Mario Kart 8 Is Out In May

What could help sell Wii U consoles? A new Mario Kart. This new trailer for Mario Kart 8 shows that Bowser’s little Koopalings are all playable in the new racer. The game’s out on May 30.

GBA Games Start Hitting Wii U Virtual Console This Spring

Starting in April, Nintendo says they’ll be releasing GBA games on the Wii U’s Virtual Console. They announced the news in a Nintendo Direct today, mentioning names like Metroid Fusion and Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga as some of the GBA games that we’ll be able to buy and download this spring.

NES Remix 2 Mods Original Super Mario Bros. To Make Luigi The Star

Hey, did you like NES Remix? Well, NES Remix 2 is coming. And on todayof all days, Nintendo announced that it includes the entire original Super Mario Bros. (not just a short challenge), only…with Luigi as the star. Complete with his higher jump. And it plays “backwards”, scrolling from right to left. It’s out on…

Surprise! Soccer RPG Inazuma Eleven Is Coming West–And It’s Out Now

For a long time now, Americans have been curious about Inazuma, the crazy-popular soccer-RPG series that has sold by the truckload in Japan and Europe. Today, we finally get to check it out for ourselves. Inazuma Eleven will be released on the 3DS eShop today. Nintendo announced the news at their Nintendo Direct this afternoon.

The next Layton game, *deep breath* Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy: Emmy’s Story, has a new trailer. Enjoy.

Level-5’s Weapon Shop RPG Is Coming To The U.S.

The final game in Level-5’s Guild[01] project—a series of small games released on the 3DS eShop including Crimson Shroud and Liberation Maiden—is coming to the U.S. next week. Weapon Shop de Omasse, a comedy-rhythm-RPG created by a Japanese actor named Yoshiyuki Hirai, will be out on the 3DS eShop on February 20. Nintendo announced the…

Nintendo Game Lets You Haggle Over The Actual Price

This April, Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball will be released in the eShop. It’s a baseball game where you…hit baseballs, no big deal there, but the way you buy the game is pretty nuts. See, you download the main game for free. The minigames you play within, though, you have to buy. Nintendo gave an example…

Nintendo just announced Pokémon Battle Trozei for the 3DS eShop. Trailer right here!

Nintendo just announced a sequel to the submarine game Steel Diver—SubWars. It’s a first-person shooter, and it’ll be out on the 3DS eShop tonight.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe for the 3DS will be out on May 2 in North America. Here’s a new trailer.

There’s a Nintendo Direct at 5pm Eastern. 3DS/Wii U stuff for this spring. You can watch liveright here, or check Kotaku for all the news as it happens.

Tips for Playing Threes, the New Mobile Game Everyone’s Talking About

A bunch of us here at Kotaku are deep in thrall to Threes, a simple-on-the-surface-but-hypnotically deep numerical puzzle game that hit iOS devices last week. (Seriously, look at that picture. We’re not even talking to each other.) There was talk of doing our own guide to playing Asher Vollmer’s hit game but it came to…

If I Weigh 99 Pounds And Eat A Pound Of Nachos, Am I 1% Nacho?

An important question is finally answered. SciShow does a great job answering this reader’s question about what constitutes ‘you’, and if any of that can technically be considered nachos. Sadly, the answer is no, but there’s still a good lesson here: Humans are basically shaped like weird, complicated donuts. SciShow via FirstWeFeast

One Dumb Feature Kept Me From Loving Adventure Time Card Wars

I love Adventure Time. I love collectible card games. An Adventure Time collectible card game should therefore be the perfect thing, but then my least favorite mobile gaming mechanic rears its ugly head. Based on the episode of Adventure Time in which Finn and Jake play a once fictional game called Card Wars, this digital…

Watch Us Play Titanfall Live, Right Here [Update: It’s over!)

It’ll be another day before the Titanfall beta officially starts for the public, but we’ve got access right now. And what better to do with the beta than 1) play the hell out of it, and 2) stream it live for you all to be in on the experience. I’ll be playing through the various…

How About A Post-Apocalypse Zombie Game Where You’re Blind?

Some young game designers who call themselves Those Guys are trying to kickstart an idea for an unusual graphics-free game. They’re calling Apocalypse: Survive It, and the idea is that you’re in a zombie apocalypse…and are blind. Those Guys are joining us below to talk about their Kickstarter and answer any questions you might have…

Watch The Birth Of The Universe While Controlling An Insane Dog

Universal History of Light is a lot of things. It’s a game about a seeing eye dog going insane and seeing the birth of the universe. It’s about loneliness and talking feces. At least, I think it is. Watch us play through the psychotomimetic, bonkers-as-hell Universal History of Light, the brainchild of indie dev Increpare.…

The First Day of Steam Tags Is Both Funny and Sad

Sometimes, people come together to do wonderful things. And sometimes, people come together to do terrible, silly things. When it comes to Steam’s new tagging system—which is currently in beta—it’s a mix of both. Yesterday, Valve introduced “Steam Tags,” a system which lets users label games with a few words or phrases. Most of the…