Kotaku: Nike

One to Rock, One for the Box: A Quick Look at NBA 2K12's Killer Kicks

Evan Narcisse — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:40:15 EDT

I have a nephew who's a bit of a sneaker enthusiast. He's done the whole line-up-at-midnight-for-new-Dunks thing, despite the fact that he's got size 14 feet. He's also a gamer and I took him to see a demo of NBA 2K12 earlier this summer. And, while he was polite enough not to ask about the in-game footwear in this year's edition of 2K Sports' b-ball franchise, I know he was burning to inquire. There was smoke coming out of his ears. Well, Tony, this one's for you. More »

The Coolest PlayStation 3 Bundle You Can't Buy

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:20:00 EST

Now this is a bundle: Laser-etched Killzone 3 PlayStation 3. Move Controller. PlayStation Eye Camera. Nike Move sneakers. Nike Killzone combat boots. Sony showed it all to us at a PlayStation event in New York today. More »

You'll Never Get Your Hands On These Killzone, PlayStation Move Nikes

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:30:00 EST

Sorry, sneakerheads and Killzone fans, but these new ultra-limited edition kicks from the most recent Nike and PlayStation collaboration are for "friends and family" only, two more Sony commissioned sneakers that will likely become instant collector's items. More »

Madden: The Official Shoes Of The Game

Owen Good — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:30:00 EDT

The diagram of a successful touchdown play from the New Orleans Saints Super' Bowl XLIV victory is lasered into the heels of the "Madden 11 Air Trainer 1.2" by NIke, only 500 of which will be made available at retailers. More »

Street Fighter Sneakers Keep It Classy

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 01:00:00 EDT

Some sneakers based on video games can be tasteful! Others, less so. These Street Fighter Dunks, rumoured to be part of an official collaboration between Capcom and Nike, are thankfully the former. More »

Ohio State faces Miami in NCAA 11 Demo [Updated]

Owen Good — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:20:00 EDT

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Normally the demo for NCAA Football pairs participants from the national championship game, and the latest one, releasing next week, still does. It just features the combatants from the 2003 BCS championship game. Update: Plus six more teams. More »

Nike Thanks the PlayStation with 24 Pairs of Shoes

Owen Good — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:20:00 EDT

Nike sent a size 10 love note to Sony for past collaborations on console-themed kicks, but this series, based on the face buttons of a PlayStation controller, might be a little hard to find. Only 24 pairs will be made. More »

Gender Equality At Nike: Pac-Man Shoes

AJ Glasser — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:20:00 EDT

Remember those sexy Ms. Pac-Man Nike Dunks from last month? This month, Nike is previewing their male counterpart. More »

Ms. Pac-Man Gets Her Own Nikes

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 04 May 2009 20:00:00 EDT

Nike isn't shy about flirting with video game references for its Nike Skateboarding line of sneakers, having already released Dunks "inspired by" 720° and Skate or Die. And speaking of not shy... Ms. Pac-Man sneakers! More »

Charity Auction for Elusive Set of Playstation AF1 Nike Dunks

Brian Crecente — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:40:00 EDT

Last month we wrote about a pair of Air Force 1 Playstation 2 Tenth Anniversary shoes that Sony sent us. More »

We Have a Pair of Playstation Air Force 1s, Want Em?

Brian Crecente — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:00:00 EDT

Yes, we have a pair. No, you can't have them. More »

Nike Air Force Ones Reworked to Celebrate Playstation Anniversary

Brian Crecente — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:00:00 EDT

Playstation and Nike are at it again, collaborating on a new pair of Air Force Ones to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Playstation 2's launch in Japan. More »

Nike's Nintendo Shoe Blitz Continues With Wii Blazers

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:20:00 EDT

The checklist of Nintendo-themed Nike brand sneakers gets a 1-UP today, with the first peek at another Wii-inspired shoe, this time of the Nike Blazer variety. More »

OK, Nike Have Gone Nintendo MAD

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:00:00 EST

What is this? A mass act of adoration on the part of Nike's design team? Or some strange, off-key marketing exercise on the part of Nintendo? It's difficult to tell, but what is clear is that Nike are loving their Nintendo at the moment. First it was NES-themed Air Max classics. Then a whole range of Wii-inspired kicks. Now it's another NES-inspired shoe, this time the Air Max Terra. It's got a similar theme to the Classics - the subtle d-pad around the sole, the colour scheme - but it's not quite as refined. Indeed, it looks more like a Mega Drive 2 tribute than a NES one. More »

Here Are Your Nintendo Wii Sneakers

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:30:00 EST

Those tasteful Nike/Nintendo Air Max Classics from the other day? They're just the start. Word filters down from the street that Nintendo and Nike will be releasing an entire line of sneakers early next year, all of them inspired by the Wii. Here's some pics. You'll find that, like the NES kicks, things are still being kept subtle (with iconography kept to a minimum), but the jury's still out on whether these ones are quite so tasteful.NikeTalk [via KicksonFire] More »

NES Air Max Sneakers Will Surprise You With Their Tastefulness

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:30:00 EST

The same kind of kids who dig sneakers are often the same kind of kids who dig video games. Means that we end up seeing a lot of sneakers with a video game theme. Sadly, as exciting as the prospect of a union between games and sneakers sounds (at least to those of us who waste too much money on both games and athletic footwear), invariably we end up with something that makes us use the words "The Horror" in the headline. But not this time! Nike and Nintendo are to be applauded for these NES-themed Air Max Classics, which eschew gaudy colour schemes and obvious prints in favour of something a little more subtle. More »

Ugly Halo 3 Kicks to Kick Things With

fdemarco — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 17:00:00 EST

So, apparently these things have been out since October but this is the first I've actually seen ~~their hideousness~~ them documented. That's right, custom Halo 3 branded Nike Dunks! Now you can carry your love of Halo with you wherever you go just in case that Xbox, controller, RSS reader, Mountain Dew soda, cap, man purse and twenty three different t-shirts weren't enough. Wear the cap, shoes, t-shirt and bag all at the same time to unlock the Uber-Dork achievement! More »

Moore Aims EA's Space Lasers at ESPN, Nike, Facebook and MySpace

Mark Wilson — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:40:18 EDT

We apologize. It's only rumor that EA is in possession of gigantic space lasers. However, if EA were in possession of said space lasers, Peter Moore would be aiming them straight at big sports business entities like ESPN and Nike, and community entities like MySpace and Facebook.

There is a great opportunity to take EA Sports and turn it into a general sports brand that can compete not only with Take-Two and Konami and the other usual suspects in the videogame world...[but also] to look at ourselves in a different way and compete with the likes of Nike and ESPN to win the hearts and minds of a very desirable demographic group, which is the 14-to-34-year-old male worldwide.

So how do you do that? More »

EA, Nike Kick Out NBA Street Air Jordans

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:40:51 EST

EA has teamed up with Nike to release a very limited number of NBA Street branded Nike Air Jordan B'Loyals in conjunction with the upcoming PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360 release NBA Street Homecourt. Only one hundred pairs will be made, with sixty of those up for grabs in an online contest kicking off soon, according to Hypebeast. More »

Ultra Limited PS3 Shoes

Brian Crecente — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:00:30 EST

It's no secret to the avid Kotaku reader that I have a bit of a shoe fetish. I love the shoes. And yes, I know that makes me a big girl. My favorite pair, for the past year or so, are my limited edition Invader Sneaks which by some bizarre twist of fate happen to be number one of 4,500 pairs made. More »

Nike "Game-Pod" Patents Jogging-for-XP

egauger — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:40:40 EDT

All this newfangled full-body gaming has me a little worried about the upcoming heart attack epidemic. I intend to play Red Steel until I keel over from sheer awesome, and I'm sure not a few fanboys will suffer Twilight Princess-related "fishing accidents". More »

Mizuguchi's Pimped-Out Kicks

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:20:39 EDT

You're a big, powerful game designer with smash hits under your belt. What to do for funsies? Well, if you are Tetsuya Mizuguchi, you commission Nike to make one-of-a-kind sneakers with rainbows and rhinestones patterned after your PSP puzzler Lumines. But, if you're DoA's Tomonobu Itagaki, you drink. A lot. Brian Ashcraft More »

Nike Gran Turismo 4 Car

Brian Crecente — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 15:30:34 EDT

I've been playing around with Gran Turismo 4 off and on since its launch, but I've never seen this sweet concept car whipped up by the folks at the Nike Lab for the game. Sorry if this is old news to most of you, but I couldn't pass on posting a picture of a car created by a shoe company. This would make a sweet pair of skates. More »