Our final bit of info from today's Nintendo Direct is the stuff perhaps most are really concerned with - those 2013 Wii U release dates.

No new games were announced, although what was made clearer than ever was Nintendo's commitment to third-party collaboration: the company will have worked in at least some way directly on the localising process of each one of these games.

Pikmin 3 rather predictably has the vague and far-away sounding 'Q2' to its name, but what is arguably most disappointing is that Lego City: Undercover will not make it out for Christmas. However, Shibata-san did reveal that codes to unlock exclusive content will be distributed via the real-life Lego City play-sets.

Here is the current release schedule:

Lego City: Undercover - Early 2013
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge - January 11th
SiNG Party - January 18th
Scribblenauts Unlimited - February 8th
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate - March
Pikmin 3 - Q2

Will you be picking up many - or any - of these titles early next year? Let us know below.