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Nintendo's press conference was today. The video can be seen below. If you're on the fence whether to watch it, it's definitely worth it, I assure you.

A few Metroid-related things of note:

1.) Official Boxart for the WiiU and 3DS versions of Super Smash Bros. have been revealed. Release date for Smash Bros. for 3DS is October 3rd.

2.) Nintendo announced data-driven figurines called "amiibo" which interact with the WiiU Gamepad. The figurines will not only relay data to the WiiU, but it will also receive data, allowing you do such things like increasing stats on your character. The amiibos will be first used in Smash Bros. Wii, and of course there is a Samus one.

3.) Bayonetta 2 will also contain the original game. The original game will also give you the ability to dress up Bayonetta in 3 Nintendo-themed costumes: Peach, Link, and Samus. The clip is very brief so more details will be yet to come. (Sorry for the poor-quality screencaps!) In the video it happens around the 26:48 mark.

4.)Miis are also confirmed as fighters in the new Smash Bros., and come in 3 different varieties: Brawler, Sword Fighter, and Gunner (aka, close, mid-range, and distance fighting styles) The arm cannon-clad fighter's style will likely resemble that of Samus.

E3 is just beginning so let's hope Nintendo hasn't pulled out all its surprises. Other than those above, non-Metroid related news is as follows:

• An "Open World" Zelda game is confirmed as being the next major game in the franchise. It is described by Aonuma as being fairly big change from the original Zelda formula as they wanted to focus on making the player feel like they are in a large world to explore, without boundaries. Many people are jumping to the conclusion that this game will be on-par with that of Skyrim in terms of size, but nothing has been confirmed just yet. Scheduled release: 2015.
• Palutena from Kid Icarus Uprising is now confirmed as a Smash fighter.
• A new Star Fox is confirmed as in-development for WiiU
• Nintendo created a new IP called Splatoon. It is a 3rd person, 8-player, squad-based multiplayer game in which you must paint the base you're fighting on with the respective color of "ink" in order to win.
• Mario Maker takes its interface inspiration from old school SNES game Mario Paint in which you can design your own old-school Mario levels. You can also play your levels in the style of 2.5D New Super Mario Bros.

--Infinity's End