This might not be surprising considering this is kind of traditional !

During an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto hosted by spanish newspaper El Mundo, Miyamoto has actually confirmed that Nintendo is going to present a Super Mario game for the Wii U at this year's E3 ! the interview states:

"Miyamoto, who smiled during all the interview - even when he wants to change the topic because 'it's not the moment' to talk about Wii U - thinks that the experience and the new game modes of this new console won't be 'easily replicated in other devices', which will allow them to escape the new tablet competition. The creator advances that at the next E3, the biggest video games show, which is celebrated in Los Angeles in June, Nintendo will present a new Super Mario for this platform, in which you will combine the TV screen with the screen in the controller."

Following with a confirmation of this news by Nintendo themselves !

"In a recent interview, Mr. Miyamoto confirmed that a new Super Mario Bros. game for the Wii U system will be shown at this year's E3 Expo," a Nintendo spokesperson said. "We'll have more to announce about our plans for the E3 Expo at a later date."

Also in the interview, Miyamoto also confirmed to work on other unannounced smaller projects while also working on Pikmin 3 and Luigi's Mansion 2 ! he states:

"I'm working on several projects but I think that I cannot talk about them all [laughs]. Some are small but important projects for Wii U. Also on a new Pikmin, which will take advantage of the new HD screen resolution, and on Luigi's Mansion for 3DS."

This is not surprising to me since there's obviously going to be a new Mario game for a new Nintendo console, but I wonder what kind of gameplay is the Wii U going to bring for Mario ?...

But what about you ? are you excited for a new Mario game for a new different system ? what do you think those smaller projects are going to be ?

Source: GoNintendo