Evening Reading - June 21, 2023

Published June 21, 2023 8:35 PM, by Donovan Erskine

Good evening, Shacknews, it's night time, which means it's time for Evening Reading. Let's officially close out our day of posting. Please take a look.

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In case you missed it at Shacknews:

• Alan Wake 2 devs talk returning to the franchise and horror inspirations
• Detective Pikachu Returns this October
• Super Mario RPG gets a remake this November 2023
• A new Princess Peach game is coming in 2024
• Pikmin 4 demo coming to Nintendo Switch next week
• Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince announced for December
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder announced for October 2023
• Penny's Big Breakaway is a 3D platformer from the Sonic Mania team
• Star Ocean: The Second Story R brings a 2DHD remake of the classic RPG this November
• Sonic Central June 2023 presentation announced for later this week

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And now... Other Stuff From The Internet!!!

Introducing Elephant Mario!

Wasn't expecting this Animorphs revival.

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Modern Super Mario RPG, you say?

Don't cheat us, Nintendo.

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The dormant Mario sub-franchises

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

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The year of 2D platformers

We're eating good, folks!

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Uppies?

Come on, you can't leave him hanging like that.

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Presidential terms and Mario games

Some interesting data here. No further comment.

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The OG elephant shapeshifter

Shante did it first!

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Hidden gem from today's Direct

Wish we got this in the NA broadcast!

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