As if the next few months weren’t packed enough for gamers with new entries of Ninja Gaiden , Call of Duty , and Battlefield , Nintendo decided to stoke their own hype with a wave of big announcements this morning. During an hourlong Nintendo Direct livestream, the company dumped tons of details, including new game reveals, release date confirmations for highly anticipated titles, and even a first look at the next Super Mario Bros . movie. But, being Nintendo, there were also plenty of bizarre bits tucked in too.

The stream kicked off with Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto discussing the 40th anniversary of the franchise, teasing all the new IRL ways to experience Nintendo via its Kyoto-based museum , Universal theme parks , and of course, movie theaters . But after t

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