NINTENDO NEWS THREAD

Vince McMahon said:
Visit www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct tomorrow, Oct. 1, at 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET for a Nintendo Direct focused on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games launching later this year.
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I'm going with the expectation of new screenshots and videos and nothing more. That way I can either not care that nothing important happened or I can be pleasantly surprised.
 
OFFICIAL CHANGES TO WII U MENU (V 4.0.0): Version 4.0.0 U, available via an Internet connection, includes the following improvements:

New Features:

A feature to output video and sound to the Wii U GamePad when using Wii Mode¹
Users can choose to output to the TV and GamePad, or just the TV
A feature to automatically receive recommended software and demo titles from Nintendo using SpotPass
Support for USB keyboards
An option to disable use of a Nintendo Network ID on non-Nintendo hardware, such as PCs and smartphones
Support for Dolby® Pro Logic® II Surround Sound when playing Wii software
Changes to Wii U Menu:

Added a friend list icon to the Wii U Menu for easier access to the Friend List
Changes to System Settings:

An option to automatically receive recommended software is now available under "Internet"
A setting to select which cable outputs sound is available through "TV"
Users can choose to output sound through an HDMI cable, non-HDMI cable, or both cables at the same time. Click here for instructions
A setting to adjust the hourly interval
 
Am I the only one who finds it odd that Sakurai hasn't posted a smash pic yet? Maybe he's just late, or he's waiting for something to be announced. It's probably just wishful thinking.
 
GalacticPetey said:
Am I the only one who finds it odd that Sakurai hasn't posted a smash pic yet? Maybe he's just late, or he's waiting for something to be announced. It's probably just wishful thinking.
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Are you talking about the daily update on smashbros.com?
 
As far as I am aware, this was the new image posted earlier, after the weekend break.