Nintendo is kicking off this year's E3 earlier than ever, taking to social media here on Sunday afternoon with a new Nintendo Direct video presentation.

Nintendo's Wii U GamePad

Wii U Pro Controller

Nintendo Introduces the Miiverse

Nintendo Teases New Super Mario Bros.

Wii U Comes in Black, Too

Did You Miss the Presentation?

Nintendo has named its Wii U tablet the "Wii U GamePad". Twin sticks, more comfortable grips, NFC market below the left stick, TV Control button (between Home and Power buttons) confirmed. For more details, read: Wii U's GamePad Revealed The Wii U console will support a number of input types, including a new Pro controller, which is built in the style of more traditional gamepads . Check out a screenshot below.When the system is first powered on, players will see a home screen full of all their friends Mii characters - a "Mii Universe". For more details, read: Nintendo Introduces the Miiverse You could've blinked and missed it, but eagle-eyed viewers of this afternoon's Nintendo Direct video presentation might just have seen first footage of an upcoming New Super Mario Bros. game for the Wii U. For more detail, read: Nintendo Direct Teases New Super Mario Bros. You only had one choice of color when you wanted to buy a Wii at launch in 2006, but things might be different for Wii U shoppers this year -- because this one comes in black, too. Read: Wii U Comes in Black, Too Then you can watch it now, as Nintendo has uploaded the 30 minute presentation to its YouTube channel.

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