Episode 46: Hands-on with E3 2013

E3 2013 may be over, but our coverage certainly isn’t! In our second episode dedicated to the year’s biggest gaming expo, we share hands-on impressions of four of the Wii U’s most anticipated games: Super Mario 3D World, Mario Kart 8, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD. We pick up where we left off in our previous E3 episode (Episode 45: E3 2013 Direct Response), combing through Nintendo’s many E3 interviews and briefings to bring you the latest details on these four games and a slew of others, including Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS and the Wii U’s mysterious, original Zelda title. We then turn our attention to third parties, discussing both newly announced titles and Nintendo’s revised strategy for boosting Wii U support. To wrap it all up, we look beyond the games with an analysis of Nintendo’s stance on going multi-platform and the ongoing used games debate. For an expo as big as E3, it’s only right that this episode is packed with content!

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As always, you can find links to all the news and games discussed in this episode below. Each link also lists a time stamp, allowing you to easily listen to the segments that most interest you. Enjoy!

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News

• [0:07] Super Mario 3D World: Keeping Mario weird (Polygon)
• [0:11] Exploring Super Mario 3D World with Its Development Team (TIME.com)
• [0:13] Super Mario 3D World reunites Mario Galaxy composers (Destructoid)
• [0:28] Nintendo Defends Choice To Have Retro Make a New Donkey Kong Country (Kotaku)
• [0:30] E3 2013: Nintendo, Retro Discuss Future of Metroid (IGN)
• [0:38] Aonuma on why the 3DS isn’t used in Zelda: Wind Waker HD for the Tingle Tuner (Nintendo Everything)
• [0:42] Streamlined Triforce Quest, No New Dungeons For Wind Waker Remake (Kotaku)
• [0:46 – 1:01] Super Smash Bros: New Details – No Plans for DLC, Tripping Removed, Smash Bros. Will Not Use Touch Screen Controls, Namco Bandai Characters Receive No Priority, and Final Names Revealed (IGN)
• [0:52] No cross-platform play for Smash Bros on 3DS and Wii U (Joystiq)
• [0:55] Don’t Expect A Lot Of Third-Party Characters In The Next Smash Bros (Kotaku)
• [1:02] E3 2013: Discovering Yoshi’s Island (Again) (IGN)
• [1:07] E3 2013: A Quick Update on Yarn Yoshi (IGN)
• [1:11] Nintendo Considered Showing New Zelda Wii U Game At E3 (GameInformer.com)
• [1:12] Nintendo’s Eiji Aonuma on the Wii U’s stumbles, Virtual Console support and a ‘need to evolve’ (Engadget)
• [1:15] Interview: Zelda Producer Eiji Aonuma Talks DLC, Missing Dungeons And Majora’s Mask (Nintendo Life)
• [1:21] Nintendo E3 Analyst Briefing (Nintendo Investor Relations Site)
• [1:28] Call of Duty: Ghosts Will Release on Wii U, Says Executive Producer (Kotaku)
• [1:31] Ubisoft announces Just Dance 2014 (Vooks)
• [1:34] Pac-Man Museum Coming to Wii U and 3DS (Nintendo Enthusiast)
• [1:37 – 1:45] 2013 Wii U Nintendo eShop Releases (YouTube)
• [1:39] Oddworld: New ‘N’ Tasty and Stranger’s Wrath HD Coming to Wii U eShop (Nintendo Word Report)
• [1:43] Here’s your first look at Scram Kitty, Dakko Dakko’s Wii U exclusive (Eurogamer)
• [1:47] Nintendo Chief Defends Console Strategy (Wall Street Journal)
• [1:50] Interview: Shigeru Miyamoto on DRM and banjos (CVG)
• [1:52] Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cut No Longer Exclusive to Wii U (IGN)
• [1:53] NBA 2K14 shuns Wii U, opts for next-gen consoles instead (CNET)
• [1:54] Ubisoft to Nintendo: Sell More Systems and We’ll Make More Exclusives (Kotaku)
• [1:54] Ubisoft: ‘The Wii U will find its audience’ (Gamasutra)
• [1:55] EA: Wii U’s lack of Madden, FIFA a ‘rational’ business decision (Joystiq)
• [1:58] Nintendo believes Wii U can succeed against Xbox One, PS4 this holiday (GameSpot)
• [2:01] Nintendo’s Miyamoto: All this talk about our earnings is “silly” (GamesIndustry International)
• [2:08] Nintendo: If devs are worried about used game sales, they should make better games (Polygon)

Games

• [0:02] Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo.com E3 Game Page)
• [0:15] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo.com E3 Game Page)
• [0:24] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo.com E3 Game Page)
• [0:34] The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (Nintendo.com E3 Game Page)
• [0:46] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS (Official Site)
• [1:02] Yoshi’s New Island (Nintendo.com E3 Game Page)
• [1:07] Yarn Yoshi (IGN Game Page)
• [1:11] Legend of Zelda Wii U (IGN Game Page)
• [1:18] Mario Golf: World Tour (IGN Game Page)
• [1:21] Mario Party 3DS (IGN Game Page)
• [1:28] Call of Duty: Ghosts (Official Site)
• [1:31] Just Dance 2014 (Official Site)
• [1:34] Pac-Man Museum (GameSpot Game Page)
• [1:38] Ballpoint Universe (Official Site)
• [1:39] Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee New ‘N’ Tasty (Oddworld.com Game Page)
• [1:41] Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD (Oddworld.com Game Page)
• [1:43] Scram Kitty and His Buddy on Rails (IGN Game Page)