E3 2013

Pokémon News:
• Pokemon X and Y and Pokemon Rumble U news expected with no other Pokémon games revealed.


Game Updates:
• Yoshi Wii U is said to be a late 2013/early 2014 title.
• Games said to be at the E3 showfloor include: 3D Mario, Mario Kart, Pikmin 3, W101, X, Mario and Luigi: Dream Team.


Rumoured/Unconfirmed Games:
• Capcom supposedly working on a Resident Evil remake from their back catalogue.
• Nintendo wanting to continue Picross on Nintendo 3DS.
• New Star Fox title, said to be more like Lylat Wars, expected this generation.
• Star Wars expected on Wii U as "Disney likes the Wii U so far".
• Nintendo titles to use NFC - new IP from Nintendo.
• New Animal Crossing expected, but "way off" for Wii U.
• Nintendo tried to regain Banjo Kazooie but it didn't work.
• A Final Fantasy remake is being developed for Wii U.
• Games that will use dual GamePad controllers will be announced.


Legend of Zelda:
• New Legend of Zelda is said to feature a return for past races like the Gorons, Zoras plus new additional species to encounter.
• The game is also venturing into more "RPG-like" territory without "going full out RPG", like Skyward Sword.


Hardware Revisions and Performance:
• Wii U periperhals expected this year (to connect to the GamePad).
• A New Nintendo Wii U is expected by the end of 2014 with more internal storage but Blu-ray is unknown.
• A new Nintendo 3DS revision is expected, but not within the next two years.
• Denies Wii U clock-speed increases.
• Achievements and linked accounts said to be coming but "in a different way than anyone else does".
• Nintendo working on trying to get more engines supported by Wii U.


Virtual Console Releases:
• Nintendo are expected to show and highlight classic GameCube titles heading to Virtual Console.
• Online multiplayer for classic Virtual Console games isn't likely from Nintendo but "third parties will".
• Plans to release classic titles, like Xenoblade Chronicles, on the Wii U eShop is likely at some point.


Retro Studios Wii U Project:
• The upcoming, untitled game from Retro Studios is said to be first-person, futuristic and "something everyone wants them to make".
• Said to be working on a Donkey Kong track for Mario Kart Wii U