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Super Mario Maker Player’s Reaction After Beating His ‘Impossible’ Level Is Euphoric

A Super Mario Maker streamer working for over twenty days in game to design and complete an “impossible” level has finally defeated his own creation. Failstream uploaded his level last night after over 400 hours of recorded playtime. Super Mario Maker requires level creators to beat their levels before uploading them to the rest of…

Nintendo Announces A Bunch Of Cool Indie Games For Switch

Today’s Nintendo Indies Summer Showcase, or “Nindies,” didn’t bring many Earth-shattering revelations, but did share news of a few fun ports. And if you were looking forward to some new games—we hope you like platformers! Below are a few of our highlights from today’s livestream. Nintendo’s YouTube channel is full of new trailers for fans…

Kentucky Route Zero TV Edition is coming to the Nintendo Switch [Update 1:52pm: also PS4 and Xbox One], including the fifth episode (!!). Look for it in “early 2018,” with the fifth act coming to PCs as well.

There’s A Tiny Spot In Zelda Where Cel-Shading Doesn’t Work

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has a very distinctive cel-shaded look. That, for some reason, breaks if you climb inside one tiny little space. Rangers_of_the_North noticed it around a month ago (thanks, @MaxOfS2D) after climbing into the area, which you can find halfway up the gatehouse on the bridge over Lake Hylia.…

Super Mario Maker Community Reveals New Speedrun Playlist With Exciting Race

Twenty eight Super Mario Maker creators have banded together and created an exhaustive series of courses push the game’s speedrun potential. Super Warp World, a community-made speedrun ruleset,brings their levels into an impressive pack full of numerous paths and secrets. The game debuted last night in a blind race and it was awesome. Mario games are popular…

The Best Thing About Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Are The Details

Kingdom Battle is a love letter to Mario and the Mushroom Kingdom, and you see this reverence in nearly every aspect of the game, from mechanics to the animations. Even the flavor text is wonderful. Right now, lots of people are talking about how Luigi dabs when he sends out an explosive sentry: This is…

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle: The Kotaku Review

Mario’s power as an icon is defined by his versatility. The plumber doesn’t just jump: he fights, he drives, he plays sports, he parties. He does it all, really, without ever looking out of place. And yet earlier in the year, the announcement of a Mario and Rabbids mash-up was met by some skepticism on…

Switch Game Pulled From Eshop Due To Ratings Problem [Update]

Released on Nintendo Switch on July 28, the mostly harmless Infinite Minigolf was pulled from the console’s online shop on August 10 due to an unexpected change to its ESRB rating. Zen Studios says the change was due to a poster on the wall in the game’s “Giant House” level. I’m pretty sure we’ve figured…

Abandoned Nintendogs Found Alive After Almost 10 Years

I used to spend so many days with my Nintendogs. Playing with them, grooming them, taking them out for competitions… As the years passed, I abandoned them. I know they’re not real, but what I’ve done still haunts me to this day. Lately, I’ve been thinking about games I played as a child that I’ve…

Fan-Voted Favorites Get Stylish New Armor Sets In Fire Emblem Heroes 

Fire Emblem Heroes is a mobile strategy game that I’m still playing, with tons of slightly horny characters and exciting tactic battles. Its upcoming event delivers new versions of highly popular characters, and holy crap their outfits are amazing. Before Fire Emblem Heroes launched, a vote was held to determine which four characters would receive…

Clear Cases For The Nintendo Switch Look Very Nice

Remember when Nintendo used to make everything, from the N64 to the Game Boy Advance, in a clear case? They don’t really do it anymore, but you can pretend they do with these replacement Nintendo Switch cases. They’ve started turning up on retailers like Aliexpress (via Go Nintendo), and look pretty damn great. They’re not…

Rocket League’s Switch Version Is Getting Nintendo Cars

Rocket League is coming to the Switch, and when it lands later this year, it’ll have some Nintendo-themed cars players can choose from. There’ll be three—one based on Mario, Luigi and Samus respectively—and they’ll be free unlockables at launch. In addition to the cars there will also be some other Nintendo-themed customisation stuff, like super…

Zelda Controller Is The Hero Of Our Time

Console modder extraordinaire Vadu Amka has turned a Wii U Fight Pad into something that looks like it could wreck Calamity Ganon himself. I cannot stress enough how good that moss is. There’s a lot more going on here than just a paintjob. The body of the controller has been resculpted, while the plastic d-pad…

House Republicans Attempt Zelda Reference, Fuck It Up

House Republicans put out a thing today on tax reform, and for reasons unknown, they built the entire thing around a Zelda reference. The Legend of Zelda series is Nintendo’s best-selling video game franchise enjoyed by more than two generations of gamers. The action-adventure game was released in 1986, only one year after Nintendo’s founding…

The beautiful Super Famicom-themed 3DS XL that Japan got last year is finally headed to Europe and Australia—two markets whose SNES shared the same design—in October.

Fire Emblem’s greatest heroes get their Musou on when Fire Emblem Warriors for Nintendo Switch launches October 20. It’s the latest step in Koei Tecmo’s plan to make everything Dynasty Warriors. It’s a good plan.

Square Enix Teases Final Fantasy XV On Switch

Alright, well, as near as I can figure, Square Enix said something about Final Fantasy XV and Nintendo Switch today at Gamescom. It was less than an announcement but more substantial than a routine “we’re thinking about it.” Here’s what happened. During a livestream from the Twitch booth at Gamescom in which FFXV producer Hajime…

Splatoon 2 Gets A Bubble Blower Weapon And A Bunch Of Other Cool Stuff

Splatoon 2’s upcoming DLC continues to prove the squid kid franchise has, bar none, the best weapons in the genre. Behold: the Bubble Blower, a new special weapon. Yes, you will be shooting actual bubbles at your enemies soon—September 2nd, to be exact—in Splatoon 2: The Bubble Blower fires up to three big bubbles, which…

SNES Classic Pre-Orders Go Up In The Middle Of The Night, Sell Out Immediately

Nintendo’s new retro console, the SNES Classic, will come with a Rewind feature that allows you to go back in time when you screw up. It’s too bad you can’t use it to jump back to 4am and pre-order an SNES Classic. Last night, perhaps deciding that the NES Classic wasn’t enough of a debacle,…

We Played SNES Classic And It Has Rewind Now

I tried out the SNES Classic, and found that Nintendo has made some small but meaningful improvements to it over the NES Classic. I have no idea why, since the thing would sell out in 30 seconds anyway even if it were covered in rusty needles. Instead, it has a few nice new features, including…