Evening Reading - April 2, 2025

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

In case you missed it at Shacknews:

• Nintendo Switch 2 will launch on June 5, 2025
• Mario Kart World is a Switch 2 launch title
• Nintendo Switch 2 Camera peripheral will work with new GameChat feature
• Nintendo Switch 2 will be 1080p, up to 120 fps & and feature HDR
• GameShare lets you share games with other Nintendo Switch 2 players
• Nintendo Switch 2 GameChat introduces a Discord-like group chat
• Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con 2 mouse functionality confirmed
• Elden Ring is coming to Nintendo Switch 2
• Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games will enhance Switch classics
• Silksong gets 2025 release date
• Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade will start Cloud's journey on Switch 2
• Deltarune 1, 2, 3, and 4 are coming to Nintendo Switch 2
• Donkey Kong Bananza brings DK back to 3D in July on Switch 2
• The Duskbloods is a new FromSoftware game coming exclusively to Switch 2 in 2026
• Kirby Air Riders is the next game from Masahiro Sakurai
• Nintendo Switch 2 will feature 4K in Docked Mode

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

Biggest reveal from the Nintendo Direct

Absolute beauty pic.twitter.com/7HdHPa24Jk

— No Context Super Mario (@SuperMarioOOC85) April 2, 2025

I don't know whose idea this was, but hell yeah.

And this is the second most important reveal

I fear people haven’t been discussing the most important thing from the direct pic.twitter.com/nyWeewAdq5

— No Context Super Mario (@SuperMarioOOC85) April 2, 2025

If we can customize our characters' appearances, that's dope.

Sakurai is directing Kirby Air Riders

Glad that he's back, and good for him for getting away for Smash... for now.

Those price tags...

nintendo pic.twitter.com/hXFqNiigSB

— ava (@zeldevil) April 2, 2025

The console price tag seems like a consequence of Tariffs. Mario Kart being $80 on the other hand... 

Nintendo Switch 2 mice

switch 2 direct looking good pic.twitter.com/5fObhzZYR2

— 『ÆｍƎｒ』 (@emeruga) April 2, 2025

Using the mouse function for FPS games is going to be awesome.

Nintendo publishing a FromSoft game?

This feels like a fever dream. Huge vote of confidence from Nintendo in their online infrastructure.

Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness coming to NSO too?

crying at the club rn pic.twitter.com/u8zEOnGmQq

— Pokémon Brainrot (@PkmnBrainrot) April 2, 2025

This is peak 2000s kid nostalgia. Give it to me!

RIP Val Kilmer

Remembering Val Kilmer pic.twitter.com/BJg9UC3Vr2

— Warner Bros. Entertainment (@WBHomeEnt) April 2, 2025

A master at his craft. Thanks for the entertainment.

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Donovan Erskine

News Editor

Donovan is a journalist from Maryland. His oldest gaming memory is playing Pajama Sam on his mom's desktop during weekends. Pokémon Emerald, Halo 2, and the original Star Wars Battlefront 2 were some of the most influential titles in awakening his love for video games. After interning for Shacknews throughout college, Donovan graduated from Bowie State University in 2020 with a major in broadcast journalism and joined the team full-time. He is a huge film fanatic and will talk with you about movies and games all day. You can follow him on twitter @Donimals_