Nintendo has announced a Nintendo Direct will take place next Tuesday, April 8, focusing on the new Super Smash Bros. titles for Wii U and 3DS.

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The stream will appear in the usual places, whether you're in Europe or North America , and will kick off at 3pm PT / 6pm ET/ 11pm GMT.It's unclear what will be announced in the Direct though, seeing as we're still eagerly anticipating a release date, fingers crossed that's on the agenda. A couple of character reveals wouldn't be overly surprising either (fingers crossed for Ness!).Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS was first announced at E3 2011. There's still no word on a release date, other than that it's coming in 2014. On the plus side, we discovered a few weeks ago that the Wii U and 3DS versions of the game will boast different trophies , so if you choose to pick up both you'll be able to enjoy some variety. Edge-guarding has also received a much-welcomed revamp To discover the identities of the 24 confirmed combatants you'll be stepping into the ring with, head over to IGN's wiki now

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