Straight from a conference in Japan, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has announced the Wii U will be released worldwide this holiday season. Nintendo still hasn't revealed an official specs list for the console, but it can be assumed that they will sometime soon, for the sake of investors. Check back for more information about the Wii U, once we learn more!

Square-Enix has confirmed during their press conference that Dragon Quest X: Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku will be released in 2012 for the Wii and Wii U consoles. This game will be, like Dragon Quest IX, a departure from the previous games in the series. This time, it will be an online game. The world will be shared with other players, who can form parties to adventure together, similar to Dragon Quest IX, but with player hubs.

Unlike recent games in the series, this game is being developed and published by Square-Enix. Fans should not be worried though, as the staple Dragon Quest staff members, such as Akira Toriyama and Yuji Hori are involved. Players from both the Wii and the Wii U versions will be able to play with each other, and the press release is hinting at a usage fee, but if the game follows the Wii's normal trend a-la Monster Hunter, North American players will be exempt from this fee. Finally, they have also strangely announced a Famicom version of the game. That's right, an 8-bit, classic version of the game. Be sure to follow us for future updates on the Dragon Quest series! Check out the leaked screenshots from the streamed press conference, and the Famicom version below.

A little while back we revealed that Nintendo was planning on revealing their new gaming console at this years Electronic Entertainment Expo. Nintendo wasn't bluffing. At this years E3 they revealed their new system the Wii U. While the name feels unoriginal, the system itself is certainly innovative. For a while now people have been saying that while the Wii is the "family" gaming system, it really doesn't have much to offer the hardcore gamer. That's all about to change as Nintendo's new console has achieved 1080p, that's right it's fully capable of HD images and as such is able to battle it out on equal ground with the Playstation 3 and X-box 360. However as good as it is to hear, the HD capability is not the main selling point of the Wii U. Rather it's the controller that seems to steal the spotlight from the actual console itself.

The Wii U's controller is a tablet device which features:

• A front facing Camera
• Speakers
• Microphone
• Two circle pads
• A gyroscope
• An accelerometer
• All of the buttons featured on the Wii's classic controller