Nintendo of Europe has announced that a new Nintendo Direct broadcast will be aired later this week.

The broadcast will be geared towards European 3DS releases and will once again be hosted by NOE president Satoru Shibata.

It will be broadcast this Thursday at 7pm British Summer Time / 8pm Central European Time. You can watch it go out live at the official Nintendo Direct website.

With big-name first party 3DS titles like Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, Fire Emblem: Awakening, and Animal Crossing not expected before 2013, attention will probably turn to the likes of Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask, with an outside chance of a European release confirmed for Brain Age: Concentration Training.

Meanwhile, details specific to Europe on DLC for New Super Mario Bros. 2 have also been divulged via a Nintendo Direct Mini.