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Nintendo-Branded SD Cards? You Got It

Over the years, Nintendo has been in a bunch of businesses: From playing cards to love hotels, from LEGO rip-offs to, now, video games. The Kyoto-base game maker is now releasing Nintendo-branded SD cards. The high-capacity SDHC memory cards come in 8GB and 16GB and are for use with the Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo’s 3DS is…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 17, 2011

Reviews

Super Mario 3D Land: The Kotaku Review

When resourceful fans discovered an exploit showing how to rack up hundreds of extra lives in Super Mario 3DS, some laughed, thinking the game they had seen was too simple for that to be necessary. Let me assure you: Those lives will come in handy—when you least expect it. The easiest trope in the save-the-princess…

By Owen Good Published November 16, 2011

PETA: That Whole Bloody Mario Thing, That was Just a Joke (UPDATE)

Looks like PETA bit off more Fusarium venetum then they could chew when they attacked Mario for his Tanooki-suit wearing ways. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals tell Kotaku that their bloody video game take-down of Mario was meant to be “tongue-in-cheek.” “Mario fans: Relax! PETA’s game was meant to be tongue-in-cheek, a…

By Brian Crecente Published November 16, 2011

How To Make Your Own PETA Friendly Tanooki Suit

Don’t buy Ashcraft’s explanation about why PETA is completely missing the point in its attack on Mario’s Tanooki suit? Here’s an animal friendly way to get your own temporary fur coat. Be warned, it involves rotting food, duct tape and probably just a smidge of leptospirosis. Vice’s Kara Crabb walks you through the steps which…

By Brian Crecente Published November 16, 2011

Nintendo’s Iconic Plumber Goes Apeshit in This Super Mario vs. PETA Video

That bizarre Mario vs. PETA kerfuffle‘s fading into the rear view but that’s not stopping Taiwanese media outfit Next Media Animation from giving us their askew take on the dust-up. Looking at their oddly-shaped version of Mario is enough to give a person nightmares. Those long legs—brrrr!—-and giant feet are bad enough but the crazy…

By Evan Narcisse Published November 16, 2011

Japanese Wii RPGs Get Fancy Reversible Covers

As if to Lord it over American Wii owners, Europe is not only getting Japanese role-playing games The Last Story and Pandora’s Tower, they’re getting them with fancy reversible covers. The images you see here aren’t final. They’re just the artwork, so stuff like titles need to be added. Still, choice is always nice, especially…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 16, 2011

Only One Character Could Possibly Pull Off Space Golf

Our daily Speak Up on Kotaku feature does not have to be a long-winded essay on some vaguely game-related topic. Sometimes it’s just a really great idea, like the one commenter Deuxhero had regarding everyone’s favorite plumber. Mario Golf+Mario Galaxy WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN DONE!? About Speak Up on Kotaku: Our readers have a…

By Mike Fahey Published November 15, 2011

Man in Tanooki Suit, Giant Bullet Spotted in Manhattan

Nintendo’s promotional stunt for Super Mario 3D Land turned part of Times Square into a version of the Mushroom Kingdom. That brought out paid and unpaid people decked out in Mario gear. Plus a massive Bullet Bill. We already ran video of this amazing PR stunt, but the shots photographer Rob Boudon snapped at the…

By Stephen Totilo Published November 15, 2011

PSN Shutting Down at Night for Young Korean Players

South Korea’s Shutdown Law will prevent players under sixteen years-old from gaming during a six hour block at night. Originally, it was reported that the law would not impact consoles. Today, Sony Computer Entertainment of Korea announced that it would be taking the PSN offline for underage players in compliance with the law. The Shutdown…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 15, 2011

PETA’s Fur-Wearing Mario Outrage Is “An Epic Cultural Misunderstanding”

The People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is expressing outrage over Mario’s Tanooki Suit. That outrage is not only misplaced, but shows PETA’s complete lack of cultural understanding—traditional or contemporary. “Tanuki are associated with shape-shifting tricksters in folklore, and are also seen as symbols of good luck in Japanese culture,” Yokai Attack author…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 15, 2011

Your Stupid Zelda Pick-Up Lines Do Not Impress this Zelda

Robin Williams loves The Legend of Zelda so much that he named his daughter “Zelda”. Zelda is a nice name—it’s not just a video game character. There have been other Zeldas, Zelda Fitzgerald, for example. Yet, for our generation, “Zelda” is Zelda. And for Zelda Williams, sometimes that’s a blessing and sometimes, it’s super annoying—especially…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 15, 2011

Yo Dawg Nintendo Heard You Like Cars So…

This Thursday, at the LA Auto Show, Nintendo will be in attendance. Yes, Nintendo. Why? We don’t really know, yet, but the company is showing off something it’s cooked up with West Coast Customs, the shop made famous by MTV’s Pimp My Ride While it’s probably got something to do with Mario Kart, since Mario…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 15, 2011

Watch Nintendo Turn Times Square into Super Mario 3D Land

Nintendo packed New York City’s Time Square with colorful platforms, warp tubes and piranha plants to celebrate the weekend’s release of Super Mario 3D Land Former Kotaku video superstar, and current FastCompany producer Adam Barenblat was on hand to capture the bizarre downtown event. Special thanks to Mark Crawford who scored the video. You can…

By Brian Crecente Published November 14, 2011

PETA Calls Out Nintendo For Fur-Wearing Mario

The People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals are blasting Nintendo and their beloved gaming plumber Mario over what they claim is a message that it’s OK to wear animal furs. In Super Mario 3D Land, which was released this weekend, one of Mario’s many power-ups is a Tanooki suit which grants him the ability…

By Brian Crecente Published November 14, 2011

Rough Night, Mario? Luigi?

Maybe they should have stuck to the mushrooms. [Subway Douchery] You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.

By Luke Plunkett Published November 14, 2011

The World’s Economy Needs Rescuing. Super Mario Is On the Case.

Europe is in a mess right now, so much so that it threatens to drag the whole world down into another global financial crisis. Sounds like a job for…Super Mario? [News]

By Luke Plunkett Published November 14, 2011

Shinobi Takes Revenge This Tuesday on 3DS

It’s been a hell of a month for side-scrollers from 20 or more years ago. First Sonic, next Mario and now Shinobi. Joe Musashi is back, on the 3DS. This launch trailer sets up his mission of revenge and shows off what looks like some gyrometer-enabled gameplay. Players will mix a new combo system in…

By Owen Good Published November 11, 2011

30 Seconds of Skyward Sword: One Amazing Boat

I showed four moments from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword this week. Those four moments that might not be the mostly obviously spectacular moments in the new Wii Zelda, but each of them shows off one of its strengths: the combat twists, the music, the art direction, the atmosphere… and today, I’m going to…

By Stephen Totilo Published November 11, 2011

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Pierces Game Critics’ Hearts

Has Nintendo finally release a console installment of The Legend of Zelda series that critics don’t immediately fall in love with? Look at that chart. Does that look like hate to you? No sir and / or ma’am, that’s love right there. One could almost feel the bulging hordes of game reviewers pressing against Nintendo’s…

By Mike Fahey Published November 11, 2011

It’s True. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is Worth the Price of a Wii

Yeah, we think you’d like the new Zelda game and you should buy it. But what if you don’t have a Wii? What if you had one and sold it, chucked or simply don’t know whether it’s behind your Ab Roller, in a box next to the Ark of the Covenant or otherwise lost? You…

By Stephen Totilo Published November 11, 2011