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Play Zelda II As A First-Person Shooter

You could keep reading this post. Or you could pop open a new browser window and try playing late-80s Zelda II: The Adventure of Link as a first-person-shooter. This wonderful little late-May creation that I somehow missed puts a player in the head of Zelda hero Link in what may be the worst non-spin-off Zelda…

By Stephen Totilo Published June 10, 2010

Paper Mario. Moving. For Real.

An enterprising individual in Japan spent hours after school for a little over three weeks to do something very important: bring you this clip. Using stop motion animation, Super Mario Bros. was recreated on the walls of this Japanese school. The total budget for this production? The equivalent of US$55. Money well spent. Mario jumps…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2010

Demented-Looking Pokemon Schoolyard Graffiti

That might be a super sentai hero in the middle! As seen in Ikebukuro, Tokyo by a lovely Kotaku reader.

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2010

Namco Bandai: Nintendo Market Has “Collapsed”

Is the bottom about to fall out of Nintendo’s software market? Namco Bandai certainly thinks so, saying the market for games on both the Wii and DS has “collapsed”. “It’s a tough market,” Namco Bandai’s Olivier Comte told MCV. “We had a lot of product, and the average quality of a game on DS and…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2010

Snorlax Makes A Great Dress

This isn’t a cosplay per se. It is a Snorlax dress. Different! Over on website Deviant Art, ~bethanyagogo made this Snorlax pocket monster dress because her friend had a Pokémon-themed party. “I made the dress out of fabric from two XXXL t-shirts [one in dark teal and one in tan],” she writes. “I screenprinted eyes…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2010

Dragon Quest IX In Convenient Trailer Form

We’re a month away from Nintendo’s release of Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Sky, the DS exclusive ninth installment of the beloved RPG series. Check out this trailer to see how it measures up to its console cousins. Despite being a portable title, Dragon Quest IX is perhaps the most ambitious Dragon Quest…

By Mike Fahey Published June 9, 2010

Finally, Dogs Can Cosplay As Mario, Too

And Luigi. And Peach. Not that they couldn’t before! Etsy shop Young Urban Puppy has just make things easier with these Nintendo-themed dog outfits. Spectacular. There is also a Game Boy outfit for your dog. Look! There it is. No, really. Yes! You can dress your dog as a Game Boy. If anyone ever asks…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2010

The Most Pirated Nintendo DS Games Are…

You know it. I know. People pirate Nintendo DS games. It’s so bad that Nintendo is spearheading a lawsuit to stop piracy. Yet piracy continues. According to Japan’s Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association, the top title for illegal downloads is Pokémon Platinum with 2,071,006 transfers worth ¥9.5 billion (US$103 million). Following close behind is Pokémon Diamond…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2010

Foxconn Ditches Suicide Compensation, Looks To Relocation

This year, Foxconn’s Shenzhen factory has been hit with a rash of suicides. The company has taken measures to prevent jumpers. Now, it looks set to take the greatest preventive measure of all. It is revoking the payout it had been offering to families of the deceased. This year, there have been 12 attempted suicides…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2010

EA Boss Has Seen The 3DS

I haven’t seen the Nintendo 3DS. Have you? No, you haven’t either. But EA boss John Riccitiello has. “It’s like one of these things here where with Nintendo where you’ve got to be very careful here because they’ve got a lot to say at E3, and I want to be careful to not accidentally transgress…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2010

It’s Easy To Make Pikachu Terrifying

As seen on はちま起稿

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2010

North America Getting New DSi XL Color

This July a new DSi XL color will be making its way to the US. That color is “Midnight Blue”. The new DSi XL color will join its bronze and burgundy brethren on American store shelves. Earlier this month, Nintendo revealed three new DSi XL colors for Japan: Yellow, Blue and Green. Midnight Blue appears…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2010

Star Fox’s New Friend Fights Like A Dairy Cow

Global dairy superpower Arla sure knows how to sell milk in Sweden: with Starfox, on the Super Nintendo. This new commercial, set in present-day Sweden, kicks off with a small boy in a rad knitted sweater playing some Starfox. There’s even a barrel roll. To keep his energy levels up, he can turn to a…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2010

My Wii Remote Suddenly Isn’t Cuddly Enough

A pair of new Sesame Street games will come bundled with the cutest, furriest Wii Remote accessories we’ve ever seen, transforming the peripherals from hard plastic blocks into cuddly Cookie Monsters. Later this Fall, Warner Bros. will be releasing Elmo’s A-to-Zoo Adventure and Sesame Street: Cookie’s Counting Carnival. They’ll probably be forgettable Wii edutainment/shovelware, but…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2010

The Nintendo Download: A Mixed Bag With Meerkats

With no one game in particular standing out in this week’s Nintendo Download other than the one with the meerkats in it, perhaps it’s one of those weeks laced with hidden gems? Yes, we’ll go with that. And don’t take my singling out of Lapland’s Lead the Meerkats for WiiWare as any sort of endorsement.…

By Mike Fahey Published June 7, 2010

Nintendo Is “Very Strict” About Mario’s Game Appearances

Um… In years past, Mario showed up in a bunch of Nintendo games. Tons “Mario is a very important character in the Nintendo world and so we want him to appear in our titles,” said Miyamoto in a recent interview. “Indeed there are a lot of games to which he is well-suited. However if he…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2010

Marvelous Entertainment Is Trying To Stay Alive

Marvelous Entertainment has published titles like Harvest Moon, No More Heroes and Little King’s Story. It has seen better days. Last March, Yasuhiro Wada, who created Harvest Moon, stepped down from his position as Director Digital Contents. That same month, it was revealed that Cing, the studio that co-developed Little King Story, was going bankrupt.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2010

Rumor: 3DS “Close To” 360, PS3 Graphics

Since the Game Boy Advance was a Super Nintendo, and the DS was a Nintendo 64, most people expect the upcoming 3DS to have the horsepower of a GameCube. IGN say that may be under-selling the machine somewhat. The website reports “Several developers that have experienced 3DS in its current form have reported, off the…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2010

Buy Three of These DS Games First

New Super Mario Bros. DS This is classic side-scrolling Mario Bros action, a successor to the original Super Mario games. The new moves in this one include a super-mushroom that turns Mario into a giant. Mario’s adventure spans both screens. Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story You could start your DS collection with New Super…

Team Kotaku Published June 6, 2010

A Sampling Of The Best DS Games

New Super Mario Bros. DS This is classic side-scrolling Mario Bros action, a successor to the original Super Mario games. The new moves in this one include a super-mushroom that turns Mario into a giant. Mario’s adventure spans both screens. Mario Kart DS It’s Mario Kart on a portable system with support for local wireless…

Team Kotaku Published June 6, 2010