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  The Next Way To Play Pac-Man Is Without Touching Anything

  Remember Pac-Man? Remember the recent popularity of Nintendo DS game Brain Age that supposedly made you smarter. Combine the two. Put them on an Xbox 360 next spring, and make it run on Kinect — no controller required. You’re looking at a video I shot last night of a Namco representative using Body and Brain…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 29, 2010
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  Law And Order Handles Video Game Fueled Child Neglect Badly

  In last week’s ripped from the headlines episode of Law and Order: SVU, a couple gets so wrapped up in a ridiculously fake video game that they forget who their daughter is. “This is the kingdom of Galagar!” Parents neglecting their children because of video games is a serious subject, but I can’t help but…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2010
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  Various Japanese People Posing With The Nintendo 3DS

  These are paid models. They’re not real people. Well, they’re real, but they’re just not real. Anyway! Enjoy some Nintendo 3DS lifestyle shots and try to image yourself with the 3DS and not these paid professionals. Nintendo Conference 2010 [Nintendo]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2010
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  Panic!

  Wow, today has been a crazy day for gamers. It kicked off in the whee hours of the morning with an absurd amount of 3DS news coming out of Japan from Nintendo. Then we had confirmation of zombies, yes zombies, in Black Ops. And finally we had an embargo lift on the Xbox 360’s new…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 29, 2010
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  We Cannot Show You The New ESPN On Xbox 360 [UPDATE]

  Are you excited for ESPN on your Xbox 360? Check your zipcode. I live in New York City, but Time Warner Cable in Brooklyn does not support ESPN3.com, so my Xbox 360 can’t use the ballyhooed Xbox integration. The video you can see here is captured from my Xbox 360, which is running the new…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 29, 2010
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  Rule Your Xbox 360 Family With an Iron Fist

  Being the parent of a 9-year-old boy and a gamer, I’m a huge fan of parental settings. I love the fact that all of my consoles are a bazillion times more robust in helping me parent than are TVs or movie theaters. And the Xbox Live dashboard update coming in November adds quite a bit…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 29, 2010
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  Chic, Sleek, Sexy, So Sexy New Avatar in Motion

  Sure, the new look for the Kinect-compatible Xbox 360 avatars isn’t that different than the old look, but there is a certain je ne sais quoi. Here’s a not too quick video of the old and new look of the new Xbox 360 avatars due to hit with the November dash update… alright it’s like…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 29, 2010
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  At Play With The New Xbox 360 Dashboard

  We’ve got the new Xbox 360 dashboard, still in beta, running on some of our Xbox 360s at Kotaku. The update will be coming to all 360 owners later this fall. Let’s talk features. Updated with a longer video tour. The dashboard update is slated for November. Presentation is lighter. Fonts are changed. We’ll have…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 29, 2010
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  Finally, You Can Search on the Xbox 360’s Netflix

  My family and I are huge fans of Netflix on consoles. We use the service at least once a week for our movie nights. So I am delighted with the tweaks that the Xbox 360’s Netflix is getting this November. At the top of the list of tweaks that come with the November update to…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 29, 2010
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  A Volley Of Mario Sports Mix Screens

  It might not be Xtreme, but Mario Sports Mix’s beach volleyball has basketball, ice hockey, field hockey, and dodge ball backing it up. Here are some colorful, candy-coated screens. More sports need to integrate banana peels and shells. We got a chance to play Mario Sports Mix at E3 earlier this year, but we never…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2010
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  Nintendogs And Cats, Living Together, Mass Hysteria

  On top of urging real dogs to attack them, Nintendo’s Nintendogs + Nintencats for the 3DS will give children the false impression that cats give a damn about them. Check out some fresh screens from Nintendo’s fanciful pet simulator. Cats do not care about children, or anyone else for that matter. Cats are cute. The…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2010
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  3DS Gets Price, Date, Streaming TV, Games, Details

  Last night Nintendo dropped the bomb, the 3DS bomb. We heard about prices, release dates, streaming TV, virtual Game Boy, a new stylus and features and plenty of games…. all in 3D. Here’s a run down of the single day event packed with Nintendo news. And it wasn’t just about the 3DS, we also heard…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 29, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Today we present a screenshot of TAY that you will be able to enjoy by the end of March 2011. Meanwhile, please talk here about video games. Thanks to reader Ben for today’s image. You all have one last chance to submit a September riff over at #TAYpics

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 29, 2010
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  Have You Read Any Nintendo Posts Recently?

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Lies, Damn Lies and… Minecraft? I haven’t. What you missed last night: Is The Nintendo 3DS Too Expensive? See The Nintendo 3DS’s New Functions In Action Watch Almost Every 3DS Game In Action Mega Man Legends Headed To Nintendo 3DS The Nintendo 3DS Has A Release Date Wii Remote Plus…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2010
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  Zombies Confirmed For Call Of Duty: Black Ops

  Confirming what it calls one of the “worst kept secrets” the makers of the next Call of Duty said today that you’ll be able to shoot zombies in Call of Duty: Black Ops in the game’s four-player co-op mode. The November—scheduled Black Ops is being made by Treyarch, the studio that tucked a zombie-shooting mode…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 29, 2010
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  First Look At New Fatal Frame

  A new entry in the survival horror Fatal Frame series is in the cards for the Nintendo Wii. Details on the game are scant, but the new entry is expected to be out next year. With Mio and Mayu Amakura from Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly in these screens, it looks like this could be…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2010
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  The 3DS’ Dead or Alive Dimensions in Action

  Street Fighter isn’t the only fighting game making its way to Nintendo’s 3D gaming handheld. Tecmo Koei Games will also be bringing Dead or Alive Dimensions to the 3DS. Here’s our first look at the game in action. Pretty impressive.

  By Brian Crecente Published September 29, 2010
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  Streaming 3D TV Coming to the 3DS in Japan

  Nintendo’s glasses-free 3D gaming machine will also stream 3D television programming in Japan when it hits there early next year. The pilot program will bring shows from Fuiji TV and Nippon Television Network to the 3DS on a daily basis via a WiFi connection, according to Nintendo. We hear that the offerings will start out…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 29, 2010
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  Unlike the DSi XL, the 3DS will Let You Import Your Digital Game Library

  Remember how Nintendo screwed everyone with a DSi over who either bought a new DSi or moved over to the DSi XL? No. Let me refresh your memory. Turns out that all of those digital games you purchased were tied not to your bank account, or the hard earned money you spent to get the…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 29, 2010
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  Rhythm Heaven Is Bound For the Wii

  Next year, Nintendo’s rhythm game series, Rhythm Heaven, is heading to the Nintendo Wii. The title first appeared on the Game Boy Advance in 2006 and was later ported to arcades. A Nintendo DS version titled Rhythm Heaven (or “Rhythm Tengoku Gold”) was released in Japan in 2008 and abroad the following year.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2010