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3DS’ Augmented Reality Turns Cards Into 3D Dragons

The Nintendo 3DS will come with six augmented reality cards. But what does that mean? It means you can drop 3D dragons on to coffee tables, desks and your son’s sleeping head and then shoot virtual arrows at them. Excellent! Stay tuned to Kotaku’s 3DS page for a day full of updates, interviews and videos.…

By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011

A First Look At the 3DS’ Free Apps and Surprising Multitasking

Here’s a quick look at the freebies built into the 3DS. Will be pubbing a much more detailed look at these features later in the day, but an important thing we discovered is that a lot of these built in apps can run in the background. For instance you can be playing Zelda Ocarina of…

By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011

Nintendo’s 3DS Hits Europe On March 25

Nintendo’s glasses-free 3D portable gaming system will hit “across Europe” on March 25. The price will be set by retailers, Nintendo Europe says. The system, which hits the U.S. on Match 27 for $249.99, will come with a telescoping stylus and some digital software built in. Retailers, including Amazon and GameStop, list the price at…

By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011

Nintendo 3DS U.S and Euro Preview Bonanza And Liveblog

At 9am ET in New York City — 7am Kotaku Time — Nintendo will kick off its 3DS launch event. Will they finally tell us when this thing is coming out and what games we can play on it on day one? We’re ready, and we’re liveblogging. Click to viewNintendo 3DS Preview Bonanza

By Stephen Totilo Published January 19, 2011

Nintendo’s 3DS Hits the U.S. On March 27 for $249.99

Nintendo’s glasses-free 3D portable gaming system will hit the U.S. on March 27 for $249.99 “Nintendo 3DS is a category of one – the experience simply doesn’t exist anywhere else,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “You have to see Nintendo 3DS to believe it. And it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before.” The…

By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011

Game Studio Calls New Game Hardware “Horrible”

Right now, gamers play video games on the Xbox 360, the PS3 and the Nintendo Wii. One day, we will have new consoles. Won’t that be great? Um, no, not according to one of gaming’s biggest studios. “It would be horrible,” says THQ’s Danny Bilson. “It still costs us a fortune to make games on…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2011

Your 3DS Guess Is As Good As Mine

We’re just a few hours away from a pair of big Nintendo events in the US and Europe, where actual, useful information pertaining to the release of the 3DS will be revealed. To pass the time, then, let’s make some predictions. There are three key pieces of information we’re likely to have by the time…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2011

Live Coverage From Nintendo 3DS Event Starts Tomorrow Morning

If you’re a Nintendo fan, tomorrow’s kind of a big deal. Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Europe are expected to blow the lid off their 3DS launch plans on Wednesday morning at two special events. Nintendo is launching its brand new platform, the Nintendo 3DS, across the globe over the next two months. It’s…

By Michael McWhertor Published January 18, 2011

Learn the Secrets of Nintendo’s 3DS From the Man Behind Mario Kart and Nintendogs

With the annual Game Developers Conference set to kick off next month, we’re starting to learn much more about the talks, including one that promises to walk us through the creation of the Nintendo 3DS. Hideki Konno plans to lecture about the development process of the Nintendo 3DS, a perfect fit for a show that…

By Brian Crecente Published January 18, 2011

Nintendo Bringing 3D Bikinis To The Masses

The Nintendo 3DS is poised to take glasses-free 3D to the great unwashed. That’s not all, it seems. As detailed last fall, the 3DS will stream programming from Japanese TV network Nippon Television on a daily basis. Initially, it was revealed that the programs will be gourmet and travel shows. A report today is more…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 18, 2011

Nintendo Dragging Its Feet On 3DS Region-Free Issue

A Nintendo rep says , “There is the possibility that Nintendo 3DS software sold in one region will not function properly when running on Nintendo 3DS hardware sold in another”. Possibility? Properly? This isn’t Middle Earth, quit talking in riddles!

By Luke Plunkett Published January 18, 2011

The 3DS Might Be Making Japan Sick

While everyone was having a great time at Nintendo’s big 3DS showcase in Tokyo a couple of weeks ago, some people weren’t having the greatest time afterwards, with a Japanese magazine reporting widespread cases of discomfort after use. Weekly tabloid magazine Friday claims that, having interviewed a range of people during and after the event,…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 18, 2011

The Super Smash Bros. Mod That Looks Backward

Fans of Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. series of fighting games love to tinker, hacking new characters, stages and moves into the game. A soon-to-be-released demo for a Super Smash Bros. Brawl mod named “Project M” takes a different approach. The mod’s creators want to tweak Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii and model it…

By Michael McWhertor Published January 17, 2011

The Nintendo Download: Punching Animals And Toasting Sandwiches

This week’s Nintendo Download features a game called Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time, and a DSiWare game that lets you punch anthropomorphic animals in the face. What more could you people possibly want? It gets better! In Stickmen Studios’ Doc Clock for WiiWare, the titular doctor travels through time, building inventions out of…

By Mike Fahey Published January 17, 2011

I Choose You, Mechanical Killing Machine Pikachu!

Would Pokémon even need trainers if they could be summoned in gigantic mechanical battle suits? By Alexey “Karanak” Pyatov”

By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2011

Vintage Gaming Collection Washed Away In Aussie Floods

Over the past week, large areas of Australia’s eastern seaboard have been ravaged by floods. Billions of dollars worth of damage has been done, and sitting quietly amidst that tally is this man’s retro gaming hardware collection. Aussie collector NFG’s house in Queensland was among those affected, flood waters getting into his home and destroying…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2011

3DS Games Go Black For Grown Ups

Nintendo kicked off a trend last year whereby “adult” games for the Wii — at least in Japan —- had not a white banner on the box, but a black one. Well, that goes for the new 3DS now, too. While it doesn’t change the fact the 3DS’ Japanese box art template is disappointingly plain,…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2011

A Most Appropriate Cross Promotion

Fresh produce purchased this morning by Kotaku reader Stephane L. Not redeemable for store credit at GameStop.

By Owen Good Published January 16, 2011

Belgian Postage Stamps Honor — New Super Mario Bros. Wii?

bpost, the postal service of Belgium, will put stamps featuring New Super Mario Bros. Wii on sale beginning Monday. Looks like it offers Mario with three different powerups, plus Yoshi. A sheet is €4,99. [via Polygonal Lawn, thanks Philip]

By Owen Good Published January 15, 2011

Single Green Koopa, Loves Long Drives On The Beach

King Koopa is either way ahead or dead last in this awesome Mario Kart piece brought to life by Aled Lewis. “The world through the eyes of a gamer.” Koopa Beach by Aled Lewis / fatheed (Flickr) (Behance) (Twitter) Via: gamefreaksnz Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin…

By Michael McWhertor Published January 14, 2011