E3 2012: Nintendo's E3 press event live blog

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Today E3 2012 officially opens its doors but before that happens, we have one more press conference to attend. Nintendo will hold its Wii U event at the Nokia Theater, next door to E3's home of the LA Convention Center. Nintendo is expected to show a lot of Wii U games It will begin at 9 am Pacific time (Noon Eastern time) and we will be live blogging from the event. Stay tuned!

NeoGamr and Neowin's coverage of E3 2012 is sponsored by War Inc. Battle Zone.

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15:41 John Callaham Welcome to this Neowin.net live event. Coverage will begin shortly.
15:42 John Callaham We are about 20 minutes from the start of the event..lots of folks here
15:52 John Callaham About 10 minutes from the start now
15:59 John Callaham We should start any moment
16:01 John Callaham We are starting!
16:01 John Callaham We see "My Myamoto" in his dressing room
16:02 John Callaham With lots of Pikmins
16:02 John Callaham Miyamoto is on stage
16:03 John Callaham Oh u..Pikmins have invaded the theater
16:03 John Callaham He brings in his translator
16:04 John Callaham Game machines had to be connected before now to the TV
16:04 John Callaham Nintendo wanted to have a dedicated screen
16:05 John Callaham (apparently portable consoles don't count in this example but oh well)
16:05 John Callaham Pikmin 3 announced
16:06 John Callaham Pikmin find materials to build bridges
16:06 John Callaham Rock Pikmin break objects
16:07 John Callaham On the Wii U Gamepad, you will see the game's overall map
16:08 John Callaham It's more like an RTS game
16:08 John Callaham Four leaders in this game
16:09 John Callaham Challenge mode at E3..gatther as much fruit as you can
16:10 John Callaham Reggie is on stage
16:10 John Callaham Reggie is on stage
16:11 John Callaham 23 Wii U games on stage today
16:11 John Callaham in just one hour
16:13 John Callaham Netflix, Hulu, YouTube and Amazon Video will be on Wii U
16:13 John Callaham We will see more non-gaming info on Wii U in the future
16:16 John Callaham Wii U to support two Wii U GamePads
16:16 John Callaham Not just one as had been reported before
16:16 John Callaham A video showing off the features of the Gamepad is next
16:18 John Callaham Talking about Miiverse again
16:18 John Callaham A repeat of what was revealed on Sunday
16:19 John Callaham Still no games aside from Pikmin 3..odd for a conference that's about games
16:20 John Callaham Super Mario Bros U
16:21 John Callaham Miis in the Miiverse will chat about the game
16:21 John Callaham Gameplay
16:22 John Callaham Very much like a cool 2D Super Marion game
16:23 John Callaham Players can use the Wii U Gamepad can create blocks for other players
16:23 John Callaham Batman: Arkham City!
16:24 John Callaham Armored Edition
16:26 John Callaham Wii U GamePad can be used for detective work for Batman
16:27 John Callaham Apparently the gamepad can help Batman do more damage
16:28 John Callaham The new features are, well, eh?
16:28 John Callaham Scribblenaunts is next
16:28 John Callaham Scribblenauts Unlimited
16:30 John Callaham Using the GamePad to make content
16:30 John Callaham If you like this franchise, this is something that might be of interest
16:31 John Callaham Mass Effect 3
16:31 John Callaham Tank Tank Tank
16:32 John Callaham tekken tag tournament 2
16:32 John Callaham Trine 2
16:32 John Callaham darksiders 2
16:32 John Callaham Ninja Gaiden 3
16:32 John Callaham Aliens Colonlan Marines
16:33 John Callaham WiiFit presentation is next
16:34 John Callaham 43 million copies of WiiFit/WiiFit Plus have been sold
16:34 John Callaham WiiFitU
16:35 John Callaham Sking on the WiiFitU
16:35 John Callaham Jumping
16:36 John Callaham The new Fit Meter
16:36 John Callaham Overall, it looks like a good upgrade for WiiFit
16:37 John Callaham Sing (working title)
16:37 John Callaham Gamepad offers lyrics
16:37 John Callaham Its a combo of singing and dancing game
16:38 John Callaham 3Ds news
16:40 John Callaham Wednesday at 6 pm PT; a webcast for 3DS games
16:40 John Callaham New super mario bros 2
16:41 John Callaham Coming August 19th
16:41 John Callaham Paper Mario Sticker Star
16:42 John Callaham Coming holiday 2012
16:43 John Callaham Luigi
16:43 John Callaham Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon
16:43 John Callaham Back catching ghosts
16:44 John Callaham Also coming in late 2012
16:45 John Callaham Third Party 3DS Titles
16:46 John Callaham Lego City for the WiiU is next
16:46 John Callaham Open world Lego game
16:47 John Callaham GamePad is used to comunicate with players
16:47 John Callaham Crime fighting cops
16:47 John Callaham Matrix parody
16:48 John Callaham Looks pretty fun
16:49 John Callaham Ubisoft CEO is up next
16:51 John Callaham Just Dance 4
16:52 John Callaham More dancers coming on stage
16:53 John Callaham Eh....its another dancing game
16:54 John Callaham Actual gameplay now for ZombiU
16:54 John Callaham Gamepad can be used as a scanner
16:54 John Callaham Sniper weapon
16:56 John Callaham The GamePad can even be used to turn a person into a zombie
16:56 John Callaham Just in picture form of course
16:57 John Callaham NintendoLand
16:57 John Callaham A virtual theme park
16:59 John Callaham A Mii visits the theme park
16:59 John Callaham 12 different attractions in the final game
17:00 John Callaham Based on Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, Animal Crossing and more
17:01 John Callaham Gathering place for Miis and Miiverse
17:02 John Callaham Luigi's Ghost Mansion gets a NintendoLand demo
17:03 John Callaham Find ghosts with the GamePad
17:05 John Callaham Looks a little like Pacman
17:07 John Callaham Not sure this game is going to be popular
17:08 John Callaham But I could be wrong
17:08 John Callaham It's a launch title for the Wii U
17:10 John Callaham Reggie ends the Nintendo E3 press conference
17:11 John Callaham All in all the presentation was,well, underwheling
17:11 John Callaham none of the games were all that impressive
17:12 John Callaham That;'s all..time for E3 to finally begin at Noon PT
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