Earlier today, Nintendo revealed via PR that the Nintendo Switch and the recently-released Nintendo Switch Lite have managed to sell over 15 million units combined in North America.

It was revealed today in the New York Times obituary that former attorney John Kirby, who’s the namesake of our favorite pink puffball, passed away on October 2, 2019, at the age of 79.

Monolith Soft celebrates its 20th anniversary since its founding today and they’ve launched a special website to commemorate it. The company was originally established on October 1, 1999 as part of Namco.

Video game sales numbers can vary quite a bit from tracker to tracker, as earlier we saw an estimate of 114,000 from Media Create, but Famitsu has 177,936 Switch Lite sales in Japan in its first three days.

The Nintendo Switch Lite released on September 20 and Media Create reports that an estimate of 114,000 units sold in Japan within its first three days since launch.

Nintendo released a story trailer for the upcoming release of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening for Switch. The video features the Ballad of the Wind Fish sung with English lyrics.

The Nintendo Switch got its latest system update with Ver. 9.0.0 that adds a variety of new features including online play invites, and several new settings and options.

Yesterday, Nintendo revealed a new ring-shaped peripheral and strap that will be used with the Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons for what seems to be exercise experiences.

To wrap up today’s Nintendo Direct presentation, the company revealed Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition for Nintendo Switch in 2020.

Nintendo Online has had NES games as bonus titles for its subscribers since it started and it is finally adding Super Nintendo/Super Famicom titles starting September 5. A special controller was also revealed.

Nintendo announced that Banjo & Kazooie will make their DLC character debut for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate later today. We’ll get more info on their gameplay following the ongoing Nintendo Direct presentation.

In today’s Nintendo Direct presentation, Terry Bogard from the Fatal Fury series was revealed as the next DLC fighter, set to be revealed in November 2019.

Former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime is now the first Leader in Residence at Cornell University’s Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. He will hold an open to the public lecture on October 21, 2019.

HAL Laboratory is recruiting staff for the development of a new Kirby project. The recruitment asks candidates if they’d like to make a new Kirby from a studio where you can see Mount Fuji.

Since July 2017, Nintendo’s jointly-owned subsidiary iQue’s classification has been changed from Sales Agency to development, localization, and testing, meaning that they might have their first game studio in China.