Pikachu Plushies Dressed Up As Mario And Luigi

Want. Badly. At Pokémon Centers in Japan, limited edition Pikachu-meets-Super Mario goodies are going on sale October 29. Have look! The following items are limited to the Pokémon Center Kyoto and the online shop. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.…

The PlayStation VR Outsold The PS4 In Japan 

During its first week on sale in Japan, the PlayStation VR sold 51,644 units. In comparison, the biggest selling hardware that week, the PlayStation 4, sold 30,154 units. Via 4Gamer, here are the hardware sales for the week of October 10 to October 16. Note that the PSVR went on sale October 13. PS VR:…

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China Already Has A Handheld Like The Nintendo Switch

This is the Morphus X300. Complete with detachable controllers, it will most certainly remind you of the Nintendo Switch From Shenzhen-based Aikun Electronics, the Morphus X300 doesn’t double as a console like the Nintendo Switch does, but again, its basic form factor and removable controls might remind you of the newly announced Switch. But… Last…

So, Civilization VI Is Out

That’s one hell of an intro for a turn-based strategy game you’ve got there, Civilization VI After six years—six years!!—we’ve finally got our hands on a brand new Civilization game. I only started playing the final release today, though, so if you’re expecting a full review of the game in the next few days, sorry,…

Here’s Some Badass Cosplay From France

Shenzi is a cosplayer from France who specialises in the kind of characters who will put on some space armour (or at least some fictional armour) then go shoot the place up. Her Witcher and Mass Effect cosplay is fantastic, but that 40K stuff is from another dimension. Also, a round of applause for any…

YouTube Blocks Samsung’s Takedown Of GTA V Note 7 Bomb Video

Yesterday, Samsung filed a copyright claim on a viral video of a Grand Theft Auto V mod that turns the notoriously explosion-prone Galaxy Note 7 into, well, a bomb. The video got taken down, even though it clearly wasn’t in violation of any copyrights. After the video got taken down, the video’s creator, who goes…

Where Is Cyberpunk’s Sun?

Calle Granström is a VFX artist from Sweden who has worked on games (or trailers for games) like Battlefield 4, God of War: Ascension, Unravel and Battlerite You can see more of Granström’s work at his personal site To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner.…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: How Do I Stop Getting Into Toxic Relationships?

Hello, all you beautiful and terrible pheromone jewels of the interwebs. Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column that’s also the Sorcerer Supreme. I am your host, Dr. Get-Some-Strange. This week, we’re going to be looking inward and doing some soul (gem) searching as we examine why we’re attracted to people who…

Rose of Winter Is A Visual Novel About First Love

Visual novel Rose of Winter tells the story of a mercenary named Rosemary hired to take one of four handsome princes over the treacherous Mount Needle. While it relishes romance novel cliches, Rose of Winter also strives to tell an affecting, human story, about how it feels to fall in love for the first time.…

Fans Are Already Improving Pokémon Sun and Moon’s Graphics

The Sun and Moon demo has only been out for a couple of days, but people are already finding ways to tweak and mod it. You know, in addition to unlocking the entire Pokedex before it was announced. KazoWAR has footage of Sun and Moon running with a “no-line” patch that was created by Shiny…

Podcast: The Legacy Of Fallout 4

This week on Kotaku Splitscreen, I’m joined by deputy editor Patricia Hernandez to talk about Pokémon, Fallout, and Red Dead Redemption 2 We also discuss what it’s like being deputy editor at Kotaku, the various challenges and opportunities covering fan games and gaming culture, Gears of War 4, and why I haven’t used my roomba…