Nintendo Direct Highlights

Here are some highlights for those of you that missed the Nintendo Direct this morning.

Rosalina has been confirmed for BOTH Super Smash Bros 4 (3DS and Wii U versions) as well as Mario Kart 8. She will partner with Luma.

You can watch the official video below:

Next up we have a new Zelda spin-off tentatively titled "Hyrule Warriors." Nintendo has teamed with Tecmo Koei, developers of the Dynasty Warriors series. Iwata has expressed that Hyrule Warriors features the "tried and true action" of Dynasty Warriors while incorporating the environment, weapons, and enemies from The Legend of Zelda series. Link appears to have various items in his disposable besides his sword, such as bombs and the Fire Rod. There also seems to be a "special attack" that Link can use, where Link lifts his sword up and devastates the Bokoblins with what resembles the Hurricane Spin from Wind Waker. Various enemies appear in the game such as Bokoblins, Dodongos, Lizalfos, and probably more (despite there being only the three in the trailer). This game is due to release sometime in 2014.

You can watch the trailer below:

Dr. Luigi has been announced to release for the Wii U eShop. It's a puzzle game and similar to that of the original Dr. Mario game where you have to line up color-coded pills to destroy viruses. There is a special "Operation L" mode where the pills are L-shaped and apparently the game play is a lot easier, as each pill is essentially two fused into one. There is also a Germ Buster mode where the Wii U GamePad is held vertically and the touchscreen can be used to drag and rotate the pills to different positions. A Dr. Mario mode is also included.

The game can be played locally or online and there are different difficulty and attack levels. The game also features a multiplayer mode.

You can watch the trailer below:

Mario Kart 8 was featured and confirmed for release Spring 2014. The Baby characters - Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Daisy - have been confirmed as well as Rosalina. A bunch of new race tracks have been featured, such as a Super Mario Sunshine-inspired one (Delfino Airport?), a beanstalk-cloud track, and a desert Dry Bowser inspired track.

You can check out the trailer here.

A new series of NES Remix have been announced. It's available for purchase in the Wii U eShop and features mini-game versions of 16 NES titles like The Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, and Excitebike, among others. There are two modes - Remix mode and NES stages. The Remix mode will have new challenges and twists at every moment while the NES stages will be more traditional but a little tweaked. The overall basis of the game is to try to get the highest score so you can broadcast it on Miiverse.

You can watch the trailer below: