Brian Ashcraft

Nintendo Shipped Switch Consoles By Airplane To Meet Demand ASAP

Typically, Nintendo ships hardware around the globe by sea. But to quickly meet the high demand at launch, it put a number of Switch consoles on airplanes.  A Nintendo spokesperson tells The Wall Street Journal, “We carried some of the Switches by plane in March to serve our customers more promptly.” Nintendo originally planned to…

Fushimi Inari-taisha. Kyoto, Japan. By Floortje Goosens. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Track: Cast No Shadow | Artist: Oasis | Album: (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Sony is making money again! According to AP, Sony netted US$250 million in profit between January and March, thanks in part to PS4 game sales. Sony’s report states that PlayStation division sales were up 6.3% year-on-year.

Dude Says He Picked Kpop Over Esports

Quick! Which would you rather be, a Kpop star or a gaming pro? Wanna-be idol Choi Dong Ha is choosing music. Choi is appearing on reality music show Produce 101 Season 2. According to mainstream news sites Joongang Daily and Insight, he claims to have received offers to become a gaming pro after apparently ranking…

Sony Is Not Messing Around With This Dragon Quest XI PS4

New Dragon Quest games are always big deals in Japan. And big deals need special edition hardware like this. Sony is calling it the “PlayStation 4 Dragon Quest Edition.” The console, which comes with a 1TB HDD, and its controller are covered in DQ As 4Gamer reports, it even comes in a special box! Oh,…

Anime Paint Jobs For Gundam Models

What’s better than regular paint jobs for Gundam models? Anime ones! Kotaku previously introduced this style of painting (here and here), which makes three-dimensional Gundam models look like flat animated images. Twitter user Kyo is a master at it. For example, you start with an unpainted Gundam model. And then… Cool, huh? Have a look…

The First Special Edition Nintendo 2DS XL Is Beautiful 

The 2DS XL was just revealed. But that isn’t stopping Nintendo from announcing the new iteration’s first special edition: a Dragon Quest Metallic Slime 2DS. Just look at it! So lovely. Priced at 22,480 yen (US$201), the handheld comes bundled with Dragon Quest XI and will be released on July 29 in Japan. No word…

The Top. Mt. Fuji, Japan. By Ces Chavez. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Buggy D.Va Is Temporarily Unplayable In Overwatch  (Update: She’s Back!)

Blizzard announced that due to an Overwatch bug, D.Va has been removed from the game for the time being. UPDATE April 28 – 2:50am: Blizzard announced she’s returned to the game: Original story continues below. This message popped up in Overwatch, surprising players. A short tweet also appeared on Blizzard Entertainment’s official Twitter: Over on…

Fire Emblem Echoes Was The Biggest Selling Game In Japan Last Week

And Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia wasn’t even out for a full week! Yet, it dominates the country’s sales charts, selling 131,668 copies. According to 4Gamer (via Media Create), here are the top ten sellers for the week of April 17 to April 23). 10. Mario Sports Superstars (3DS) Launch: March 30 April 17…

Track: Wonderful Woman | Artist: Chuck Berry | Album: Chuck  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

According to The Wall Street Journal, when asked if there will be a mini SNES like the NES Classic, Nintendo top brass said there was nothing to talk about now.

People Want To See Live-Action Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Stands 

We’ve already seen a trailer for the live-action Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure movie. We’ve seen the outfits. We know what they look like. But what people really want to see are the Stands. What is a Stand? Here’s the Jojo Wikia: The Stand (スタンド Sutando?) is a supernatural power unique to JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. A Stand…

Nintendo Has Sold 2.74 Million Switch Consoles 

Wondering how the Switch is doing around the world? What about the new Zelda? Nintendo announced their global sales figures in a newly released financial statement. In Japan, Nintendo sold 600,000 Switch units between March 3, when the hardware launched, and March 31, when the financial quarter ended. In the Americas, during that same period,…

Nintendo Game And Hardware Designer Genyo Takeda Is Retiring 

Genyo Takeda has worked on some of Nintendo’s most iconic games, consoles, and tech. As of this June, the 68 year-old is stepping down. Hired in 1971 by future Game Boy creator Gunpei Yokoi, Takeda cut his teeth working on a gun game that nearly broke the company. However, he would go on to produce…

No Umbrellas. Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan. By Shawn Danker JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

Track: Per Qualche Dollaro in Piú | Artist: Ennio Morricone | Album: For a Few Dollars More [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Pikachu Is Now Selling KFC In China

Last year, KFC rolled out a special Pokémon campaign in Japan, complete with Pikachu on the bucket. And this year, the character is coming to KFCs in China. Redditor Maxtch spotted the above ad at Xujiahui Station in Shanghai. Those who buy one of the meal deals get a collectible Pikachu figurine. Kotaku East is…

A Gold Darth Vader Helmet Costs Only $1.4 Million

For diehard Star Wars fans with deep pockets, there’s this: a solid gold Darth Vader helmet. According to Dengeki Hobby, the one-of-a-kind 24-karat Vader helmet weighs 33 pounds and goes on sale at Ginza Tanaka in Tokyo on May 4. Yours for a cool 154 million yen (US$1.4 million). The dark side of the Force?…