Nintendo issued a statement saying it was ramping up Amiibo production for the Japanese market. In particular, there has been a shortage of Little Mac, Captain Falcon, and the Animal Crossing Villager Amiibos. Remember this is for Japan and no word on how it impacts other regions.
Nintendo's Official Rules On What Color Mario Must Be
Press the Buttons (via Fast Co.) recently got their hands on something very special: a copy of Nintendo's Style Guide, a 1993 document that sought to formalise all kinds of weird Nintendo-related mascot matters, like what exact colour Mario's and Samus' outfits have to be.
So That's How League Of Legends' Bard Got His 'Meep' Minions
When Riot unveiled its new League of Legends champion "The Bard," the developer claimed that the heavily bearded fellow hailed from somewhere "beyond the physical universe in realms unknown to men." Fair enough. But could they be known to...pikmin? (Pun very much intended).
Fuck Pikachu
Seriously.
Race Leads To New World Record For Collecting 120 Super Mario 64 Stars
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There's a new world record for getting all 120 stars in Super Mario 64 quickly—and it's kind of amazing that it happened at all.
Gold Amiibos Already Sold Out, Going For Stupid Prices On eBay
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The amiibo collection game is fierce. Rumors of gold Mario amiibos circulated for a while, and Nintendo finally confirmed their existence this morning. Pre-orders for the special edition went online at Wal-Mart today, sold out in 15 minutes, and have already spiked in price on eBay.
Donkey Kong Country Back On Wii U After Mysterious Two-Year Absence
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In November of 2012, Nintendo pulled the Donkey Kong Country trilogy from the Wii's Virtual Console. They gave no explanation, as is the Nintendo Way. And today, nearly two and a half years later, Nintendo announced that all three games are coming back, this time for the Wii U.
Nintendo's gold Mario amiibo will be available at Wal-Mart for $12.96 starting on March 20, the video-game-maker-that-seems-suddenly-really-excited-about-making-figurines announced today.
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"I swear I'm the only one who plays Diddy Kong." Competitive Smash-er and YouTuber The Dandy Keef has a clever spin on the "shit people say" template that's all about Super Smash Bros. jokes and memes. Enjoy.
The Most Unappreciated Platformers of the '90s
Super Mario World, Sonic The Hedgehog, Crash Bandicoot, Banjo Kazooie — the number of platforming series and characters that rose to stardom in the '90s was notably the highest in gaming history. Truly a golden age. But for every new Mario game there was always a few lesser-known titles waiting in the wings. Those…
Xenoblade Chronicles is Almost TOO Big For The New 3DS
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Ever since I transferred everything to my new 3DS, I've played with the 3D slider permanently on. With Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, though (the first game made specifically for the New 3DS, in that it won't work on an old one) I had to turn it off, because there was just too much happening on-screen.
Fanmade Mother 4 Still Looks Incredible
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Here is a new trailer for Mother 4, the upcoming fan sequel to the much-beloved Mother trilogy that, incredibly, looks worthy of the name. The folks behind the game say it'll be out this summer. Think it'll live up to expectations?
TAY Builds: The Next 3D Metroid
A few weeks ago I explored the most recent entries in the 3D Metroid universe, trying to dissect what I thought made them great.http://tay.kotaku.com/re-re-reviews-...
Salvaging Games From A Broken 3DS Is Surprisingly Easy
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My 3DS bit the dust a few months back. Rather than pay for Nintendo to fix it, I waited for the New 3DS. Unfortunately, most of my games were purchased digitally, and you can't just insert an old SD card into a New 3DS. On Nintendo platforms, games are tied to the hardware. Dumb? Yes. Reality? Also yes! So I got on…
The NES Game That Inspired Resident Evil
One of the best horror games ever developed came out for the Famicom in 1989 from Capcom. It was a rare, licensed game that was somehow better than its source material.
'Realistic' Smash Bros. Clapping Video Is The Dumbest Way To End Friday
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You made it to the end of another week. Congratulations! Your mother and I are proud of you. And so are all of these Super Smash Bros. characters, who will now clap "realistically" at you for five minutes. Just watch (with sound on). It's as great as it is dumb.
Kirby And The Rainbow Curse: The Kotaku Review
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Tip: you might want to scroll down.... way down.
An RC Mario Kart With Wheels That Actually Convert To Hover Mode
Those pesky laws of the universe make it all but impossible to recreate the tracks, vehicles, and stunts you can perform in Mario Kart 8 in real life, but that didn't stop JAKKS Pacific from trying. The company's remote control version of Mario and his kart looks exactly like its video game counterpart, right down to…
Overpowered Bot Puts Top Smash Bros. Player In His Place
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If you've paid any sort of attention to the competitive Super Smash Bros scene over the years, you've probably heard of Jason "Mew2King" Zimmerman. He's won countless championships in every iteration of Smash and advanced the scene with discoveries about game physics and technique. Recently, he lost to a CPU.
The NES Was Once So Rare You Could Only Get It In Two Cities
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It's easy to forget now, given its enormous success, that the NES was once seen as a risky proposition. Coming on the heels of the great video game crash of 1983, into a market unsure if games were a fad that had already died out, the system didn't just magically appear in stores across North America.