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The 3DS’s 3D Is Easier To Understand Under A Microscope

We can toss around terms like parallax barrier to describe the Nintendo 3DS 3D effect all day long, trying to explain how the system alternates lines of pixels to trick your eyes, or we could just show you. Peter Silk of Nukezilla pulled out his pocket microscope and took a gander at the Nintendo 3DS…

By Mike Fahey Published March 30, 2011

Nobody’s Calling Nintendo UK With 3DS Dizziness

Not everyone can stomach 3D like a pro. Some gamers might feel dizzy or even ill. According to British tabloid The Sun (yeah, I know), “HUNDREDS of furious gamers have slammed Nintendo’s new 3DS console – for making them feel ill.” Nintendo’s UK office is denying this, reports website MCV. “We’ve had zero calls on…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2011

These Custom Pikachu Sneakers Are Electric Magic For Your Feet

Nike Dunk sneakers get a Pokémon make-over. [via Flickr via Pimp My Kicks via GameFreaks]

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2011

Talk Of Mother 4 Doesn’t Mean It Will Happen

Shigesato Itoi, who’s perhaps best known in Japan as a copy writer and TV personality, already said that there will be no Mother 4. Making Mother 3 was no easy task. That doesn’t mean there still isn’t hope – however faint that might be. In an upcoming issue of Japanese magazine “Brutus”, there’s a four…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2011

Nintendo Getting New Digs To Make Games

Starting January 1, 2012, groundbreaking will commence on a new Nintendo R&D center in Kyoto. Nintendo is pouring over USD$15 million into the new facility that will house over 1,500 employees. The site is adjacent to Nintendo’s current headquarters (pictured) and previously housed a golf center, which Nintendo had bulldozed in 2008. The goal is…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2011

Resident Evil Is Still Looking Good On The 3DS

Resident Evil: Mercenaries 3D may not be the most original game on the 3DS, but it’s certainly shaping up as one of the best-looking. And yes, what you see there is a Resident Evil game letting the player move around while aiming their weapon. It seems to slow you down when you do it, but…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 30, 2011

Don’t Count On Nintendo’s Next Console Using 3D Technology

Displaying content in 3D is the main draw for the new Nintendo 3DS. So will Nintendo’s next home console follow suit? Don’t hold your breath. “I think at Nintendo, we realize that any sort of goggle-type 3-D technology was not going to work,” Nintendo’s Hideki Konno told CNN. “In order to make 3-D technology viable…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 30, 2011

Can The Nintendo 3DS Survive 99 Minutes In A Microwave Oven?

No. No it cannot. dOvetastic Microwave Theater takes a brand-new Nintendo 3DS out of its box, turns it on, sets the camera on, and places it in a microwave oven for nearly 100 minutes of fiery melting fun. The system fritzes out almost immediately, and the rest is all smoke and fire, signifying nothing. Unless…

By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2011

Some Guy Made A Portable GameCube

Not sure why. It seems the guy wants to sell it or something. Not sure how I feel about the exposed disc drive and the ever-so-close shoulder buttons. Or the sides, which seem to be held by stitching. After talking about the portable, he shows three games running on the machine. The whole clip is…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2011

How To Tear A 3DS Apart With Your Bare Hands

These days it seems breathing on your gaming hardware is enough to void your warranty, so there’s something cathartic about watching a man turn a 3DS from a single unit into hundreds of tiny, tiny pieces. What’s so great about this is how thorough they’re being. This is no repair job or simple how-to on…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2011

Nintendo Suggests You Send Them Your Frozen, Your Locked Up 3DS Systems

System freezes are starting to crop up on an unknown number of Nintendo’s new 3DS portables. While we don’t know how frequent the problem is, it’s happening enough for Nintendo to include the issue on their official troubleshooting site. According to Nintendo.com, System freezes that result in a white screen, black screen or inability to…

By Brian Crecente Published March 28, 2011

The Brothers Mario 2 Commits Grand Theft Auto In Donkey Kong Country

The amazing mash up that blended Grand Theft Auto’s cinematic violence with Super Mario Bros. lore, The Brothers Mario, has spawned a sequel. This time, in The Brothers Mario 2, the fight goes to Donkey Kong Country. The Brothers Mario 2: Kong Country pits a more streetwise and strapped Mario, Luigi, Toad and Yoshi against…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 28, 2011

The Great Nintendo 3DS Friend Code Exchange

In today’s 3D edition of the Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter JoetheArachnid figures we need a post where new 3DS owners can exchange their friend codes. What a lovely idea. Let’s run with it. So I’m guessing that by this point quite a lot of people have 3DSes but don’t have [m]any friends with 3DSes. Ergo,…

By Mike Fahey Published March 28, 2011

All’s Quiet In This Week’s Nintendo Download

The Nintendo 3DS launched yesterday, which means everyone at Nintendo was too busy playing with it to release more than a couple of WiiWare demos and a pair of DSiWare games in this week’s Nintendo Download. It’s been a while since I’ve seen a Nintendo download so barren. Demos of Dark Rage and the second…

By Mike Fahey Published March 28, 2011

What The Hell’s With The Flood Of 3DS Fishing Games?

In late spring and early summer this year, the Nintendo 3DS will be inundated with one thing in Japan: fishing simulators. In late May, one fishing game will be released on the 3DS. After Super Black Bass: 3D Fight hits the 3DS on May 26, three more titles will hit the 3DS in Japan the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 28, 2011

3DS Turns Up Used In Spades

While the West is just getting the Nintendo 3DS, which went on sale over the weekend, the console has been available in Japan since February 26. As evident by this story, used 3DS handhelds are not in short supply. All of these used 3DS handhelds are available slightly cheaper than the price for new units.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 28, 2011

The First 3D Pin-Up Photos For The Nintendo 3DS

If the success of Julie Watai’s 3D photos are any indication, this could be the start of something big. Watai, who is a photographer herself as well as a pin-up model under the name “Ai Amano”, decided to offer 3D cheesecake photos as a free download. In the first two days they were available, the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 28, 2011

The Man Who Already Broke His Brand New Nintendo 3DS

Over the weekend, the Nintendo 3DS finally went on sale in the West. Kotaku reader Alastair saved for months to get his own Aqua Blue 3DS. Then, he totally ruined it. “Within a couple of hours of opening the box I managed to spill metal polish on the desk on which the new handheld was…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 28, 2011

Is The 3DS Suffering From A “Black Screen Of Death”?

Now that the 3DS is in the hands of customers across the Western world, people are finally playing the thing in large numbers. Large enough, it seems, to have found a “black screen of death” error affecting the handheld. It doesn’t seem terribly widespread, so don’t panic. But those who have encountered the error have…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2011

3D and Short Play for Madden NFL Football

Madden NFL has had a largely tractionless history on Nintendo’s platforms since the Wii supplanted the GameCube. It’s a version that simply lacks identity, floating from cartoon characters attempting to play simulation quality football, to real world strategy that has to account for gameplay gimmicks. Madden NFL Football for the Nintendo 3DS doesn’t do much…

By Owen Good Published March 27, 2011