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

So you might not get the Majora’s Mask New 3DS XL. It’sreally no big deal. Besides, you could make a better one. All you’d need is Photoshop or something. Hey, I have an idea! The internet is swimming with artwork from The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask. This post is swimming with PNG images of…

After This Smash Bros. Rap Nothing Will Ever Be Okay Again

Smosh‘s lewd and crude Smash Bros. rap has generated more than two million views since Friday’s debut, with countless Villager-induced nightmares to come. I’m never getting this out of my psyche. While the chorus is catchy as hell (We used to be tight like brothers / By the end you want to murder each other),…

The Up All Night Stream Plays Box Boy (Stream Finished)

While everyone was learning about the new 3DS and the re-release of Majora’s Mask, Nintendo quietly released their newest game, Box Boy, in Japan which is half-Tetris, half platformer. So let’s play it. (Full disclosure: It’s really cute, you guys.) Update: Stream is over, you can see it below! Watch live video from BiggestinJapan on…

Red And Black New 3DS XL Preorders Still Available Everywhere

“Holy shit.” That’s what I said when I first saw the limited edition Majora’s Mask New 3DS XL during the Nintendo Direct earlier this week — when I first felt that overwhelming need that fueled apost about limited availability that’s so far racked up over 1.5 million page views. I had the money. I had…

Pro Smash Players Figured Out How To Reduce Character Lag

I got a message from a Smash Bros. player recently that made a bold promise: he’d figured out how to reduce every character’s lag time in the game. That’s a tall order, so I was skeptical. But then other players started to think he might be on to something. And that’s when things got really…

Our friends at Kotaku UK have compared all four 3DS models, including the New 3DS.

The Up All Night Stream Plays Final Fantasy Explorers (Stream Over)

This past month a new Final Fantasy spin-off title, Final Fantasy Explorers, came out in Japan. So of course, the Up All Night Stream is here to play it with you all. Let’s find out together what happens when you mix Final Fantasy and Monster Hunter, shall we? Update: The stream is now complete but…

You Need A Friggin’ Screwdriver To Change Memory Cards In The New 3DS

The most annoying thing about the new 3DS? You can’t just put in a new SD card, like you could in the old system. Instead of popping off the SD card cover, like you could on the older systems, the new 3DS requires the use of tools. Full disclosure: yesterday, Nintendo provided me with a…

What It’s Like To Play The Hottest Upcoming Games On The New 3DS

Majora’s Mask. Xenoblade Chronicles. Code Name: Steam. Monster Hunter 4: Ultimate. The 3DS’s lineup for the next few months is strong, of that there is no doubt. What’s less certain is whether or not these new games are worth playing on the newest 3DS. Luckily, yesterday I had a chance to test drive all of…

The Hackers and Cheaters Who Break Pokémon 

Nearly every Pokémon player I know has, at one point during their career as a trainer, handled a hacked Pokémon. Even prominent Pokemon players have been suspected of cheating, and in a single competition, The Pokémon Company has caught thousands of cheaters at once. Pokemon’s online bank system, which stores monsters for players, has also…

Five New Things In The Majora’s Mask Remake

The weirdest Zelda game, 2000’s Nintendo 64 great The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, is finally coming to the 3DS on February 13th. Yesterday, I had a chance to play the game for a little bit during a Nintendo event in San Francisco, and I got to see some of the changes featured in the…

The Majora’s Mask 3DS Is Sold Out For Now [UPDATING]

We’re updating this post with all the latest information on the hot limited edition Majora’s Mask New 3DS XL. Updates will be listed in reverse chronological order, with the newest info we have on top. UPDATE 25 (3/24, 1:58pm): It’ll be back at GameStop tomorrow UPDATE 24 (2/13, 5:13pm): And now Target is cancelling orders…

Nintendo’s AC Adapter Policy Isn’t Fair

The New Nintendo 3DS XL does not come with an AC adapter. If you don’t have one, you must buy one. Nintendo says there’s a good reason for that. Whatever that reason is, it’s not fair. The New Nintendo 3DS is an updated version of the 3DS, and it’s truly a fantastic handheld. I cannot…

Majora’s Mask Spawns Photoshop Meme in Japan

Blame Nintendo for this. No, really. Blame them. Not that a Majora’s Mask meme is a bad thing! This one is actually rather amusing. Taking a page from the Square Enix playbook, Nintendo released hi-res art of Majora’s Mask last night. [Photo: Nintendo] As well as the above image of Nintendo honcho Satoru Iwata. Heh.…

This Is Not How I Remember Perfect Dark On N64

Remember Perfect Dark? The N64 spy shooter that was a lot like Goldeneye because it was basically a sequel to Goldeneye? Someone’s gone and made it into a horrifying glitched out hellscape. Vinesauce, renowned master of glitchy, unpredictable “corruptions,” put his personal spin on Perfect Dark. The result is equal parts deranged and hilarious. People’s…

Nintendo’s New Wii Remotes Are Hot

The classic colour scheme on Toad’s is nice, but that Bowser one just screams “Mario Kart night with tacos maybe”. These will be out in Japan in March.

There’s Also a Limited Edition Monster Hunter New 3DS XL

In addition to the Major’s Mask 3DS and a slew of other Nintendo announcements today, there’s also a Gamestop exclusive New Nintendo 3DS XL with Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate pre-installed. [Gamestop] The Majora’s Mask 3DS is already sold out, so we’ll do our best to keep you up to date if/when it comes back in…

Hatsune Miku Charms Western 3DS Owners This May

Drunk on the success of its virtual idol rhythm games on North American and European PlayStation 3 and Vita, Sega prepares to conquer Western 3DS owners in May with Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX. The result of a partnership between Sega and Good Smile Company’s Nendoroid line of figures, the Project Mirai series offers all…

How Amiibo Work In Nintendo’s New Games, And At What Cost

This morning’s Nintendo Direct was chock full ofnew Amiibo toys and Amiibo-enable games. Here’s how the colorful pieces of plastic will work in Nintendo’s upcoming titles, including the one you might have to delete existing Smash Bros. Amiibo data to play. First off we’ve got the toys: a newly-announced third wave of Smash Bros. Amiibo…

A new Rhythm Heaven game is headed to the Nintendo 3DS this summer in Japan. It will feature in excess of a hundred rhythm games, over thirty of which are new to the series.