Nintendo is launching a news app

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Nintendo closed out today’s Direct with a surprise announcement: a news app that will keep players up to date on everything Nintendo. It’s called Nintendo Today, and it’ll be available on both iOS and Android. According to Shigeru Miyamoto, the app was designed to compliment its event-like livestreams, which have become incredibly popular in the Switch era. After the Switch 2 Direct on April 2nd, the app will feature regular updates on the company’s next console.

Here’s how Nintendo explains it: “this smart-device app is like a daily calendar which delivers a variety of content including latest news, videos, and comics of your favorite Nintendo games and characters from select franchises.”

The announcement comes at a time when Nintendo has an awful lot going on, so keeping news together in one space makes a certain amount of sense. In addition to launching a new console this year, Nintendo has also been expanding into theme parks and feature films, while also releasing surprises like its Alarmo alarm clock and Nintendo Music streaming service (which is also a mobile app). The company even has its own museum now.

You can download the Nintendo Today app now in both the App Store and Google Play.

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