The latest Nintendo Direct aired on Tuesday. A number of announcements were made, including a sequel to Zelda: Breath of the Wild, No More Heroes 3, Trials of Mana (and its previous collection coming west), Contra Rogue Corps, Panzer Dragoon Remake, Empire of Sin, and The Dark Crystal. A number of ports also appeared such as The Witcher 3, Spyro Reignited Trilogy, and Alien: Isolation. On top of that, we got first looks and release dates for the likes of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Zelda: Link’s Awakening, and Luigi’s Mansion 3.

Now that we’ve had a few days to digest everything, how do you feel about Nintendo’s presence at E3 2019, and the Direct in particular? What was your personal highlight of the show? Let us know in the comments below.

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons details – cloud saves disabled “to avoid manipulating time”, more

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A new batch of Animal Crossing: New Horizons details have surfaced as part of a developer interview with French website Gamekult. We learn that there will be support for the Nintendo Switch Online app with voice chat, Switch’s touch screen, and (probably) amiibo. Cloud saves won’t be available, however “to avoid manipulating time”.

Gamekult’s interview was conducted with director Aya Kyogoku and producer Higashi Nogami. Translations from the discussion can be found below, courtesy of Miketendo64.

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The Bard’s Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled coming to Switch

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E3 2019 might be over, but we still have news about new games coming to Switch. A listing from the ESRB has outed that inXile Entertainment is bringing The Bard’s Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled to the platform.

While the “ARPG” has been added to the title, this appears to be the same updated version of the classic game previously released on PlayStation platforms a couple of years ago. Find some additional information and a trailer below.

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Splatoon 2 – Kid vs. Grown-Up Splatfest art

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All regions are hosting Splatfests in Splatoon 2 this weekend, including Europe. The theme this time is Kid vs. Grown-Up.

As is tradition for Splatfests, Nintendo has created some special art. We have a look at the image made for the Kid vs. Grown-Up event above.

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Disney Tsum Tsum Festival E3 2019 footage (off-screen)

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One of the games Bandai Namco was showing at E3 2019 this year was Disney Tsum Tsum Festival. For a look at the playable demo, check out the off-screen footage below.

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Zelda: Link’s Awakening E3 2019 footage

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Nintendo had the Zelda: Link’s Awakening remake on Switch playable at E3 2019 this week. We captured full footage of the demo, which you can find below.

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Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield Dual Pack up for pre-order on Amazon UK, ships to the US

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Amazon UK has opened pre-orders for the Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield Dual Pack. If interested, you can reserve a copy here. Despite what the listing says, we were able to place an order from a US address.

The double pack naturally includes both versions in a single package. Additionally, a steelbook is included, which has not been announced for North America at this time.

Meanwhile, if you don’t care about the steelbook, you can order the Pokemon Sword/Shield Double Pack from Amazon US here.