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[Glass Joe]

'Bout time! My disappointment of game journalists not being able to discuss has been removed with this announcement.

10 hours? That's about 4am EST I think so I'll be sleeping. A good reason to wake up early before work to check it out though. Hopefully someone will have some translations to read while I'm watching around 7 or 8am

 

[rpmurphy]

Looks like I'm going to sleep at 10PM tonight.

 

[Gamer @ Heart]

Meh, I'm not excited for OS info as most others, I want more game announcements, these last few have been terrible for them, what happened to the days when we had the huge Fall Conferences where dozens of games would be announced at once? Do have to depend on Famitsu? And seriously, Famitsu's very hit and miss for Nintendo-platform announcements. :/

Their fall conferences were never as big as you seem to remember. One or two key titles, some small ones, and one year a surprising amount of games where only half ever came out outside of japan. Its not E3.

Game announcements will come when they need to be in/dominate the press cycle again early next year.

 

[StreetsAhead]

Page says:

Company President, Satoru Iwata will present information about the system features of the Wii U directly to viewers via the internet.

GET HYPE.

 

[SolarPowered]

My body is ready

 

[Cheesemeister]

Announced while I'm on my way to work, yet again. I'll be providing live translations and will have a new thread up within an hour.

 

[Jarsonot]

Alarm set. Body ready.

Interested in seeing this, but I have a feeling I'll still be discovering things about the Wii U when I get it into my grubby little hands.

 

[Delio]

BRING IT IWATA

 

[Smiles and Cries]

HELL YEAH MIIVERSE

 

[Ydahs]

Good thing Nintendo chose this to happen after today's exam, not before

ALL ABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOARD

Haha, never thought I'd see the Upfield train in that context!

 

[Luigiv]

7pm AWST? Perfect.

 

[Zero148]

very nice, so 12:00 am for me. I can sleep long and wake up to Iwata goodness

 

[BGBW]

So if my calculations are correct I should be comfortably at work when this starts so I guess I can watch it while taking a breather. Goodo.

 

[Gianni Merryman]

About time!
Talk about giving short notice!

 

[AJSousuke]

I'll expect to be really surprised when i wake up tomorrow.

can wait for a megaton..

 

[piteru]

Good catch, this is almost assuredly connected. Maybe they plan on testing their new account system before launch? Would be very cool.

That would be megatonious!
Iwata: here is your nintendO id
Iwata:at the of this nd, you can go and create your nid through your 3ds!

 

[Pineconn]

Announced while I'm on my way to work, yet again. I'll be providing live translations and will have a new thread up within an hour.

You're a god among gods.

 

[kitsuneyo]

Woohoo! Can't wait

 

[GimMick]

Finally we will know, the end is nigh...

 

[Cheesemeister]

Tonight's presentation will cover Wii U system features. Miiverse is not specifically mentioned, but it's assumed to be included within that topic.

 

[Gianni Merryman]

Announced while I'm on my way to work, yet again. I'll be providing live translations and will have a new thread up within an hour.

Many thanks once again for this.

 

[braves01]

I'm so excited for this guys.

 

[Salvadora]

I love how they announce it 10 hours beforehand. It helps keep my hype in line.

 

[Linkup]

Should of guessed this after hearing about the press getting systems and being embargoed 1 day.

I don't expect anything really interesting, just hope everything is smooth and quick.

 

[zruben]

DAWN OF THE FINAL DAY
-10 hours remain-

 

[Drago]

Turns out this is 5am central time.

Guess I'll be waking up early tomorrow...

 

[future_pinoy]

hoping for more scoops

 

[ScRYeD]

ALL ABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOARD

I've been on that hype train. Guess we can get off at Wii-Upfield station and grab some kebabs.

 

[muu]

holy shit, they really ARE going to start announcing Nintendo Directs 10 mins before presentations at this rate.

 

[shira]

"We have no online infrastructure at launch. Stay tuned."

 

[The M.O.B]

Right when I get home from work..............at 3 AM in the morning..........le sigh

 

[playingwithfire]

Oh man I have a doctors appointment right at that time! I hate my body!

 

[RAWi]

Gotta love this sudden Nintendo Directs!

Plan already done. Wake up at 5 a.m., watch Nintendo Direct, have breakfast, then go to work Will be a happy day to work!

 

[Keyser Soze]

ALL ABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOARD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-DpRcxK_N8

 

[TriGen]

Sweet! I wonder if NA is gonna have one? You would think they would do an english direct as well, since NA will launch first. Maybe, because Iwata is the best technical/business Nintendo President they want him to reveal the important stuff first.

 

[piteru]

holy shit, they really ARE going to start announcing Nintendo Directs 10 mins before presentations at this rate.

Next nintendo directs are already a past experience!

 

[StreetsAhead]

[岩田]今回のダイレクトは、Miiverseをはじめ、Wii Uに搭載される本体機能がどのようなものなのかを具体的にご説明する35分程度のものです。新規発表するゲームの情報はありませんが、よろしければご覧ください。#NintendoDirectJP

From Twitter

https://twitter.com/Nintendo

This Direct will be about 35 minutes long and focus on explaining Wii U system features, including Miiverse, in an exact fashion. There will be no new announcement of game information, however, please watch if you have time.

 

[Reluctant-Hero]

About damn time! I'll get up bright and early, 5:00 AM pacific, so I can digest the info.

I assume this will be our conversation thread?

 

[zruben]

damn... I try to ignore the WiiU, because I won't buy one at launch...

but then they throw me stuff like this to feed my hype and consider being poor on christmas. =(

 

[Übermatik]

YUSSSSSSSSS.

RETRO A GO GO.

it WILL be this time!!!!!1!111!Onwnoekjd

This Direct will be about 35 minutes long and focus on explaining Wii U system features, including Miiverse, in an exact fashion. There will be no new announcement of game information, however, please watch if you have time.

Bollocks.

 

[Seda]

About damn time! I'll get up bright and early, 5:00 AM pacific, do I can digest the info.

I assume this will be our conversation thread?

Cheesehead will make another one so he can keep a summary in the OP

 

[AlexMeloche]

I'm gonna be in class!

vadernooo.jpg

 

[ShellyDeKiller]

Oh man I have a doctors appointment right at that time! I hate my body!

Your body's not ready.

 

[AJSousuke]

DAWN OF THE FINAL DAY
-10 hours remain-

so we will not get to the release day?

 

[TheChits]

Fuck yessssssssssssssssssssss. Let me hop on that train!

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Fucking finally!

Can't wait to see Miiverse in action, I hope it's good and not limited.

 

[Mr.LightMan]

Sweet, just as I get back from work.

 

[Roo]

It's really happening

We waited so long for this. It's here, folks!!

Spoiler

Great, I'll have to wake up an hour earlier for college

 

[Mpl90]

Oh man I have a doctors appointment right at that time! I hate my body!

It seems your body wasn't literally ready.

 

[Reluctant-Hero]

Cheesehead will make another one so he can keep a summary in the OP

Excellent. Hopefully a video link to Iwata's presentation will be included. I bet it'll be another pre-recorded session, not that there is anything wrong with that.