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UncategorizedNintendo 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 -
UncategorizedEverything 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 -
UncategorizedSuper 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 -
UncategorizedRocket 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 -
UncategorizedZelda: 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 -
UncategorizedYoshi 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 -
UncategorizedNintendo 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 - Uncategorized
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 - Uncategorized
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 -
UncategorizedWatch 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 - Uncategorized
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 -
UncategorizedHere’s A Nice E3 Moment
I think it’s safe to say that Michel Ancel has been through some shit when it comes to Beyond Good & Evil The creator of the cult 2003 adventure hit has been trying to get a sequel made for what feels like forever. We first reported on Beyond Good & Evil 2 in 2008 when…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2017 -
UncategorizedMarvel vs. Capcom: Infinite‘s Story Demo Feels Like Awkward Fanfiction
It’s hard to combine characters from wildly disparate sources into one epic story without things getting absurd. The Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite story demo’s strategy is to embrace the goofiness. The story concept is cool. Two powerful mechanical beings, Marvel’s Ultron and Mega Man X villain Sigma, driven by their shared desire to rid their…
By Mike Fahey Published June 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
Skyrim and Fallout Fans Are Skeptical of Bethesda’s New Modding Plans
When Bethesda announced paid mods in 2015, the internet exploded in anger. A week later, everything got cancelled. Last weekend, Bethesda revealed the “Creation Club,” another stab at the concept of premium mods, and fans are wary that history is going to repeat itself. Granted, Creation Club is not the same exact idea as the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 13, 2017 -
UncategorizedAlto’s Odyssey Trades Snowy Mountains For Desert Sands
Snowboarding game Alto’s Adventure showed us the artful side of the endless runner. Follow-up Alto’s Odyssey, due out this summer on iOS and Android, takes the same serene action to the desert sands and skies. Check out a live demo of the game from yesterday’s Gameslice E3 stream. Eli Cymet, lead producer for development team…
By Mike Fahey Published June 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
E3 Day Two Podcast: Sony, Ubisoft, Bethesda
Jason and I continue our Kotaku Splitscreen E3 2017 coverage discussing press conferences from Sony, Bethesda, and Ubisoft. Which company had the best show? Or rather, which was the least disappointing? Listen to find out. (Actually, I’ll just tell you. It’s Ubisoft.) We kick off the chat with Bethesda, then hit Ubisoft at 7:36 and…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 13, 2017 - Kotaku East
PlayStation 2’s hack//G.U. Is Getting HD Remaster For PS4 And PC
The action role-playing game series .hack//G.U. will be reborn as an HD remaster for the PlayStation 4 called .hack//G.U. Last Record Set in a fictional MMORPG called The World, the first game in the series, .hack//G.U. Vol. 1: Rebirth, was released in 2006, while the final one, .hack//G.U. Vol. 3: Redemption, came out in 2007.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2017
