Nintendo has been so busy announcing sequels to every Mario sub-franchise that you can think of—new sidescrollers, new 3D platformers, new Golf, and Mario & Luigi—that you’d think they don’t have anything else. Well, other than Zeldas.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); Not quite. As they’ve quietly been doing, Nintendo is continuing to create and HUC add to new HUC99 franchises through its download-only games. During a Nintendo Direct video press conference today, the company reiterated plans to put out HarmoKNight, the rhythm-action game from the people who make Pokemon (and who were finally allowed to make a non-Pokemon game. It’s coming out March 28, download-only for Nintendo 3DS. Here’s a trailer. Nintendo is also putting out a sequel to its action-tower-defense game Dillon’s Rolling Western on April 11, adding more playable characters and a train that you have to defend. The first game was very fun and distinct—as long as you were right-handed. I’m a lefty and couldn’t quite get comfortable rolling and attacking with a stylus in my right hand. Still, Nintendo’s western feels and plays differently from anything else. Quietly, it’s creating a Smash Bros.-worthy new mascot. The new game is called Dillon’s Rolling Western: The Last Ranger https://kotaku.com/nintendos-new-3ds-western-is-cool-and-worth-playing-ex-5887346 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HUcs4s08o4 Here’s a video of the new Dillon game. Looks w88 good! Then there’s Kersploosh which looks like a cousin of Ketzal’s Corridors, a fine 3DS game from last year that sort of played like first-person Tetris, though maybe a more apt comparison would be Descent without brakes. In this new game, which is also a 3DS spring download, you’re controlling a water drop stone/doll/flying-saucer/etc. as if falls down a long well, trying to avoid obstacles. https://kotaku.com/hey-nintendo-more-games-like-this-please-5903782 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wKzrBeL0dU Here’s a trailer. Ah, but Nintendo couldn’t resist Mario completely, right? They’ve got a download-only Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move. It’s another puzzle game, a la some of the older Mario Vs. Donkey Kong games, but this time running on a timer, playing in 3D and with some sort of new level editor. Here’s a trailer.