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The People Behind Hyrule Warriors Have Two Dream Projects: Mario And Star Wars

If the president of Koei Tecmo had his way, the next couple of Warriors games would be Star Wars and Mario. You can’t fault the man’s taste. Koei Tecmo occupies a uniquely strong position in the Japanese video game market, thanks in large part to the evolution of its Dynasty Warriors series into a sort…

Japan’s Biggest Indie Game Show, Reviewed By My Kid

Kotaku's Brian Ashcraft and his son visit BitSummit

The Roots, Ariana Grande Can Sure Make Music With Nintendo’s Labo

We’ve already seen Nintendo’s Labo play some serious music, but here’s another example courtesy of The Roots, Ariana Grande and Jimmy Fallon. Yeah yeah, it’s a glorified commercial, but it’s still impressive work regardless. Please note that it has been ten years since Ravi Drums and Wii Music. We’ve all come a long way since…

Let Us All Remember The Great F-Zero GX

I play Gran Turismo games because they’re like an interactive version of a glossy car brochure. Others, like Dirt, I play for the sensation of barely keeping in control of a car that looks a lot like the one actually parked in my garage. But then there’s F-Zero GX Released in 2003 for the Nintendo…

New Breath Of The Wild Glitch Lets You Instantly Recharge Rune Powers

A new glitch for Breath of the Wild helps break the game for casual players and speedrunners alike. A few quick buttons presses in the pause menu can recharge runes, making it easy for anyone to conquer some of the game’s toughest hurdles. Everyone playing Breath of the Wild has found themselves wishing they had…

Rumors Suggest That Retro Studios Is Making A Star Fox Racing Game

A piping hot new E3 rumor suggests that Retro Studios, the Nintendo-owned developer behind the Metroid Prime trilogy, is making a Star Fox racing game. These rumors have been floating around gossipy Nintendo fan and writer circles for at least a few weeks now, but they’ve only gone public today, suggesting that Retro’s new game…

What Stops Women From Going Pro In Esports

Cecilia D’Anastasio: So Nintendo invited a bunch of Super Smash Bros. pros to showcase Smash 5 at E3 this year! And among some of my favorites—Armada, Zero and Hungrybox—are exactly no women. I didn’t notice an outcry. Frankly, it was about as surprising as walking outside and noticing the sky, which was very much not…

Special Gold-Colored Famicom Mini Coming To Japan

With the NES Classic and the Famicom Mini both going on sale again, Nintendo is also releasing a special miniature console to mark the 50th anniversary of manga magazine Weekly Jump The gold-colored Nintendo Classic Mini Famicon features twenty Famicom games that were based on Weekly Jump manga. Priced at 7,980 yen ($73), the manga-themed…

The NES Classic will get a re-issue on June 29, Nintendo said tonight. The SNES Classic should also be around throughout the year. Still no word on an N64 Classic.

Microsoft One-Ups Sony And Nintendo By Allowing Game-Gifting On Xbox One

While it’s been possible to gift video games to people on digital PC storefronts like Steam for years, Xbox One is now the first modern console to offer it. Microsoft has offered the option to Xbox One Insiders since last fall, and later expanded it to more people for select games. Today, Microsoft is enabling…

Formula 1 Fan Took A Game Boy Camera To A Race, And The Photos Are Fantastic

F1 fan Tim Binniongot to go to the Shanghai Grand Prix last month, and like most people lucky enough to see a race in person, he took a ton of photos. Thing is, amidst a sea of SLRs and iPhones, he took them on a Game Boy camera. Having grown up without the pleasure of…

New Nintendo Switch Accessory Makes It Easier To Play On A Table

Nintendo just announced a new official charging stand for the Switch that “makes playing in Tabletop mode easier than ever”. The charging solutions that shipped with the console at launch were pretty limited in this regard as the dock blocked access to the screen, while using a cable and the kickstand at the same time…

Nintendo And Sony’s Console Warranties Now Suck A Little Less [UPDATE]

Last month the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent letters to the three big console manufactures, Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, telling them they had 30 days to update their warranties or face possible legal action. So far, both Sony and Nintendo have made changes in an effort to comply. Today, Sony announced that it had updated…

Nintendo Fans Campaign For Switch Backup Saves 

If you want to back up your saves on the PlayStation 4, all you need is a USB stick. On the Xbox, you can just use online storage without paying extra. But if you’re a Switch owner who just wants some comfort over the 200 hours you’ve spent saving Hyrule, you only have one option—wait…

Super Smash Bros. Switch Tournament Competitors Announced

Eight players from around the world will face off on the Nintendo Switch in a Super Smash Bros. tournament during the week of E3. Here are those eight. Nintendo will host the livestreamed Smash Switch tournament on June 11-12. The announcement trailer’s title “Introducing: The Players! – Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018″ has some YouTuber…

Nintendo Can Do So Much Better Than Virtual Console

Virtual Console is no more, but that doesn’t mean that Switch won’t become the best place to play classic games. It’ll just be done in a different way than what Nintendo’s tried in the past. And that’s a good thing, because Virtual Console kinda sucked. Now, by “Virtual Console kinda sucked” I do not mean…

Breath Of The Wild Looks Rad As A Game Boy Color Game

You can already play Breath of the Wild portably on your Nintendo Switch but what if there was another option? A fan-made videotransforms the game into a gorgeous Game Boy Color version that will make you eager for a full ROM hack. The video from Nintendo Wire imagines Breath of the Wild for the Game…

You Now Have Four Months To Lose All Your Switch Saves In A Freak Accident

Last night,Nintendo announced that the Switch will be getting cloud-save backups in September. That means you have four months to drop your Switch into a lake, or let your dog chew it up, or accidentally back over it with your car. Since the Switch came out in March of 2017, it has been impossible to…

Virtual Console Is Not Coming To Switch, Nintendo Says

In the wake of news that the Nintendo Switch’s online subscription service will include a Netflix-like library of NES games, fans have been wondering: Is the Virtual Console coming back? The answer to that question is no, according to Nintendo. “There are currently no plans to bring classic games together under the Virtual Console banner…

Nintendo Switch’s Online Service Will Finally Let You Back Up Your Saves

Cloud saving will finally come to the Nintendo Switch with the upcoming online service, which launches in September, Nintendo said today. Finally, you won’t have to worry about losing all 200 hours you’ve sunk into Zelda—as long as you’re willing to pay. “Details about this feature will be available before the paid service launches in…