Minigame compilation Game and Wario was originally planned as game that would come pre-installed on Nintendo's Wii U console, the development team revealed in the most recent Iwata Asks feature. Director Goro Abe said the team had begun brainstorming before developer Intelligent Systems joined the project to assist with production. "Well, at first, the idea was to make a game that would come preinstalled on the Wii U console," Abe said. "I became involved in the project when it was already underway, and I began by asking myself what kind of games the Wii U GamePad might make possible. "When I had an idea of the overall direction for the project, I knew that I needed to try these ideas out to see whether or not they would be fun, so I asked Intelligent Systems to work on realizing the...

Nintendo will bring unreleased Wii U titles to Best Buy during the week of E3, allowing the public to go hands-on with those upcoming games, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said today during a Nintendo Direct presentation. "This year, we're making E3 for the people, and we want to make sure you get the chance to try our games as well," said Fils-Aime. The playable demos will be available at more than 100 Best Buy stores throughout the U.S. and Canada. E3 takes place during the second week of June, from June 11-13. Nintendo will announce the specific games being shown and the Best Buy locations soon.

Nintendo demonstrated a few more of Game & Wario's minigames, including one that features some familiar faces, during a Nintendo Direct presentation today. In Island, which supports two to five players, you'll launch creatures called Fronks onto islands for a high score. Patchwork (image above) stars the twin ninja sisters Kat and Ana from the WarioWare series. You'll have to use the GamePad's touchscreen to move overlapping puzzle pieces into place in order to complete the game. Kung-Fu was described by a Nintendo representative as a "split-perspective auto-jump platformer." You'll have to simultaneously keep track of the TV, which shows a forward-facing view of the action, and the GamePad, which provides a top-down view of the level. The objective is to guide a character named Young...