

Whenever a Nintendo 3DS owner goes to a Nintendo Zone location and has the StreetPass feature enabled, they will be able to StreetPass with the last person to visit that location. Nintendo Zone StreetPass enhancement: Via a Nintendo 3DS system update available soon, owners will be able to visit any Nintendo Zone location to have virtual StreetPass encounters with other Nintendo 3DS owners in a relay format.Pikmin 3/The Wonderful 101 promotion: With Pikmin 3 launching on 26th July, and The Wonderful 101 launching on 23rd August, if Wii U console owners download Pikmin 3 from Nintendo eShop between 26th July 2013 and 21st September 2013, they will be able to buy The Wonderful 101 for 30% off on Nintendo eShop on the same Wii U once it is released and only until 21st September 2013.Whilst in Spin the Bottle: Bumpie’s Party from KnapNok Games, which launches in August, two to eight players sit around the Wii U GamePad and dance, spin, grab, jump, hide, pass and squeeze their way through a series of fun minigames. The difficulty level can match any need and adapt to the physics of each playable character. Cloudberry Kingdom – launching on 1st August – from Ubisoft is a platformer with a random level generator that gives players a new challenge every single time. On 15th August, Capcom is bringing DuckTales: Remastered to Wii U with hand-drawn, animated sprites, original Disney character voice talent* and richly painted level backgrounds from the classic cartoon TV series.

New downloadable Nintendo eShop games: Three great games are coming to Nintendo eShop soon.Pikmin 3 launches next week, 26th July in stores and on Nintendo eShop. In other news, players who go through Story Mode, Mission Mode and co-op Mission Mode and have broadband Internet access will be able to compare scores and stats with other players from around the world. Every battle is different, as players adapt to different variables, stages and opponents. Players might want to grow lots of Pikmin quickly, while others want to make quick-hit attacks to grab prizes. Pikmin 3 news: In Bingo Battle, this head-to-head battle mode features 12 different stages with three different variations per stage.EarthBound news: EarthBound, created by Shigesato Itoi, is available from 17:00 UK-time on Nintendo eShop for Wii U.Today’s announcements included: Wii U news To view the Nintendo Direct Mini in its entirety, visit our official Nintendo Direct page. During today’s Nintendo Direct Mini, Nintendo also revealed that Nintendo Zone locations are soon getting StreetPass enhancements to let players connect with one another, and provided information about a number of current and upcoming video games. 18th July 2013 – Fans of EarthBound got a big surprise this afternoon with the game releasing for the first time in Europe as a Wii U Virtual Console title on Nintendo eShop.
