Kirby's going big for his 25th anniversary.

More Kirby games are set to arrive on the Nintendo 3DS console this year.

Today's Nintendo Direct revealed Team Kirby Crash Deluxe on the 3DS eShop, as well as Kirby Blowout Blast. Crash Deluxe is out now on the 3DS eShop. Blowout Blast, featuring over 25 stages, is due out this Summer.

It was also confirmed that a new multiplayer action game is also set for release this holiday season.

Along with a Pikmin Amiibo

The Pikmin platformer will be coming in July as Hey! Pikmin

Olimar's ship has crash-landed on a planet and he uses his Pikmin to recover the pieces of the ship in order to get off the planet. Hey! Pikmin will release in North America and Europe on July 28 along with a Pikmin Amiibo. Nintendo noted more information will be coming down the line to explain the Amiibo functionality.

Won't be long to try out this action RPG.

Today's Nintendo Direct gave us a release date for Ever Oasis in North America and Europe: June 23. The Japan release is set for July 13.

Announced at last year's E3, Ever Oasis is an action RPG developed by Grezzo for the Nintendo 3DS. Players are tasked with building an oasis by completing dungeons and other missions.

No announcements on the Switch version, but the rarest dual pack is coming.

One of the biggest games of the Japanese summer got its release date and special offers overnight.

Dragon Quest XI's 3DS and PlayStation 4 versions will launch in Japan on July 29. Launch editions will include bonus items that boost experience and gold gained, and there will be a dual pack sold... Read more...

A heavy focus on splats and fists

A full Nintendo Direct will be airing on Wednesday.

The Direct will air at 6 pm Eastern / 3 pm Pacific / midnight CET / 8 am JST and both 3DS and Switch will be discussed, with an emphasis on Splatoon 2 and ARMS.

Nintendo Direct incoming! Tune in 4/12 at 3 PM PT. pic.twitter.com/SFHXEaFQIc

Is the more stunning development the European date for a Nicalis game, or the two Wii U disc games?

Some release date updates for April to June on Nintendo consoles:

This week's article is best viewed in tate mode.

There's a lot of shooting in them thar eShops this week, mostly of the scrolling variety. Although North America and Europe get LEGO City Undercover, after that it's bullets everywhere. The big eShop release of the week, for instance, is Graceful Explosion Machine, one of the early entries from the late February indie showcase.

Dibs on the former Sonics and their damn MVP.

Arcade basketball will be hitting the Switch in the midst of the NBA playoffs.

Saber Interactive has picked up the NBA license for NBA Playgrounds, a 2-on-2 arcade hoops title which will launch on Switch next month for $20. The game will feature current stars and legendary former players such as Allen Iverson.

In all of its myriad forms.

Following the launch of Binding of Isaac Afterbirth, Nicalis's next physical re-release is a couple of months away.

Cave Story+, an enhanced version of the PC freeware/WiiWare/3DS title, will launch in both physical and digital forms for North America on June 20 for a MSRP of US$29.99. Other pricing is to be announced.

The sequel to the 2014 adventure darling is now a Switch game.

A follow-up game to a 2014 adventure hit originally planned for Wii U has moved to Switch.

In a note posted on developer Over the Moon's website, the game was reconfirmed for a Q3 2017 (July - September) release, and also that the Wii U version had been cancelled in favor of a Switch release.

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We ate the fast food, but you can win the toys!

It's May 2017 and we've got another giveaway to give... away! This month we subjected ourselves to untold amounts of fast food so we could present a complete collection of McDonald's US Mario 2017 toys! That's 8 brand new collectable toys in all!

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