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Everything Nintendo Just Announced In Its Mario Showcase

In celebration of Mario’s 35th anniversary, Nintendo released a Super Mario Bros. Direct stuffed with all Mario everything. Here’s a look at all the goodies the company announced. A New Novelty Handheld Coming November 13, 2020 is a new Game & Watch-style handheld loaded with the original Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost…

Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Turns Mario Kart Into An AR Game With Real Toys

For some time, Mario Kart has famously been playable in virtual reality, which you can do at the VR Zone, in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Now, Nintendo’s long-running racing series is getting the augmented reality treatment. Announced today during a Mario-themed video presentation, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit will bring Mario Kart to the entire living room.…

Mario Is Getting A Battle Royale Game Called Super Mario Bros. 35

Mario is finally getting the battle royal treatment in an online multiplayer game called Super Mario Bros. 35 that’s coming to Switch on October 1. In it you’ll battle against 34 other players across what look like levels from the original Super Mario Bros. for the NES. Defeat enemies and they’ll be transported to other…

Nintendo x Puma Have Some Super Mario Bros. Sneakers Coming

Just in time for the series’ 35th anniversary, Puma is about to release an official Super Mario Bros. shoe. It’s a version of the company’s RS Dreamer silhouette, with a very Mario Bros. colour scheme, a Super Mario logo on the tongue, and a star on the heel. Perfect if you’re 11 years old! Maybe…

Say Goodbye To Summer In Animal Crossing: New Horizons

It’s September in Animal Crossing: New Horizons unless you’re a dirty time traveler, and the onset of Autumn brings new bugs, new sea critters, new crafting components and recipes, and no more Sundays wasted on August firework shows, thank goodness. Last month’s fireworks were nice, but giving up a rotating visitor every Sunday so Red…

Nintendo Allows Cancelations For Digital Game Pre-Orders (In Japan, For Now)

Previously, if you pre-ordered a digital Nintendo game and then changed your mind, tough! As soon as the order was placed, your credit card was charged. That’s now changed—in the Japanese eShop, at least. Starting today, customers can cancel their pre-order games up to seven days before release, free of charge. After that window has…

Modder Turns Nintendo Wii Into A Slick-Looking Handheld

GingerOfMods has transformed a number of retro consoles into nifty-looking portables, but the Wiiboy Color is on another level. As technology improves, tinkers like GingerOfMods are able to revisit older gaming consoles and make them even more compact and efficient than before. It’s not easy though, and the recent Wiiboy Color mod is a testament…

Killer Cuts Was ‘90s Nintendo Failing To Be Cool

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s new, daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today’s aural treat (of sorts) is Nintendo’s 1995 freebie album Killer Cuts, which was the soundtrack to Minoru Arakawa’s illegal, underground raves. If “game recognize game,” it follows that “nerd recognize nerd.” And as a…

How Animal Crossing: New Horizons Players Use The Game’s Customization To Make It More Accessible

“It turns out that Animal Crossing [New Horizons] is very, very blind-friendly,” says Ross Minor in thefirst oftwo videos he uploaded to YouTube this spring. In them, the blind athlete and YouTuber demonstrates how a combination of the game’s sound design, mechanics, and customizability enable him to enjoy the game in a way that doesn’t…

Here’s Everything In Nintendo’s Surprise Mini Partner Direct

If there’s one thing everyone wants from 2020, it’s a new Nintendo Direct. This morning, seemingly out of nowhere, Nintendo dropped a Nintendo Direct Mini focusing on third-party games. The result wasn’t exactly electrifying: Instead of any ground-breaking announcements, the 12-minute showcase could largely be summed up in two categories: “Games we already knew about”…

Report: Nintendo Releasing “Upgraded” Switch Model In 2021

Back in March 2019, there was a rumour that Nintendo would be releasing two new models of the Switch, one a premium upgraded version, the other a cheaper successor to the 3DS. We certainly got the latter with the Switch Lite, and Bloomberg is now reporting that the former is still on track, due in…

IKEA Recreates New Catalogue In Animal Crossing

IKEA’s new 2021 catalogue is out, and while it’s fine if IKEA catalogues are your thing, others might be more interested in the smaller, cuter Animal Crossing version instead. The company’s Taiwan division released the homage a few days back (which means these are Taiwanese dollars, before you look at the prices and die), and…

Everything Announced During Today’s Nintendo Indie World

Did you catch Nintendo’s Indie World presentation today on YouTube? Nintendo showed off more than 20 indie hits on their way to the Switch, including a handful that are out later today. Don’t worry if you missed it, we kept track. First off we’ve got the big news. Supergiant’s Hades, that silly Epic Game Store…

Hey kids, Nintendo’s streaming another Indie World presentation tomorrow. Tune in at noon Eastern for 20 minutes of indie games for the Nintendo Switch. Expect to say “That looks cool” a lot. 

Balloon Fight’s Tiny Soundtrack Knows When To Be Quiet

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s new, daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Did you know Balloon Fight’s soundtrack is by the same composer as Metroid’s? It’s pretty memorable despite clocking in at just a few minutes. Yep, just minutes. And a lion’s share of that is a…

Nintendo, It Seems, Has Removed Mario’s Nipples

Back in 2017, the world experienced the glory that is Mario’s nipples. But now in 2020, they appear to have vanished. See? Well, no. You can’t! As website Automaton points out, Mario’s nipples should be here—or so. Nintendo has made official art of the character striking a similar pose, nipples and all. The new art…

The Second Fan-Made Animal Crossing Quality-Of-Life Update Video Makes My Heart Ache

Back in May, YouTuber Nick Ha and friends put together a faux quality-of-life update video for Animal Crossing: New Horizons featuring dream changes that would make the game so much nicer to play. Now they’ve released part two, with even more outstanding changes. Buying multiple Nook Miles Tickets at once? Calling NPCs in chat? Setting…

Lego Super Mario Is A Weird New Way To Play With Lego

The partnership between Nintendo and Lego, two of the world’s most popular family-friendly entertainment brands, has born fruit. Lego Super Mario is an odd amalgam of gaming and building that requires a healthy imagination to be enjoyed to its fullest. The Lego Super Mario launch lineup is massive and hard to find. Since launching earlier…

As of June 30, the Nintendo Switch has sold 61.44 million hardware units and 406.67 million software units. Both numbers are worldwide. 

Let’s See What The Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games Are!

Over the past few months, with more folks at home due to the ongoing pandemic, people have been buying and playing a lot of Nintendo Switch games. Let’s see what the best-selling Nintendo Switch games are! As of June 30, here they are: