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Nintendo fans have had a long night.

After reports of a Nintendo Direct circulated the internet (with the rumour flames fanned by Nintendo themselves), fans were left disappointed by not hearing a thing from the company overnight.

But the story isn't over yet. A variety of industry insiders and enthusiasts are still reporting that Nintendo could still show a Direct today, albeit with a different setup to what it's usually used to.

Typically, Nintendo announces Direct showcases with a few day's notice, but industry enthusiast Stealth notes that this time, perhaps in response to the leaks (listed in the original story), Nintendo may just release the showcase with an hour's notice.

We'll keep you updated as more news becomes available.

Nintendo of America are just trolling fans now, right?

The official Twitter account just posted the below picture of Chibi Robo, who fans might remember from an assortment of Nintendo games in the past.

Meanwhile, Laura Kate Dale, News Editor at Kotaku UK and well known for her Nintendo sources has tweeted suggesting that she's heard a lot of conflicting reports in recent weeks.

"Seriously, I've heard so many conflicting things since like Early December. What the f**k is going on? Why did you set this robot on fire Nintendo?"

Someone else also suggested that Nintendo may be "purposefully passing around conflicting misinformation within their studio to make it harder for info to be leaked"

To which Dale seemed to agree, to an extent, writing:

"Yeah, not gonna lie, I have been wondering if we're being messed with in some way to try and f**k with leak reporters or something. Something odd is happening and I'm keeping my hands off for now."

Stay tuned for more details. And who knows, maybe more Chibi Robo, who ironically, is now available as a T-Shirt less than an hour after the tweet went live...

It could be closer than we thought.

According to industry figure Nibel on Twitter, Gamestop apparently tweeted a comment alluding to a Nintendo Switch announcement and then deleted it straight away.

Whether this was an employee of the retailer acting on information they shouldn't have revealed so soon, or simply a mistake remains unclear.

However, the deletion of the tweet without comment seems suspicious.

We're still expecting some news on the Direct today. Stay tuned.

(Image: NINTENDO)

ORIGINAL STORY - Many gamers and industry insiders are expecting Nintendo to announce its next Direct within the next few hours.

There is a heavily rumoured Nintendo showcase due to take place this month, and fans are chasing their tails trying to figure out when it will be announced.

According to a leak that originated from Reddit last year, a Nintendo Direct was due to happen on January 11th.

The original leak - which mostly featured a timeline of EA publicity campaigns - seemed pretty authentic, showing the plans for the publisher to re-reveal Fe, and adventure game due out this February.

Then, early 2018, an Amazon listing revealed 18 unannounced Switch games with text stating “Just Announced at the Nintendo Switch Event” and “Box art coming soon," fuelling the rumour fire.

Thing is, usually Nintendo announces Direct showcases ahead of time - and if the event really is going to take place on the 11th (as per the rumour), it should be announced today.

We'll keep you updated as more information becomes apparent.

This comes as Nintendo may have a few more big games up its sleeve for the Nintendo Switch this year.

After leaks last week pointed to up to 18 new titles potentially ready to be announced for the console, more rumours have surfaced suggesting what these games could include.

We already know Nintendo is planning to release a Fire Emblem, Pokemon and Yoshi game for the console, but potential third-party games are still yet to be disclosed.

However, a series of rumour threads on Reddit have suggested that the titles being lined up by Nintendo include the best-selling videogame of all time - GTAV - as well as Blizzard's erstwhile online card game, Hearthstone.

The rumour also states Dragon Ball FighterZ - the new fighter from ArcSystem Works - is due to release for Nintendo Switch 'in autumn or winter'.

There is also a suggestion that the Virtual Console for Switch will run on a subscription-based model, and that Metroid Prime 4 is due to be shown in January's Nintendo Direct.

The original rumour seems to originate from an insider that claims to have leaked the TMNT and Enchantress characters in Injustice 2 before their initial announcement, but as with anything of this nature, take these rumours with a handful of salt.

Some of the predictions in the original source have come to fruition since it was first posted, but other predictions (such as Devil May Cry 5 being announced at PSX) have proved to be false.

It looks like we could have some indication as to what the upcoming Nintendo Switch game announcements might be.

According to one rumour that's been circulating reddit over the past couple of weeks, it looks likely that we could be seeing some of the biggest games in the industry head to the console this year.

A series of rumour threads on Reddit have suggested that the titles being lined up by Nintendo include the best-selling videogame of all time - GTAV - as well as Blizzard's erstwhile online card game, Hearthstone.

The rumour also states Dragon Ball FighterZ - the new fighter from ArcSystem Works - is due to release for Nintendo Switch 'in autumn or winter'.

You can read our full report on these leaks here, but if Nintendo has 18 games to announce in the coming weeks, you can certainly bet that we're in for some surprises.