Last week in my review, I described Tomodachi Life as "a bizarre, alternate universe where everybody had giant heads and spoke in ghostly robotic warbles." If that's not weird enough as it is (and it's already pretty weird), imagine a veritable chorus of Nintendo developers chirping and prancing about in Mii form to… » 6/25/14 6:30pm 6/25/14 6:30pm

The official high-capacity battery for the Wii U GamePad is now available in the U.S. The $32 part increases the GamePad's battery life from between three and five hours to a luxurious eight. For a solution that doesn't involve unscrewing the GamePad, there's always the Nyko Uboost. » 12/23/13 11:15am 12/23/13 11:15am

In a perfect world, this image would have a little yellow circle in the top left corner, and this article would be titled: Disney Infinity: The Kotaku Review. Unfortunately, this is not the case. » 8/19/13 9:00am 8/19/13 9:00am

We’ve already gotten a good look at some new features of the Xbox One controller, like the improved analog sticks, difference in grip texture and new trigger feedback. There’s even more info in a new post on the Xbox news site. But the thing that excites me the most is the fact that you won’t have to sync the damn… » 6/06/13 12:00pm 6/06/13 12:00pm

Last year, peripheral maker Power A introduced the Android-gaming world to the MOGA controller system with a pocket-sized game pad with a clip for holding your phone. It's a nifty little device, but the game support wasn't quite as expansive as I'd like. Today Power A releases the MOGA Pro, a console-sized game pad… » 4/18/13 7:00pm 4/18/13 7:00pm

As promised last week, Mad Catz has drawn back the curtain on its new line of mobile peripherals, each (well, not the headset) featuring its fancy GameSmart technology to ensure compatibility across a wide range of mobile devices. If it supports Bluetooth Smart (and it should), your mobile jam could be enhanced by a… » 1/07/13 8:30am 1/07/13 8:30am

Power A has the MOGA. Nyko has its PlayPad. Steel Series has gone Free. Everybody's trying to get into the mobile gaming controller market, looking to deliver a game pad solution that all game developers can embrace. Mad Catz isn't just building a mobile game pad. They're creating a universal Bluetooth technology… » 1/03/13 4:55pm 1/03/13 4:55pm

Longtime owners of Nintendo hardware know how the handhelds and game machines have always been built tough. In recent years, that seems less true (DS Lite hinge problems » 12/10/12 4:30am 12/10/12 4:30am, anyone?).

With Nintendo TVii, the Kyoto-based game maker is bringing streaming video to the GamePad. Starting on December 8 in Japan, gamers can watch the pictures as they fly through the air via the comfort of the Wii U GamePad. But if you want easy channel changing, you must barf up extra cash.

On December 8, Nintendo is… » 11/27/12 4:00am 11/27/12 4:00am

Available today where ever an Android gamer cries out for an analog stick, Power A's MOGA gaming controller invites you to offend complete strangers with your outrageous trash talk. » 10/22/12 6:55pm 10/22/12 6:55pm

This past Monday I sat down with SteelSeries chief marketing officer Kim Rom at a local cafe to eat barbecue pork sandwiches and check out the company's new Freedom to Play line of mobile gaming products. As Rom explained the intricate details of the Free Mobile Wireless Controller I got further in Temple Run than I… » 9/28/12 4:05pm 9/28/12 4:05pm

What I recall of Balloon Fight on the Nintendo Entertainment System was whaling on one button or the other to maintain altitude, to the point of thumb cramps. Balloon Trip Breeze, the Wii U's obvious homage to the NES classic, relies on the use of a stylus with the Wii U GamePad's touchscreen, as Kotaku's Jason… » 9/13/12 7:30pm 9/13/12 7:30pm

Speaking to Polygon today, Nintendo product marketing manager Bill Trinen said that the stand-alone Wii U GamePad, being released in Japan at half the cost of the full console, won't be priced or released in North America until there's content that requires doubling up. » 9/13/12 5:50pm 9/13/12 5:50pm

Nintendo's new console can support two of its screen-controllers, or GamePads, Nintendo announced during it's E3 2012 press conference this morning. » 6/05/12 12:20pm 6/05/12 12:20pm

Until now, the iControlPad » 9/01/08 3:30pm 9/01/08 3:30pm was the official-unofficial gamepad add-on for Jailbroken iPhones and iPod Touches. If a leaked advert posted on iPhone games site Touch Arcade is to be believed, though, that may be about to change. The ad shows a device — apparently bearing the Belkin brand name — that looks like a much…