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"Nintendo has revealed that it will not be announcing price or release date details for the Wii U at E3. Though the new console is still scheduled to release by the end of the year, Nintendo has said it will wait to announce the system&amp;#039;s release date and price until some time after E3. The Japanese publisher took a similar strategy with the Wii in 2006, announcing the system&amp;#039;s release date and price during a September 14 press conference, which has led many to predict a similar September reveal for the Wii U this year. Nintendo still plans a large showing for the Wii U at E3, where the console&amp;#039;s final hardware will be present and playable. Its initial launch lineup of games will also be revealed, which is said to include New Super Mario Bros 2, Pikmin 3 and the newly leaked Rayman Legends. First-party Wii U games, as well as 3DS games, will be available the same day both at retail and as downloads, the publisher announced. Wii U will release in Japan, North America and Europe during the 2012 year-end sales season. Photo gallery - New Super Mario Bros 2 screenshots: "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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