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Zelda And F-Zero Come To Mario Kart 8 Next Week

As part of the latest Nintendo Direct, Nintendo just announced that Mario Kart 8‘s world-colliding DLC is coming out next week. It’s coming out on November 13, specifically. It includes Link, Tanooki Mario, and Cat Peach as playable characters and eight new levels, including ones based on F-Zero and classic Mario Karts It’ll run you…

Remember Code Name STEAM? Here’s some new footage of its tactical action—and now we have a vague release date, too. Spring 2015, for the 3DS.

Watch Today’s Nintendo Direct Right Here [UPDATE]

UPDATE (5:36pm): Today’s big announcement was Majora’s Mask 3D, which will be out for 3DS this spring. We also saw new footage from Splatoon, Xenoblade Chronicles X, and the upcoming DLC for Mario Kart 8. You can watch the full 33-minute Nintendo Direct above. Original post follows: It’s just about time for the first real…

There’s a Nintendo Direct tomorrow focused on upcoming Wii U and 3DS games. What’s Nintendo putting out in 2015 and when? Expect those questions to be answered and maybe a few surprises in tomorrow’s Direct, scheduled for 5 pm Eastern time.

My Boy, A Zelda Christmas Is A Merry Christmas

The Christmas sweater is an artform. One that has just been pretty much perfected. Well, I guess you could argue against this technically, since this is just a screenprint on a regular sweater, and not an actual knitted jersey, but whatever. The pic wins where the fabric falls short. X-MAS, MAH BOY![theyetee]

An Unexpected Nintendo Game Is Headed To Arcades

Nintendo has a long(like, real long) history with arcade gaming, a tradition that’s continued into recent times with stuff like F-Zero and Mario Kart. But those are two games you would expect to see in an arcade. Nintendo’s latest arcade title, Luigi’s Mansion, is not. Yup. Luigi’s Mansion. Nintendo has handed the GameCube and 3DS…

​Teenagers Fight Each Other in the First Smash Bros. Game

“Wait, why are you wearing me?” Such is the power of Kirby, young one. You might expect the teenagers featured in the latest video from the Fine Brothers’ React channel to not know what they’re doing when playing Super Smash Bros. for N64. And that’s kind of true, since there’s a bunch of befuddlement on…

​Super Smash Bros. Glitch Bans Players for 136 Years

That’s a long time, but maybe just wait until the Wii U version comes out in a few weeks? Recently, Japanese Twitter user Zenaorz1 uploaded this image of a 71,582,030 minute ban—which equals 136 years. The image has been retweeted over one thousand times, and Zenaorz1 was left wondering what caused this. [Photo: Zenaorz1] As…

Ten Things You Might Not Know About Fire Emblem

Whatever happened to Fire Emblem 64? What’s with Casual Mode? How come we had to wait so long for the Fire Emblem series to come West?Did You Know Gaming has the answers. It’s hard to imagine Nintendo’s flagship strategy role-playing game series had six games and thirteen years under its belt before it made its…

How Bayonetta Got Dressed Up as Nintendo’s Most Famous Characters

It surprised people when Nintendo revealed alternate costumes for Bayonetta that let her look like some of the company’s family-friendly characters. Now, you can see the design process for getting Platinum Games’ sexy witch-warrior into Princess Peach, Link and Starfox costumes. A new blog post at developer Platinum Games’ site shows the various sketches character…

Someone Made Mario Kart In Team Fortress 2

This is probably the closest thing we’ll get to a PC version of Mario Kart, er, ever. Well, that was fast. Only a little more than a day after Valve added karts/bumper kart combat toTeam Fortress 2, someone’s already released a Mario Kart mod with three levels. It’s mostly rooted in the Halloween event’s brand…

The Creator of Smash Bros. Needs a Vacation

Director Masahiro Sakurai reflects on his workload on the latest Super Smash Bros., and holy hell, what a workload it is. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS is out and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is almost complete. In his latest column in Weekly Famitsu, Sakurai took a moment to reflect on the development…

Nintendo’s Newest Hardware Will Monitor Your Sleep

Today, Nintendo announced that it has begun work on a new platform. It’s not quite what you’d expect. Developed with US-based ResMed, Nintendo is working on a new QOL (quality of life) platform that uses sensors and the cloud to monitor people’s lifestyles. For example, the non-wearable QOL sensor can be placed next to a…

Nintendo’s Making Money Again! Pulls in $132 Million in Profit

After hemorrhaging cash for almost four years, Nintendo’s luck might be turning around. Wii U sales have doubled since last year, Smash Bros. has shipped 3.2 million copies and Tomodachi Life moved another 1.3 million copies. Nintendo’s still got a ways to go to catch up to Sony’s current-gen console sales, but with Smash Bros.…

Best Not To Think About Where Some Pokémon Items Come From

Some Pokémon items, like Pokeballs, are obviously man-made. But some items obviously come from Pokémon—and it’s probably not a stretch to think that collecting these items in bulk can have some ugly consequences. The Pokémon series has touched on this idea, somewhat. Remember the Slowpoke Well, back in Pokémon Gold and Silver? If not, here’s…

​Watch The Wii U Version of Super Smash Bros Right Now

Yeah, it’s being presented in French but Smash Bros is a universal language, non? The stream of the console version of Nintendo’s all-star brawler comes as part of Paris Games Week, with show attendees playing each other. No surprise that there’s a lot of Little Mac and Rosalina usage so far. [via NeoGAF]

Nintendo Might Be Making Money Again

After what seemed like a truly difficult period, Nintendo looks like it could turn its first yearly profit in four years. According to Reuters, Nintendo revealed that it turned a 9.3 billion yen ($86.1 million)* operating profit during the period starting in July and ending in September. Reuters adds that analysts, however, were expecting a…

​The Problem Every Smash Bros. Fan Will Face

Can you love two versions of Smash Bros equally? What about if one of them has a big, juicy eight-player mode? It is, as the folks at Dorkly posit, a true conundrum. If you’re a die-hard Smash Bros. acolyte, then it’s a given that you’ll be getting the Wii U version of Nintendo’s all-star brawler…

The legendary Pokémon Rayquaza is about to crash into a group of flying-types. DeviantART artist Arvalis made a really good job on this. Those tiny animated parts make this version of the serpentine beast totally badass. Rayquaza by Arvalis [DeviantART] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest…

Which Of Fantasy Life‘s Roles Did You Play First?

Level-5’s lovely little life-simulator/role-playing game, Fantasy Life, begins with players choosing one of 12 different lives to serve as their entry point into this colorful little world. Which was your first? Do you begin with a traditional RPG job, asJason Schreierdid with his Wizard, or do you start off with something more mundane? Patricia Hernandez…