While Nintendo's upcoming Animal Crossing originally planned for release later this year , one or both games have been delayed to 2017.

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Based on a variety of factors, we felt it was most appropriate for Super Mario Run to launch ahead of these other two apps. Our Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem titles for mobile will launch before the end of our fiscal year, which ends on March 31, 2017.

According to a press release from Nintendo—detailing its upcoming iOS game Super Mario Run —the company "plans to deliver its previously announced mobile device titles in the Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem series before the end of March, 2017."We reached out to Nintendo for clarification and the company provided the following statement, confirming to IGN that both titles will release sometime after Super Mario Run's launch this December:Alongside today's announcement of Super Mario Run for iOS, Niantic Labs revealed that Pokemon GO is making its way to Apple Watch

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