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The Real History of the Triforce

It’s one of the most iconic designs in the history of video games: three golden triangles combined to form a single larger one. The Triforce. The object that lies at the heart of The Legend of Zelda The thing is, Nintendo didn’t come up with the design. It’s been around for almost 1000 years The…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2011

Aliens: Infestation Slips Flesh-Hungry Xenomorphs Into Your Pocket This September

Popular comic artist Chris Bachalo breathes life into the 19 space marines doomed to die this September in Sega and WayForward’s Aliens: Infestation for the Nintendo DS. We knew it was coming; now we know what it is. Developed in collaboration with Aliens: Colonial Marines developer Gearbox Software, Aliens: Infestation is a 2D side-scrolling shoot-em-up…

By Mike Fahey Published July 20, 2011

The Wii U Has One Big Problem, But Still May Be the Signature Gaming Console of Our Times

I haven’t held a Wii U in more than a month. I hadn’t even watched videos of myself playing it. But I just watched a bunch, as I tried to make sense of what Nintendo is trying to accomplish with its next big video game machine and as I endeavor to figure out just how…

By Stephen Totilo Published July 20, 2011

Is a 3DS XL Incoming?

In spring 2010, Hitachi showed off a 3.1 inch screen that could reproduce 3D graphics without graphics, shortly after Sharp revealed a 3.4 inch one. At that time, rumors swirled that either Hitachi or Sharp would be providing the 3D top screen for the then unreleased 3DS. Since then, details have been scant about who…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2011

Watch the New Pokémon Airplane for Almost Six Whole Minutes

There’s a new Poké jet. This is it! On July 18, this All Nippon Airways Boeing 777-300 Peace Jet landed in Hokkaido. The plane then taxied to the arrival gate. This isn’t the first plane featuring Pocket Monsters, and this plane aims to promote the latest Pocket Monster animated feature film. However, the “Peace Jet”…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2011

Zelda and Robin Williams Still Reminding You they Love Ocarina of Time

Turns out the commercial that Robin and Zelda Williams put out last month was not alone in the universe. Zelda leaked on Twitter that another commercial existed somewhere. Here it is.

By Jen Schiller Published July 19, 2011

Pokémon Rumble Blast Scrambles to America

This fall, Pokémon Rumble Blast lets players take control of wind-up Pocket Monsters and battle it out. The game will be released this month in Japan as Super Pokémon Scramble, and it’s a sequel to a WiiWare title. In Pokémon Rumble Blast, players can collect over 600 Pocket Monsters (including monsters from Pokémon Black and…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 19, 2011

A Letter to Disgruntled Gamers

Operation Rainfall is, among other things, a letter-writing campaign hoping to bring Japanese Wii games like The Last Story, Pandora’s Tower, and Xenoblade to the U.S. Nintendo already politely declined on its Facebook page. That’s not the only nice way it’s saying no. It’s also responding to letters, writing things like, “I can see why…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 19, 2011

What’s with All the Cancelled 3DS Games?

Maybe it’s bad timing or just bad luck. But there’s a growing list of cancelled 3DS games. That’s not good. On the list of canned 3DS games, there’s My Garden, which was supposed to be a 3DS launch title. There’s also Saints Row: Drive-By, also apparently canned. Four Hudson games for the 3DS were canned,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 19, 2011

CultureTotal Recall

The Greatest Mario Rip-Off of Them All

Like any other artistic medium, most video games “borrow” content and ideas from other titles. That’s how inspiration works. There’s a line between inspiration and copyright infringement, though, and in 1987 Time Warp Productions jumped over that line (then into a warp pipe). Their game, The Great Giana Sisters, wasn’t a homage to Nintendo’s Super…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2011

The Pros and Cons of a Portly Plumber Ingesting a Super Mushroom

Mario may have forgotten his flexible apparel when eating that mushroom, but he gained a massive present for Princess! Hilarious comic by Chris Gerringer. Related Rampages: Pika Yoshi | DEF STAR Wallpapers (More) Big Mario by Chris Gerringer (Tumblr) (Facebook)(deviantART) Via: pixelbeatsscissors Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to…

By Michael McWhertor Published July 18, 2011

Want to Play Nintendo’s Biggest Games?

Loads of big games will be at this year’s Comic-Con. Nintendo is no exception. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Super Mario: Mario Kart, and Kid Icarus: Uprising will all make their playable debuts in North America at this year’s Comic-Con. Here’s a list of the playable titles at Nintendo’s Gaming Lounge: Nintendo 3DS: Super…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 18, 2011

This Man Spent Over a Month of his Life Completing a Video Game

It usually takes some kind of achievement or trophy you can show off to your friends to compel people to 100% complete a video game. For Steve Tolin, however, all it took was the pursuit of true completion. That and 773 hours of his life. Tolin has completed 100% of Dragon Quest IX’s content, the…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 18, 2011

CultureTotal Recall

A Celebration of Awesome NES Title Screen Art

I know we recently took a look at the “forgotten” art of the video game title screen, but those were contemporary examples, from the time the art had already been forgotten. It’s probably a better idea to look at a time when it was in its prime, featured on the games of the Famicom and…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 18, 2011

2011’s Biggest Selling Game Maker in Japan So Far…

This year isn’t over. It’s more than half over. Time to look back and see which game maker is doing the best in Japan. So far. According to Famitsu, here is a list of which game companies made the most profit in the period through game sales. The period is from December 27, 2010 to…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2011

So How’s That Non-Nintendo Pokémon Game?

As of today, Pokémon is available on non-Nintendo hardware, namely smart phones. Pokémon Say Tap? was released on the Apple App Store, and sister site Kotaku Japan checked it out. Pokémon Say Tap? is a free rhythm game for the iOS and Android. It’s free, so you get what you pay for. The point here…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2011

Nintendo, Let a Skateboard Show You How To Do 3D

Nintendo is having problems putting old games in 3D. Don’t fret, Nintendo! Artist Jason D Ault is here to help. With a skateboard. Ault recreated retro title Skate or Die in 3D. On a skateboard. How awesome is that? You know what else is awesome? The Skate or Die theme songs. The theme song for…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2011

Let’s Make a Deal with Awkward Nintendo Cosplay

TV game show Let’s Make a Deal recently had the honour of featuring not one, but two Nintendo cosplayers. The first, dressed as Link, had the honour of being an actual contestant. The second, dressed as Mario, did not. Link, Mario and Luigi visit Let’s Make a Deal [Go Nintendo]

By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2011

Meet the Biggest-Selling Wii Game Not Made by Nintendo

A common complaint amongst third-party publishers is that the only games which sell well on Nintendo consoles are Nintendo games. Which is mostly true! Unless you’re Ubisoft. It’s been revealed that the single biggest-selling third-party game on the Wii is now (and is likely to remain, given the console’s impending replacement) Ubisoft’s Just Dance 2,…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2011

When Nintendo Is Your Penpal

Remember life before email? Like when people wrote letters? On paper? Kotaku reader Matthew does. Because during the early 1990s, he was a little kid writing them to Nintendo. While going through his old things for a yard sale, Matthew (not pictured) found a couple letters from Nintendo of America—replies. Matthew did things like ask…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2011