Nintendo announced today that they are hosting a worldwide Nintendo Direct focused on the Nintendo 3DS this Thursday. The video presentation will take place on Thursday, September 1st, 2016 at 7:00 AM PT, or 10:00 AM ET on the east coast.<\/p>\n
Nintendo has several heavy hitters planned for the back half of the year for the Nintendo 3DS<\/a>, including Pok\u00e9mon Sun and Pok\u00e9mon Moon as well as the Yo-Kai Watch<\/em> sequels (Yo-Kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits<\/em> \/ Yo-Kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls<\/em>). Nintendo’s Mario Party: Star Rush<\/em> is also planned for the holiday shopping season.<\/p>\n The recently spotlighted #Nindies<\/a> selection will also likely be a highlight, with a game a week planned for the month of September and several more games on the horizon.<\/p>\n The Nintendo 3DS Direct can be watched at Nintendo.com<\/a> as well as on Nintendo’s Twitch channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nintendo announced today that they are hosting a worldwide Nintendo Direct focused on the Nintendo 3DS this Thursday. The video presentation will take place on Thursday, September 1st, 2016 at 7:00 AM PT, or 10:00 AM ET on the east coast. 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