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Nintendo shoved out a pile of news today, so let's just jump right in. First off, the Wii U bundle for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD was officially announced, and will launch on September 20th (nearly two weeks before the official release of the standalone game, which launches on October 4th) for $300. The system included will be the black Deluxe model and will have gold Zelda decals on the GamePad, similar to the Ocarina of Time 3DS bundle. The copy of WWHD that is included, however, will be digital and not physical, unlike the regular Deluxe bundle with a physical copy of Nintendoland. Also included in the bundle is a digital download code for the Hyrule Historia.

Even bigger news is that the Wii U Deluxe model will be receiving a small price cut on September 20th; it will retail for $300 instead of the previous $350, explaining why the Basic models were removed from stores.

Nintendo also announced today on their website a remodel of the 3DS: the Nintendo 2DS. Essentially, it's a 3D-less 3DS for kids. It launches on October 12th for $130 and can play 3DS games in 2D, as well as every original DS game. Besides lacking a 3D function, the 2DS can do everything a 3DS can, such as access the eShop, use StreetPass, and play with other 3DS models. The 2DS will launch in black and blue and black and red, similar to the 3DS XL. Europe, on the other hand, will be getting white and red as well as black and blue. A carrying case for the 2DS will sell for $13, and is a recommended accessory as the 2DS does not fold.

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD launches to everyone digitally on September 20th and physically on October 4th, and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds releases on November 22nd.

More box art for upcoming games were shown off, as well. All of those are in the image gallery below.

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The Wii U version of Sonic Lost World has been given a special preorder edition with some kickass DLC. Titled "The Deadly Six Bonus Edition" (or just "Deadly Six Edition" in Europe) will include a voucher for a DLC code that allows you to play special versions of the game's boss battles that feature characters and locations from the NiGHTS series. Finishing these levels will also unlock a normaly-Miiverse-exclusive Wisp. The official blog post mentions "while supplies last", so maybe the bonus editions will be ridiculously overstocked like Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed and you can still get the DLC later down the road. Even then, the DLC may be released to be purchased by other players akin to how Sonic Generations handled the Casino Night DLC, but I wouldn't risk waiting it out. Sonic Lost World launches on Wii U (and 3DS) on October 22nd in America and October 18th in Europe.

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Microsoft has indirectly announced that their Games for Windows LIVE service will be terminated on July 1st, 2014 through an information page regarding Age of Empires Online (seen here). This essentially means that Age of Empires Online and any game requiring the Games for Windows LIVE dervice will no longer work after the previously-mentioned date. See, this is why it's a great thing that Microsoft pulled the DRM out of the Xbox One, because this is what would've happened to the system when the fourth Xbox rolled around. The majority of games that currently require the GfWL service are, in fact, available on Steam; however, this means rebuying games and starting over on save files.

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Apparently this bundle was previously rumored, but has now been confirmed by Capcom. A 5-in-1 game package, Capcom Essentials comes with Devil May Cry 4, Resident Evil 6, Super Street Fighter IV, Dead Rising 2, and Mega Man 10. Kind of an odd combination, but its $60 price tag is a good deal for this many recent games. The games are packaged in a slip cover with two cases, each case holding two discs (meaning this is essentially a repackaging of four games into one bundle), while Mega Man 10 is included as a digital download code. Capcom Essentials comes out October 8th exclusively to the PlayStation 3, and even comes with a cool little travel bag.

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The official Pokémon YouTube account has posted a new English trailer for Pokémon X and Y, and some really cool things are shown in it, particularly the things previously revealed in a CoroCoro leak. The information has also been posted to the English Pokémon website. This will cover the burst of information, and the trailer, scans, and other images are embedded below the article.

First of all, three more Pokémon were revealed in the leak. The preevolution of Gogoat is a Grass-type called Skiddo (Meekuru in Japanese) with the Ability Sap Sipper. It will be a rideable Pokémon, as is Gogoat. This Generation's answer to Pikachu is a chubby little thing called Dedenne, an Electric/Fairy-type with the Ability of Cheek Pouch. It can apparently learn the new Electric-type move Nuzzle. Bunnelby (Horubii in Japanese) is a Normal-type bunny Pokémon with either Pickup or Cheek Pouch as its Ability. 

A new Gym Leader was shown named Korrina who apparently knows how Mega Evolution works. It's unknown what her typing specialty is.

Speaking of Mega Evolution, this is the big takeaway from all of this info. Mega Stones can be given to a specific Pokémon and, under certain conditions, they will Mega Evolve into a new form. In the CoroCoro leak, Mega Lucario, Mega Blaziken, Mega Ampharos, Mega Absol, and Mega Mawile were shown. The "Mewthree" that was leaked early on is actually Mega Mewtwo. Mega Pokémon will have alternate Abilities, Types, and increased Stats from its normal forms, but the form only lasts during the battle. The Pokémon will revert to normal after the battle is over. Mega Mawile gets the Huge Power Ability, Mega Mewtwo gains Insomnia, Mega Lucario obtains Adaptability and an Attack increase, Mega Blaziken gets Speed Boost, and Mega Absol gets Magic Bounce and an Attack and Speed increase. Mega Ampharos not only gets Mold Breaker, but the secondary type of Dragon. Mawile and its Mega Evolution are both Steel/Fairy type. The trailer shows off the transformation sequence as well as Mega Lucario, Mega Mewtwo, and Mega Blaziken in action.

Not every Pokémon will have a Mega Evolution; in fact, it seems like very few will have them, as the Mega Stones are named according to which Pokémon can use them (Lucarionite, Blazikenite, etc.). Even though Blaziken is getting a Mega Evolution, it seems not every fully-evolved starter is inclined to have one as well, because the Blazikenite item is not able to be obtained in normal gameplay. Instead, it'll be the hold item of a promotional Torchic. Said promotion will start at X & Y's launch and it's unknown how long it'll last. The Torchic will be pre-equipped with Speed Boost as its Ability.

Pokémon X and Pokémon Y launch worldwide on October 12th, 2013 for Nintendo 3DS, both retail and digitally on the eShop.

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Four new games have appeared on Club Nintendo, each being worth 150 Coins. No big blockbuster titles are in this lineup, however; the closest one would be Mario Golf.

• Mario Golf (3DS VC [GBC])
• Brain Age Express: Sudoku (3DS [DSiWare])
• Wario's Woods (Wii VC [NES])
• NES Play Action Football (Wii VC [NES])

Also recently available is a new Pikmin tote bag for 400 Coins.

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An exclusive trailer has surfaced out of the Summer of Sonic celebration this year for the Wii U/3DS title, Sonic Lost World. This is the first time we've seen extensive gameplay where a SEGA representative isn't taking his/her time with the game for demoing purposes, so it shows off how the game really plays. The Eagle Color Power is also shown. The trailer is posted below. Sonic Lost World launches October 13th, 2013 for Nintendo Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.

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Publishers of the Shin Megami Tensei, Etrian Oddessy, and Dragon's Crown series, ATLUS, has been hit with financial troubles as its parent company, Index Corp., filled for bankruptcy recently. However, they're not going down without a fight, as companies are looking to buy them out as their properties are incredibly successful. One of the companies to bid on Index Corp. recently was SEGA, and this is getting a pretty decent amount of attention; this had been a rumor for a while but was just recently confirmed. The bids on the company started at a whopping $200 million and said bids end at the end of August, meaning Index Corp. will have to chose which company to join by the end of the month. It'll be interesting to see where the SMT series lands, as Nintendo had recently announced a crossover with their Fire Emblem franchise. ATLUS going to SEGA wouldn't hinder the plans of said game, but other companies might have other ideas.