Internet person Aston recently purchased a Nintendo 3DS and created a Mii. Aston seems to like his 3DS. Nintendo doesn’t like his name. After entering his name, a warning screen popped up, noting that others might find the moniker “offensive”. On his friend’s 3DS, Ashton’s name is censored and replaced with question marks. Ashton’s a…
Sony is making the PlayStation Vita at a Chinese factory. And, surprise, another Chinese company is releasing a new device that looks an awful lot like the Vita. Anyone remember the iPed? Called the Yinlips YDPG18, the Android-powered portable has a gravity sensor, front and back cameras, a large LCD screen, 1080p support, and a…
During the VGA Awards, Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima took the stage and introduced the new trailer for Metal Gear: Rising. Things didn’t go smoothly. At all. Whether Kojima was simply nervous or there was a teleprompter problem, I don’t know. I do know that things went south pretty quick. As someone who gets nervous…
The upcoming BioShock: Infinite has a new trailer. It’s for the VGA Awards. This is it. The trailer looks great and features a fantasy cover of the hymn “Will the Circle Be Unbroken?” It is, however, a tad on the short side. BioShock: Infinite will be out in 2012.
Skyrim‘s “Arrow in the Knee” meme didn’t only inspire an epic dubstep anthem. It also inspired this tattoo. As pointed out on Reddit, guards in the game often say, “I used to be an adventurer like you, until I took an arrow to the knee.” Tattoo artist Nikkisny originally uploaded the tattoo to website FunnyJunk,…
Role-playing game Dragon Age is getting an anime. The flick will roar into Japanese theaters across the country. Wait, why is there a Dragon Age anime? It’s not a Japanese game, and while the title has a huge following in the West, it doesn’t have the name recognition that home-grown role-playing games do in Japan.…
Hrm | CHIBA, JAPAN: Once again, former idol Mari Yaguchi’s stature makes for an uneven photo. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) How To Play Wii Games In High Definition, On Your PC Even when it was released in 2006, Nintendo’s Wii games were already looking a little past it, stuck as they were in the muddy…
When you think of action game Ninja Gaiden, the word “multiplayer” doesn’t exactly leap to mind. Yet, here we are, a Ninja Gaiden—Ninja Gaiden III—with multiplayer. Well… Whaddaya think? Ninja Gaiden III will be out next year. And yes, it will have multiplayer.
Yesterday, Nintendo denied Shigeru Miyamoto’s “retirement”. Today, Miyamoto denied it, while Wired.com stated that the interview was translated by a Nintendo employee and stands by its story. [WSJ, G4]
Cowboys Stadium is home to the world’s second largest HD screen. Who wants to watch football on that when it screams video games? That’s exactly what one lucky dude did with his three lucky friends. This was the grand sweepstakes prize as part of a Modern Warfare 3 promotion. When completed in 2009, the screen…
It’s that time of the day (night?). Time for Soundtrack. Put down those controllers and perk up those ears. “These Days” is from Love Psychedelico’s 2001 debut album The Greatest Hits. The album was a smash (I bought a copy when it was released!), and shows the group wearing its 1960s and 70s influences on…
Your local news station might have a weatherman. It might have a weather woman. Taiwan has weather girls—make that, Weather Girls. Their goal is to make those global forecasts in distant cities exciting. Sometimes they dance around, sometimes they smile, and sometimes they ask you what your plans are. And sometimes they do this dressed…
Meghan’s husband has everything. “For instance, he has two pomegranate spoons,” she told Kotaku. “Two of them. I don’t know why. He doesn’t even like pomegranates all that much.” What do you get the guy who has everything? You get him this He also has a nice wife. Knowing how much her husband digs The…
The Nintendo 3DS add-on Circle Pad, apparently dubbed the “Circle Pad Pro” in the West, runs on a single AA battery. How long does that battery last? According to a one individual in Japan who already has the upcoming peripheral, the device’s instruction booklet says batteries will last around 480 hours. If true, that’s impressive…
The internet was rocked. Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario and Zelda, reportedly said he was stepping down. Nobody seemed prepared for this. It was so sudden. So surprising. The end of an era. After the original report hit, Nintendo repeatedly denied that Miyamoto is “retiring” and stepping down from his current position. The official…
Mickey | CHIBA, JAPAN: Disney’s Kinect game on sale at Tokyo Disneyland. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) Nintendo Denies That Mario‘s Creator Is “Retiring” Late last night, a Wired.com report stated that Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario and Zelda, had said he was “retiring”. Today, Nintendo denied that report. According to the original Wired report,…
This is Rola. Born of mixed Japanese, Russian, and Bengali heritage, Rola is one of Japan’s most popular fashion models. It isn’t only on the runway that Rola straps on dangerously high heels. It’s also when she plays Need for Speed: The Run Sister site Kotaku Japan covered a recent EA Japan event at Lamborghini’s…
The creator of Metal Gear, Hideo Kojima, got new business cards. They look fucking dangerous. ギリギリで新しい [Twitter]
Tecmo Koei is working on the latest entry in its fighting game series Dead or Alive, DoA 5. This latest batch of screenshots shows Hitomi and Ayane duking it out. Fans of the series will notice that Ayane’s character design is tweaked. Dead or Alive 5, the first developed without DoA creator Tomonobu Itagaki, is…
Late last night, a Wired.com report stated that Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario and Zelda, had said he was “retiring”. Today, Nintendo denied that report. According to the original Wired report, Miyamoto apparently said he was stepping down from his current management position so he could work on smaller projects with younger developers. “What…
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