Nintendo Sues Modding Business Over Sale of Game-Copying Devices

Nintendo today sued a Miami-based modding business saying its operation “blatantly promotes and sells unauthorized Nintendo games” along with flash cards and other devices to copy them. HackYourConsole.com is named in the complaint, filed in federal court for the Southern District of Florida. Its website lists five varieties of R4 flashcards for sale, plus has…

Moneysaver: PS3 Bundle, Dark Arisen, Battlestar Galactica, Haswell

Save different. Deal Leaderboard Playstation 3 250GB Move Bundle ($230) | eBay via Dealzon | The fact that the Move controller works on the PS4 makes this bundle that much more appealing. Update: Not certain if this comes with a year or a month of Plus, but I was under the impression it was a…

The Groping Scenes In Dragon’s Crown, Parodied In One GIF

Despite Dragon’s Crown being a solid game, its characters’ bodies have come under somescrutiny. Regardless of where you stand on that issue, it’s hard to defend interactive scenes in the game that allows you to grope NPCs. To show how touchy the player can get, here’s a NSFW gif by psoodo that makes fun of…

Let’s Take A Quick Trip To Animal Crossing Plaza

Following this morning’s announcement, I downloaded Nintendo’s Animal Crossing Plaza app to my Wii U to see what I could see. Animals, mostly. Some of them even crossed.

These Are the Guys Who Make Sonic’s Life Hell in His Comic Book Series

Video games’ fastest hedgehog beats up a lot of other animals in his comic-book adventures. Humans, too. If you want to see the guys who’ve given Sonic his toughest battles in illustrated form, they’re all in one handsomely presented place now. Archie Comics is putting the spotlight on the villains who plague Sonic’s life in…

Watch Us Play Divinity: Dragon Commander Where You…Command A Dragon.

I’ll admit, I went into Divinity: Dragon Commander expecting a much stronger focus on the commanding of dragons. Turns out, it’s actually the incredibly complicated kind of game I dreamed about as a kid after playing Age of Empires. I guess I’ve changed since then, because all I wanted to do was fly around and…

Apologies for being a bit Slowtaku on this one, but the good third-person-Battlefield-with-swords PC game War of the Roses is getting a sequel: War of the Vikings. Announced yesterday. Full details at the official site.

Japanese Luigi Is the Best, Scariest Luigi

At first, I was just delighted to see that Nintendo’s iconic second fiddle was getting a live-action commercial in his native Japan. But, after finding out exactly who’s wearing Luigi’s overalls, this clip featuring Mario’s brother feels even more awesome. The gentleman in the green cap is Junji Inagawa, best known as an actor, producer,…

Animal Crossing Comes To The Wii U With Animal Crossing Plaza

Available today for the Wii U as a free download, Animal Crossing Plaza is a community hub for the popular 3DS town sim, packed with special features to help fans share their AC experience on the big screen. Coinciding with the launch of the Wii U Animal Crossing: New Leaf community, the plaza is a…

Madden‘s Demo Arrives Tuesday with a Super Bowl Rematch

The demo for Madden NFL 25 comes to Xbox Live and PlayStation Network on Aug. 13, two weeks before the game’s release date. Two matchups will be offered: a replay of the Super Bowl between San Francisco and Baltimore, and Seattle at Green Bay. That second pairing showcases Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, of course, but…

Like Vocaloid? This Nintendo Music Game Has It.

Nintendo DS game Daigasso! Band Brothers (aka Jam with the Band) is getting a sequel. It’s called Daigasso! Band Brothers P, with the “P” standing for “producer” and “professional.” Like in the previous game, you can lay down tracks with various instruments. In the latest one, you can pick from 72 different instruments. You can…

Watch All of Today’s Nintendo Direct Right Here

Animal Crossing stuff. Luigi stuff. Multiple flavors of Zelda stuff! That was a fair amount of news to take in during today’s Nintendo Direct broadcast. Now you can peruse it all at your leisure right here. What developments excites you the most?

A Darker Look At The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is set in the same world as its predecessor, A Link to the Past, but it’s way in the future, and the Link you’ll play on the 3DS this November is totally different than the Link you played on Super Nintendo two decades ago. Video footage above.

Don’t Worry: Luigi Will Be Playable in The Next Smash Bros.

It’s the Year of Luigi and Nintendo just revealed that Mario’s skinnier, more scaredy-cat brother will be showing up in the next Smash Bros. game. Screenshots of Luigi facing up against Pit, Mega Man and his more famous brother show the green-shirted sibling looking fierce and a little… nervous? It remains to be seen if…

First Look at the Special One Piece 3DS XL Handhelds

To mark the release of 3DS title One Piece: Unlimited World, Nintendo is rolling out two One Piece branded 3DS XL units for Japan. One is “Luffy Red”, and the other is “Chopper Pink.” Priced at 25,980 yen (around US$260), the units come packed with a download version of the game and will go on…

John Carmack Has New ‘Full-Time’ VR Job, But Is Not Quite Gone From id

Legendary game programmer and Doom co-creator John Carmack is getting a new “full-time” job. He’s going to be working as the head of technology at Oculus VR, the company behind the upstart Rift virtual reality goggles. Is this the end of an era? Possibly, though the situation is a bit confusing. The word from the…

Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright Is Coming To The U.S. In 2014

Nintendo has finally confirmed that the Professor Layton/Phoenix Wright crossover adventure game—which hit Japan in 2012—will come to North America next year. For more on Layton vs. Wright, check out our coverage from Japan

Donkey Kong, Tecmo Bowl and Wario Land 3 are all headed to the 3DS’s Virtual Console, Nintendo said today. Super Mario Bros. 3 is coming to Wii U VC later this year.

Only Wii U Owners Can Dress Up as Mario in Rayman Legends

When it got delayed earlier this year, Rayman Legends became a symbol of the agonizing plight of the Wii U owner. It was cruel to hear a game that folks were holding out for would be going to competing consoles. But now, there’s a little reward for Nintendo loyalists that PS3 and 360 owners won’t…

Stan Lee Needs To Be In Every Video Game Ever

Legendary comic book creator Stan Lee is the master of film cameos, and no stranger to video game appearances either, but it’s not enough. He needs to be in every video game, from Duck Hunt to The Legend of Zelda. I’m not sure how involved Stan Lee really is with the Stan Lee’s World of…