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The Fall update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been revealed and it’s sure to generate a lot of scares! Decorate your island with pumpkins, craft a costume, and join the Halloween event on October 31st!

For over a decade, Suda 51 has shown interest for the titular character of No More Heroes, Travis Touchdown, to make a debut in Smash. In a recent interview with Switch Player Magazine, he's switched to a "No Comment".

Nintendo just announced and released a new competitive action game for the Switch, Kirby Fighters 2!

Microsoft announced that it would be acquiring ZeniMax Media, the parent company of the game publisher Bethesda, for $7.5 billion.

More news on Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is set to to air during Koei-Tecmo’s digital presentation at the Tokyo Game Show. This presentation is set to air on 9/26. Check it out!

Nintendo showed off some of their upcoming third party games including Monster Hunter Rise, Monster Hunter Stories 2, Disgaea 6, Balan Wonderland, and Ori 2: Will of the Wisps. The Mini-Direct also has a Monster Hunter-themed Direct featuring the two aforementioned titles.

Nintendo announced a Nintendo Mini-Direct: Partner Showcase for 9/17 at 7 am PT. It will be live-streamed and it’s duration is currently unknown.

Rivals of Aether: Definitive Edition finally has a release date for Switch and Steam. In addition, features galore!

After nearly three years of early access, Swedish indie studio Ludosity has announced in a new trailer that their cult hit platform fighter Slap City will receive its full release on September 17th, 2020.

Nintendo shadowdropped a new installment of the Hyrule Warriors series which focuses on the events leading up the the rise of Calamity Ganon and fall of Link, Zelda, and Champions. “Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity” is set to launch on November 20, 2020.

Danganronpa Creator and Uchikoshi Creator announce a release window for the Switch version of their newest game: Spring 2021. And it comes with a new trailer!

It may have felt like an eternity to many but Nintendo has finally dropped some news relating to some first party titles. The focus for today's news wave was none other than Nintendo's mascot: Mario! Ranging from 2D to 3D news, there was a lot to see in this Direct so make sure to get caught up on it here!

Ever browse the eShop and wonder when a deal expires? Or want to cancel a pre-order? This Nintendo eShop update addresses both of these questions!

A shadow dropped Direct appears! Learn more about what was shown off in the second partner showcase of the year here!

A Spirit Event focusing on Paper Mario: The Origami King is set to launch on Friday, August 28th, 2020 and will last for five days. Three Spirits from this game are confirmed to be included.

A Nintendo Indie World Showcase has been announced and set to air on Tuesday, 8/18 at 9 am ET (12 pm ET). It will be roughly 20 minutes in length.

Ever wanted an arcade stick to use on any Smash game? How about other games on your GameCube Wii, Switch, and N64? Alt Lab Controllers presents their newest arcade stick.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate suddenly got an update in the form of the Ver. 8.1.0 patch and a free new stage along with it, Small Battlefield!

Although you probably won't be getting instantly killed by Diddy Kong or Bayonetta in the latest Smash Ultimate online tournament event, you WILL be seeing all of the characters that made their debut in Smash 4. Learn more about the new online tournament event here!

Somewhat unusually, Nintendo just made a midnight announcement of an upcoming Nintendo Direct Mini slated for the morning of July 20th, 2020. The direct is intended to be purely a showcase of new games from Nintendo's development and publishing partners, rather than their in-house studios.