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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…

Splatoon Cosplay, Perfected

This is Japan’s Yazuki getting pretty much everything about Splatoon right.

Important Fire Emblem Fates Petting Update

The confusion around the self-censored Fire Emblem petting/touching mini-game is finally ending. We now must clarify that, while the American version of Fire Emblem Fates will not let you rub allied characters in exchange for gratitude, it will indeed let you tap your spouse in order to wake them up. We bring you this update…

Splatoon Is Lit With Players Arguing Over Pokémon Red and Blue

Splatoon players have some pretty strong opinions about one of the oldest fights in video games, Pokémon Red versus Pokémon Blue. As you might already know, Splatoon is holding a Pokémon-themed “Splatfest.” Basically, players choose a team—in this case, Pokémon Red or Pokémon Blue. After picking one, Splatoon sorts players into teams. Players then duke…

Luigi Beats New Smash Bros. DLC Characters By Doing Absolutely Nothing

It is 2016, and the Year of Luigi still hasn’t ended. Once again, Luigi finds a way to destroy the competition without so much as lifting a finger in this video by Omega Tyrant. It’s flipping hilarious to watch all the new DLC characters, from Bayonetta to Mewtwo, destroy themselves in a useless attempt to…

Fan Transforms Ganon Amiibo Into Final Fantasy VII‘s Barret

Here’s an insanely great custom Amiibo Barret from Final Fantasy VII, by artist GandaKris It’s not a 3D-printed model, but a skinned, repainted, remodelled version of the Ganon Amiibo. You can see traces of his beard in the WIP photo below, but otherwise GandaKris did an amazing job, and it’s pretty hard to recognize the…