E3 2012 Day 1: Nintendo Press Conference Live Blog [UPDATE]

After all the heavy hitters yesterday, today belongs to Nintendo in terms of press conferences. Here is our live blog of the actual press conference. The program we are using has a quick clock, so the time stamp on the posts are about 12 minutes off, so please keep that in mind.

NINTENDO PRESS CONFERENCE LIVE BLOG

• And we’re done. June 5, 2012 – 1:23 pm
• So many fireworks. June 5, 2012 – 1:23 pm
• And another Nintendo Land trailer. June 5, 2012 – 1:23 pm
• Wii U. Together. Better. June 5, 2012 – 1:22 pm
• Nintendo Land will be a launch title for the Wii U this holiday. June 5, 2012 – 1:20 pm
• And now a trailer for Nintendo Land. June 5, 2012 – 1:19 pm
• If a player is taken out by the ghost, he can be revived with other players’ flashlights. June 5, 2012 – 1:17 pm
• GamePad player will be controlling the ghost, and none of the other players can see the ghost until it gets close. June 5, 2012 – 1:16 pm
• Time for some gameplay of the Luigi’s Mansion level. June 5, 2012 – 1:15 pm
• People can play with 4 Wiimotes and the GamePad. June 5, 2012 – 1:14 pm
• Nintendo Land will be integrated with Miiverse shit. June 5, 2012 – 1:13 pm
• Those five of the twelve total are playable on the show floor. June 5, 2012 – 1:13 pm
• Single player attractions based on Donkey Kong and Takemaru. June 5, 2012 – 1:12 pm
• Multiplayer attractions based on Zelda, Animal Crossing and Luigi’s Mansion. June 5, 2012 – 1:12 pm
• Yep, it’s digital Nintendo Disneyland. June 5, 2012 – 1:11 pm
• Nintendo Land, a Nintendo version of Disneyland? June 5, 2012 – 1:10 pm
• And now a Wii U sizzle reel. June 5, 2012 – 1:08 pm
• Can turn you into a zombie in real time. June 5, 2012 – 1:07 pm
• Used for hacking doors. June 5, 2012 – 1:07 pm
• The GamePad will act as Sonar, Inventory, a Scanner, your sniper scope. June 5, 2012 – 1:06 pm
• Time for some gameplay of Zombi U (hopefully). June 5, 2012 – 1:05 pm
• Just Dance 4 lets a player use the GamePad to control what moves the dancers need to dance. June 5, 2012 – 1:05 pm
• Starting again with the show stopper, they begin with Just Dance 4. June 5, 2012 – 1:04 pm
• Another French guy. June 5, 2012 – 1:03 pm
• French guy likes the Wii U. June 5, 2012 – 1:02 pm
• Hey, it’s that French guy from Ubisoft. June 5, 2012 – 1:02 pm
• Whoo! More Ubisoft shit. I love those guys. June 5, 2012 – 1:01 pm
• A portable version of Undercover is currently being developed. June 5, 2012 – 1:00 pm
• LEGO City Undercover is the name of the game, and the LEGO dudes can fucking talk! June 5, 2012 – 1:00 pm
• Excuse me, cop AND robber game. June 5, 2012 – 12:59 pm
• New LEGO cop game for the Wii U. June 5, 2012 – 12:58 pm
• Now some 3rd party games. June 5, 2012 – 12:56 pm
• Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon will be available this holiday season. June 5, 2012 – 12:56 pm
• Will have multiple missions, more emphasis on ghost catching and there will be new ghosts. June 5, 2012 – 12:55 pm
• Luigi’s getting his own game on the 3DS in Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon. June 5, 2012 – 12:55 pm
• Will be available this holiday season. June 5, 2012 – 12:55 pm
• You will be using stickers you rip off the environment in combat and in traversal and exploration. June 5, 2012 – 12:54 pm
• New Paper Mario, called Paper Mario Sticker Star, will be coming in 3D. June 5, 2012 – 12:53 pm
• New Super Mario Bros 2 for the 3DS will be available on August 19th. June 5, 2012 – 12:53 pm
• This new game is all about the gold. June 5, 2012 – 12:52 pm
• New Super Mario Bros 2 for the 3DS, which is COMPLETELY different from NSMB Wii U. June 5, 2012 – 12:52 pm
• Tomorrow at 9 PM Eastern will be a completely 3DS hour long show. June 5, 2012 – 12:51 pm
• There is no love! June 5, 2012 – 12:51 pm
• Now for some 3DS shit. June 5, 2012 – 12:50 pm
• SiNG is karaoke with a tablet and everyone making themselves look like idiots. June 5, 2012 – 12:50 pm
• Oh… Ok, not Wii Music U. June 5, 2012 – 12:49 pm
• Dammit, a new Wii Music game is coming, isn’t it? June 5, 2012 – 12:48 pm
• Now you can work out without the TV. June 5, 2012 – 12:48 pm
• Now you can jump on a trampoline and shoot water at things with the Wii Fit Board and the GamePad. June 5, 2012 – 12:47 pm
• New Wii Fit game for the Wii U. June 5, 2012 – 12:46 pm
• Over 43 million copies of Wii Fit have been sold… In other 43 million people were instantly killed. June 5, 2012 – 12:46 pm
• Now Reggie sounds like a school teacher. June 5, 2012 – 12:45 pm
• Now rhythm games. June 5, 2012 – 12:45 pm
• Along with Ninja Gaiden 3 and Aliens Colonial Marines. June 5, 2012 – 12:44 pm
• So is Tank! Tank! Tank!, Tekken and Trine 2. June 5, 2012 – 12:44 pm
• Darksiders II and Mass Effect 3 coming to Wii U. June 5, 2012 – 12:43 pm
• They really need to get a better sound guy for this press conference. June 5, 2012 – 12:43 pm
• And there will be story… Ok, sure. June 5, 2012 – 12:42 pm
• Able to combine words together, such as Auto Mutt, and share those creations with people. June 5, 2012 – 12:42 pm
• Scribblenauts in HD, holy balls. June 5, 2012 – 12:41 pm
• Scribblenauts coming to the Wii U, called Scribblenauts Unlimited. June 5, 2012 – 12:40 pm
• Can strategically set off explosive gels without needs eye contact with it. June 5, 2012 – 12:39 pm
• Using the accelerometer and gyroscope to control Batarang. June 5, 2012 – 12:39 pm
• A new super mode will be available with Batman’s new suit. June 5, 2012 – 12:38 pm
• Able to use the GamePad to scan the environment and use gadgets. June 5, 2012 – 12:37 pm
• Arkham City: Armored Edition announced. June 5, 2012 – 12:37 pm
• Martin Tremblay, brought on by Harley Quinn, to talk Arkham City for the Wii U. June 5, 2012 – 12:36 pm
• Players can use the GamePad to place blocks to help other players. June 5, 2012 – 12:35 pm
• Can be played on the GamePad. June 5, 2012 – 12:34 pm
• Baby Yoshis that can be used as hot air balloons. June 5, 2012 – 12:34 pm
• Flying squirrel suits and giant Koopas. June 5, 2012 – 12:33 pm
• A real time social aspect through the Miiverse will be part of the game. June 5, 2012 – 12:33 pm
• New Super Mario Bros Wii U announced. June 5, 2012 – 12:33 pm
• Itsa Mario! June 5, 2012 – 12:32 pm
• Wii be able to get into Miiverse from 3DS, PC, tablets and phones. June 5, 2012 – 12:31 pm
• You can draw penises and send them to your friends. June 5, 2012 – 12:31 pm
• Friends and shit on the main screen of the Wii U. June 5, 2012 – 12:31 pm
• On to Miiverse. June 5, 2012 – 12:30 pm
• So the Wii U GamePad will have everything every other controller has but with a screen? June 5, 2012 – 12:29 pm
• Now a quick guided tour of the Wii U GamePad. June 5, 2012 – 12:28 pm
• Wii U will support two separate gamepads. Dual gamepad experiences coming soon. June 5, 2012 – 12:27 pm
• Reggie thinks people should understand Asymmetric gameplay. June 5, 2012 – 12:27 pm
• C’mon Reggie. I thought you said there would be more games, less bullshit. June 5, 2012 – 12:26 pm
• Sorry, what name should I remember? June 5, 2012 – 12:25 pm
• Wii U will have Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, Amazon Video and something else I forget. June 5, 2012 – 12:25 pm
• Wii U does three things: Affects your games, affects the social aspect, affects the entertainment. June 5, 2012 – 12:24 pm
• Reggie thinks the show is all about the games, and announced they will be showing off 23 new Wii U games. June 5, 2012 – 12:23 pm
• Reggie Fils-Aime has been summoned by Miyamoto. June 5, 2012 – 12:22 pm
• Pikmin 3 is being developed to show people that games can still be challenging and fun. June 5, 2012 – 12:21 pm
• Challenge mode will be playable at the show. Players try to collect the most fruit. June 5, 2012 – 12:21 pm
• The GamePad will introduce more strategy to the game with access to the map and access to multiple leaders. June 5, 2012 – 12:20 pm
• Will be using the Wiimote and Motion Plus for better control of the Pikmin. June 5, 2012 – 12:19 pm
• New game will have new Pikmin, the Rock (or Rocket) Pikmin. June 5, 2012 – 12:19 pm
• Able to use the TV and screen to show more of the world and the reactions of the Pikmins themselves. June 5, 2012 – 12:18 pm
• Announced a new Pikmin for the Wii U. June 5, 2012 – 12:17 pm
• Explaining the Wii U conception and pimping the second screen. June 5, 2012 – 12:16 pm
• Miyamoto being translated by a guy. June 5, 2012 – 12:15 pm
• Pikmin are being digitally inserted into the crowd. June 5, 2012 – 12:15 pm
• And Miyamoto takes the stage. June 5, 2012 – 12:14 pm
• Miyamoto’s being attacked by Pikmins! June 5, 2012 – 12:13 pm
• And here we go. June 5, 2012 – 12:13 pm
• 5 minutes. June 5, 2012 – 12:07 pm
• Less than 10 minutes. June 5, 2012 – 12:04 pm
• 15 minutes. June 5, 2012 – 11:58 am
• About 20 minutes until the press conference. June 5, 2012 – 11:51 am