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The leaks were spot on: a new Nintendo Direct has been announced for September<\/strong>, but don\u2019t expect it to unveil the Switch 2.<\/strong><\/p>\n Seemingly everyone was predicting Nintendo would announce one of its Nintendo Direct showcases this month, even after it held a short one just a couple of weeks ago, to share new details on Super Mario Bros. Wonder.<\/p>\n Aside from the company traditionally holding meaty showcases in September, reliable leakers recently began teasing announcements for such a showcase. Nate The Hate even confidently said the next Direct will be held this Thursday, on September 14.<\/p>\n Turns out he was absolutely right, as Nintendo has formally confirmed a Direct will air tomorrow at 3pm BST and it will run for a hefty 40 minutes.<\/p>\n As you\u2019d expect, Nintendo hasn\u2019t even hinted at what will be shown, only saying the focus will be on games launching this *winter* (which is technically December, January, and February, but we don\u2019t think that\u2019s necessarily what they meant).<\/p>\n Some safe guesses include trailers for the likes of WarioWare: Move It!, the Super Mario RPG remake, and the final batch of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC, but it wouldn\u2019t be surprising if Nintendo has at least one more winter games it hasn\u2019t unveiled yet.<\/p>\n Plus, it\u2019s unlikely that Nintendo will only be discussing imminent launches. It\u2019ll probably have some new info for games planned for 2024, such as the untitled Princess Peach spin-off.<\/p>\n While a 2024 launch is commonly claimed\/speculated, no one has suggested dates for when Nintendo will publicly unveil it. It certainly hasn\u2019t been rumoured for this upcoming Direct, so don\u2019t get your hopes up for an annoucement.<\/p>\n The Christmas period is coming up and Nintendo is already advertising a new Mario themed Switch OLED, plus new bundles that come with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe or Animal Crossing: New Horizons.<\/p>\n Announcing new hardware now would only undermine sales, since people would be encouraged to wait for the new console rather than buy the current Switch for Christmas.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/metro-parent\/img\/fallback.png\")
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