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Look Inside Some Classic Nintendo Controllers

This week, tech hardware site Fictiv sat down with a bunch of classic Nintendo controllers and…tore them apart, all in the same of science/entertainment. The entertainment comes from regular folks just getting a good look at the inner workings of these iconic pads (they tore down the NES, SNES and N64 controllers). The science comes…

‘Bowser’ Made A Stage In Mario Maker And It’s A Real Bastard

Though I’m done with Dan Ryckert’s latest Super Mario Maker stage, I’m still playing new levels every morning, in search of the latest, greatest, and most difficult. Today, I took a look at what Nintendo’s been cooking up in-house. What I didn’t expect to find was a devious, troll-y level from Bowser himself. In the…

The Up-All-Night Stream Plays Project X Zone 2 [Stream Finished]

The Sega, Capcom and Bandai-Namco mega-crossover series returns—once again bringing you into a world where your fighting force includes the likes of Chun-Li. KOS-MOS, and Sanshiro Segata …But I’ll probably just repeatedly use Phoenix Wright to kill enemies with paper work. Come join me! Watch live video from BiggestinJapan on www.twitch.tv Project X Zone 2…

You Finally Got Me Amiibo, But Your Animal Crossing Board Game Is A Bore

Up until last Friday I possessed a grand total of two Amiibo figures. Now I own nine, and I’m eagerly awaiting the release of more. It’s too bad the game they’re attached to is a snooze-festival. How much did I not care about Amiibo figures prior to this past weekend? So much so that I…

Satoru Iwata Really Is Gone

Sometimes things don’t hit you until later. Much later. Former Nintendo President Satoru Iwata died this summer. Even as Kotaku reported the news and even as the video game community paid its respects, Iwata’s passing still felt rather abstract. We had known for a while that he was dealing with health issues, but it all…

June 2011? Hey there, Nostradamus

Cute, Nintendo. Very cute Thanks @SvennaCirclet!

Look At This Box Art

While everyone was busy looking at Cloudand Linklein the American Nintendo Direct, the company quietly dropped some box art on their Japanese site that is just *bites lower lip*. In a blog post, Nintendo’s Kaori Ando has shown off the Japanese box art for Genei Ibun Roku, the Shin Tegami x Fire Emblem crossover that…

Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow Are Coming To 3DS

The original Pokémon games are coming to the 3DS, Nintendo announced today. They won’t be remakes, as everyone had guessed/hoped, but the games will have online functionality that will allow you to trade with others without needing a cable link. Ha.

Female Link Now A Playable Zelda Character

Previously only mentioned in Hyrule Warriors’ art book, Linkle—an all-new character that’s a “girl version of hero Link”—is now a playable character in an upcoming 3DS edition of the game.

The Megaman Legacy Collection is coming out for the Nintendo 3DS on February 23, 2016, Nintendo announced during its Nintendo Direct livestream this evening. They’re releasing a rad-looking gold Megaman amiibo with it too!

Mother 3 is coming to the Wii U Virtual Console in Japan on December 17, Nintendo announced today. That same day, Nintendo is also releasing a Lucas Amiibo in the country.

Nintendo just announced Pokemon Picross. It’s a “free to start” downloadable 3DS game with a purchasable currency called Picrites. You can capture Pokemon by playing Picross and use their support skills to help you. It’s coming to the 3DS eShop in early December.

Mario Maker Is Getting A Better Way To Find Good Courses

Nintendo knows it’s difficult to find good courses in Mario Maker—so they’re launching a website to help you sort through them. The site will even include a separate section for auto courses. HOORAY. As you can see in this screenshot, some of your options for browsing will include difficulty, theme, and style. Of course, it…

Splatoon is getting an update today at 5PM PT, with 40 new pieces of gear! New maps drop tomorrow, too. Get ready for some winter fashion.

Nintendo have just said a bunch of timesthat the next Zelda was coming to Wii U in 2016, which smells like an attempt to head off rumours that the title had been shifted to the upcoming NX console.

Watch The Nintendo Direct Live, Right Here [UPDATE: Over]

This afternoon, Nintendo will put on their first Direct since former president Satoru Iwata died. You can watch it live right here. We’re expecting lots of 3DS news and maybe even a few bombshells to prepare us for what could be the Wii U’s final year. We’ll likely hear some news on DLC for Smash…

Nintendo Explains Microtransactions In The Most Nintendo Way Possible

Nintendo’s “free” crane game for the 3DS requires a dollar for every five tries with the crane. Some companies would just tell you to pay and leave it at that. Not Nintendo. They’ve got a cartoon rabbit ready to explain to you why Nintendo needs to do this. All screenshots here are from the game/app/3DS-decorating…

All the smartphone games DeNA says it’s currently creating with Nintendo will be free to download, reports the Wall Street Journal. Know what that sounds like? Micro-transactions, that’s what it sounds like. Don’t expect all Nintendo smartphone games to be free downloads, however.

Why We Like Yo-Kai Watch So Far

The most colorful game any of us are playing this busy video game season is Yo-kai Watch, the creature-collecting Japanese 3DS phenomenon that has finally made it way to America. What’s so good about it? I talked it through with the most youthful member of our staff: Stephen Totilo: Mike, I hadn’t realized you were…