Prepare for true 4K power on the Nintendo Switch and a battery life shorter than a Mayfly's birthday.

Nintendo hasn’t just given indie games a home, they’ve made them valuable members of their family. Said family is about to expand, as a new low-key Indie Direct has just wrapped up. Here’s everything that was announced today.

Which is all fine and well, but you know what Skyward Sword isn’t? It’s not Wind Waker HD. DAMMIT NINTENDO.

Despite the existence of Pikmin 4 being confirmed back in 2017, this new enhanced version of the beloved Wii U game will have to tide fans over until that promised sequel finally arrives.

While the rest of the world is having a no-good terrible awful year, Nintendo’s doing better than ever in the hardware and software sales department. The Big N has just posted the results of its first quarter for the financial year of 2021, which has technically made them enough money to afford: A LITTLE BIT OF THE BUBBLY.

Which, let’s be real here, doesn’t really take an industry insider to figure out.

Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise wants to revel and self-praise its own absurdist nature, but at the end of the day the actual game attached to all the strange dialogue, mechanics and gameplay is painfully frustrating.

I know it’s not exactly an explosive headline but the ability to leap into the sea and cool off in the Summer heat is just about the most exciting thing one can do in Animal Crossing right now.