The Nintendo Switch Had An Incredible Year In Japan

It’s January. A good time to take stock and reflect on 2017. And for the Nintendo Switch in Japan, what a year it was. Throughout 2017, the Switch drew long (and sometimes hellish) lines. Even by the year’s end, when the Switch became more available, it still continued to post strong sales numbers. But, really,…

The Arcade Performance That’s Tearing Up Twitter

Twitter user Hiro spotted this masked-wearing, blind-folded Taiko no Tatsujin player at an arcade in Japan. The uploaded clip has racked up over three million views on Twitter. He’s not simply playing, but performing. Have a look for yourself. Amazing, no?  Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking…

Memorial Service For Bulma’s Voice Actress Hiromi Tsuru 

Last fall, Dragon Ball voice actress Hiromi Tsuru suddenly passed away. Recently, a memorial service was held in Tokyo. While the funeral was private, this was an owakare-kai (お別れ会) or “farewell gathering” that was open to the public. It was a way for colleagues and fans to grieve and celebrate her life. Sports Hochi reports…

Twins. Mt. Fuji, Japan. By Charlez Chong. 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! 

Now Face My Champion, Sir Roderick of Muddlestone

Johannes Palmblad is currently doing art stuff at DICE in Sweden. You can see more of Palmblad’s work at his ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of…

Oh Boy Look At This New Flight Sim

It was only a few weeks ago that I compiled a list of the best flight sims of all time, and here we are looking set to maybe add to it in 2018 with the latest entry in the Digital Combat Simulator series. The announcement of DCS: F/A-18C has followers of the series losing their…

Fortnite Players Have Found A Way To Glitch Under The Map (And Keep Killing) [Update]

A few days ago, Fortnite players discovered a glitch in the Fatal Fields area of the map that allowed them to slip under the game world and blast everyone else with impunity. You can see it in action in the footage below captured by Spoderman Gg: players are able to disappear underneath the game map…

Russian Cosplayer Becomes Yennefer of Vengerberg

Galina Zhukovskaya, aka rgtcandy, is not cosplaying here as one of the best characters from The Witcher 3. She has clearly performed some kind of ritual and become the sorceress.  Ciri is Natalia, while photos are by MilliganVick. 

The Week In Games: Cyber Sleuthing The Winter Away 

Who needs a Breath of the Wild-style Pokemon game when we’ve got a new Digimon to look forward to? The annual slow start to game releases that is the month of January always manages to catch me off guard. While it’s still port season for the Switch and a quiet week overall, the release of…

Bandai Namco Offers To Extend Dragon Ball FighterZ Beta If Network Issues Continue [UPDATE]

Due out January 26, Dragon Ball FighterZ had its open beta this weekend. Unfortunately, network errors and disconnects have plagued much of the second half of it leading publisher Bandai Namco to discuss extending it beyond Sunday. Early access to the beta started for players who pre-ordered the game yesterday, with everyone else on PS4…

The Salvaged Guts Of Old SNES Consoles Look Great Inside These New Cases

These transparent SNES shells have circulated around for a couple years. As they’re complete, Rose Colored Gaming sells them almost immediately so it’s worth keeping an eye on these beauties as they become available. Instead of creating a cheap SNES emulator and housing it in a sleek new body, RCG actually uses real SNES parts.…

Awesome Games Done Quick Raises Over $2.2 Million For Charity For The Second Year In A Row 

Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) is a week long slumber party where some people beat all kinds of video games super fast while thousands more watch. Now in its ninth year, the marathon wrapped up early today after raising a record breaking $2,263,093 for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Beginning last Sunday with Crash Bandicoot 3…

People Are Still Finding New Ways To Break Classic RPGs

What’s it like to speedrun huge role-playing games like Final Fantasy VI and Chrono Trigger? What kind of tricks are people still discovering? Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, we talk to a speedrunner to find out. First, Kirk and I talk about news of the week (14:35) on Cyberpunk 2077, Overwatch League, and the elusive Nintendo…

David Cage’s Quantic Dream Accused Of Being A Toxic Workplace [UPDATE]

Reports in three separate French outlets depict a pattern of inappropriate behavior, sexist and homophobic jokes, and an overall toxic environment at Quantic Dream, something the video game studio’s executives strongly deny. UPDATE (3:05pm): In response to a request for comment, co-CEO Guillaume de Fondaumière gave Kotaku the following statement: “QD categorically denies the allegations.…

Sunday Comics: The Power Of Friendship 

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 January 13. Read more of Nerf NOW!!  Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published January 8. Read more…

Smash 4‘s Top Player Is Taking A Break From Competition

The same day as he was revealed as the top ranked player in the Panda Global rankings, Gonzalo “ZeRo” Barrios announced he would no longer be competing in Super Smash Bros. For Wii U… for now. In a letter posted on Barrios’ Twitter, the number-one player in Smash 4 said he has lost his passion…