Earlier it was said that Wii U would be selling at a loss. However, Reggie Fils-Aime, President of Nintendo, stated that:

The business model doesn’t change dramatically, in that as soon as we get the consumer to buy one piece of software, then that entire transaction becomes profit positive.

In the end, the business model is still to drive the install base of hardware, and then to drive a strong tie ratio with all of the other software and experiences for the consumer. And if we’re able to do that, then we will create significant profit for the company.

This is a great news, and it helps that GameStop reported that they are selling 2.4 Wii U games per Wii U console.

Two days ago, Nintendo’s annual shareholder meeting took place, and one of the things announced was – an announcement yet to be made. According to Satoru Iwata, the Japanese Wii U plans will be unveiled this fall.

Furthermore, Iwata stated that while he doesn’t reject paid online services, the Wii U will have free services. This measure is supposed to lead to more hardware and software sales.

Iwata, the president of Nintendo, conducted an interview with Takashi Tezuka, the director for New Super Mario Bros. U, for the game regarding new information, features, and gameplay.

You can watch it after the break.

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Miss the Nintendo 2012 E3 presentation or do you just want to see something again? Don’t fret, we have for you the entire presentation footage.

You can watch it after the break.

(want one of these countdowns for yourself?)

Nintendo’s E3 2012 press conference is just around the corner, and it is poised to host the Wii U’s greatest showing yet. Last year’s reveal was little more than a teaser – Nintendo are saving the goods for this year’s show, and you can bet it’s gonna be a rocking good one.

The conference is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, June 5 at 9:00 AM Pacific Time (that’s GMT-8 – convert it to your local time here, or just look up at the countdown timer above). As the web’s oldest Wii U blog and resource, Wii U Go will be bringing you all the latest news from the conference right as it happens.

Although we will be blogging throughout the conference, there’s nothing better than seeing the real thing, so the best place to watch it live is over at e3.nintendo.com.

After the conference ends, we’ll continue to bring you updates from other events like roundtables, interviews, and discoveries on the show floor. Subscribing to our newsletter, if you haven’t done so already, is the course of action I’d recommend to stay on top of it all.

Did you miss Satoru Iwata’s Nintendo Direct presentation? Or do you just want to watch it again? The recording has been made available and I embedded it after the break. Enjoy!

The above screen, dubbed “Mii Wara Wara,” is the screen you see when you boot up to the Wii U. It is filed with your Mii, the Miis of other accounts on your Wii U, your friends’ Miis, and other Miis from your region enjoying the same games as you.

Iwata just announced that the Wii U controller’s official name is the Wii U GamePad. It’s a throwback to the original NES’s controller, which was called the NES GamePad.

If you’re looking for a place to watch Nintendo Direct (which starts in just a few minutes!), I’ve embedded the live stream just after the break.

You can also watch it via Nintendo’s website or on Facebook if you so prefer.