Nintendo Announces an Exclusive Worldwide Partnership With Sega for Upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog Games
New Nintendo Direct also showcases range of Wii U games coming this spring and summer
(firmenpresse) - LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwired) -- 05/17/13 -- The next game in SEGA's Sonic the Hedgehog series will be exclusive to Wii U and , with Nintendo President Satoru Iwata announcing details of a worldwide partnership with SEGA during a new Nintendo Direct video announcement today. Sonic Lost World is a new action-adventure platforming game, and more information about it will be announced before the E3 2013 video game trade show begins on 11th June.
The Nintendo Direct also announced a new addition to the Mario & Sonic series, the first appearance for the series on , as well as revealing launch dates for Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101 and New Super Luigi U.
"We're delighted to be forming this new partnership with SEGA, and bringing new games in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise to Nintendo systems," said Laurent Fischer, Managing Director of European Marketing and PR at of Europe. "We hope fans are as excited as we are when more details will be shown closer to E3."
To view the Nintendo Direct in its entirety, visit .
Today's Wii U announcements included:
A separate Nintendo Direct sharing further news on future Wii U content will be aired around the time of E3.
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Nintendo Direct Presentation
RESIDENT EVILâ„¢ REVELATIONS - Trailer (Wii U)
Game & Wario - Trailer (Wii U)
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Nintendo Direct website
Nintendo Direct on Ustream
Wii U (UK) on Facebook
Nintendo 3DS (UK) on Facebook
Nintendo UK on YouTube
Nintendo of Europe on Twitter
Nintendo UK on Twitter
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The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii Uâ„¢ and Wiiâ„¢ home consoles, Nintendo 3DSâ„¢ and Nintendo DSâ„¢ family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment Systemâ„¢, Nintendo has sold more than 4.1 billion video games and more than 654 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii U, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSiâ„¢ and Nintendo DSi XLâ„¢, as well as the Game Boyâ„¢, Game Boy Advanceâ„¢, Super NESâ„¢, Nintendo 64â„¢ and Nintendo GameCubeâ„¢ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Marioâ„¢, Donkey Kongâ„¢, Metroidâ„¢, Zeldaâ„¢ and Pokemonâ„¢. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of Europe, based in Grossostheim, Germany, was established in 1990 and serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in Europe.
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