To give players a heads up on what they can expect, Nintendo UK released a short video detailing the differences between the original game and the new Luigi-fied version.

Well then, that looks incredibly difficult, but it also looks to be a lot of fun. I’m not sure if four player co-op would actually be that wise in these more demanding stages, but hey, it’s your funeral, buddy.

New Super Luigi U will be out on Thursday as DLC for New Super Mario Bros. U. It will be available as a standalone retail game later on August 25. The trailer indicates that the retail package will only be available in 2013 so you might want to grab it quick.

Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto showed off Pikmin 3′s mission mode as he attempted to obtain a gold medal in the new challenge event. In the mode, the player will have to control all three captains and their respective Pikmin to gather as many objects as possible within a certain time limit.

Spoilers: Miyamoto got the gold medal in the game that he closely worked on over the past few years. It doesn’t seem that surprising, but it is when you consider how many developers are actually bad at their own games.

Pikmin 3 will launch on August 4 exclusively for Wii U.

However, even now there don’t seem to be any current or upcoming Wii U games that use the console’s GamePad effectively. At least, not to the extent that it changes gameplay in a fundamental way, which the original Wii console certainly did. An E3 demo for the just-announced Wii U Mario Kart game, for example, uses the touch screen mainly as a horn for karts.

Even with their new Wii U Mario game, it seems Nintendo hasn’t found a “revolutionary” way to use the Wii U GamePad. A new highlight video put out by Nintendo shows that Super Mario 3D World can use the GamePad to tilt the view of gameplay on a TV. Of course, the same thing can be accomplished using an analog stick.

Super Mario 3D World is based on the style of Super Mario 3D Land for the Nintendo 3DS. The new game will feature multiplayer support for gamers to play as Luigi, Toad, and Peach. It also features new cat costumes, allowing Mario and others to claw up walls and pounce on enemies:

The most anticipated of those titles is, undoubtedly, Pokemon X & Y. Nintendo this week announced new Pokemon, connection details, and battle modes that will be included in the new game. Today, the Pokemon reveals were capped off with the reveal of some of the character in the games.

Players will be able to choose to play as a girl or boy, changing the lineup of the “four friends” that will accompany gamers on their Pokemon-collecting journey. Shauna, Tierno, and Trevor are the names of three of the friends, and players will meet either Serena or Calem, depending on the gener they choose.

The leader of the Santalune City Gym has been revealed as Viola, a photographer who “specializes in Pokemon photography.” New Pokemon called Litleo (norma- and fire-gype), Flabebe (fairy-type), and Scatterbug (bug-type that evolves into Spewpa and Vivillon) were also named.

The new Super Mario 3D World and Super Smash Bros. were the big new announcements from Nintendo on Tuesday, but a Nintendo 3DS game announced earlier this year is probably more exciting to many fans. Pokemon X & Y have already been announced, but new details for the next main Pokemon titles have been revealed at E3.

At Nintendo’s developer roundtable on Tuesday, Pokemon developers touted new connectivity and gameplay features. First up was the new Player Search System for Pokemon X & Y, which will allow players to trade and battle other players in their vicinity or worldwide.

Another new feature announced is a “Horde Encounter,” which will pit players against wild Pokemon that attack all at once. Players will have to use just one Pokemon at a time to battle several, making moves that can hit multiple enemies at once an important part of the game.

Sky Battles are a new feature of X & Y. The happen when trainers in a specific region challenge players to a battle. Flying Pokemon only can participate in the battle, which takes place (wait for it) in the sky.

In addition to the new gameplay features, Nintendo also announced several new Pokemon: Clauncher, Talonflame, and Skrelp.

Clauncher is a water-type Pokemon that has one big claw capable of launching a “Crabhammer” attack.

Skrelp is a water- and poison-type Pokemon that resembles a piece of brown seaweed. It will use poison attacks to cause damage over time.

Talonflame is the evolved form of another new Pokemon, Fletchling. As a fire- and flying-type, it will use fiery and diving talon attacks to eviscerate other Pokemon.

Nintendo also released some new Pokemon X & Y trailers at E3. In addition to the long game trailer shown during a Nintendo Direct, a new gameplay trailer has been released since Tuesday, demonstrating Sky Battles and teasing Horde Encounters:

During its E3 Nintendo Direct, Nintendo showed off the latest trailer for Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U and 3DS. It was revealed that Wii Fit Trainer and The Villager from Animal Crossing would be joining the fray, but the real treat was seeing Megaman for the first time.

The Megaman we’re getting in Super Smash Bros. is based on his appearance in the NES games. Some may disappointed that X wasn’t chosen instead, but the original Megaman is just way too iconic not to include in the latest Nintendo fighter.

Here’s some choice screens of his appearance in the Wii U and 3DS versions of the game:

If screens aren’t doing it for you, here’s his video reveal. Longtime Megaman fans will definitely recognize all the weapons that are available to him:

Did you recognize all of the powers on show? Capcom says that Megaman will have access to the Metal Blade, Leaf Shield, Crash Bomber, Hard Knuckle, Slash Claw, Flame Sword, Super Arm, Spark Shock and Flame Blast. The powers come from different games, but it definitely seems that powers for Megaman 2 have received the most love.

There are likely to be more third-party characters revealed for the game as we get closer to its 2014 launch. Sonic and Solid Snake will most likely be back as both were fan favorites in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. What about other characters though? Are there any other classic third-party guest characters that could make the jump to the Smash Bros. universe? My personal wish list would include the Black Mage from Final Fantasy or Bill Rizer from Contra.

As for first-party characters, we’re just getting started. The inclusion of Wii Fit Trainer pretty much confirms that the latest game is going to be whacky, and that’s just fine with me.

Bayonetta 2 – Atsushi Inaba

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Eiji Aonuma

Super Mario 3D World – Koichi Hayashida

Pikmin 3 – Shigeru Miyamoto

Mario Kart 8 – Hideki Konno

Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze – Kensuke Tanabe

During the Smash Bros. developer direct, Nintendo revealed that the Wii Fit Trainer will be joining the cast of Super Smash Bros. You may not remember this character if you never played Wii Fit, but she seems to fit well within the Super Smash Bros. universe. Check it out:

Coupled with this morning’s announcement, we now have three new characters confirmed for the latest Super Smash Bros. The Villager from Animal Crossing, Wii Fit Trainer and Mega Man will all be joining the roster of the most popular “fighting” game in existence.

Super Smash Bros. will be coming to the Wii U and 3DS in 2014.

Arguably the most exciting 3DS game this year is the new Legend of Zelda game. At E3, Nintendo gave it a proper title – The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. The game is a sequel to the SNES classic – A Link To The Past – so the title makes sense. Here’s our first real look at the title in action:

Next up is Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. We’ve already seen quite a bit of the new RPG from Intelligent Systems, but each new trailer just makes the game look better and better.

Nintendo also announced a few months ago that it was bringing a new Yoshi’s Island title to its handheld. It now has a new, and rather uncreative title, for E3. Yoshi’s New Island is just as its name suggests – a new Yoshi’s Island.

The only major non-first party title for 3DS this year is Shin Megami Tensei IV. It’s the first mainline entry in the series in over a decade so there’s a lot of hype surrounding the title. It will be out in July so the E3 trailer is probably the last proper trailer we’ll see until launch:

Nintendo kicked off its show with some new information for Pokemon X and Pokemon Y. It revealed there’s a new type called “fairy” that’s especially strong against Dragon types. The game will be out on October 12.

Next up is the latest 3D Mario title – Super Mario 3D World. Unlike the Galaxy games before it, the newest 3D Mario is taking a cue from the excellent Super Mario 3D Land. What that means is that Nintendo is distilling Mario into its core essence. That doesn’t mean the game won’t have anything new, however, as the developers are introducing a cat suit power up and simultaneous four player co-op. It will be out in December.

Sticking with Mario, Nintendo announced that Mario Kart 8 would be coming to the Wii U in Spring 2014. The game will borrow elements from Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart Wii to create the definitive version of the title. It will also implement some new online features that the company isn’t discussing at the moment.

Earlier this year, Nintendo said that it would be bringing Wii Party U and Wii Fit U to the console in Summer. Both titles have been delayed with Wii Party U coming later this year and Wii Fit U launching this Winter.

Nintendo noted that fans have been creating fantastic art in Miiverse ever since the console launched. They wanted to bring more sophisticated tools to those fans so they will be creating an updated version of the popular 3DS title Art Academy for Wii U. The game has no release date just yet, but Nintendo will launch some of the drawing tools found in the main game for Miiverse artists in Summer.

Moving on, Nintendo shared more details regarding its remake of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD. The game will ditch the Tingle Tuner from the original game in favor of the Tingle Bottle. This item will allow players to toss a message in a bottle out to sea and then have it wash up on shores of other players. The title will be available in October of this year.

Platinum Games got some love during Nintendo Direct with The Wonderful 101 and Bayonetta 2 both getting new trailers. The Wonderful 101 will be launching September 15.

The latest Bayonetta 2 trailer shows taht the central character has received a redesign with shorter hair and a new outfit. The game will be out in 2014.

One of the brand new announcements was of a new Donkey Kong game titled Donkey Koung Country Tropical Freeze. The new Wii U title will be similar to Donkey Kong Country Returns, but will feature some fancy new camera angles. It will also bring Dixie Kong as a playable character. It will be out later this year.

Near the end, Nintendo showed a new trailer for X. If you recall, X is the codename for the new title from Monolith Soft. It looks like a mashup between Xenoblade and Xenogears. That’s hardly a bad thing. X will be released in 2014.

On a final note, Nintendo showed the first trailer for Super Smash Bros. for both 3DS and Wii U. The 3DS title will be using a cel-shaded style while the Wii U version will look more realistic. The Villager from Animal Crossing will be joining as a fighter.

The big surprise this time around is that Mega Man will be joining the fray as a guest character. He looks to play a little like Samus, but he can also call upon the power of every single robot master from Mega Man 2. Both versions of Super Smash Bros. will be out in 2014.