Remember the days of Nintendo printing money? Those days are over, apparently. According to Japan’s Nikkei, the Kyoto-based game maker is poised to post huge losses tomorrow. Profits are supposedly down a staggering ¥100 billion ($1.3 billion), which is twice what Nintendo forecast. The two major culprits are struggling hardware sales and the stubbornly strong…
Fist of the North Star started life as a badass manga. A badass manga needs a badass figure. A big badass figure. But does it need Swarovski crystal? You bet it does. Fist of the North Star follows the adventures of Kenshiro as he punches the shit out of people and utters hard-nosed likes like,…
It’s a scourge of junior high school students everywhere: Mononucleosis. The highly infectious disease is colloquially dubbed the “kissing disease”. But that’s not how Steve Jobs got it. He got it making a video game. In an interview on The Last Word, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak recalled when he made a Pong game for himself.…
Blizzcon wasn’t only about Blizzard games. It was also about Blizzard fans. There were contests, such as the amazing costume competition. But they weren’t the only fan creations that dazzled. The Blizzcon 2011 Fan Art Contest celebrated the stunning illustrations and paintings Blizzard fans drew, inked, and sketched, whether that be with pencils or tablets.…
Bills | Mountain View, CA: A customer shelled out cash for GTA IV in this 2008 pic. (Photo: Paul Sakuma | AP) Grand Theft Auto V To Be Revealed Next Week On November 2, Rockstar will release the debut trailer for the fifth main game in the Grand Theft Auto series, according to the developer’s…
Rage‘s Wasteland is a mean bitch. There are essentials you are going to need to survive, like TV remote controls, dirty mags, and firepower. Who better to explain that than Snoop? The famed rapper talks through what gets him through the Wasteland, as well as gives a rundown of weapons and gadgets. He also drew…
Remember the DSi XL? Sure you do! Nintendo hasn’t forgotten it, either. That’s way today, Nintendo announced two new bundles for the jumbo-sized DSi handheld. Both bundles will be out Nov. 6 and both bundles come packaged with Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!. Both of them are not the same color; one bundle comes…
When Mario Kart hit the Wii, Nintendo released a goofy plastic steering wheel that was supposed to simulate driving. Mario Kart 7 is around the corner. Know what that means? Another goofy steering wheel. This time it isn’t from Nintendo and it’s not for the Nintendo Wii. Rather, this “Mario Kart 7 Handle” is for…
And that music, ungh! If you’ve ever wanted to see Japanese people playing Kinect in a large living room, here’s your chance. Enjoy. You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.
For the past 15 years, Sweden’s Yami has been cosplaying. While others might favor cool or cute characters, Yami specializes in zombies, gore, and the stuff of nightmares. In these images, she cosplays as characters and zombies from Resident Evil, RE5, Left 4 Dead, and The Walking Dead “I love to cheer my love for…
Hideo Kojima, creator of stealth series Metal Gear, and his team are approving a series of figurines based on Metal Gear Solid characters. Serious questions around the office being asked about this Meryl figure include: “Are her boobs like this? Are they big?” This is the latest prototype, and according to Kojima, the figure needs…
Sony gave sister site Kotaku Japan a list of games that require memory cards for saves and a list of games that do not. So who decides which games need memory cards and which ones don’t? According to Sony Computer Entertainment, the game companies do. Kotaku Japan is reporting that it is up to the…
By day, Keisuke Yamada is an electrician. By night, he’s a master banana artist, peeling, sculpting, and, yes, eating. While Yamada’s art might not be the most beautiful you’ll see, it is the most delicious. Earlier this year, Yamada’s banana art, which he uploaded to Japanese art site Pixiv, became an internet sensation. It was…
The PlayStation Vita has a range of onboard apps. Some of them teach you how to use the Vita. Others are simply good. The Hello Face falls in the cool camp. It does creep me out somewhat, though, but it’s still cool. In Hello Face, you try to find things in the word around you,…
This November, Sony is releasing a PlayStation-branded 3D display. The Tokyo-based electronics giant recently showed off the display, along with new 3D glasses. Websites Game Impress Watch and 4Gamer were on hand to check out the hardware and take photos of the display, the glasses, and knees. The 3D Display is priced at ¥44,980, the…
Katamari rolls on to the iPhone. Again. This time, the result is better. While it’s still not as good as the original console games, this is finally an iOS Katamari title that does the the King of Cosmos proud. I Love Katamari came out on the iPhone in 2008, and it was broken at launch.…
任天堂 | KYOTO, JAPAN: A Nintendo (任天堂) sign spotted today while driving through Kyoto, near Nintendo’s headquarters. (Photo: Mrs. Bashcraft) For Some Game Saves, the Vita Needs Help Help comes in the shape of a memory card. According to sister site Kotaku Japan, a handful of PlayStation Vita games can save onto the game cards…
It’s not everyday that you see a Persona 4 figure on Kotaku. It’s also not everyday that you see a Persona 4 figure with a crazy crotch. This is Izanagi. If you’ve played the Persona games, you probably know Izanagi and his metal crotch. If you haven’t, go ahead and read this The Izanagi Persona…
Forza Motorsport 4 was released this month. It’s a great game—a great-looking game, too. Gran Turismo 5, released last year, is also a great-looking game. But which one looks better? These kinds of questions ultimately end up being subjective. It’s a bit like asking, who is a better painter Camille Pissarro or Paul Gauguin? Your…
Back in 2009, Square Enix showed a Final Fantasy Versus XIII trailer. In it, FF Versus XIII hero Noctis Lucis Caelum sported a silly name and some magnificent hair. His name is still silly and his hair is still amazing, but dude’s changed. Over the weekend, screens from Final Fantasy Versus XIII appeared on Japanese…
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