Here’s all the big news from the latest Nintendo Direct

Animal Crossing, Luigi’s Mansion 3, and a lotta ports

We weren’t entirely sure what to expect from today’s delayed Nintendo Direct, but I think it was worth the wait. Aside from a rather uneventful overview of Nintendo Switch Online, the showing was one announcement after another. Not the most shocking of reveals, mind you, but good stuff all around.

A main-series Animal Crossing game is coming to Nintendo Switch in 2019, so yeah, I’m good.

Nintendo Direct (September 13, 2018)

• Nintendo Switch lands Luigi’s Mansion 3 next year
• Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn is a thing…on 3DS
• Final Fight and other classic Capcom brawlers coming to multiple platforms
• New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe is a hell of a mouthful
• The next big Mario Tennis Aces update arrives next week
• Splatoon 2 announces Version 4.0 update with radical music video
• The Switch will soon get a proper D-pad in the form of an NES Joy-Con
• Katamari Damacy Reroll is a remaster bound for Switch and PC
• Yoshi’s Crafted World looks precious
• Asmodee bringing a range of classic tabletop games to Nintendo Switch
• A whole lot of classic Final Fantasy games are heading to Switch next year
• Isabelle is coming to Smash Bros. (and a new Animal Crossing in 2019)
• Civilization VI is going portable on Nintendo Switch this November
• Get a load of this Smash-themed Nintendo Switch
• Mario & Luigi Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey launches globally this winter
• Pokemon developer Game Freak at work on new RPG known only as ‘Town’
• Luigi’s Mansion remake will include two-player co-op mode
• Japan is getting a cloud based version of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey on Switch
• More details revealed on high-tech mech fighter Daemon X Machina
• Cities: Skylines is out today for Nintendo Switch
• Downwell is going to be just perfect on Switch
• Crystal Chronicles’ Remastered Edition will allow for online co-op

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