Nintendo Direct begins! Join us for all the Wii U and 3DS announcements

The Nintendo Direct presentation begins at 5:00pm ET. Nintendo says the focus will be on Wii U and 3DS games "launching by the end of spring." Hopefully that means a release date for Mario Kart 8 and more information for Yoshi's New Island. Of course, we're also hoping for a few surprise announcements.

You can tune in to the broadcast live below or catch up with all of the latest news and announcements here.