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There's a new Nintendo Direct this Friday (and it's just before a major Mario anniversary)

There have been rumours circulating for a while, but now we have confirmation: Nintendo is hosting its next Nintendo Direct presentation this week.

Per the platform holder, the stream will be broadcast online on Friday, 12th September 12 at 2pm BST(that's 9am ET or 6am PT, 3pm CEST if you're in Europe). It is not year clear what the showcase will present, though it is worth noting there is a very substantial anniversary coming up as the world gets ready to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros (which takes place on Saturday). Outside of Mario, everyone is hoping for a release date of Metroid Prime 4 Beyond - after all the nonsense we've seen about the game in the past few months, you'd hope Nintendo is actually finally ready to pull the trigger and release the damn game.

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