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Nintendo Directs will keep airing in the future, Nintendo has confirmed.

“Nintendo Directs will continue,” the company said in a statement to IGN. “But we have no details to provide now on who will be featured or the topics that will be covered.”

It’s been several months since we last saw a Nintendo Direct. A “Micro” presentation was held in June, and prior to that, Mr. Morimoto hosted a Japan-only broadcast in late May.

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USA Today has published a new interview with Takashi Tezuka. Tezuka spoke all about Super Mario Bros., including the original game’s origins, the series’ legacy, and why it’s been able to maintain such longevity.

You can find a roundup of Tezuka’s comments below. A couple of additional questions and answers are on USA Today here.

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Nintendo UK has uploaded a couple of new commercials for Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer. Watch them below.

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Amazon has posted the boxart for Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma: The Dish of Friendship and Bonds. We have it above.

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The Pokemon Company published a bunch of new screenshots from Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon. Find them in the gallery below.

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In North America, EnjoyUp Games is bringing Rock ‘N Racing Off Road DX to the Wii U eShop on Thursday. Europe is getting the game next week.

Rock ‘N Racing Off Road DX will cost €7.99. However, it seems as though those who have the original game will be entitled to a 62 percent discount.

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We have 80 more minutes of footage from Zoink’s upcoming Wii U eShop game Zombie Vikings. Take a look at the video below.

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Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson is releasing today in North America. For a look at the game’s launch trailer, check out the video below.

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Nintendo has officially confirmed that its EAD and SPD divisions have merged. In the wake of news about the company’s new president and plans for “a large-scale” restructure, it was assumed that the two sides would be combined.

Here’s what Nintendo says about the merging of EAD and SPD:

Establishment of the Entertainment Planning & Development Division

We will integrate personnel who are involved in the development of software for Nintendo platforms and smart devices in addition to work associated with effective utilization of character IP, and in order to create a structure that operates efficiently and rapidly, the Entertainment Analysis & Development Division and the Software Planning & Development Division will be consolidated into the newly established Entertainment Planning & Development Division.

Nintendo is also establishing two new divisions: the “Platform Technology Development Division” and “Business Development Division”. These two are primarily involved with hardware and business/IP respectively.

Nintendo shared the following information about both divisions:

Establishment of the Platform Technology Development Division

We will integrate personnel responsible for the technology development essential for Nintendo’s hardware formation such as hardware, OS, development environment and network, and in order to create a structure in which we can more broadly and efficiently conduct technology development necessary for new products and services, the Integrated Research & Development Division and the System Development Division will be consolidated into the newly established Platform Technology Development Division.

Establishment of the Business Development Division

We will newly establish the Business Development Division, a division with the aim of refining the business model for the dedicated video game system business, and creating and making profitable the smart device business and the new business that utilizes character IP.

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Nintendo has released some additional screenshots from Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water. Find them in the gallery below.

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