board until I saw the trailer. Now I'm very on board.

hope these still work on the gamecube (cant tell if they are using the nunchuk port)

They are. These are basically custom designed classic controllers.

What?

2 minutes.

Sitting in school doing history homework to pass the time, lol. Only gonna be able to catch the first 15 minutes before my lunch ends, but that's better than nothing.

47 minutes in length. Was hoping for the full hour, but this is still decent.

but everytime ive checked no one has been there

This.