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Acid, Leeches, Quicksand, Magic, Black Holes, And Other Ways Mario Can Die

Try your hardest to stay calm as you watch Mario die over and over and over again. I know, I know. It’s tough. But you can get through this. The video, which includes clips from almost every Mario-helmed game, from Super Mario Bros. to Paper Mario to Mario Pinball Land, is a journey through the…

By Jason Schreier Published March 19, 2012

We Like Kid Icarus: Uprising So Far, Because It’s Weird.

Kid Icarus: Uprising is Nintendo’s big 3DS game of early 2012. Hyped since the early days of the 3DS as one of the major titles for the system, we’ve now been able to play the finished game. It’s fun. It’s weird. No, it’s very weird. We’re not ready to review it just yet. We want…

Kirk Hamilton & Stephen Totilo Published March 19, 2012

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I Love the Power Glove Space Suit. It’s so Bad.

Leave it to Japanese musician Verbal from hip-hop group M-Flo to take Power Glove to the next level. In the latest issue of rock and fashion mag EyesCream, Verbal talks about his forthcoming album and poses in a spiffy, custom-made Reebok astronaut outfit with dual-wielding Power Gloves, just begging for some cosmic Rad Racer action.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 19, 2012

Kotaku East

Inappropriate 3DS Game Gets Inappropriate Art

Nintendo 3DS game Senran Kagura featured large breasts because the game’s creator really wanted to see boobs in 3D. With that as a starting point, you can already imagine what sort of illustrations the game can inspire. You don’t have to! A recent exhibition showed a collection of 57 Senran Kagura illustrations from 50 artists.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 19, 2012

Kotaku East

Nintendo Says Japanese Newspaper Is Making Crap Up. Again.

Late last week, respected Japanese newspaper Nikkei (and seemingly Nintendo’s nemesis of late) reported that the Kyoto-based game maker would be launching the 3DS in South Korea next month. That launch would be followed by a release in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mainland China. According to the Nikkei piece (viewable here), Nintendo now looks at…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 19, 2012

Is Super Mario Bros. History’s Greatest Masterpiece of Surrealism?

The surrealism of Super Mario Bros. would seem to be self-evident but, as PBS’ Idea Channel on YouTube says, perhaps it has been around for so long that its non sequiturs are taken for normal. Its wide acceptance (and a catalog of work spanning more than two decades) may make the Super Mario Bros. franchise…

By Owen Good Published March 17, 2012

Mr. Yamauchi, Please Go See the Mariners Play. You Own the Team, After All

The man who made Nintendo into a video gaming giant is warmly regarded in Seattle, and not just because the company’s American headquarters are there. He purchased the Seattle Mariners in 1992, almost certainly saving the team from moving to Florida. But Hiroshi Yamauchi, the third president of Nintendo, has never seen his team play.…

By Owen Good Published March 16, 2012

Kotaku East

Fourteen Minutes in a Terrifying Mental Ward

Written and directed by No More Heroes mastermind Goichi Suda and part of a popular horror series, it’s still a mystery why Fatal Frame 4: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse was never released outside of Japan. Maybe it’s because it didn’t fit the Wii’s family friendly image, or maybe Fatal Frame III didn’t sell as…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published March 16, 2012

Kotaku East

Silly 3DS Stand Is All Alone

On March 22 in Japan, Nintendo is launching that goofy 3DS stand it is bundling with Kid Icarus: Uprising. Yours for ¥800 (US$9.50). [Inside]

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 16, 2012

Kotaku East

Does this RPG Carry Its Own Weight?

When one great RPG was released only in Japan, people were annoyed. When two great RPGs were released only in Japan, they became legitimately upset. But when three great RPGs were denied to them, they got organized. This was the birth of Operation Rainfall, a public—and as it turns out completely successful—petition to get these…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published March 16, 2012

CultureTotal Recall

Lay Down Your Guns, Nintendo, Sega & Atari

It’s The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, re-enacted by 1980s video game light guns. I’ll leave you to decide which is which. [via OMG Barry, via VGJunk]

By Luke Plunkett Published March 15, 2012

Transformers Prime Rolls Out From TV to DS and 3DS This Fall

Activision’s announced that they’re going back to the Energon well one more time with the just-revealed Transformers Prime title. The game—available exclusively for the Nintendo DS and 3DS—ties into the popular animated series currently running on The Hub cable channel.

By Evan Narcisse Published March 15, 2012

The Game Gear eShop Invasion Begins

The first handheld gaming device to go head-to-head with the Game Boy (the Atari Lynx barely counts) reaches out its electronic hand in friendship to its one-time enemy, as three Game Gear games become playable on the Nintendo 3DS. How humbling this must be. It’s okay Shinobi, Sonic the Hedgehog and Dragon Crystal; it’s not…

By Mike Fahey Published March 15, 2012

Kotaku East

Nintendo’s Great Logo Identity Crisis

Ever since the conception of the Game & Watch handheld games and the Family Computer (NES), and the birth of Donkey Kong and Mario, Nintendo has slowly but steadily risen to become a household name. These days it is one of the most well-known and valuable brands in the world. For a brand of this…

Erik Voskuil Published March 15, 2012

Did You Know Kid Icarus: Uprising is Part Collectible Card Game?

With “hundreds” of augmented reality (AR) cards being distributed across via special events, magazines, retailers and Club Nintendo, Kid Icarus: Uprising for the 3DS is more than just a third-person shooter; it’s also a collectible card game. Can you collect the whole set? The initial set of AR cards that came packaged with the Nintendo…

By Mike Fahey Published March 14, 2012

This 3DS Game Didn’t Scare Me Much, But It Did Make Me Want to Puke

Maybe a brightly lit conference show floor was not the place to be playing a game meant to scare the pants off of me, because all I felt while playing Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir was dizziness. Spinning off of the Fatal Frame series—generally acknowledged to be some of the scariest games ever—Spirit Camera has…

By Evan Narcisse Published March 14, 2012

Kotaku East

Why The Hell Am I Not Playing this Korean Girl Group Game?

In Asia, Girls Generation is huge. And in their native South Korea, the girl group has shilled DSi units for Nintendo. Yet, the group does not have its own game. But if it did, would it look like this? This is a fan creation. It’s totally made-up and headed to stores sometime between never and…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 14, 2012

Why Is There No Donkey Kong In Super Mario Galaxy 2? Because Miyamoto Said So.

After a game is finished and released, it’s always interesting to get a glimpse into what might have been, had not someone in the development process spoken up at just the right moment. Early in development, Super Mario Galaxy 2 contained a number of ideas that didn’t make the final cut. One such idea was…

By Kate Cox Published March 13, 2012

GameStop Debunks Wild Donkey Kong 3D Rumors

GameStop has shut down rumors that a new Donkey Kong game is headed to Nintendo’s 3DS, telling Kotaku that display cases for the alleged “Donkey Kong 3D” were not official. “The displays were not supplied by Nintendo and have been taken down,” a GameStop representative told me this morning. “It’s definitely not in the system…

By Jason Schreier Published March 13, 2012

CultureTotal Recall

Science Proves Old Video Games Were Super Hard

Sitting down with a bunch of old games in the Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, Legend of Zelda, Pokemon and Metroid franchises, Belgian scientists have proven beyond all doubt that those games are way hard. To showcase their work, they’ve written a scientific paper outlining their findings. Greg Aloupis from the Free University of Brussels…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 12, 2012