The New Games of Nintendo Direct

Sonic Lost World is an action-adventure platformer that is currently being developed for both the 3DS and the WiiU. It will be published by Sega and developed by Sonic Team. Release Date: October 22, 2013. It currently allows both the Nintendo 3DS and the WiiU versions to interact with one another over a wireless connection, allowing one person to control Sonic and the other a helicopter that can fly around and collect rings.

Rayman Legends is a platformer that is currently being developed for the WiiU. It will be published by Ubisoft and developed by Ubisoft Montpellier. Release Date: September 3, 2013. Currently, the game supports local multiplayer (maximum of 5 players), with the player with the GamePad being allowed to manipulate the levels to make things easier for the player controlling Rayman and his cohorts. The WiiU version also includes exclusive Mario and Luigi costumes to dress Rayman and his friends in.

Art Academy Sketchpad is an exclusive app for the WiiU that will launch through the e-Shop on August 9. It will allow gamers to create their own drawings and post them to MiiVerse. There is also a full game in development, but more details will be announced later.

Mario and Luigi Dream Team is an RPG for the 3DS that will be released August 11, 2013 in North America. It is developed by Alpha Dream and published by Nintendo.

Pokemon Rumble U is a Pokemon game available exclusively on the WiiU e-Shop. It will release on August 29 2013 in North America and August 15, 2013 in Europe. There will be 649 Pokemon available in the game, and the game supports up to 4-player co-op.

Techmo Bowl, Wario Land 3 and the original Donkey Kong will also be available as downloadables through the 3DS e-Shop soon. Super Mario Bros. 3 will be available through both the 3DS and the WiiU e-Shop.

Nintendo also had a quick summary about the new Nintendo Zones used in Street Passes now. Now, you no longer need to be in physical proximity to someone with a 3DS to use Street Pass. At select zones, a 3DS user can leave a Street Pass hotspot which another 3DS user can use for Street Pass. This will work in Animal Crossing New Leaf, where you can obtain unique items if you successfully Street Pass while playing the game.

 Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy is an upcoming puzzle game coming exclusively to the Nintendo 3DS in 2014. It will be developed by Level-5 and published by Nintendo. According to Akihiro Hino, CEO of Level-5, it will be the last game to star Professor Layton as the protagonist.

Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attourney is also an upcoming Nintendo 3DS puzzle game that will be released in 2014. More details to be announced.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is an upcoming Zelda game for the Nintendo 3DS and a sequel to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. According to Iwata, there will be two worlds, one from Link to the Past and a whole new world. Iwata also stressed that while the world is similar, the puzzles and dungeons are completely new and that this game is set many years after Link to the Past. It will be launched November 2013.

For The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, Iwata mentioned that there had been some adjustments compared to the original game, most notably that collecting shards was made easier and that sailing would be faster and less time-consuming. It will launch October 2013 for the WiiU.

It was also announced that Luigi will be a playable character for Super Smash Bros. for both the Nintendo 3DS and the WiiU.

Finally, there will be an Animal Crossing New Leaf community for MiiVerse to allow people around the world to communicate to one another.