Capcom’s Street Fighter meets Tekken title is getting a couple new brawlers: Rolento, Zangief, Heihachi, and Lili. Street Fighter X Tekken takes Tekken characters like Heihachi and throws them into the world of Street Fighter An upcoming Tekken X Street Fighter from Namco Bandai plans to do the inverse. Street Fighter X Tekken is headed…
Fire Emblem is coming to the 3DS. So is Culdcept, soccer simulator Calciobit, and scary game Shinrei Camera or “Spirit Camera”, from the makers of Fatal Frame Website Famitsu posted screen shots of all four titles. Fire Emblem is getting the most excitement among fans, but Shinrei Camera, with its use of AR and the…
It also has the Diablo V expansion pack. Meanwhile, the rest of the world patiently waits for developer Blizzard to finish Diablo III. Oh, China. Thanks for the tip, Victor! You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips…
There aren’t any official Legend of Zelda action figures. Haven’t been for a very, very long time. Going by the quality of this custom piece, maybe it’s time for that to change. Toysmith BDCdiesel has built this Twilight Princess version of Link out of the remains of cannibalised figures like a Daredevil, Final Fantasy’s Cloud,…
As revealed earlier today, Monster Hunter 4 is in development for the 3DS. The game is still early, and Capcom is calling the debut trailer screened at today’s Nintendo 3DS Conference a “concept clip”. Here are the trailer stills Kotaku previously posted. Even though the game is just starting its lifecycle, Nintendo’s announcement that it…
This year marks the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda. To celebrate, Nintendo isn’t giving Zelda or Link presents. It’s giving you one. Between Sept. 28 and Feb. 20, 2012, players can download a DSiWare version of The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition, free of charge. The game features wireless multiplayer and…
Missing Link | TOKYO – Shigeru Miyamoto takes the stage at today’s Nintendo event (Photo: Game Impress Watch) Nintendo’s Ugly 3DS Circle Pad Add-on Priced and Dated Late last week, Nintendo revealed it was working on an extra slide pad for the Nintendo 3DS. Today, the company dated and priced said extra slide pad. More »…
At the 3DS Conference, Nintendo showed 28 games. Some of them were Nintendo titles. Some of them were not. Sister site Kotaku Japan compiled a list of the titles, along with their Japanese release dates (We also have been told two U.S. release dates. ): Nintendo Titles Super Mario 3D Land Nov. 3 Mario Kart…
During today’s 3DS Conference, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata mentioned that the ability to capture 3D video footage was coming to a November system update. This update will allow individuals to capture 3D footage and view it on their 3DS handhelds. The November update will apparently also include new experiences for 3DS owners who have completed…
When the extra Nintendo 3DS circle pad was revealed, it was shown alongside Monster Hunter 3 G. That’s not the whole list of 3DS games that will support the extra slide pad. There are more. Surprisingly, many more. Besides Monster Hunter 3 G, the following games support the 3DS Expansion Slide Pad: Capcom’s Resident Evil:…
Late last week, Nintendo revealed it was working on an extra slide pad for the Nintendo 3DS. Today, the company dated and priced said extra slide pad. The slide pad will cost ¥1,500 (US$19), and it will be released on December 10. No word on its US release. The peripheral is powered by a single…
The secret to Sony’s success in Japan is summed up in two words: “Monster” and “hunter”. The series has sold millions of PSP copies and millions of PSPs. It looks set to do the same thing. This time, MH won’t only be doing that Sony’s handheld portable, but for the Nintendo 3DS. Since launch, gamers…
Next year, role-playing game know-it-alls Square Enix will grace the Nintendo 3DS with a new, original RPG. It’s called Bravely Default: Flying Fairy, a silly name for a potentially intriguing game. Nintendo showed off snippets of gameplay from Bravely Default: Flying Fairy at its 3DS Conference today, revealing a game that looked visually close to…
Capcom is developing Monster Hunter 4. The was revealed today at the Nintendo 3DS Conference as a 3DS title. The game’s debut trailer was shown. MH4 currently does not have a release date. More photos, courtesy of Famitsu, in the link below. 『モンスターハンター4』がニンテンドー3DS向けに衝撃発表 [Famitsu] You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at…
Originally planned as a launch title for the Nintendo 3DS, Kid Icarus Uprising, a sequel two decades in the making… err, waiting will have to wait a little longer. Kid Icarus Uprising is now a 2012 title, Nintendo revealed at its 3DS Conference in Tokyo today, pegging Pit’s next adventure for the first quarter in…
Designed to appeal to the fairer sex—it’s pink, you see—Nintendo will release the “Misty Pink” version of the Nintendo 3DS on October 20 in Japan, said president Satoru Iwata. Iwata commented that 3DS ownership is skewing more toward male consumers, which a pink 3DS may help to address. No word yet on a North American…
The Nintendo 3DS’s 2012 is already looking rosy with new versions of Mario Tennis, Paper Mario and Animal Crossing planned for a 2012 release—at least in Japan. Nintendo unveiled the new Mario Tennis at its 3DS Conference 2011, showing gameplay footage alongside new footage of Paper Mario and Animal Crossing for its 3D handheld. The…
Nintendo is holding a press conference in Tokyo today, revealing the future of the Nintendo 3DS. Will Nintendo show its garish 3DS Circle Pad add-on in action for the first time? (Probably.) Will Nintendo reveal a revamped 3DS, as rumors have suggested? (Perhaps!) The only way to find out? Watch Nintendo’s livestream of the 3DS…
Eww. Sorry for the gruesome imagery, Kotaku readers, but for some reason I’ve got splatter-fu movie Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky on the brain. Maybe it’s because I feel like my head’s going to explode. Or maybe it’s just a Kotaku open thread, where anything goes! There’s still a lot more to do tonight, like…
Movie to video game adaptations of the early 1980s were difficult things. Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, and The Empire Strikes Back were as hard to master as they were hard to genuinely enjoy. And say what you will of Ubisoft’s James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game, at least it was no…
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