Kotaku: Gba

How to Get 10 Awesome Free GBA Games on Your 3DS, If You're an 'Ambassador'

Stephen Totilo — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:08:00 EST

Did you buy a 3DS back when it cost $250, then watch the price drop $80 and take Nintendo up on their offer to give you 20 games as an apology? If so, then you can get the second half of that apology right now. More »

The Full Game Boy Advance Ambassador List for the 3DS

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:30:00 EST

Nintendo's Amabassador Program is its way of rewarding Nintendo 3DS owners who purchased the device before its pricecut. There have already been a whole host of Famicom (Nintendo Entertainment System) games released free of charge. Up next, Game Boy Advance games. But which ones? More »

Zelda Games Used to be a Rare Thing

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:00:00 EDT

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Because they don't count the CDi Zelda games, and because they count the repeatedly re-released Ocarina of Time twice, Nintendo promotes a worldview in which 17 ^[1] Zelda games have been released in the past 25 years. More »

How to Collect Your 20 Free 3DS Games (And Maybe a Little Cash On the Side)

Brian Crecente — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:00:00 EDT

Own a Nintendo 3DS or plan on getting one in the next couple of weeks? Congratulations you're now a Nintendo 3DS Ambassador and that means you get 20 free games. Right? Maybe. More »

Mario Kart 7 is the Ninth Mario Kart

Joshua Rivera — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:00:00 EDT

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We learned the name of the new Mario Kart today. And it's...(pause for effect)...Mario Kart 7. More »

Talk Of Mother 4 Doesn't Mean It Will Happen

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:50:00 EDT

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Shigesato Itoi, who's perhaps best known in Japan as a copy writer and TV personality, already said that there will be no Mother 4. Making Mother 3 was no easy task. That doesn't mean there still isn't hope - however faint that might be. More »

For The First Time, The Mario Bros. Will Miss A New Nintendo's Birth

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:00:00 EST

Forget its glasses-free 3D, the Nintendo 3DS is unlike any Nintendo video game before it because it will debut without Mario or Luigi. The previous nine major gaming machines from Nintendo — all of the big ones, from NES to Wii — had these guys. More »

Is The Nintendo 3DS Too Expensive?

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 06:30:00 EDT

Nintendo has priced the Nintendo 3DS, its glasses-free 3D portable, at ¥25,000. That is the equivalent of US$298. Forget the crummy exchange rate for a moment, because the pricing could be different for the West. More »

Yoshi: Behind The Dinosaur

Lisa Foiles — Wed, 05 May 2010 15:00:00 EDT

A faithful companion. A star in the making. Adoration, rejection, and finally, a triumphant return. More »

Apple Admits Gaming is Hard On Their Devices, Patents Solution

Brian Crecente — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:25:55 EDT

Gamers complaining about the lack of buttons on the iPhone, iPod and iPad may see a solution in the near future through the help of a frame for the devices that will be packed with features, control pads and buttons. More »

The Console With The Best Game Scores Is...

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:00:00 EDT

According to Japanese game magazine Famitsu, that is. The publication has crunched the review scores and has listed the platforms in order with the best library of games. More »

Nintendo DS Outsells Game Boy Advance In The U.S.

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:00:18 EST

Nintendo had a very happy holiday in the United States, shattering sales records by selling more than 7 million hardware units in December 2009 between the Wii and Nintendo DS. But Nintendo has a few more records to brag about. More »

Onion's Beard Plucked Rhythmically In Tokyo

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:00:50 EDT

Nintendo never brought Rhythm Tengoku, the superb Game Boy Advance predecessor to Rhythm Heaven, to the U.S. But they did let Sega bring it to Japanese arcades. I played it in Tokyo on Tuesday. McWhertor filmed the action. More »

Mother 3 Handbook Is Sheer Indulgence

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 06 May 2009 03:30:00 EDT

Remember that Mother 3 handbook we told you about? My copy just arrived in the mail. And I'm lost for words. More »

March's Top-Selling Games, Accessories By Platform

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:00:00 EDT

Listing the top 10-selling games for March is always going to draw a line in the sand. What about #11? What about #13? Are they not worthy of attention, too? We say they are. More »

From Girly Idol Group To Hit Nintendo Game

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:00:00 EDT

Prolific Japanese music producer Mitsuo Terada (aka "Tsunku") is best known for producing idol J poppppp group Morning Musume and helping to launch the career of singers like Aya Matsuura. He also created Rhythm Heaven. More »

A Eulogy For The Game Boy Advance

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:20:02 EDT

The arrival of the Nintendo DSi in North America, Europe and Australia brings about the first Nintendo handheld in nearly eight years that doesn't support Game Boy Advance games. Who wants to reflect? More »

What Do Nintendo Consoles Look Like After A House Fire?

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 06:30:00 EST

Time to find out. Go Nintendo reader PsyduckWarrior owned a Game Boy Advance and a Wii. Or, he did, until a house fire took away the bulk of his and his family's material possessions. More »

Interview With A Mother 3 Fan Translator

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:20:18 EST

Who do you have to thank for that fan-translated Mother 3 patch that made the Game Boy Advance release all English-y? Clyde 'Tomato' Mandelin for one, part of the DIY Mother 3 localization team. More »

Mother 3 Fan Translation Completed

Mike Fahey — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:40:00 EDT

Nintendo didn't seem to keen on releasing Mother 3 for the Gameboy Advance outside of Japans, so a group of fans banded together and took localization duties into their own hands. Nearly two years after the project first started, the Mother 3 fan translation website has launched version 1.0 of their labor of love. Now mind you that actually utilizing the translation requires the use of a ROM, which in turn requires the use of an emulator, which pretty much equals being shady. Pay special attention to the first step listed in the instructions on the web site.

Import a copy of the game, if you can find one. It’s not cool to brazenly pirate stuff! Itoi, Nintendo, HAL, and Brownie Brown worked hard on this game. Can’t find a copy? Consider buying some official merch (below).

Mother 3 English Language Patch Hitting This Week

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:00:00 EDT

Nintendo of America hasn't localized Mother 3 (Earthbound 3). A shame, because the game is fantastic. Good thing that a fan-made Mother 3 translation patch is hitting this week. As game site Phantom Leap points out, it'll on computers via GBA emulators or on handhelds via flash carts. If you're interested in reading a big, meaty review, check out this Insert Credit review from a few years back. Nintendo of America really should've localized this game. Mother 3 Fan Translation [via Phantom Leap] More »

A Great and Most Pointless GBA Accessory

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:20:00 EDT

Reader Brian, inspired by the pointlessness of these cardboard PSP arcade cabinet stands, wanted to share a similar project he'd worked on many years ago. His stab at completely unnecessary miniature arcade cabinets is definitely of questionable value—and usability, since the shoulder buttons are inaccessible—but of much higher quality and far, far cooler. More »

Want To Play Your GBA With A DDR Pad? Of Course You Do

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:40:00 EST

Fulfilling your life long dream of playing Pac-Man on the Game Boy Advance using nothing but your feet is within your grasp. Thanks to the folks at Instructables, who provide a step-by-step tutorial on how to hack together such a contraption, fat kids everywhere will be able to combine their two favorite things: eating (dots) and shedding pounds by frantic shuffling. They call this a "win-win." More »

Pokemon Dressed Up in Moe

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:00:39 EST

A while back, we posted "moe" style Pokémons. They were anime incarnations of Pocket Monsters. Someone has created a Japanese patch of these types of characters for Pokémon FIre Red and Leaf Green. The name of this game patch? Moemon. Go figure. More »

Get Your Chip On With Blip Festival

Brian Crecente — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:00:33 EST

Blip Festival, a four-day celebration of music made with vintage game systems, returns to New York City on Thursday with 40 artists and musicians from the US, Japan, Europe and South America. More »

Japan Finally Bans WiFi Game Portables on Planes

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:07 EDT

Portable owners, Japan isn't exactly flying the friendly skies. The country's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has been discussing banning gaming devices with wireless (like the DS and PSP) since last March as it believes the emitted electromagnetic waves interfere with the aircraft's navigational devices. Starting this week, a revised Japanese law went into effect that bans handheld gaming consoles with WiFi on Japanese planes. The ban also encompasses wireless computer mouses and headphones not provided by the airlines. Using portables without integrated wireless (such as the GBA) is fine. Paranoid or cautious? YOU DECIDE. More »

Harrison Puts Another Nail In GBA's Shakey Future

Brian Crecente — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:00:58 EDT

First we strong-arm Shigeru Miyamoto into telling us that the GameBoy isn't really sticking around much longer and now NOA's veep of marketing George Harrison is saying they may not ever use the name again. More »

The Miyamoto Interview Collection, Part 7

Mark Wilson — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 17:00:42 EDT

Elf Bowling Trailer Reveals Santa's Checkered Past

Mike Fahey — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:50:00 EDT

Spyro Returns Yet Again

Mike Fahey — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 14:30:51 EDT

Last year's Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning was received with all the excitement of a street corner religious pamphlet, but still Sierra Entertainment soldiers on, dedicated to making sure their new Spyro trilogy continues to march towards completion. This fall will see the release of the second game, The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night for the PS2, Wii, DS, GBA, and mobile phones. Continuing the story where the last game left off, the Ape King attempts to usher in a new age of darkness, and only a small purple dragon can save him. The title promises new melee moves, breath attacks, fury attack, and boss fights the like of which Spyro has never seen. More »

Target Discontinues GBA

Brian Crecente — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:00:07 EDT

A Target tipster sends word that the chain sent out word today that all GameBoy Advance stock is being listed as discontinued and that all backstock in storage rooms is to be sent to the floor and sold. More »

Rhythm Tengoku Arcade In the Wild

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:00:12 EDT

A location test for the arcade version of Rhythm Tengoku recently wrapped up at Ikebukuro arcade GIGO in Tokyo. Both Nintendo and Sega created the arcade port, which features two player modes and doesn't differ that greatly from the original GBA version. One play contains two credits, and extra credits can be received when scoring "Perfect" on mini-games. As noisy as arcades can get, I can't help but thinking this music rhythm game will be an exercise in frustration. Love that yellow cabinet, though! Brian Ashcraft More »

Miyamoto Autographed GBA Sells For Two Grand

fdemarco — Sat, 12 May 2007 13:00:00 EDT

If you thought the eBay markup on next-gen consoles was high, wait till you see this. This limited edition gold Zelda Triforce GBA, autographed by Miyamoto himself was recently sold on eBay for a whopping $2,157.86. There were only 30 of these puppies made and signed back in 2005 when the Nintendo World Store opened it's doors for the very first time (one of them still resides in a case at the NWS). The system had never been played and came with a copy of Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap. More »

Clip: Harry Potter Game Trailer

Kim Phu — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:40:00 EDT

The kids are all grown up and but they're always up to same old shit, aren't they? This year's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix looks even darker than the last one (which is why I want to see it) both in the film as well as in the video game version. Of course, I couldn't post the game trailer up there and then miss out on the opportunity to also post a 'compare and contrast' with the actual movie trailer since it too was just released: More »

New Crash Bandicoot Hitting DS, Wii, GBA

Brian Crecente — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:00:36 EDT

Go Nintendo got their hands on this scan from an unnamed gaming magazine written in Spanish. It shows what appears to be a new Crash Bandicoot, perhaps Crash of the Titans, which will be heading to the Wii, DS and GBA this October. GBA? I thought that was dead. Brian Crecente More »

Mother 3 Comes To... iTunes

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:40:16 EDT

While the rest of the Gawker internet family rejoices over the upcoming release of DRM-free, lossless, EMI-published music through iTunes, we Earthbound nerds are in a tizzy over much more enticing iTunes news, the release of two Mother 3 soundtracks outside of Japan. More »

Clip: Final Fantasy VI Advance

Brian Crecente — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:00:35 EST

Wow, I can't believe there are still decent GBA games coming out. Well... playable GBA games coming out. Any prediction on when the GBA and its spawn rolls over and dies for good? I just don't see it co-existing much longer with the DS. Could this be the last big title for the platform? Brian Crecente More »

Nintendo: 3.2 Million Wiis Sold

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:20:28 EST

It should come as little surprise that Nintendo reported record profits today for the end of their third quarter, selling millions upon millions of things worldwide. What kind of things? How about 3.19 million Wiis? Would you believe 1.5 million Virtual Console games? Can I possibly impress you with nineteen Nintendo published titles that sold more than a million copies in nine months? More »

Gallery: Ghost Rider

Brian Crecente — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:00:38 EST

2K Games just released this fresh batch of screens from Ghost Rider The Video Game. I hate when they put the phrase "the video game" after a video game title. Why is that necessary? Annnnnnyway, Ghost Rider will be a third-person action title that emphasizes combat, motorcycle drivin' and plenty o' flaming chains. More »

Clips: Final Fantasy VI Commercial

Mike Fahey — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:40:09 EST

With the re-re-release of Final Fantasy VI (Originally III in the states) heading for the GBA in a couple of weeks, GameBrink has dug up the original Japanese commercial for the game for our viewing pleasure, featuring a cosplay Terra in her primitive CG Magitek Armor materializing in the middle of a busy street. More »