Matt Burns / TechCrunch:
Nintendo Gets Serious About Streaming, Announces Hulu Plus Will Soon Hit The Wii, 3DS  —  Hulu Plus has long been missing from the Wii leaving Netflix as the only major streaming service on the gaming console.  But that changes soon.  Nintendo just announced that Hulu Plus will soon be available on both the Wii and the 3DS.

Sean Hollister / The Verge:
Nintendo Wii U controller will include near-field communication  —  Nintendo’s ramping up for a big re-reveal of the Wii U video game console at E3 2012 — the device will ship by the end of the year — but company president Satoru Iwata is already spoiling surprises this evening.

David M. Ewalt / Metagamer:
What Is Nintendo Planning With The Wii U?  Reggie Fils-Aime Explains It All  —  Reggie Fils-Aime (Image by Getty Images via @daylife)  —  Reggie Fils-Aime is president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America, a division of the Japanese video game giant.

Electronista:
Nintendo rumored encouraging iOS to Wii U ports, e-reading  —  Nintendo Wii U may lure iOS devs and e-books  —  Quickly coming on the heels of talk of a full Wii U app store is a rumor late Monday of Nintendo actively courting iOS developers.  The gaming giant was said by a developer talking …

Chris Davies / SlashGear:
Nintendo Wii makeover: Streamlined style but no GameCube support  —  Nintendo is readying a new version of the Wii, featuring a streamlined design intended to be placed horizontally rather than vertically, and with a new, lower price.  Confirmed so far for the UK market …

Vlad Savov / The Verge:
Nintendo to make a loss of $835 million in 2011, despite selling 15 million 3DS units  —  Alongside Satoru Iwata’s pronouncement that the Wii U will be on sale by the holiday season this year, Nintendo has had to report some ignominious news about its financial situation.