Nintendo Today App Unveiled as News and Content Hub for Dedicated Fans

Nintendo Today is a new app from the Super Mario Bros. company itself that aims to bring Nintendo news to players a bit more directly than ever before.

Video game legend Shigeru Miyamoto spilled the beans on the company’s latest news push as a last-minute stinger during today’s March 2025 Nintendo Direct. This all-in-one phone application is available to download via the Apple App Store and Google Play today and comes with a variety of perks for die-hard Nintendo fans to be aware of.

This hub for all things Nintendo serves as a daily calendar and news machine to drip feed information directly to players as it happens. Miyamoto uses the example that, after the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct premieres next week, fans will be able to log into the Nintendo Today app to catch all of the updates, with more news arriving “daily” from there.

It’s a bit more direct than the average Nintendo Direct and encourages fans to keep up to date with news, even if there’s not a massive announcement to be made. As days roll on, you’ll see characters from Mario, Pikmin, Animal Crossing, and more show up to welcome you to a new day. The feed will also be updated not only with news but Nintendo-themed content, too. Highlights shown during the Nintendo Direct include a Pikmin 4 comic called “Too Stuck to Pluck” and Pearls of Wisdom from Animal Crossing’s resident shell-cracking Otter, Pascal.

Nintendo Today isn’t quite the Zelda or Super Smash Bros. bombshell many fans hoped to see round out today’s Direct, but it’s at least another channel for fans to tune into. For more on Metroid, Pokémon, and everything else announced during today’s March 2025 Nintendo Direct, you can click right here.

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