Nintendo Direct live blog: join us for the latest Switch 2 news and reveals

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6:00 am: Good morning, Nintendo fans. Today promises to deliver a smorgasbord of Switch 2 news and announcements as we’re getting a 60 minute long Nintendo Direct!

There’s so much to look forward to, including the possibility of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond finally getting a release date and some surprise reveals. I’ll be bringing you all the biggest announcements right here in our Nintendo Direct live blog, so make sure you refresh the page for new updates.

We’re also bound to hear about Nintendo’s plans to celebrate Mario’s 40th anniversary. The portly plumber is arguably more popular than ever, so expect some big announcements to mark the anniversary, which takes place tomorrow, September 13.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie was a big hit for Nintendo. (Credit: Nintendo/Illumination)

Speculation has also begun that Nintendo may talk about the next Super Mario Bros. movie, which will likely be called Super Mario World. Paramount accidentally leaked the title of the film in a blog post and then quickly covered it up after people picked it up.

Personally, I’d love to see Nintendo announce an update for Mario Kart World. The racer is an excellent entry in the series, but if Nintendo can add new costumes or even tracks, it would send it soaring back to number one in the Switch 2 charts pretty quickly.

It’s going to be a jam-packed show, then, so keep it locked to The Shortcut. Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button to help support our work and get our newsletter plus other perks.

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Adam Vjestica is The Shortcut’s Senior Editor. Formerly TechRadar’s Gaming Hardware Editor, Adam has also worked at Nintendo of Europe as a Content Marketing Editor, where he helped launch the Nintendo Switch. Follow him on X @ItsMrProducts.