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‘Animal Crossing: New Leaf’ Nintendo Direct Airs Tomorrow Morning

by Natalie Kipper

In the previous Nintendo Direct, nestled among the numerous new titles announced was news of an update to the much-beloved Nintendo 3DS game, Animal Crossing: New Leaf. The update, entitled “Welcome amiibo,” was briefly touched upon but viewers were promised a more-indepth video later in the year. Well, that time has almost arrived. Tomorrow, November 2, at 7 a.m. Pacific Time, an Animal Crossing: New Leaf-centric Nintendo Direct will air.

Beyond the video, the official Animal Crossing twitter account has released a few screenshots as well as a note that the update will clear out all those weeds in your town that have no doubt accumulated.

And let’s not forget about those 50 new Animal Crossing amiibo cards that release December 2! What an exciting time to be a mayor, right?

Shovel Knight Gets Amiibo and Co-Op Update this December and January!

by J.C. Marquez

Shovel Knight fans, the wait is over.

Yacht Club games has announced that the long-awaited Shovel Knight amiibo figure will be available in Europe on December 11, while here in North America, fans will have to wait another month, as the figure won’t arrive on store shelves until January 8, 2016.

But that’s not all.

In addition to the December 11 and January 8 launch dates, Wii U owners in both regions get an extra bonus as the Shovel Knight Amiibo unlocks a Co-Op mode for the Wii U version of Shovel Knight, as well as new challenges, and a ‘custom knight’ feature (Co-Op with the Shovel Knight amiibo ala Yoshi’s Wooly World?).

Co-op on Wii U, Challenges, and Custom Knight! Shovel Knight amiibo is available: EU: December 11th US: January 8th pic.twitter.com/MGtPg56wb3

Will you be picking up the new amiibo next January? Sound off in the comments below!