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We Like This Other 3DS Way Better

As with all electronic devices, the Nintendo 3DS went through a prototyping stage. Thing is, the unused prototype unit you see here looks way better than the final, retail design. Shown off in a new “Iwata Asks” Q&A session on Nintendo’s Japanese website, the image on the right is of a 3DS prototype that appears…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 27, 2011

Sorry, No Kid Icarus Or Zelda For Nintendo 3DS Until After E3

Nintendo has already laid out its plans for the Nintendo 3DS launch window games for North America—all 23 of them—but if you’re hoping for two of its bigger games to break into that window, don’t hope too hard. Perhaps two of the best reasons for purchasing a Nintendo 3DS, a new Kid Icarus and one…

By Michael McWhertor Published January 26, 2011

LittleBigPlanet 2 Does A Very Good Impression Of Zelda

LittleBigPlanet 2 for the PlayStation 3 is a fantastic little toolbox, capable of creating video games of all shapes, sizes and genres. We’ve seen plenty of game recreations in LittleBigPlanet, but this Legend of Zelda aims for strict accuracy. For more evidence of LittleBigPlanet 2’s ability to do great impersonations of other games, see its…

By Michael McWhertor Published January 26, 2011

Papier-Mache Wii Ends In Punches And Tears

Over on Yahoo! Japan’s popular “Bag Full Of Wisdom” advice site, one fellow writes in panic, asking for help. He needed a Nintendo Wii, and the one he made totally pissed off his girlfriend. According to internet person exbywhxoda, his girlfriend wants a Nintendo Wii bad. “I really don’t have any money,” he writes, wondering…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 26, 2011

The Wii Plays Take Nintendo’s Console Off Broadway

Next week, New York’s Ars Nova theatre company will be presenting twelve plays based on…Wii games. Those selected include Wii Tennis, Let’s Tap and…oh dear. Buck Fever. Each is a “short” play that, while named after a Wii game, may not necessarily be a direct adaptation of one. So “All Star Cheer Squad” may start…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 26, 2011

Reviews

Playing To Wiin Offers More Than Wii Puns

Nintendo is gaming’s comeback kid. Just when everybody counted them out with the GameCube, the Kyoto-based game maker fired back with the hugely successful Nintendo DS and the Wii. But there’s more to the Cinderella story than that. Specs Price: US$24.95 Platform: Hardcover What’s in the book: 256 pages, black and white pictures. The Basics…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 26, 2011

Man, Wii Skiing Is More Dangerous Than It Looks

Wii Fit’s skiing looks harmless enough. You ski by…leaning a little. Don’t tell that to this guy’s living room, though. He ends up doing quite a number on it. Which considering the game is requiring him to just stand up is quite an achievement. God forbid someone give him a Kinect. He’d probably end up…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 26, 2011

Japanese Gaming Does Not Speak The Same Lingo

While to outsiders Japan appears a homogeneous nation (with only 2% of the population being registered foreigners), there are actually key regional differences in the way people behave and the language is spoken. The country’s video game developers are no exception. It’s easy to divide the country into East and West Japan — or simply…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 26, 2011

CultureTotal Recall

Nintendo And Sony Didn’t Invent 3D Gaming, You Know

With the PS3 able to play games in 3D and Nintendo about to launch a 3D handheld, it’s easy to get carried away with the “latest big thing” in gaming. And forget we had 3D games the 1980s Yes, long before Sony added 3D capabilities to the PS3 and Nintendo unveiled the 3DS, several companies…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 26, 2011

The Cheaper, Better Tasting Alternative To The Nintendo 3DS

In today’s short but sweet episode of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter 100Tacks spends a dollar on a portable Nintendo product that does 3D without the aid of special glasses. I got my 3D’S today for one dollar! About Speak-Up on Kotaku: Our readers have a lot to say, and sometimes what they have to say…

By Mike Fahey Published January 25, 2011

Why Don’t Foreigners Like Japanese Role-Playing Games?

For decades, Japanese role-playing games ruled gaming. These days, they don’t. Now, Western role-playing games get all the attention and praise. What gives? Noting the low popularity of Japanese role-playing games outside their native country, Sakaguchi believes that role-playing games need to break the stereotype they’ve created. Sakaguchi tells Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and Xenoblade…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 25, 2011

The Nintendo 3DS Is The Anti-Game Boy

Inexpensive, low-tech and sporting an impressive battery life, the Nintendo Game Boy was released in 1989. Next month, Nintendo is releasing the 3DS. It’s everything the Game Boy wasn’t. It is the Anti-Game Boy. Designed by Gunpei Yokoi, the Game Boy was big and bulky with gray graphics. The machine was and is almost indestructible,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 25, 2011

The Origins Of Pokémon (In Two Minutes)

The story of Pokémon is a long and ridiculous one. Cutting its origins down to a two-minute web animation saves us all a lot of trouble, heartache and having to actually watch an episode of the awful Pokémon cartoon series. DJChlorine has taken the very first episode of the long-running Pokémon animated series and broken…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 25, 2011

Metroid’s Heroine Won’t Fight In The New Dead or Alive

Dead or Alive: Dimensions for the Nintendo 3DS will feature a cameo from Metroid hunter Samus Aran, but she won’t be jiggling alongside the rest of the DOA cast. Samus, sadly, won’t be playable in the game. So says Team Ninja leader Yosuke Hayashi of the developer’s latest beat ’em up. While the latest Dead…

By Michael McWhertor Published January 24, 2011

We Win, If Nintendo Can Be As Modern As Apple

There’s a theory going around that you or I or someone else who owns an iPhone will soon help Apple do what no company has done in a long time: make Nintendo struggle. I’ve heard this theory a lot in the last week, even before I spent a full day checking out Nintendo’s next big…

By Stephen Totilo Published January 24, 2011

Excitebike’s Bikes Weren’t All That Exciting, Were They?

In 1985 Nintendo kept North American children glued to their consoles via the magic of poorly designed motocross bikes. We were so stupid back then. Trying to apply real-world logic to classic video games is silly. They weren’t built for realism back then. They were a form of easy entertainment, and sometimes developers had to…

By Mike Fahey Published January 24, 2011

The Nintendo Download Delivers Hot Girl-On-Girl-On-Skates Action

Have you ever wondered why there aren’t more officially licensed female roller derby video games? Jam City Rollergirls for WiiWare is here to help. Frozen Codebase fills a gap many of us didn’t realize existed today with the release of Jam City Rollergirls, the first official roller derby console game I can personally recall without…

By Mike Fahey Published January 24, 2011

Nintendo’s Big, Pricey Bet on 3D

Would you pay $250 for 3D gaming, movie watching and picture taking you can carry in your pocket? That’s the question Nintendo is gambling on this spring when it rolls out its latest in a long a series of what has been traditionally incredible popular portable gaming consoles. The 3DS hits the U.S. on March…

By Brian Crecente Published January 24, 2011

Over 800 Children Herded Together For Handheld Gaming

If anyone wonders what a gathering of 800 people playing portable game consoles look like, it looks like this. Because that’s exactly what happened this weekend in Odawara City in Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture. At the city’s shopping center Dyna-City, a meet-up kicked off for “playing handheld gaming consoles at the same time”. In a space…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 24, 2011

Why The Prettiest PlayStation 2 Game Wasn’t A Smash

In April 2006, Okami was released on the PlayStation 2 in Japan. The game was a critics’ favorite and a commercial flop. Selling a mere 66,000 copies the year it was first released in its native Japan, the Capcom game follows a Japanese sun goddess and uses game controls based on a brush calligraphy. The…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 24, 2011