Yesterday was no April Foolin’ for Nintendo, as the company presented its latest Nintendo Direct online broadcast and showcased a number of new additions for popular games, as well as teases for upcoming titles. And, seeing how healthy its Amiibo business is as of late, it made a few announcements in that category as well.

Here are some of the more general stories that came out of yesterday’s announcement:

Super Smash Bros.’ New Combatants – Nintendo officially announced new downloadable characters for its Super Smash Bros. games, including popular Pokémon character Mewtwo, who will release at the end of this month; and Lucas, a hero from the company’s classic Earthbound game. In addition, bonus costumes will be available for unlocking for Mii fighters.

A New Card Based Animal Crossing Game – Fans of the interactive Animal Crossing games will be able to take part in a new experience for their Nintendo 3DS systems, in the form of Happy Home Designer. In this game, players will be able to create their dream homes, with help from characters from the series. In addition, Nintendo will release an NFC adapter for the 3DS systems, sold separately, that will enable players to scan Animal Crossing cards to add extra items into the game. Happy Home Designer should release later this year, alongside the NFC adapter.

Mario Kart 8 Getting Back Up To Speed – Ever since its release last year, Mario Kart 8 has been a huge seller for Nintendo. So, the publisher announced some new content for the game, which will be released this month. An Animal Crossing-themed downloadable content pack, featuring eight new tracks and additional karts and characters, will arrive on April 23rd for $7.99. Also, a new free update will provide a new speed class to the game, boosting the action up to 200cc. Fans seeking hardcore racing action are sure to love that.

Amiibo Madness – Finally, Nintendo continued to capitalize on its Amiibo success with the announcement of a fourth wave of the interactive figures, which will come to retail on May 29th. These include a number of fan favorites, like Wario, Charizard and Pac-Man, although some will be sold exclusively through retailers like GameStop and Best Buy.

Two newer titles coming from the publisher for Wii U, Yoshi’s Woolly World and Splatoon, will also have Amiibo tie-ins that launch alongside their respective games. Yoshi will see special yarn-based Yoshi figurines that can be used to activate secondary characters within that game universe, while Splatoon will feature a three-pack of characters – two Inkling soldiers and a squid – that can unlock bonus features in the third-person paint shooter, which we profiled last week.

Splatoon and its respective Amiibo characters will launch May 29th, while Yoshi’s Woolly World and its unique figures are due later in the summer.

The Nintendo Direct special can be watched in full below.