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A Rare, Bloody Tribute to Link’s Upthrust from Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

Things got interesting, once Link learned the upthrust technique in Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Artist Sang Han took his love of the game and created this bloody beautiful piece. Link’s Upthrust by Sang Han (Blog) (deviantART) (CGHUB) Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged…

By Michael McWhertor Published September 8, 2011

Another Memorably Forgettable Week for the Nintendo Download

You didn’t think we forgot about the Nintendo Download, did you? Well we did, two weeks in a row, but now it’s back with a selection of less-than-memorable titles that semi-justify our oversight! Between the Virtual Console, the eShop, WiiWare, and DSiWare, one would figure that Nintendo could manage at least one truly exciting game…

By Mike Fahey Published September 8, 2011

A Desperate Plea for Triple-A Game Delays

In today’s totally timely episode of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Mindsale would like to have a word with the publishers of this fall’s biggest video games. Hey there publishers, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DELAY SOMETHING. January is all yours if you do. People have a lot of extra holiday cash lying around in early January,…

By Mike Fahey Published September 8, 2011

Pikachu Ain’t a Dick. He Is Ash’s Friend.

In a recent episode of Pokémon, Ash, or “Satoshi” as he’s called in Japan, introduced himself. The show, like most shows in Japan, has optional subtitles so hearing impaired individuals can also enjoy the program. Whoever did the subtitling has a wicked sense of humor. Japanese is filled with words that might sound similar, but…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2011

A Homespun Look at the 3DS Add-on Circle Pad

The issue of Famitsu that introduces Nintendo’s new add-on 3ds thumb pad is on sale in Japan. Don’t live in Japan? Like Microsoft Paint? There is this. Kotaku Japan picked up a copy of the magazine, and using the images in Famitsu, recreated the 3DS Expansion Slide Pad. In the above image, Kotaku Japan wrote…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2011

Here Are the Nintendo 3DS’s Biggest Mistakes

It was a great day when the Nintendo 3DS went on sale in Japan on February 26. It was also a great day when it launched in North America the following month. Shame the rest of the 3DS’s timeline hasn’t been so great. It’s been awful. Here is a list of Nintendo’s 3DS blunders (so…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2011

The Man Behind Zelda Has Never Finished the First Zelda

If you’ve ever wondered why recent Zelda games have been a little easier than they used to be, consider the man in charge of the series, Eiji Aonuma. Who has never finished the first Zelda “I’ve never actually finished it,” Aonuma told Game Informer. “I almost feel like there’s still no game more difficult than…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2011

CultureTotal Recall

When Nintendo Wanted to Bring Gambling Into American Homes

In 1988, Nintendo released a modem for its Famicom system in Japan. A crude device, it didn’t allow for online play; just some downloadable stuff and access to basic news and information services. The device was never released in the United States, but it wasn’t for want of trying. Indeed, Nintendo figured at the time…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2011

Nintendo Officially Confirms, Comments on 3DS Circle Pad Add-on

So… about that newly revealed, clunky-looking Nintendo 3DS attachment… thing, Nintendo tells Kotaku “We can confirm that Nintendo plans to release the Circle Pad attachment, but Nintendo’s regional subsidiaries will make further announcements about its availability at a later date.”

By Michael McWhertor Published September 7, 2011

What If Super Smash Bros. Had Fatalities? Poor Link Finds Out…

In some bizarre alternate universe, Ed Boon, not Masahiro Sakurai, lead development on Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii, devising the grisliest of hedgehog-on-dinosaur fatalities. Fortunately, that’s not the case. Because I never wanted to see Link die like this. Dorkly explores the “What If…?” scenario of Mortal Kombat style executions in the family…

By Michael McWhertor Published September 7, 2011

There’s More To Learn about Nintendo’s Ugly 3DS Add-on

It’s dubbed the “3DS Kakuchou Slide Pad” or “3DS Expansion Slide Pad”. It’s real. And it’s truly an ugly product—the ugliest since the original Nintendo DS. The lackluster looks are a shame because the 3DS is so pretty. There’s more than looks to this, though. The 3DS Expansion Slide Pad is less a simple add-on…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 7, 2011

This Isn’t the First Time Nintendo Has Stacked Something on Top of Something Else

The 3DS’s new second thumbstick is, to be blunt, horrific. It’s an ugly, quick fix to a problem that should have been identified during the handheld’s design phase, not six months after. It is, however, not the first time Nintendo has done this. Indeed, you could say if there’s one thing Nintendo does better than…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2011

If Charles Darwin Had Studied Pokémon…

Artist Michael Casteel has reimagined the Pokédex as something you would have found in the tattered diary of a 19th-century British man with a Pith helmet and a magnificent beard. He calls it his “Pokémon Field Guide”, and alongside the hand-drawn illustrations are rough notes detailing the first encounters between the bumbling Professor Baobab and…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2011

Nintendo 3DS Circle Pad Add-on is Real, Here’s Your First Horrifying Look

Wait a second. That crazy insane rumor that the struggling Nintendo 3DS would be getting a second analog slider might actually be true? If you believe early reports from the latest issue of Japanese video game mag Famitsu, well, yeah. According to still unconfirmed reports from the mag, which typically leaks all over the internet…

By Michael McWhertor Published September 6, 2011

Dragon Quest X Needs the Internet And Extra Money, Too

Dragon Quest IX was the deal of the century. It had something like seventy hours of single player gameplay, checking off two things that Japanese gamers love: meaty RPGs and playing solo. DQX is a different beast. An official Square Enix FAQ regarding the game noted that while DQX can be played alone, it can…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2011

This Is the Arcade, Totally Re-Invented

In the past decade, retro game bars have popped up across Japan. Part of the appeal is that these water holes have game consoles you can play while getting shitfaced. There are other places where you can game with maids or talk with game voice actors who serve you alcohol. But what about a place…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2011

Some Hate It, Some Love It. Here’s a Look at Dragon Quest X.

Years in development, and here it finally is, Dragon Quest X. It’s an online game. It’s for the Wii and Wii U. This is what it looks like. Dragon Quest VIII was dazzling. For 2004 and 2005, it was truly a beautiful game. DQVIII was a leap forward, it was a fresh take on an…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 5, 2011

Mario Veering Around Seattle. What, Is He Drunk?

Some dude named Mike S. decided to take a video showing how a traffic-free Seattle commute looked. And added some Mario Kart You see Mario veer around the freeway, as if he’s had a few too many. Then he drives on a ramp. And then he merges again on the freeway. Mario Kart is kind…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 2, 2011

CultureTotal Recall

Let’s Go Shopping For Video Games! (In the 1980’s and 1990’s)

Ah, paper catalogues. They still make them, but they’re not what they used to be. What are now glossy prints highlighting only a select few items from a store used to be informational tomes, full of almost everything you could ever want. And we all wanted video games, right? These catalogues, mostly from US retailer…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 2, 2011

Watch Your Friends Watching You Beat Them at Starfox 64 3D

Nintendo has uploaded a new trailer video from Starfox 64 3D, which highlights what battle mode will look like in the game. Of course, the video is only in 2D here, but it already looks so damn pretty that I’ll take it. Like so many other Nintendo games before it, Starfox will let you battle…

By Jen Schiller Published September 1, 2011