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Satoru Iwata in LEGO form to promote LEGO City Undercover.

It's a big day for Nintendo fans.

There are three Nintendo Direct broadcasts planned for today: Nintendo Direct Japan, Nintendo Direct US, and Nintendo Direct Europe. The US and Europe broadcasts are scheduled fro 9AM PST. The Japan Nintendo Direct began at 3AM PST, and has already ended.

The Japanese presentation included footage from titles that will be available at launch in Japan on December 8, including Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. High-profile games from 2013 were also on display: LEGO City Undercover, Pikmin 3, Wii Fit U, and Dragon Quest X.

In other news, Iwata revealed that Game And Wario will include 16 games, including one that features classic WarioWare micro-games. He also confirmed that New Super Mario Bros U will have its own Youtube channel so Nintendo can share hints and tricks with players.

Also: Wii U Panorama View has a Spring 2013 release date in Japan. It will be available for download on the Wii U eShop, and will be joined by a Google Maps application that allows players to to look around streets using the GamePad.



More details to come during and after the US and European Nintendo Direct broadcasts. All that is known so far is that Nintendo will be focusing on Wii U and 3DS games for the remainder of 2012 and the beginning of 2013.

NOA President Reggie Fils-Aime said in November that "I think we will continue to surprise the fans with announcements and information. I would not go so far as to say you know everything in our launch window."

***UPDATE***

Some news from Nintendo Direct US:

Fire Emblem for 3DS will release in NA on February 4, 2013.

Pikmin 3 (Wii U) and Luigi's Mansion (3DS) will arrive in Q2 2013.

Team Ninja boss Yosuke Hayash announced two new characters will be introduced in the next few weeks for Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge as DLC. The characters are Kasumi from Dead or Alive and Momiji from Ninja Gaiden.

Nintendo also teased Brain Age: Concentration Training and a new game from the development team behind Pokemon called HarmoKnight.

American Nintendo Direct:

European Nintendo Direct: