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The Animal Crossing: New Horizons Info Drought Is Nearly Over

The next Nintendo Direct is scheduled for this coming Thursday, February 20, and will focus exclusively on the upcoming Animal Crossing: New Horizons. That sound you just heard is Animal Crossing fans around the world letting out a collective sigh of relief. Nintendo has been slow on releasing official news about Animal Crossing: New Horizons…

I’m Not Sure I Like Snack World But I Keep Playing Anyway

I do not enjoy questing in Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl Gold. It’s boring and repetitive, killing the same creatures on the same maps for underwhelming rewards. And yet I’ve been playing for eight hours and can’t seem to put down my Joy-Cons. What’s keeping me playing? Is it the puns and poop jokes? It’s…

Lovely New Nintendo Switch Lite Color Announced For Japan [Update: And North America]

Say hello to the newest member of the Nintendo Switch family. It might look like a pink Switch Lite, but the color is actually coral, a pink or red shade of orange named after sea creatures of the same color. Living Coral was Pantone’s color of 2019, which might explain the choice? Slated for release…

The ‘Nintendo Play Station’ Will Sell For Over $400,000

Bidding on the so-called ‘Nintendo Play Station,’ a prototype of a doomed collaboration between Nintendo and Sony, has reached $350,000 as deep-pocketed collectors put up ever-increasing amounts of money in hopes of owning the rare device. The console, which is essentially a Super Nintendo Entertainment System paired with a CD-ROM drive and manufactured by Sony,…

Here’s The Deal With The New Fire Emblem: Three Houses DLC

When Nintendo announced Cindered Shadows, we series devotees rightfully went nuts. But it wasn’t clear what exactly the DLC actually was.

Bidding has begun on the “Nintendo Play Station” prototype at Heritage Auctions This extremely rare and valuable piece of gaming history will go to the highest bidder when the gavel falls on March 6. Read Kotaku’s previous story on the auction for more.

The Internet Reacts To Pokémon Home‘s New Professor Oak

Pokémon Home launched on the Nintendo eShop last night, surprising players with a new character named Grand Oak. He joins the likes of Professor Oak and his cousin Samson Oak from Sun and Moon as the last addition. In Japanese, the character’s name is Dai Ookido (ダイオーキド), which means “great” or “grand” Ookido. In Japanese,…

Pokémon Home App Includes Bonus, Uh, Gif

The Pokémon Home app that’s now outhas a little surprise tucked away inside its files (at least on Android): this very good gif. If you open up the app’s APK, there’s a folder for gifs, which includes five Pikachu animations related to the program, and one that’s not. The gif was originally made by nippori way…

Pokémon Home, Nintendo’s new online pocket monster storage service for both Switch and mobile, is now live on the eShop in the USA.

Fire Emblem: Three Houses Is Being Demade To Look More Like Older Games

Know what I loved about Three Houses? Almost everything! Know what I didn’t love? A lot of the game’s 3D visuals, from the monastery to the battle mode, looked like ass—something this ambitious mod project is looking to fix. FE: Three Houses GBA Demake is an attempt to entirely remake the game with retro pixel…

I Can’t Believe This Game Boy Advance SP Still Works

Uh, that doesn’t look good. Or at least that’s what I thought when I brought my Game Boy Advance SP down from the attic. You see, my niece had recently fallen in love with Pokémon Sword, and was now as obsessed with Pokémon as I was around her age. I wanted to show her Pokémon…

Yoshi’s Island Glitch Causes 25-Minute Pause

There’s nothing funnier to me than enormous bugs being discovered in very old games, and so we come today to this Yoshi’s Island misadventure shared by the ever-wonderful Supper Mario Broth, which when triggered will simply stop your game for, oh, 25 minutes. The bug was first documented online (I’m sure someone out there ran…

Previously, Kotaku reported that after March 31, Nintendo would no longer be servicing first-gen Wiis in Japan. Nintendo has changed the cutoff date for RVL-001 Wii repairs in Japan to February 6. The company projects it will quickly run out of necessary parts. 

Masahiro Sakurai Says There Are Too Many Fire Emblem Characters In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Even before last month’s DLC was added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the game already had too many Fire Emblem characters! Developer Masahiro Sakurai is well aware of this fact. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the playable Fire Emblem characters include Marth, Roy, Lucina, Ike, Robin, Corrin, Chrom and Byleth. In the most recent Weekly…

Coronavirus Won’t Impact Switch Sales In North America And Europe

Yesterday, Nintendo announced that Switch production and shipment to Japan from China will be impacted by coronavirus. Nintendo has issued a statement to Kotaku saying Switch sales and shipments for North America and Europe won’t be delayed. As Kotaku also previously reported, pre-orders for the Animal Crossing Switch were moved from February 8 to TBA…

Animal Crossing Switch’s Save Data Restrictions Seem Pretty Restrictive

Based on the drip-feed of information that’s been coming out about it via various sources, the way Animal Crossing: New Horizons will handle save data sounds like a big old mess. Payers can only create one island per Switch, even if they create more user accounts or buy extra copies of the game. Their save…

In Japan, Animal Crossing Switch Pre-Orders Delayed Due To Coronavirus

Pre-orders for that beautiful Animal Crossing-themed Switch and its matching carrying case have been moved from February 8 to TBA. As reported earlier, coronavirus has impacted Nintendo’s supply chain, affecting Switch production and shipment for Japan. It is unclear how the outbreak will impact Switch hardware sales outside Japan. (Kotaku is following up with Nintendo…

Coronavirus Will Impact Nintendo Switch Production And Shipment To Japan

Today, Nintendo announced that, due to the affects of the coronavirus, there will be delays of Chinese-made Switch consoles and peripherals bound for the Japanese market. According to Nintendo, production and shipment of Switch consoles, Joy-Cons and other peripherals to Japan are being impacted by the effects of the coronavirus. Kotaku has reached out to…

Report: Banjo-Kazooie Was Named After Former Nintendo President’s Family

Veteran games writer Andy Robinson, who before resuming a career in journalism spent a few years at Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic, has a very cool storyabout how Banjo-Kazooie got its name. While touring Japan recently, Robinson learned that former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi, who died in 2013, has a son called Katsuhito Yamauchi, whose name is…

How To Buy The Animal Crossing Switch Parts Separately, From Japan

Everybody’s losing their minds over Nintendo’s new Animal Crossing-styled Switch hardware. The Tom Nook-themed dock! The pastel Joy-Cons! Whatever’s on the back of it! Many of the millions of people who already own a Switch are tempted to upgrade just for the new look, but wish they could just buy the accessories separately. Well, you…