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Nintendo Direct January 2018: watch all the Switch announcements here - Dark Souls, Kirby, Mario Tennis Aces, more

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Is it time to praise the sun?

Nintendo is kicking off a surprise (sort of) Nintendo Direct and you can watch all the reveals below.

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Here's what was revealed in the Nintendo Direct Mini today:

Mario Tennis Aces; Ys VIII is coming to Switch this summer; new Pokken Tournament characters, The World Ends With You Remix annunced; new abilities for Kirby and his friends in Kirby Star Allies; an update for Super Mario Odyssey; SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy was announced; new Mario + Rabbids content is coming, PayDay 2 with local play via Crime.net was revealed; a new look at Fe from EA (which was expected) was provided - it's out on February 18, and of course, Dark Souls Remastered was announced.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is also coming to Switch May 4 and Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition will land in Spring 2018. It includes all characters, missions, maps and all DLC previous versions.

More as it comes.

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