Kotaku: nitnendo

Patrick Stewart Engages Brain Age 2 Pitch Engines At Shill Factor Ten

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:00:00 MDT

It's hard not to think of Patrick Stewart in his creepy Extras faux persona, in which he talks about his screenplay that involves him telekinetically removing women's clothing. We're just thankful that he's not tearing the clothes off of his fellow female traveler while she plays Brain Age 2 in this commercial. We're going to need a higher quality version of this for animated GIF purposes. That "The synapses are firing!" moment is gold.

Chrono Trigger Might Be Coming To The Nintendo DS

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:40:18 MDT

We know that the very suggestion of a Chrono Trigger port, remake or sequel for just about any platform (that isn't a mobile phone) might just make your head swim or various body parts explode with delight. Therefore, we'd like to ask that you sit down for the duration of this post. Pregnant women and those operating heavy machinery are advised not to read further. Instead, a friend read it to you.

Okay, here's the deal. We're hearing that in the new issue of Jump magazine, Square Enix has announced Chrono Trigger DS for a Winter release in Japan. Currently, that rumor and a very shady scan is all we got. Rock gently while repeating to yourself "This is a rumor, this is a rumor" until we get some sort of confirmation.

Thanks to Jay and Tim for the heads up.

Nintendo Gold Box Deals Hit Amazon Friday

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:40:17 MDT

Planning on buying any Nintendo games soon? Put the brakes on, pal. Amazon's teasing us with big savings on nine — count 'em, NINE! — Nintendo... things for this Friday, June 27. They say it's a "first time ever" kind of thing. They'll be given the Gold Box treatment that's sure to help you scratch that video game consumption itch. The specifics from Amazon are...

At 12:01 AM PST the first deal will be the Gold Box Deal of the Day. Its special discounted price will be available all day only on Friday, June 27 (or until we run out.)
Starting at 6:00 AM PST, the second deal will be featured as a Lightning Deal. This special price will be available for the following two hours.
Each of the eight remaining deals will also be Lightning Deals. Starting every two hours that follow at 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 4:00 PM, and 6:00 PM PST, and 8:00 PM each deal will be available for two hours after it begins.

I'm predicting a Wii Fit blowout! Okay, that's less than likely, but maybe I'll get a few bucks off that copy of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess I never got around to. What? I'm busy.

Nintendo Icons [Amazon - thanks, Spencer!]

Coin-Op NES

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:00:22 MDT

Want to play? Get out those coins. Here's a coin-operated Famicom that was hooked up to standard TVs in Japanese hotels and inns. One hundred yen coin got players 10~15 minutes of playtime. There's a Zapper and everything! Hit the jump for the pricier Super Famicom, which only doled out 5 minutes of playtime for a hundred yen. Well, it was "Super." Super expensive!

Business Use Home Consoles [via Danny Choo]

Club Nintendo Dates Animal Crossing Wii? Eh...

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:00:07 MDT

Maybe this is just a kwinky-dink. Who knows? Nintendo does! The 2008 Japanese Club Nintendo has a picture of Mario Kart Wii for April. And of course, Mario Kart Wii goes on sale in April. Taking this rubrick, let's look at December, which shows a picture of...

Hit the jump for an image of December.

CONFIRMED: Animal Crossing Wii on sale this December. Er, no — what's on the other months? No idea! Still, we wouldn't put a big Winter Animal Crossing Wii E3 announcement past Nintendo.

Animal Crossing Wii Dated? [Mada Genkai]

Super Mario World Explores Quantum Physics

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:20:00 MST

Who said games aren't educational? It may not have the sex appeal of my personal time-merged favorite, The 1K Project II for Trackmania Sunrise, but the ensuing write-up, which helps explain quantum theories with a SNES classic gives it an intellectual bonus. The Super Mario World hack, by the way, is known as Kaizo Mario World and looks infinitely unenjoyable. What you're seeing above is 134 playthroughs of Kaizo layered upon each other using a custom SNES emulator.

Super Mario World vs. the Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Physics [Mechanically Separated Meat - thanks, Ricky!]

Iga Eyes Xbox 360 For Next Console Castlevania

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:40:42 MDT

The man who eats, sleeps, breathes and craps Castlevania, Koji Igarashi, sat down with Game Informer to chat about the future of the classic Dracula slaying franchise. With "IGA" and crew already hard at work on wrapping up Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles for the PSP and churning out another Nintendo DS sequel, one might wonder when the team plans to revisit Castlevania on home consoles. Iga says it's a possibility, but you might want to secure yourself an Xbox 360 if you want to play it.

He tells GI that "I think the Xbox 360 would be the best platform for the U.S. market" citing the series' lopsided success stateside. Igarashi does, however, give PLAYSTATION 3 owners some hope, saying "As you know, Konami will release Metal Gear for the PS3, so Metal Gear might expand the PS3 market. In that case, we may release Castlevania for the PS3."

The Castlevaniac also touches on staying true to 2D, revealing that, based on the performance of the PSP port, he may decide to stick with side scrolling gameplay for any future console releases. I just pre-ordered ten copies. I suggest you do the same if you don't hate gaming.

Whip It Good: Koji Igarashi Talks About The Future Of Castlevania [Game Informer]

Clip: Team Kotaku On Spike TV

Brian Crecente — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:00:26 MDT

The latest episode of Game Head, set to hit this Friday night, will feature a special look at Shigeru Miyamoto with the likes of Koji Kondo, Stephen Totilo, Heather Chaplin, the Game Jew, Team Kotaku and Miyamoto himself. The clip offers a taste. Yes, I've got that damn bird shirt on. In my defense, they shot a bunch of stuff with us in one sitting that they will be using over the year, so it's going to look like I never change clothes. Promise I do. Brian Crecente

Nintendo Games Channel: Wii Live Arcade

Mark Wilson — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:45:01 MST

In a recent interview with Game Informer, Hudson Entertainment's marketing director, John Lee, shot down the idea of the Virtual Console ever releasing new, previously released titles for the Wii. But then he added:

However, in the future, you should rephrase that question to: Are there any plans to launch original content on some downloadable service on the Wii, and you might get a different answer.

This is fantastic news, as Nintendo will surely hold developers to the same high standards that have made Xbox Live Arcade titles so buying-a-360 worthy. So is everyone copying Microsoft, or is small developer content just the natural evolution of networked consoles? Mark Wilson

Nintendo to offer original game... [computerandvideogames]

Order Your Ocarina of Time Adult Link Statues Tomorrow

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:40:32 MST

Continuining the series kicked off by the Fierce Diety Link and Skull Kid collectible statues comes the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time edition of "adult" Link. Sadly, Link is not naked nor involved in adult situations as the characters in adult films and adult books typically are. He's in the expected elf gear he sported on the Nintendo 64.

Again limited to 2500 pieces, the third statue in First4Figures Legend of Zelda line will be available for pre-order tomorrow, December 8 for a cheap $109.99. More pics are available at the official site. Michael McWhertor

Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Adult Link Statue From First 4 Figures