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The Latest Chapter In Jimmy Fallon’s Ongoing Love Affair With Mario Kart

This weekend, the Tonight Show posted a video on YouTube in which host Jimmy Fallon challenged some of NASCAR’s best drivers to a game of Mario Kart. Ahead of today’s final Sprint Cup race of the season, Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch and Joey Logano went head-to-head to see who would face the Fallon…

Nintendo registered a trademark for “Wave Race” in Europe on November 17. That’s according to a document filed with the European Union Intellectual Property Office. The request is class 9, meaning it’s related to computer software. The series has been dormant since Wave Race: Blue Storm was released in 2001.

How To Evolve Pokémon In Sun and Moon

While most Pokémon evolve by achieving the appropriate level, many Alolan monsters in Sun and Moon have special requirements that the game never tells you about. Here’s how to meet all the unique evolution requirements. (Spoilers!) Rattata evolves into (Alola) Raticate at level 20, at night. Pikachu evolves into (Alola) Raichu with a Thunder Stone,…

Tips For Playing Pokémon Sun and Moon

Alola, fellow trainers. With many of you undergoing the island challenge today, I wanted to share some pointers on how to best make your way through an exciting new Pokémon adventure. Pick whatever starter you want Seriously, there’s no right choice. Rowlet, Litten and Popplio all make fine additions to a burgeoning squad, though they…

Some Pokémon Players Are Spending Hours Restarting Sun and Moon For Better Monsters

Now that Pokémon Sun and Moon are officially out, you’d expect trainers everywhere to jump right into the world of Alola. Actually, though, veteran players with a lot of patience are opting to restart their games endlessly, up to hundreds of times, all in the name of gaming the system. As many of you know,…

Pokémon Sun and Moon: The Kotaku Review

The massive popularity of 1996’s Pokémon Red and Blue has cast a long shadow over the Pokémon series. Much of the fanbase believes in the superiority of the original 151 monsters, and given 2016’s Pokémon Go phenomenon—which only had the initial cast—who can argue? With the newest Pokémon games, Sun and Moon, Game Freak plays…

Report: Third Version Of Pokémon Sun And Moon Coming To Nintendo Switch

A third version of Pokémon Sun and Moon, code-named Pokémon Stars, will come to Nintendo Switch in late 2017, according to a new report. The folks at Eurogamer, who correctly reported concrete details of Nintendo’s next console well before it was announced, say that this will be a third version of the same base game,…

Toy Time Plays With Pokémon Sun And Moon‘s Z-Ring 

In what seems like an obvious effort to stay competitive with Level 5’s monster collecting sensation Yo-Kai Watch, Pokémon Sun And Moon get their own interactive wrist toy in the form of Tomy’s Z-Ring bracelet. Let’s see how it works. Originally published 11/15/16 The Z-Ring bracelet mimics the one your character receives in the early…

Mother 3 Translator Finds Cool New Way To Compare English And Japanese Scripts

Clyde Mandelin is a translator who has worked on games and anime such as One Piece, Kingdom Hearts II, Attack on Titan, and, most famously, a translation of Mother 3. Now, he’s showing off his programming skills as he streams game on Twitch through a program that compares translations as he plays. Mandelin has created…

That YouTuber’s Infamous ‘Nintendo Switch’ Is Fake [CORRECTED]

Seen any Nintendo Switches floating around recently—for example, in the viral EWNetwork video of a YouTuber brandishing his shiny, new Switch console? Don’t hold your breath for a leak. It’s a fake. Two days ago, Etika from EWNetwork appeared to reveal a Nintendo Switch in his Brooklyn apartment. Yelling, he held it up on stream,…

Pokémon Sun Versus Pokémon Moon: Which To Buy

We are in the eve of the next big Pokémon release, which means that some of you might be debating which version to buy. Fear not, undecided trainer. I’m here to help. As always, Pokémon comes in two flavors, each with its own set of version-exclusive creatures and slight storytelling variances. The first difference you…

Nintendo Releases Swapdoodle, Like Swapnote But With More Stuff To Buy

Released today in North America and Europe, Swapdoodle is Nintendo’s latest take on 3DS note swapping, allowing players to share scribbled messages and purchase various add-ons to make them better at it. Though Nintendo doesn’t specifically say so in today’s eShop press release, Swapdoodle sounds like a successor to the Swapnote sharing app, sharing a…

Players Who Pirated Pokémon Sun and Moon Say Nintendo Is Banning Them [UPDATE]

Given the amount of information that’s floating around, seemingly the entire internet downloaded Pokémon Sun and Moon before release. Well, it seems that the ban hammer is finally coming down on those pirates. Earlier this month, links containing files for Pokémon Sun and Moon started circulating the web. Not only did these files allow full…

Nintendo Is Doing A Zelda Escape Room

If you’ve ever had the urge to hug a Goron or explore a real-life version of the Water Temple, you may be in luck—Nintendo announced today plans to do a series of escape rooms centering on The Legend of Zelda, as part of a limited tour that will be traveling across the United States this…

Super Mario Run Will Cost $10 For Unlimited Access

Super Mario Run will be out for iOS on December 15, Nintendo said today. You’ll be able to “try elements of the game’s three modes” at no cost, but to get unlimited access to the entire game you’ll have to pay $10. Announced at an Apple press conference in September, Super Mario Run is the…

The Famicom Mini sold 262,961 in its first four days on sale in Japan, Famitsureports. Not bad, Nintendo! Not bad at all.

This Isn’t Right, Pokémon Sun and Moon

To the left, you’ve got Wailord, as it appears in Pokémon Sun and Moon. To the right, you’ve got Wailord from the Pokémon anime. Notice a difference? As Instagram user xeogran noted recently, Pokémon Sun and Moon does not capture the sheer magnificence that is Wailord. This Wailord is too small! Sun and Moon are the…

Now this is cool. The Mini-Famicom’s commercial recreates the original Famicom ad from 1983, big pink puffy sleeves and all. Watch both ads and compare for yourself!

The NES Classic Carries Over Classic Glitches

If you were one of the few people lucky enough to get your hands on the recently released NES Classic, than you’ve probably already been relishing its retro aesthetic and extensive library, even as you curse its short controller cords But what you might have forgotten is that, because the NES Classic simply acts as…

Fans Race To See Who Can Beat NES Classic Games The Fastest 

The Best of NES routinely gets some of the most veteran speedrunners of old NES games together to have them compete against one another and share their love of old games. At the end of October, it hosted a three day marathon, and before that, a back-to-back race through 20 different NES games. Last night,…