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The Most Popular Video Game On Tumblr Award Goes To…Pokémon

Are you surprised? I’m not surprised. I don’t think anyone is surprised. Pokémon is one of the more popular franchises on Kotaku, too, especially in recent days since the release of X and Y. The full list of “most reblogged” video game topics on Tumblr this year is pretty interesting. (And if you don’t know,…

Gaming Handheld Allegedly Used in Horrible Bullying Incident [Update]

A portable gaming machine was apparently used in an alleged bullying incident that left one kid humiliated and claiming mental anguish. According to Japanese wire service Jiji Press, a sixth grade boy in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan was allegedly bullied in between May 2012 and this past September by seven other children in the same sports…

When Things Are Bad, There’s Always Super Mario Games

Aww. While you can find a variety of posts on Miiverse, finding one like this one in Super Mario 3D World—which was posted this weekend by Tiny Cartridge—makes you wish it’s just a post where it is someone pulling your leg and not actually a kid throwing out a cry for help. But if it…

How Much Did You Spend On Gaming In November?

We’ve made it through November, a month packed with two next-gen console releases and a bunch of new releases from some of gaming’s biggest franchises. Now we’ve got time to pause and reflect on the damage we did to our wallets over the past 30 days. How much did you pay for games in November?…

In case you missed it over the long weekend, there’s now a YouTube app for the 3DS. One step closer to a golden age where every game console has the ability to display adorable kitten videos. Waiting on you, PlayStation 4.

In the wake of child predators using the 3DS, Nintendo is reminding Japanese parents about locking the 3DS and the WiiU’s internet capabilities. 保護者による使用制限機能について [Nintendo@YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking…

3DS XL Mario And Luigi Limited Edition For $180

Best Buy has this limited edition 3DS XL with Mario and Luigi: Dream Team for $180. That’s $30 more than the crazy Zelda 3DS XL deal we saw, but that Zelda deal is gone, and I trust they’ll be a few of you who think this is a pretty sweet looking little machine in this……

The Week in Games: Gran Finale

We’re settling in for a long winter’s nap after Friday’s release of the PlayStation’s signature driving sim Gran Turismo 6. After that, well, there’ll be news this weekend from the Video Game Awards, but it’ll concern stuff well down the road. Not much cooking until February, so here is your week—or month—in games. Friday, Dec.…

Yes, you can also win Mario Party: Island Tour by doing nothing. Like Mario Party 9 and Super Smash Bros. Melee—and Global Thermonuclear War in Wargames—the only winning move is not to play. [Video by StreetPass Princeton, N.J.]

Famous Actors Are Stealing Kid’s Animal Crossing Crops

This new Nintendo Europe commercial starts out harmless enough. There are celebrities, there’s some Animal Crossing, there’s some 3DS. Then the crimes kick in. Hey, ladies, just because you’re rich and famous doesn’t mean you can go around stealing Animal Crossing cash crops off small kids.

Nintendo Just Released A Region-Free 3DS Title

About the only thing really wrong with the 3DS is that, unlike its predecessor, it’s region-locked. Though it appears not as region-locked as once thought. Nintendo 3DS Guide: Louvre has both a downloadable and a retail version, and Nintendo has confirmed with Kotaku that the Western edition of the game – available in North America,…

Perhaps The Cutest Pokémon Goods I’ve Ever Seen

In Japan, there are loads of Pokémon-branded goods. Some of them look fine, some of them don’t. These, however, are something special. The Pokemon Center, a chain of Pocket Monster shops in Japan, is collaborating with Shinzi Katoh, a designer who does all sorts of goods. In his thirty-year career, he’s apparently designed over ten…

Smash Bros. Director’s Job Would Kill Me

You’ve heard the stories of games where famous producers are involved in name only. Such is definitely not the case with the upcoming Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Smash Bros. for Wii U Series creator Masahiro Sakurai is nothing if not a hard worker, but as his column in Weekly Famitsu reveals, his involvement…

Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s a picture of Mario chasing after a decapitated Toad head. (via Alison Rapp)

The Wii U Bundles Of Black Friday

Unlike the current-gen gaming systems we’ve posted deals on, there’s no bargain basement Wii U to grab this Black Friday, a bummer since Super Mario 3D World is definitely a must play. However, we’ve got a few solid options for you. Legend of Zelda Wind Waker HD Wii U Bundle | $300 Not some huge…

The Inevitable Black Friday Supercut Is Nutso

This Friday is Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year. Things are bound to get crazy, and maybe you were thinking of doing some shopping. This video might change your mind. Above is a supercut of the Black Friday shopping chaos. The footage is like something out of a zombie movie. If you…

New Pokémon Cheat Can Ruin Online Battles

A new Pokémon X/Y online battle exploit called “Battle Analyser” is ruining online play by intercepting data. This is not good. This is not good at all. As pointed out by NeoGAFforum member UltimateIke, here’s how the exploit program works: A PC is used as a wireless hotspot to intercept online data, scanning an opponent’s…

3DS XL For $150

Unfortunately it appears the Limited Edition Legend of Zelda 3DS XL bundle, which has gone back and forth between Nintendo and Target about whether it was to be included in this promotion or not, will only be sold in stores. The Best Black Friday Gaming Deals The Best Black Friday Deals Follow Kotaku Deals on…

Nintendo’s 3DS Louvre Guide Is Even Better With Iwata And Miyamoto

Nintendo has announced today the release of Nintendo 3DS Guide: Louvre for the 3DS eShop, and to celebrate this, Satoru Iwata tried the app out with the ever-smiling Shigeru Miyamoto in Nintendo’s latest Mini Direct, in a quite empty Louvre. As the Mini Nintendo Direct shows below, you can basically use it as a real-time…

YouTuber Gives Wind Waker (and its Music) an Impressive HD Makeover

Yes, yes I know Wind Waker HD just came out. This is something totally different. With fancy water! And guitars! Warialasky, the one responsible for these awesome sights, tunes, and other classic videos like Phone Wars and the absolutely wonderful Tetris movie trailer, brings us a musical tribute to everyone’s favorite Zelda-themed sea-faring simulator, Wind…