Nintendo maintenance schedule – April 20, 2025 – Switch eShop downtime
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Nintendo’s latest maintenance schedule for the week of April 20, 2025 is now available.
As of now there’s only one session on the docket. Note that during the middle of the week, the Nintendo eShop will be impacted.
Below is the full Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of April 20, 2025:
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Cyberpunk 2077 is using DLSS on Nintendo Switch 2
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When Cyberpunk 2077 launches on Nintendo Switch 2 in a couple of months, it’ll be running with DLSS tech.
That news comes straight from the developer CD Projekt Red. The studio confirmed that the functionality is used for both handheld and docked play in both performance and quality modes.
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I, Robot launch trailer – 1984 Atari arcade shooter reinvented on Nintendo Switch
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Atari, along with Llamasoft, readied a launch trailer for I, Robot. The reinvention of the classic 1984 Atari arcade shooter came to Nintendo Switch this week.
Everything you need to know can be found int he following overview:
Nintendo Switch file sizes – High On Life, Super Technos World: River City & Technos Arcade Classics, more
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Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Nintendo Switch games. These include High On Life, Super Technos World: River City & Technos Arcade Classics, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Hot Rod Mayhem launch trailer – Nintendo Switch gets new arcade racer
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Hot Rod Mayhem, which dropped on Nintendo Switch this week, has gone live with a new launch trailer. The new chaos-fueled arcade racer comes from Casual Brothers.
Lots of details about the game can be found in the following overview:
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Japanese Nintendo eShop releases for April 24, 2025
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Nintendo has updated the Japanese Switch release schedule on Nintendo eShop for the week of April 24, 2025. The lineup includes The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy and more.
Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:
[Let’s Talk] Mario Kart World Direct reactions
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We’ve seen a few Nintendo Directs over the last few weeks. Another one aired a couple of days ago, which focused entirely on Mario Kart World. The 15-minute presentation went over various modes, features, and more.
A good amount of the broadcast did go over information that was previously announced. However, we did get a look at a number of things, including tracks, items, Battle Mode, Free Roam, and more. You can catch up on all of the details here.
How are you feeling about Mario Kart World after this week’s Nintendo Direct? Are you planning on picking it up alongside Nintendo Switch 2 at the start of June? Let us know in the comments.
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Nintendo discusses how Switch 2’s new Joy-Con changed during development
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In a recent interview, key developers behind Nintendo Switch 2 discussed the making of the new magnetic Joy-Con, revealing that the SL/SR buttons are made of metal and how there wasn’t originally a button that releases the magnet.
Although it’s not something typically done with consoles, the SL/SR buttons are made with metal so that they stick to the magnet included with the Joy-Con. Hardware design lead Tetsuya Sasaki said Nintendo tried out different ideas first, and thanks to technology advancements, it was finally possible.
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Nintendo on new Mario game for Switch 2: “Stay tuned”
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Nintendo announced its first batch of games for Switch 2 recently, but Mario was missing in action – aside from Mario Kart. Some were surprised that the company did not show off a brand new 3D entry in the franchise. Outside of the bite-sized Bowser’s Fury adventure as part of the Super Mario 3D World re-release, there hasn’t been a new game since Super Mario Odyssey in 2017.
So where is Mario then? CNET posed that question to Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser in a recent interview. Bowser would only shared the following:
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Rusty Rabbit launch trailer – Nintendo Switch side-scrolling action adventure game celebrates release
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Going along with the game’s release, we have a launch trailer for Rusty Rabbit. Nintendo Switch received the side-scrolling action adventure game this week.
A bunch of information about it is available via the following rundown:
