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No, Animal Crossing Did Not Forget It’s A Leap Year

Happy Leap Day! Now get back to work.

‘Morality Holds Progress Back’: Inside The World of Nintendo Hackers

I recently listened to someone explain why they felt no guilt about hacking Mario Kart so that they could cheat in it. “Morality holds progress back,” he said. Huntereb has been uploading proof of his various Nintendo hacks for the past year or so. His most notable hacks involved the 2011 3DS game Mario Kart…

Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow’s Miiverse Is Amazing

Fantastic illustrations. Hilarious screenshots. Nostalgia. Pokémon’s Miiverse has it all—including, surprisingly enough, players who are experiencing Red/Blue/Yellow for the very first time. It’s one of the most heartening things I’ve seen this year. Here’s the best of the original Pokémon’s Miiverse. Kanto is a funny place Stand-out illustrations The newbies Celebrations

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: An Unfortunate Acronym

They probably should have gone with “Bright Sun” and “Dark Moon” or something to that effect for the next two Pokemon games, but they didn’t. Pokemon S&M it is. All we need now is a Pokemon wearing a gimp mask and . . . ah yes, Banette. Close enough. Let’s do this. Those of you…

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Pokémon Red vs Blue vs Yellow: Which To Buy

The original Pokémon games are out on the 3DS eShop tonight for $9.99, and while they largely offer the same experience, there are some differences between them, too. Each version has exclusive Pokémon which you can only capture within that game. The whole idea is to get players trading monsters with each other, which should…

The Best Starter To Pick In Pokémon Red and Blue

Tonight, many of you will be making an important choice when you pick up the re-release of Pokémon Red and Blue on 3DS: Charmander, Bulbasaur, or Squirtle? Truthfully, there are no wrong answers here. But depending on what you’re looking for, certain choices might make more sense for you than other ones. THE CASE FOR…

Possible Leak That Nailed Pokémon Codename Also Lists NX For 2016 Release

A supposed leak full of sensitive Nintendo information published earlier this week on the message board NeoGAF looked a little more solid this morning thanks to some new corroboration. If it’s all true, we may be seeing Nintendo’s next console—along with both Wii U and NX versions of Zelda—later this year. On Monday, a NeoGAF…

Pokémon Sun And Moon Confirmed, Out This Year For 3DS

Ladies and gentlemen, get ready for a new generation of Pokémon. About time, too: Pokémon X and Y came out in 2013, so it’s been a while since we’ve gotten a new game in the main series. While the logos for the new Pokemon games leaked yesterday, we actually got to see a second or…

Watch The Pokémon Direct Right Here [UPDATE: Over]

This morning’s Pokémon Direct will only be six minutes long, but we’re hoping it’s full of interesting news nonetheless. Maybe some suns and some moons? Let’s see. The show starts at 10am ET—watch right here. UPDATE – 10:10am: And it’s over. The news: Pokémon Sun and Moon are coming to 3DS later this year

Pokémon Moon And Sun Logos Pop Up

What are Pokémon Moon and Pokémon Sun, recently discovered in the European Union’s trademark database (via NeoGAF)? Could they be, perhaps, video games? Worth noting: Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have registered trademarks for many names that never actually come out, like “Pokémon Gray” and “Pokémon Delta Emerald,” both of which have led to endless…

The Fight Over The Best Way to Translate Fire Emblem Fates

When Fire Emblem Fates was released for 3DS in Japan early last summer, it didn’t have a US release date. Within 24 hours, fans were hacking the game and translating it on their own. What started as an experiment became a race to translate the game before Nintendo of America. Fire Emblem Fates, released as…

Fire Emblem Fates had the best U.S. launch in series history, Nintendo said this morning. They sold 300,000+ copies of the game. Also noteworthy: Birthright outsold Conquest, which makes sense!

There will be a Pokémon Direct on Friday, the day before Pokémon’s 20th birthday. According to Nintendo’s official site, the five-minute presentation, which will “celebrate 20 years of Pokémon,” takes place at 7AM PT—that’s 10AM ET, or 3PM GMT.

Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright and Conquest: The Kotaku Review

Fire Emblem Fates is a soap opera strategy game. You’ll spend as much time agonizing over battlefield tactics as you will wondering which characters should, like, totally hook up. Like 2013’s Fire Emblem: Awakening, Fates is a tactical role-playing game that allows players to control an army of fantasy chess pieces. Each piece has its…

Tips For Playing Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest and Birthright

You’re going to need more than a cool dragon transformation if you want to survive out in the battlefield. Thankfully, we’re here to help. As you may have heard by now, Fates is way tougher than Awakening. I’ve had to readjust some of my thinking about how Fire Emblem should be played. I thought I’d…

The Legend Of Zelda Was Born 30 Years Ago Today On An Ugly Little Floppy Disk

On February 21, 1986, Japan got its first taste of the magical land of Hyrule, though not on the famous gold cartridge Western gamers are familiar with. In early 1986, while gamers in the U.S. were getting acquainted with the Western version of Nintendo’s Family Computer (Famicom), the Japanese original got an upgrade in the…

Now, people outside Japan can register for Nintendo’s new account system. You can sign up here. It’s super easy, but if you have questions, this FAQ might help.

Project X Zone 2 Is A Stupid Fun Party With All Of Your Friends

Say you have several groups of good friends. Work friends, neighborhood friends, online friends; each group great in their own way. You throw a shindig to get them all together. Why? It doesn’t matter, as long as everybody gets together and has a good time. That’s Project X Zone 2 Top GIF from the Japanese…

Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem: The Kotaku Import Preview

True to its title Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem is a mix of the two games, but if you expected a dark and depressing tactics title, you’re more than a bit off the mark. Like many Shin Megami Tensei games, Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem is set in modern day Tokyo. The story…