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You can now get a lime green edition of the Nintendo New 3DS XL that comes pre-installed with Super Mario World The old-style 3DS isn’t able to play ports of SNES games, like Earthbound. Nintendo is selling the system exclusively through Amazon.
By Ethan Gach Published October 22, 2016 - Esports
The Weekend In Esports: Fakest Of Them All
“I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion,” wrote David Thoreau in Walden. This weekend is kind of similar. There might be a lull before BlizzCon 2016, and less action than usual in the fighting game community, but the final act of Worlds…
By Ethan Gach Published October 22, 2016 - Culture
This Week In The Business: Who’s Going To Switch?
QUOTE | “I am most concerned about the target group of the device: who else but die-hard Nintendo fans will buy the Switch? The Switch lacks a killer feature, and I think it will be very difficult for Nintendo to win back the casual gamers that are mostly on mobile now.” – Analyst Dr. Serkan…
Brendan Sinclair Published October 22, 2016 - Culture
Gal*Gun DLC Lets You See Through Clothes For Just $90
Gal*Gun: Double Peace is basically House Of The Dead, except anime boobs. It is in all ways shameless, a policy that extends to its DLC. The new DLC, called Pheromone Z, lets the game’s sight zoom “see through clothes instantly.” It costs a whopping $90, because we apparently live in a world where all the free…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 21, 2016 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The entire internet is broken. Hopefully it will be fixed this weekend so we can all play some games! Or we could go outside or something. People do that, don’t they? At long, long last, I have succumbed to my colleagues’ raving and praise and have purchased The Witcher 3, currently on sale on Steam.…
By Riley MacLeod Published October 21, 2016 -
UncategorizedNobody Tells Primal Kyogre What To Do
So Archie was all like, “Kyogre! Listen to my commands!” And Kyogre was all, “Haha, whut?” That’s pretty much the plot to episode eight of Pokémon Generations, “The Cavern.” It’s also the plot of Team Aqua, the group which, depending on if you’re playing Sapphire or Alpha Sapphire, wants to make the world better for…
By Mike Fahey Published October 21, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Debate Around Mafia III‘s Depiction Of Racism
Racism is everywhere in Mafia III, in a way never before seen in a major video game. It’s gotten people talking. The game is set in a fictional version of 1960s New Orleans. In it, white computer-controlled characters (NPCs) regard the player’s character, a black Vietnam veteran named Lincoln Clay, with suspicion and fear. Some…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 21, 2016 - Esports
Overwatch’s Upcoming Esports League May Struggle Against Disruptive Patches
Yesterday, Blizzard announced that an official Overwatch League is in the works. It’s an exciting moment for a game that, only six months post-release, already offers million-dollar tournament prize pools. Overwatch, though, is a volatile game. Today, Overwatch Game Director Jeff Kaplan said on Battle.net that hero-balancing will continue to be kinetic, a model that, as…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 21, 2016 - Uncategorized
Like The Rest Of The Internet, PSN Has Been Struggling Today
Half the internet has been unreliable today as the result of what seems to be a major attack by unknown parties. Adding to that list of annoying outages now is PSN, given that many users are reporting issues with it since this morning. If you’ve been having trouble connecting a PlayStation console to PSN today, you…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 21, 2016 - Uncategorized
Soon, you’ll be able to buy indie games, in real life, at a local GameStop. Indie game distribution service IndieBox will be sending physical copies—in actual boxes—to 1,200 GameStops as a part of their GameTrust initiative. Nuclear Throne, Rogue Agency, Axiom Verge and Chariot (all $19.99) and others will be available with instruction manuals, discs, soundtrack…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 21, 2016 - Reviews
Battlefield 1: The Kotaku Review
Matthew McConaughey once said that sometimes you need to go back to move forward. The team at DICE must have been very moved by that sentiment. Taking it to heart and pushing the Battlefield series nearly 100 years back into World War I for this year’s release of Battlefield 1 was a gamble. It has…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 21, 2016 -
UncategorizedWhat It’s Like Inside A Pokeball, According To A Pokémon Developer
For years, Pokémon fans have argued over what happens when a monster is recalled into a Pokeball. The theories are endless. Does a Pokémon simply shrink down in size? Is a Pokeball just an empty prison? Does a Pokémon transform into pure energy, or perhaps information, once inside a Pokeball—meaning there’s no “inside” of a…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 21, 2016 -
UncategorizedA Powerful New World Of Warcraft Boss Hides In One Of Its Oldest Dungeons
More players are dying in the depths of World of Warcaft’s Gnomeregan dungeon than there’ve been in years, thanks to the revelation of a ridiculously powerful new boss tucked away in its depths. Say hello to Endgineer Omegaplugg, and then goodbye very quickly. The recently-introduced uberboss has has been making the rounds over the past…
By Mike Fahey Published October 21, 2016 -
EsportsOverwatch Player Shoutcasts During His Own Matches
Plenty of Overwatch players do commentary over matches they’re streaming, but TheUnsteady has the voice of an angel… who ate an eSports commentator. He’s become notorious for suddenly shoutcasting in the middle of matches he’s playing. Funny thing is, he’s so good that people tend to stop talking and just listen. It’s pretty amazing. One…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 21, 2016 - Uncategorized
Following an announcement on Monday, voice actors within the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have begun their strike against certain video game employers as of 3:01 AM EST today. Kotaku has reached out to the involved parties. Update—2:45 p.m: The negotiator for the games companiesreleased a statementthis afternoon that claims their…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 21, 2016 -
UncategorizedPokémon Sun and Moon’s Pikachu Imposter Has A Heartbreaking Theme Song
It was sad enough to read about how Mimikyu dresses up like a popular Pokémon because it also wants to be loved. It’s another thing entirely to hear Mimikyu sing about its woes. A Japanese version of Mimikyu’s song was uploaded by the official Pokémon channel yesterday, and YouTuber Tobias went ahead and subtitled the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 21, 2016 -
UncategorizedNintendo Mum On Switch’s Battery Life, Whether It Has A Touchscreen
Nintendo has shown that its new gaming machine can be used as a portable but it’s not ready to say how long the machine can run in that mode without needing to be plugged in. “We will announce more hardware details later,” a rep for the company told Kotaku in a statement, when we asked…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 21, 2016
