Wii U final format at E3, new 2D side-scrolling Mario for 3DS

More news from the Nintendo investor meeting!

"We are planning to showcase the final format and discuss the details at E3 2012, which will be held in Los Angeles in the United States in June this year," said Iwata.

It looks like the Wii U might be different by the time E3 rolls around. And if your wondering when the Wii U might launch?

"Today, I’d like to confirm that we will launch the Wii U in Japan, the U.S., Europe and Australia in time for the year-end sales season."

He also announced a new Mario game.

"Although there is no logo here, we are planning to release a totally new side-scrolling action Super Mario in 2D as a key title for the Nintendo 3DS in the next fiscal year."

So a new 2D Mario game coming to the 3DS, I wonder if it will be like New Super Mario Bros or maybe a cartoon style like Wario Land: Shake It.

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3DS eShop delayed to June 6 in North America

The 3DS eShop was scheduled to release in late may, that date has now been delayed to June 6th in North America and the 7th in Japan. It's no coincidence that this is also E3 week so expect some eShop announcements at the event.

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Nintendo Confirmers Wii Successor, To Be Released After March 2012

Nintendo has confirmed that they do in fact have the Wii's successor and are planning to show it off and have it playable at E3. They also disproved any idea that the system will come out in 2011 because it wasn't in their sales projections, which goes up to March 31, 2012.

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told Bloomberg News, "We would like to propose a new approach to home video game consoles. It's difficult to make 3-D images a key feature, because 3-D televisions haven't obtained wide acceptance yet."

So the Wii's successor wont have 3D as it's main focus which makes sense as not that many people want to go out and buy a brand new 3D TV. It doesn't rule out the possibility of it having 3D, just that it wont be a "key feature."

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RUMOR: New Nintendo console details surface

Some details on Nintendo's next console have surfaced. Of course none of this has been confirmed but these are supposed credible sources. According to the reports:

• New console is codenamed "Project Cafe"
• Is backwards compatible with Wii software
• Is significantly more powerful than the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 
• Capable of 1080p resolutions
• Reveal expected at E3
• New controller will feature dual analog sticks and standard d-pad and trigger buttons. It'll mirror a Gamecube controller in general function but not in specific form.
• Controller to feature touch screen
• Players will be able to stream game content from the console to the controller's screen
• Set to launch late 2012

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