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Come Watch Us Tour The Nintendo Booth At E3 [Update: Over]

The intrepid Tim Rogers, who you might know as our new video producer / creator of Long-Ass Kotaku posts, is down in LA right now, adventuring through E3. Come and ask him whatever you want about Nintendo!

By Patricia Hernandez Published June 13, 2017

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Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga Remake Coming to 3DS

Nintendo’s not done announcing games yet at E3. On its Treehouse Live stream, it just unveiled Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions. The game will be out on October 6. The “Bowser’s Minions” part is a new storyline starring enemy characters. Nintendo describes it as: “Recruit characters to grow your own Minion army…

By Chris Kohler Published June 13, 2017

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Crackdown 3 Impressions: So Much Chaos, So Many Orbs

Crackdown 3 tosses players into a world of delightful chaos, superhero strength, and guns that shoot black holes. I got some hands on time with a ten minute demo of the game and it’s pretty fun. If you’re looking for cool explosions, Crackdown 3 has you covered. In the Crackdown games, you play as a…

Heather Alexandra Published June 13, 2017

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Watch Us Clear Two Strategic Battles In The New Mario + Rabbids Game

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle was one of the strangest announcements at E3 this year, and fearless Kotaku editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo got a chance to play it for about 15 minutes. Based on what we’ve seen so far, this mash-up works surprisingly well! As some of you already know, this is a tactics game in…

By Patricia Hernandez Published June 13, 2017

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Sea Of Thieves Is Really Fun, But A Little Clunky

There are many important roles one can occupy aboard a pirate ship. You can steer, or keep the cannons loaded, or manage sails, or navigate. Me? I was the guy who rang the bell. In peace and at war, I held my post. Until I launched myself out of a cannon and into a shark,…

By Nathan Grayson Published June 13, 2017

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Reacting To The PlayStation E3 2017 Showcase, For You

As I did yesterday with the Xbox One X E3 2017 Briefing, I recorded myself commenting over last night’s Sony PlayStation Showcase E3 2017. This time, I was in a hotel bed, wearing a Rilakkuma sweatshirt. I was very comfortable. I was also very tired. However, here’s a video of my “best” comments on this…

By Tim Rogers Published June 13, 2017

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I Played 30 Minutes Of Super Mario Odyssey And It Sure Is Impressive

Super Mario Odyssey is a wild, ambitious game. It’s got secrets, dinosaurs, and the type of flawless jumping you’d expect from a new main Mario made by the design wizards at Nintendo. It’s less Super Mario 3D World, more Super Mario 64. And it lets you throw around Mario’s hat, which I promise is more…

By Jason Schreier Published June 13, 2017

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Nintendo Has A Second Metroid Too, Metroid: Samus Returns For 3DS [Update: Gameplay Details]

It’s a big day for Samus Aran. In addition to Metroid Prime 4 on Switch, Nintendo announced today a sidescrolling game for 3DS called Metroid: Samus Returns This is a “reimagination” of the Game Boy game Metroid II: Return of Samus, developed by MercurySteam, the studio behind the early 3DS game Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.…

By Jason Schreier Published June 13, 2017

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Everything Nintendo Announced At E3 2017

Nintendo made a bunch of hopes and dreams come true today at E3. After a seemingly endless wait, they finally announced Rocket League for Switch! Oh, also Metroid Prime. They announced a new Metroid Prime Nintendo has got these pre-recorded E3 videos down to a science at this point, and this year was their usual…

By Kirk Hamilton Published June 13, 2017

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Super Mario Odyssey Lets You Play As A Dinosaur

The next big Mario game is coming to Switch on October 27, and it’ll let you play as a Cheep Cheep, a taxi cab, and even a dinosaur. Using Mario’s special abilities in Super Mario Odyssey, you can inhabit those people and objects, as we saw in a new trailer during the Nintendo Spotlight today.…

By Jason Schreier Published June 13, 2017

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Rocket League Is Coming To Switch, Will Have Mario Hats

It was a happy inevitability: Rocket League’s weird and wonderful car soccer is coming to the Nintendo Switch this holiday season. And, yes, you’ll be able to play against your friends on all other platforms. On the Switch, Rocket League will have all the same content, plus some new stuff, like Mario and Luigi hats…

By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 13, 2017

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Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s Second DLC Is The Champions’ Ballad

Saddle up, Zelda fans, as later this year you’ll have even more reason to return to the fields of Hyrule. Announced during today’s Nintendo Spotlight, “The Champions Ballad” will feature Mipha, Urbosa, Daruk, and Revali. The added content will drop in Holiday 2017, and Nintendo says it will also release amiibo figurines for each Champion.…

By Patricia Hernandez Published June 13, 2017

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Yoshi Switch Game Announced, Looks A Lot Like Paper Mario

Yoshi is a new game starring (you guessed it) Yoshi coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2018, featuring a handcrafted style that ditches the yarny feel of Yoshi’s Wooly World for something a little more flat. In a trailer revealed during Nintendo’s E3 Nintendo Direct, Yoshi collected coins and stomped on plenty of Shy Guys. It…

By Heather Alexandra Published June 13, 2017

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Nintendo Announces Metroid Prime 4 [Update: It’s Not Retro]

THIS IS NOT A DRILL: Metroid Prime 4 is happening. We know nothing about the game—Nintendo showed nothing but a logo during the company’s E3 presentation today—but it’s coming to Switch, even if we might not see it for a very long time. This is the fourth game in the beloved, critically acclaimed series, which…

By Jason Schreier Published June 13, 2017

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Nintendo announced a new Kirby for the Switch, coming next year. Yes, it’s just called Kirby.

By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 13, 2017

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Xenoblade 2 will officially release during the 2017 holiday season, despite rumors that it was delayed to 2018. The action RPG is sure to have plenty of blades and I’m sure some of them will be quite ‘xeno.’

By Heather Alexandra Published June 13, 2017

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A ‘Core’ Pokémon Game Is Coming To The Nintendo Switch (Eventually)

Many were disappointed about the 3DS exclusivity of Ultra Sun and Moon, but worry not, Pokémon fans. Your console hybrid will get some pocket monster goodness too! While there’s no footage to show off yet, or an exact release date, Nintendo announced that a Pokémon game will be making its way to the Switch. “Game…

By Patricia Hernandez Published June 13, 2017

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We’re Liveblogging Nintendo’s E3 Press Conference [Update: Over!]

Me and Features Editor Chris Kohler are back again, for the last time! Today we’ll be keeping you up to date on everything Nintendo talks about during their recorded presser. I feel like the focus will probably be Super Mario Odyssey, but I would do unspeakable acts for a new Animal Crossing on the Switch.

By Gita Jackson Published June 13, 2017

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Watch The E3 2017 Nintendo Spotlight Live, Right Here [UPDATE: Over]

It’s time for the final press conference of E3 2017, and as always, it’s Nintendo, coming in with a 25-minute Nintendo Spotlight that’ll be full of news for Switch, including but not limited to Super Mario Odyssey You can watch the Nintendo Spotlight starting at 12pm Eastern right here. UPDATE: The Spotlight is over, but…

By Jason Schreier Published June 13, 2017

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The Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy for PlayStation 4 features Crash’s sister Coco as a playable character across all three remastered games. Apparently she utilized time travel to inject herself. That’s so Coco. Speaking of time traveling, the game drops on June 30.

By Mike Fahey Published June 13, 2017