Nintendo's Satoru Iwata just announced via Nintendo Direct that Virtual Console will be available on the Wii U this spring.

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If anything is going to help the Wii U pick up steam, it will be the wave of software recently announced at Nintendo Direct.

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Nintendo President Saturo Iwata gave a short presentation on Nintendo Direct detailing the next two games in the series, Pokemon X and Pokemon Y.

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In lieu of the traditional keynote livestream, Nintendo will be releasing Nintendo Direct streams to deliver region specific news to Japanese and overseas fans.

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Today is Nintendo day, with all sorts of exciting news from the Japanese game maker hitting the internet after the Nintendo Direct broadcast this morning.

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As far as the Wii U, the plan is to strengthen its software lineup throughout the spring and summer, with more system exclusives arriving later in the year (announced last week on Nintendo Direct).

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Los Angeles (CNN) -- As mobile games migrate to powerful smartphones and tablets that are becoming direct competition to portable gaming devices such as Nintendo 3DS and PS Vita, the E3 convention has become a prime stage for game publishers to showcase new titles.

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It's also likely we'll see a handheld version on Nintendo's 3DS made by someone other than Infinity Ward, but we've got no direct word on that just yet.

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