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CultureTotal RecallThe Mario Bros. Music Has Official Lyrics
You’ve been hearing the ditty for decades, both in games and on the internet, but did you know that the original Mario Bros. theme—from the games, not the TV show’s intro—has official lyrics to go with it? Anyone who has heardthe excellent Mario & Zelda Big Band Live recording from 2003 (or, if you haven’t,…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 27, 2017 -
Culture
The State Of Toys In 2017
The New York Toy Fair is a showcase for the latest and greatest playthings hitting store shelves in the coming year, but it’s also a good indicator of where the toy market is heading. In 2017, that’s directly to the inexpensive collectibles aisle. Much of my Toy Fair coverage centered on the basics. Action figures,…
By Mike Fahey Published February 27, 2017 -
CultureCosplayThe Best Cosplay From Katsucon
Sean Spicer wasn’t there this year, mercifully, but there were still a lot more conventional things of note to be found at this year’s Katsucon. Namely, a ton of A++++ cosplay from folks from not only across the United States, but around the world While we’ve already seen a bit of Katsucon, there are around…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 27, 2017 -
Culture
The Week In Games: Breath Of The Horizon
Who will wear the fighting lizard-like, arthropodic creatures better: Link or Aloy? It’s hard to remember what life was like back before we had big, beautiful fields in which to fight giant monsters and loot their corpses for crafting materials. There was a time when it was enough simply to move a few blocks into…
By Ethan Gach Published February 26, 2017 -
CultureCosplayShowcaseNSFW Overwatch Cosplay Was The Star Of The Show
Katsucon, the first big cosplay show of 2017, was held last week, and amongst all the other cool stuff on display was a collection of Overwatch cosplayers wearing, well, not very much at all. They were part of a group effort known as Underwatch, which was the brainchild of cosplay superstar Stella Chuu. Inspired by…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 26, 2017 -
Culture
After Three Years Speedrunner Finally Beats All 714 NES Games
Piotr Delgado “The Mexican Runner” Kusielczuk has been trying to beat every NES game ever since 2014, and earlier today he finally succeeded His journey ended after completing the final world of Super Mario Bros. 3, three years since he originally took up the challenge after a friend jokingly suggested he try it. To celebrate…
By Ethan Gach Published February 26, 2017 -
Culture
Sunday Comics: A Wild Yungoos Appeared!
Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics that usually occurs on Sunday except when it doesn’t. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published February 22. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published February 20. Read more…
By Ethan Gach Published February 26, 2017 -
Culture
This Week In The Business: Nintendo Switch Flippers
QUOTE | “The individuals involved have been identified, terminated from their place of employment and are under investigation by local law enforcement authorities on criminal charges.” – Nintendo, making an example of employees at one of its US distributors who stole Switch systems and sold one to a NeoGAF poster who promptly showed it off…
Brendan Sinclair Published February 25, 2017 -
Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
This isn’t a picture from The Witcher 3. It’s complicated, OK? Last weekend I finished the main storyline for The Witcher 3 and, well…something happened. I’ll tell you about it next week. It’s still too raw. Instead, I’m going to play more Night in the Woods. I’m also going to check out the new Deus Ex:…
By Riley MacLeod Published February 24, 2017 -
CultureTotal RecallThat Time Some Players Thought Mew Was Under A Truck In Pokémon
The original generation of Pokémon had 150 special monsters to find. One of the most elusive was the legendary psychic type Mewtwo. But if there was a Mewtwo, that left a question: where was the original Mew? Little did people know, Mew was already in the game. Near the end of the game’s development cycle,…
By Heather Alexandra Published February 24, 2017 -
Culture
A Wandering Swordsman, His Blade For Hire
Manilyn Toledana is an artist from The Philippines. That’s not Geralt, but if you squint hard enough, you can imagine a very welcome cameo in Cyberpunk 2077 You can see more of Manilyn’s work at her ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2017 -
CultureGlitched Hannah Montana Wishes For The Sweet Release Of Death
Today on Highlight Reel we have Pharah from downtown, powerful sniper rifle shots, Cronenberg Hannah Montana, and more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Watch Dogs…
By Chris Person Published February 23, 2017 -
CulturePixel Privateers Is Like Squad-Based Borderlands
Do you like loot? Do you enjoy having so much loot that you don’t know what to do with it? Does the thought of drowning in a sea of loot, images of loved ones scrolling like a credits sequence as a laser gun digs deep into your esophagus, appeal to you? Then yeah, you should…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 23, 2017 -
Culture
Ask Dr. NerdLove: I Cheated And My Husband Might Never Forgive Me
Hello, all you wheel-eyed death lemmings. Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating column that’s the king of the luchadore ring. This week, I bring you tales of struggle. It’s hard enough to recover from a mistake in your relationship, but what if your partner refuses to let it go? On the other hand,…
Harris O'Malley Published February 23, 2017 -
CultureSplitscreen
Podcast: Hunting Robot Dinosaurs In Horizon: Zero Dawn
This week on Kotaku Splitscreen we’re talking about robot velociraptors, bows and arrows, and a bunch of other things related to the upcoming PS4 game Horizon: Zero Dawn First Jason and I discuss the news of the week, then we’re joined by our colleague Patricia Hernandez to talk about Horizon, which she reviewed and all…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 23, 2017 -
Culture
Hope You Like Pictures Of Giant Combat Mechs Because
GKR: Heavy Hitters, a new board game by Weta set in an anime-ish post-apocalyptic world full of giant mechs, looks great! Especially when you get to take a close look at the art that went into the game’s fantastic miniatures. Weta have shared a ton of art from development of the game’s mechs/factions, and it’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2017 -
Culture
Celebrate Pokémon Day With These New Gallery Figures
February 27 is Pokémon Day, commemorating the 1996 release date of the first two Pokémon games in Japan. The Pokémon Company is marking the occasion with the release of the first four entries in its premium Gallery Figures line, showing off fan-favorite pocket monsters performing their signature moves. Obviously crafted for collectors, the Gallery Figures come…
By Mike Fahey Published February 23, 2017
