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Final Fantasy Explorers‘ Bosses Make for Great GIFs

Final Fantasy Explorers is a game all about venturing out into the world and slaying monsters—including the summonable creatures that have appeared in numerous games from across the franchise. To make these battles especially epic, the summons have pre-fight cutscenes—each of which looks just as cool in gif form. Shiva Ifrit Ramuh Cúchulainn Diablos Fenrir…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published January 27, 2015

Resisting the Urge to Buy Amiibo Has Taught Me a Lot About Myself

My name is Keza MacDonald and I have a debilitating addiction to buying pointless plastic items. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK Things got really bad when I moved to Japan in 2008 and discovered a whole new world of tiny things; robots, miniature food, and of course, video game merchandise. I have two…

Keza MacDonald Published January 27, 2015

Smash Bros. Players Turned The Falcon Punch Into A Great Mini Game

The rules of “Falcon Potato” are simple. You get two Mario players, and one Captain Falcon player. You turn up the launch rate, and you go timers-only. Once in the match, you slow down time, start a Falcon Punch, and try your best to cape the punch, back and forth, until someone gets hit. Creative…

By Patricia Hernandez Published January 26, 2015

Culture

The Original Legend of Zelda Beaten In 30 Minutes, A New World Record

Watch in awe as someone demolishes old-school Legend of Zelda on the NES as fast as possible. According to How Long To Beat, a typical Zelda run takes about ten hours to beat. This speedrun by Darkwing_Duck_sda, though? 30 minutes and 29 seconds. The next Zelda record, according to Zelda Speedruns, is also held by…

By Patricia Hernandez Published January 26, 2015

It Takes Nine Minutes To Break Down The Amazing Super Mario Timeline

There are a lot of Mario games out there. Though most of these games aren’t particularly story heavy, some people have still set out to try to place these games in chronological order in an effort to make a single Mario timeline. Here’s the latest crack. If you include every single Mario game you can…

By Patricia Hernandez Published January 26, 2015

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Make Your Own Damn Zelda New 3DS XL: Winners!

Undaunted by the seeming shortage of Majora’s Mask limited edition New Nintendo 3DS XL consoles hitting North America on February 13, our Photoshop-savvy readers made their own, resulting in possibly the largest number of entries in ‘Shop Contest history, all of them gorgeous. When I say they are all gorgeous, I mean it. Nearly every…

By Mike Fahey Published January 25, 2015

First-Person Yoshi’s Island Gets A Little Too Personal

If the idea of Mario’s ride ingesting Shy Guys and spitting them out as eggs in Yoshi’s Island made you uneasy, this 3D first-person recreation of the game’s first level will not help at all. Bestvegeta has taken the opening level of one of Nintendo’s best platformers and made it weird. It’s one thing to…

By Mike Fahey Published January 24, 2015

10 Cool Things We’ve Learned About The Pokémon Fighting Game Today

Much footage of Pokkén dropped last night, all of it featuring intense battles between monsters that Pokémon fans know and love. While we shared a trailer earlier today, it only scratches the surface of all the cool new things hidden inside of Pokken Let’s take a closer look, shall we? Trainers are still in the…

By Patricia Hernandez Published January 23, 2015

Bulbasaur Isn’t Neccesarily The First Pokémon

Trivia time! Which Pokémon came first? The answer may not be what you think. According to the Pokedex, the answer seems clear-cut: Bulbasaur, the cabbage-like Pokémon, is number one. So it’s gotta be the Pokemon that comes first, right? No, actually. The “first Pokémon” varies depending on how you look at it, and what criteria…

By Patricia Hernandez Published January 23, 2015

Kotaku East

Box Boy is Full of Puzzles, Platforming, and Cuteness

What happens when you take a bit of Mario and cross it with a bit of Tetris? You get the cutest little box-person in the world. Good – So Very Cute Box Boy is the story of a square (the titular Box Boy), his girlfriend (a square that has a bow and eyelashes a la…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published January 23, 2015

Smash Bros. Hackers Are Making Amiibo That Don’t Exist

It was only a matter of time before hackers started tinkering with the insides that make up an Amiibo’s data. Right now it looks like Smash Bros. hackers like Mema Haxx are even figuring out how to get Amiibos that aren’t actually announced/real yet into the game—like Duck Hunt, for example: Okay, but that’s just…

By Patricia Hernandez Published January 22, 2015

Intense Smash Bros. Fight Between Mario and Sonic Shouldn’t Be Possible

An endless number of words have probably been dedicated to arguments about two of the biggest gaming mascots of 90’s, Mario and Sonic. Normally this feud is old enough to be boring, but with the help of tools, the battle between Mario and Sonic can once again feel epic. This DBZ-like fight is brought to…

By Patricia Hernandez Published January 22, 2015

Near-Impossible Super Mario World Glitch Done For First Time on SNES

It’s something that most players wouldn’t even think is possible: playing a game in a certain way that jumps you completely to the end, without beating its final battle. But there it is, just executed in Super Mario World A new video by YouTuber Minecraft SethBling shows him executing a set of moves, which as…

By Evan Narcisse Published January 22, 2015

You Need Quantum Physics To Explain Pokémon‘s Timeline

We already know that, thanks to alternate dimensions, the official Pokémon timeline has become ridiculous. If you break it down using science, things only get even more bonkers. The Game Theorists pull out quantum mechanics to explain the nitty gritty of how Pokémon‘s lore explains all the different versions of Pokémon that exist in the…

By Patricia Hernandez Published January 21, 2015

One Reason Nintendo Has Such A Hard Time With New Ideas

Over the past few decades, we’ve come to learn two important things about Nintendo. One is that they make brilliant video games. The other is that they make absolutely baffling decisions. Whether it’s the lack of a unified account system or their persistent Virtual Console stubbornness, Nintendo’s choices are frequently questioned by even its most…

By Jason Schreier Published January 21, 2015

The Wind Waker Ganondorf Statue Is One Magnificent Bastard

As teased over the weekend, First 4 Figures is now accepting previews for the first in its The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker statue line, and what better way to start a new line than with the final boss? First 4 Figures can’t stop making amazing Ganondorf statues. Their Twilight Princess Ganondorfwas a glorious…

By Mike Fahey Published January 20, 2015

Everything Ridiculous About Pokémon, In Four Minutes

Despite Pokémon’s immense popularity, plenty about the series is absolutely silly, or doesn’t make much sense. If you’re a veteran player, you’re already familiar with some of the qualms that TheBlueOwlPlays brings up in this video. They include: How the only industry you can work in is Pokémon related, because EVERYthing in the Pokémon universe…

By Patricia Hernandez Published January 20, 2015

Kotaku East

Nintendo Closing Club Nintendo (But Don’t Panic)

For years now, Club Nintendo has been offering special goodies to fans. But as of today, it’s going away. But don’t fret. Not yet. Nintendo is planning a new loyalty program with new rewards. Official notices have been posted by Nintendo in Japan, Europe, and Australia. The U.S. site is currently closed for maintenance. Kotaku…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 20, 2015

People Really Want The Smaller New 3DS

Last year in Japan, Nintendo released two new models of the New 3DS. Next month in Europe, Nintendo will release two new models of the New 3DS. And on February 13 in North America, Nintendo will release… one model of the New 3DS. Yep, instead of getting to choose between two different versions of Nintendo’s…

By Jason Schreier Published January 19, 2015

World’s Best Jigglypuff Player Makes Opponent Give Up in Smash Tourney

Don’t be fooled by Jigglypuff’s cutesy exterior. In the right hands, the pink Pokémon can be an absolute monster. Smash Bros. veterans know about Jigglypuff’s moveset, including a move called “Rest.” Basically, it’s a special move that makes Jigglypuff fall asleep—which makes it very risky if the player whiffs. Balancing this is the fact that,…

By Patricia Hernandez Published January 19, 2015