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Nintendo’s Strange Two-Year Journey Into DLC

Two years ago, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata made some lofty promises about his company’s approach to what was then a new venture for them: downloadable content. Nintendo, he promised, would get it right. “One thing Nintendo has determined as a company policy, what we are not going to do is create a full game and…

How Nintendo Convinced The World To Buy A Weird Mario Game

Gail Tilden used to work at Nintendo. She was one of the founding editors of Nintendo Power, so knows better than most people how the company was able to sell one of Mario’s strangest moments – a game that wasn’t even really a Mario game – to the world. In this excerpt from Jon Irwin’s…

Why Is Everyone Fighting In Super Smash Bros. Anyway?

Nintendo might be the master of all things cute, but they’ve got their dark side as well. I mean, have you ever found yourself wondering mid-Smash Bros. match: “Why are you all so mad at each other? Wouldn’t you rather be relaxing on a beach together somewhere…I dunno…safe?” In this hilarious video, Dorkly imagines what…

Old Mario Is Bittersweet and Somewhat Depressing

This short film, titled “Old Super Mario,” was done by YouTube user Daiki Sugimoto. It’s well done, but kind of a downer. Old Super Mario[Daiki Sugimoto@YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest…

Super Smash Bros Characters Sure Have Changed Over The Years

We’ve talked a bunch about Super Smash Bros‘ new characters, but what about the classics? Mario, Link, Samus, and pretty much every other major character in Nintendo history? Turns out they’ve changed since Super Smash Bros Brawl/Melee in ways both big and small. (That rhymed. I apologize.) These two videos demonstrate the tweaks and alterations…

‘Speed Mario Bros.’ Is Mario, But Twice As Fast

Introduced today during Nintendo’s Treehouse livestream, this is Speed Mario Bros., a hyperactive take on the original Super Mario Bros. that will be included in Ultimate NES Remix, which is out for 3DS on December 5. It’s essentially Super Mario Bros. sped-up like you’re holding the frameskip button on an emulator, which will surely lead…

Mario Is A Super Jerk, To Both Humans And Cats Alike

Mario seems like such a nice guy, but in actuality, he has a bit of a mean streak. Specifically, he’s pretty fond of making people eat it. Why, Mario, why? Jerk! Super Bad Mario[Pastek]

What Video Game Characters Do When You’re Not Controlling Them

Yeah, video game characters are great when they’re hopping, bopping, and shooting everything in sight, but the best reveal themselves when they’re standing still. No, not like that, you pervert and also me after I wrote that sentence. Idle animations. I’m talking about idle animations. The above video contains some great ones, although I wish…

Cubs Rookie Pitcher Made To Dress Like Luigi

“Is this your normal outfit on the road?” Some gentle hazing for Cubs rookie Eric Jokisch—he had to dress like Luigi: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Who’d Win a Fight, Minecraft Steve or Mario?

Years of wilderness survival experience versus years of tournament fighting experience. Two wildly different worlds. It could go either way. Filmmaker Andrew McMurry, who has explored topics from the dark side of being a superhero to video games clashing with the real world, has the answer in the form of a three-minute video. Man, Steve…

Mario & Luigi’s Voice Actor Is A Pretty Funny Guy

Charles Martinet, the voice actor behind Mario, Luigi and Wario, has an Instagram account. And it’s fantastic Over the past week, Martinet has been taking little figures of “his” characters on his travels through Chile, creating sketches like the ones below. Note to Nintendo/Martinet: I would watch an entire series of this. [via Mistle @…

Mario Was Such a Jerk to Yoshi

We love to think that Mario and Yoshi were the best of chums, but when you examine the evidence in Super Mario World, it’s pretty clear that Mario was a really awful friend. Just look at the singalong video above, from the good folks at Fox ADHD. What kind of friend would ride you around,…

Elementary School Concert Features Super Mario

From Spring 2013, Jamieson Elementary performs Beware the Forst Mushrooms, complete with Mario taking on various enemies and gathering coins: Via Polygon You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Karaoke Bar With Super Mario Bros And Twin Peaks-Themed Rooms

The Highball, which is next to the Alamo Drafthouse’s South Lamar Theater in Austin, has several new karaoke rooms, including rooms based on Twin Peaks, Super Mario, Jem, a haunted mansion, and more: Sideshow Freaks: Haunted Mansion: Truly Outrageous: The Fifth Dimension: Super Mario: The Black Lodge: The Inferno: The rooms were designed by Zack…

Waluigi Is The Real Hero Hyrule Deserves

Link? Link who? That’s not my hero of time. Or as Waluigi would say, “Wahahaha! Waluigi, number one!” Why would russmarrs2 mod Waluigi into Ocarina of Time? Um, more like why not. Still, personally, I can’t decide if I like this or the Nic Cage mod better.

​Yoshi’s Real Name Is Actually ‘T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas’

An old Nintendo character guide lets us know all sorts of things about Mario and his Mushroom Kingdom friends. Like the fact that Bowser invaded Princess Peach’s sovereignity because he can’t stand the thought of ‘happy fungi.’ Over the last 24 hours, writer Blake Harris—who penned the excellent Console Wars book—has been sharing tidbits from…

Mario Vs Pokemon Live-Action Short Is Kinda Disturbing

I don’t even know what I just watched. I think… I think I liked it? It’s, um… huh. So I know for sure that this is a movie. Ostensibly it takes place in an old-school Game Boy and is about a Pokemon trainer attempting to battle and capture Mario. For reasons. He’s got some kind…

Interested in a behind-the-scenes look at last week’s real-life Mario Smash Bros. trailer? The creator, Dean Wright, now has a making-of post online on his blog detailing how much work went into filming, animating, and even recording sound effects for his one-minute video over the course of four+ weeks.

Smash Bros. Video Puts Mario In Real-Life Tokyo

And since he’s in real life, he has to take the subway to the Smash Bros. tournament. Just like everyone else The trailer was done by Japan-based visual effects artist Dean Wright, who’s worked on the teaser for the upcoming Mighty No. 9 animated series. It’s good! I could even see this used as a…

Why Superstar Saga Was The Best Mario RPG Of Its Time

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga was the third Mario RPG released after Legend of the Seven Stars and Paper Mario. But what made it stand out? What was missing from the first two? ReallyFreakinClever’s opinion is that it was none other than Luigi. The video argues that Superstar Saga is like a perfect storm of…