The company that gave the world Mario, Link, and Samus is the undisputed champ of the modern console war, with nearly 150 million Switches sold since 2017. But now, speculation is rampant about the company’s next console, rumored to launch in 2025.
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Fire Emblem Heroes’ bite-sized tactics battles are exciting, but the game suffers from a greedy gacha system and grindy mechanics. Luckily, the latest update hands out some free hero summons and adds a new challenge mode. Battles in Fire Emblem Heroes start as a brisk bit of fantasy-based strategy that only sometimes offer challenge. The…
If the ARMS tournament from earlier this year didn’t clue you in, here’s another incident that proves Nintendo is really good at its own games. Yesterday, the official Japanese Splatoon account shared a video of the “Octozeppelin Invasion” level, which they absolutely destroy in a record 1:09. Our own Tim Rogers translated Nintendo’s accompanying Tweet,…
During a performance yesterday in Yokohama, one of the Pikachus looked waaaaaaaaasted. This happened at a stage show at the Pikachu Outbreak event. This Pikachu isn’t on the sauce, but rather, experiencing a wardrobe malfunction. Which is not a first. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points…
Similar to how reading Kotaku news stories will unlock rainbows of happiness in your life, reading a post on the Nintendo Switch news feed today will give you apples and a piece of raw meat in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild The rewards system is a byproduct of the game’s 1.3.1 update…
Behold, the most pathetic battle possible in Pokémon Go Magikarp, as many of you know, cannot actually attack in Pokémon Go: it only has Splash, which is useless, and Struggle, which is…slightly less useless, but still kinda futile. You wouldn’t want to bring a Magikarp into a raid battle, which are supposed to be Pokémon Go’s toughest…
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney is coming to the 3DS eShop this November for $19.99. Originally released for the original DS in 2008, the 3DS game features updated 3D graphics, and includes both the Japanese and English versions, with odd regional variations intact. Neat!
Brawloutis a fighting game in the vein of Super Smash Bros. that’s full of uppercuts and special attacks. The upcoming Switch port will let players bring their fighting game on the go while adding a surprising fighter to the roster: the sword-slinging hero from Hyper Light Drifter While there’s no Smash Bros. for the Switch…
Speedruns are all about risk and reward, as runners perform dangerous tricks in search of the best time. Cutscenes are usually a safe space where runners can relax before the next big skip. Unfortunately for one Banjo-Kazooie speedrunner, cutscenes aren’t always as safe as they seem. dickhiskhan is a Banjo speedrunner who currently holds third…
The Nintendo World Championship is coming back this fall, Nintendo said today. Qualifying matches will take place at Best Buys across the United States, so “World Championship” might be a misnomer. To qualify, you’ll have to play… Mario Kart 7? What? More info here
To mark the release of Metroid: Samus Returns, Nintendo is releasing a special “Samus Edition” New Nintendo 3DS XL. According to Nintendo, the handheld will be available at “select retailers” on September 15 when Metorid: Samus Returns goes on sale.
One of Nintendo’s most important innovations in video games has been the invention of the d-pad, which is still used prominently on controllers today. To get there, though, they had to go through some less successful prototypes. Some with stupid names. While working on Game & Watch designs in the early 80s, Nintendo legend Gunpei…
The Splatfest festivities are over and the results are in: mayo may have lost the popular vote, but it still managed to take home the prize. And yet, many salty ketchup players are calling shenanigans. This is a good chunk of the Splatoon fandom right now: Splatfest, as many of you know, is an event…
Look, not everyone sets out to have a massive Amiibo collection. A lot of people start out like I just did: with one. At the start of this week, I didn’t own a single Amiibo. Nintendo’s little chip-enabled figures just didn’t appeal to me. Unlike some of my colleagues I’ve never been a big toy…
Splatoon 2’s big event has kicked off in Japan, where players are finding that the game takes the mayo vs ketchup theme all the way. Yes, you will be shooting the warring condiments onto your enemy squids this weekend. Eww. Here’s a whole match, courtesy of Snorth93. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. It’s sort…
I don’t know if this is some weird digital version of Stockholm Syndrome, or my trying to rationalize a Nintendo-ass decision about multiplayer. Whatever is going on, I’m surprised to report that I’ve started to like the way Salmon Run is only available during certain block schedules. From what I’ve seen online, most Splatoon players seem…
The common assumption is that “Nintendo” (任天堂) means “leave luck to heaven” or even “to leave one’s fortune in the hands of fate.” Those assumptions, however, could be wrong. In Japan, Nintendo’s official logo still uses the kanji characters 任天堂, so it’s important to understand what they could have originally meant to company founderFusajiro Yamauchi.…
Internet Guy Does What Nintendon’t. Thingiverse user sanzliot, aka Tripwire Interactive’s David Hensely, is to thank for this custom Nintendo Switch drink holder, which is available here to make if you at all have access to a 3D printer Those 1-2 Switch drinking games are about to get messy
Late last week I decided to send in my Nintendo Switch’s left Joy-Con for repairs. What follows is a brief timeline of how that went. LAST THURSDAY: I’m playing Splatoon 2, using the split Joy-Con motion control setup because I like to win. I realize that, now that I need the Joy-Con for a competitive…
Nintendo’s version of Rock ‘em Sock ‘em Robots, Arms, has struggled to stay relevant since its release back in June. Arms is by no means a bad game, and Nintendo’s been enthusiastically supporting it with post-release updates. But a month in, there isn’t much to grab onto with Arms Early on, Arms’ prospect as an…
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