Remember those neat transparent 2DS consoles? Nintendo confirmed that they’ll be out in North America alongside Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire on November 21. Each handheld will retail for $99.99, but unlike their European counterparts, they will not come with a copy of Pokémon ORAS pre-installed.

You Can Buy a $250 Drum Controller for Wii U, If You Like

If you really, really like Japanese drumming game Taiko no Tatsujin and are planning on getting the upcoming Wii/Wii U game Taiko no Tatsujin: Tokumori!, then perhaps this drummer controller might be of interest? On sale December 4 in Japan, this Taiko no Tatsujin Dedicated Controller Pro is priced at 29,800 yen (US$258) and measures…

OneChanbara Z2 Pushes the Limits of Console Game Fanservice

There are a lot of console games out there these days with more than a little sexual fanservice in them. There are even some where fanservice is a core element. But then there’s OneChanbara Z2, which pushes the boundaries of fanservice you can have in a console title to a whole new level. [Note: This…

New Super Smash Bros. 3DS Patch Will Address Balance Issues

Good news, Smash Bros. players! Nintendo announced an upcoming patch, stating it will adjust the game’s balance. Phew. According to Nintendo, the Ver. 1.0.4 update will adjust game balance as well as “fix various problems to make the game more enjoyable to play.” Nintendo hasn’t yet gone into specifics regarding what exactly will be changed…

When Game Design is Therapy

Rarely, if ever, do we think about the mental state of the creator/s and how the design and building of a game impacted them. We take it for granted, perhaps, that their sole purpose in creation is to provide something that affects us. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK As with all art, though,…

Tetsuya Nomura’s Version of Hikaru Utada Is… Interesting

This December will see an album of Hikaru Utada songs covered by an array of famous singers. Well-known artists are also doing illustrations, drawings, and art inspired by Utada and her music. For example, this. The album is called Utada Hikaru no Uta (宇多田ヒカルのうた) or Hikaru Utada’s Songs and features covers by Ringo Sheena, Ayumi…

Some Excellent Changes Are Coming To Destiny

While we know about some tweaks and additions coming to Destiny alongside the game’s expansions, Bungie today spoke a little about some other changes coming to the game. And some of those changes are very, very welcome Mentioned briefly and with little additional information (at least for now), Bungie says players can soon expect: New…

Track: OM | Artist: NehruvianDOOM | Album: NehruvianDOOM Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Fallout And Team Fortress 2 Go Together Surprisingly Well

Want to play Fallout: New Vegas as one of Team Fortress 2‘s colorful classes, all the way down to skills, motives, and possible alcoholism? Here’s how. Molkifier put together a guide on the mods and measures needed to recreate the cast of Team Fortress 2 in Fallout: New Vegas. It’s nicely detailed, with lists of…

Swimming Pools Open Up Terrifying New Ways To Kill In The Sims 4

“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the BREAKING EXPERIMENT, where all the all the Sims are harmed in the making of this video!” Oh boy. PrettyGrumpyBearGame is back with her questionable experiments in The Sims 4, and this time, she sees what she can get away with when it comes to pools + cheats. Turns out,…

Ex-Sony Engineer Left His Name Inside Every PS4

Kazuya Sakakihara spent ten years working at Sony as a senior software engineer, helping bring both the PS3 and PS4 to the world. He’s no longer at the company (parting ways in early 2013), but before he left he made sure his name quite literally lives on inside the code of pretty much every PlayStation…