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Yesterday, Nintendo tweeted out an announcement for their highly-anticipated Nintendo Direct event, scheduled for February 17th at 2:00pm PT/ 5:00 ET. The effect that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have on the video game industry (games continuously being delayed) is very disheartening so as an active gamer, it was good to see some good news

The Animal Crossing train is still going strong for Nintendo, who unveiled the game’s update slated for this month earlier today.

Animation giant Nickelodeon has thrown their hat in the Animal Crossing ring, hosting an in-game fashion show on Twitch.

Nintendo has had a bit of a rocky history with LGBTQ+ representation in their games, as well as the people that play them. With Animal Crossing: New Horizons, things seem different.