Nintendo Direct trailer roundup: Mario and Donkey Kong, Animal Crossing, HarmoKnight, and more

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Nintendo held one of its semiregular Nintendo Direct streaming-video shows today and revealed a ton of news. You can see all of our coverage of today’s event here.

Here’s a quick look at all of the new trailers that Nintendo released today.

Animal Crossing: New Leaf

This life simulator finally has a date. Nintendo will release Animal Crossing: New Leaf in North America on June 9 for the 3DS. This time, instead of paying back a loan, gamers will have to run the town as its mayor.

Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move

Nintendo’s ape-versus-plumber puzzle series is back for some 3D action. The wind-up-toy versions of Mario and Donkey Kong return along with a variety of new and old puzzles. The game is due out on the 3DS eShop this year.

HarmoKnight

Head to Melodia, a planet of music in this 2D, side-scrolling rhythm game. This is the newest game from Pokémon developer Game Freak. It plays a lot like a platform version of Rhythm Heaven.

Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins

This is the prequel to Lego City: Undercover for the Wii U and other consoles. The Chase Begins brings the open-world, kid-friendly cop game to the 3DS. It’s basically Grand Theft Auto for people who aren’t allowed to play Grand Theft Auto.

Kersploosh!

http://youtu.be/0wKzrBeL0dU

Kersploosh! asks the timeless question, what happens when you drop a stone down a well? Apparently, donuts and matryoshka dolls happen.

Fire Emblem: Awakening accolades trailer

Reviewers love this 3DS strategy game (including GamesBeat, which gave it a 94), so Nintendo is strutting its stuff in a trailer that shows off all the accolades.

Click here for our full coverage of today’s Nintendo Direct.