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These Are the First Nintendo NX Games [Update]

We don’t know much about the Nintendo NX. Nintendo has called it a “dedicated game platform” that, perhaps, aims tosurprise players. Today, we do know two of the games headed for it. Update: August 4 – 4:00am Square Enix issued a comment to Kotaku regarding the NX release, attempting to clear up confusion as a…

Dragon Quest XI Announced for PS4, 3DS and Nintendo NX [Update]

The eagerly awaited follow-up to Dragon Quest X is headed to the PlayStation 4, the 3DS, and Nintendo’s upcoming console, the NX. Update: August 4 – 4:00am Square Enix issued a comment to Kotaku regarding the NX release, noting a discrepancy between the event announcement and the press release—head over here to see their statement…

In Brazil, Sega won the video game console wars of the 1990s. An article at Atlas Obscura delves into the Brazilian video game market, a weird place, one where a new PS4 costs three times as much as it does elsewhere. Contact the author at [email protected]

Never Stop Rapping Over Nintendo Soundtracks, Drake

The past few days have been hugely important for the Drake fans among us. They’ve been even more hugely important for the Nintendo game-loving Drake fans among us. The weekend was a major event for the latter group because, as Kill Screen editor Clayton Purdom notedthis morning, it’s the second time this year that the…

Devil’s Third Bears the Scars of a Troubled Development

As a critic, I endeavour to approach each game I play with an open mind. It’s almost impossible, however, not to have some preconceptions when a game arrives for review. Knowledge of the developer, familiarity with the circumstances of its development and experience within its chosen genre are just three of the factors that come…

25 Years Of The Dr. Mario Commercial Music Stuck In My Head

Call the doctor, Mario 0h-oh. It was on June 27, 1990 that Nintendo released Mario’s medical puzzle game for the Game Boy and NES, setting in motion the North American marketing effort that would result in the youngest doctor this side of Doogie Houser scatting in my head for all eternity. And by scatting I…

Massive August Splatoon Update Adds Private And Squad Squid Battles

Form up Squid Kids, it’s nearly time to build squads and play without those horrible strangers. Two new matchmaking modes arrive in Splatoon on August 5, plus 30 more player levels, more than 40 pieces of gear and a pair of new weapons. Squad Battles allow for organized groups of friends to form up into…

A new Metallic Red 3DS XL will go on sale in Japan on August 27, joining the current line-up of 3DS hardware and priced the same as other XL units. No word yet on an international release. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter@Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East is…

Stack The Pikachus. But Don’t Wake Snorlax!

This is a very cool toy. It’s also exactly the kind of thing I expect we’ll be seeing when Nintendo games finally hit mobile phones. Anyway, for now, this $20 Pokemon game (via Tiny Cartridge) is pretty simple: Snorlax is napping on a hammock, and you have to stack the Pikachus. Do it wrong and…

Don’t forget to grab Diancie. Mythical Pokémon Diancie is available through Monday for Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire in North American and PAL regions. I completely forgot (thanks for the reminder, Oliver!). Don’t be me.

Nintendo’s Shutting Down Wii U TVii Next Month

After nearly three years of letting Wii U owners in North America and Japan awkwardly interact with cable and streaming video services via their game pads, Nintendo TVii is officially going off the air on August 11. Everyone try to stay calm. One of the Wii U console’s most promising pre-launch features, Nintendo TVii promised…

Even Nintendo Doesn’t Know What’s Up With Splatoon’s Disturbing Sounds

Over time, fans have noticed that underneath all those bright colors and cheery attitude, Splatoon can be a pretty creepy game. Surely Nintendo has an explanation for that, right? Well… Some background, in case you’re not caught up with it: earlier this year, YouTuber Siertes found that certain Splatoon boss levels play disturbing sounds that…

“It just boils down to what kind of meta we want to see.” Avid Smash Bros. player and YouTuber Omni makes a strong case for not allowing custom moves in the game’s tournaments in the aftermath of EVO accepting them last weekend. I guess this means the debate is officially not settled yet!

A Game About Killing ‘Mario’

Mario is the ultimate video game hero, beloved by families the world over. Let’s kill him. Kill The Plumber is as close as the game’s developer could get to Fucking Murder The Shit Out Of Mario without risking a lawsuit. I mean, that character looks audaciously similar to Mario. And the art style! I’m kinda…

Honest Trailers Is Exceedingly Kind To The Super Mario Bros. Movie

I would have just wept openly for four minutes. I worked for a local movie theater when the Super Mario Bros. movie cam out, so not only did I get to see it once for free, I caught snippets of it on and off for three weeks straight. It’s the only film I can recall…

Smash Bros. Creator Remembers Satoru Iwata

“My mind went white and even now the reality hasn’t sunk in.” wrote Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai, recalling when he heard the news that Nintendo president Satoru Iwata had passed away In his column in this week’s Weekly Famitsu, Sakurai wrote of his impressions of the man. Iwata had been one of the interviewers…

A Good Reason To Celebrate The Virtual Boy’s 20th Anniversary

Nintendo’s first foray into 3D gaming was released in Japan on July 21, 1995. On this, the Virtual Boy’s 20th birthday, let’s take a moment to appreciate all the joy it has brought gamers over the years. No really, I’m serious. One of Nintendo’s biggest missteps, the red-and-black 3D gaming machine that is the Virtual…

“He was the creator of Kirby, he also helped out with many games like Balloon Tower Defense.” Read this great Paste article about fifth-graders reacting to the recent death of Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. “I know the two most famous games in the world right now… Minecraft, which is boring, and League of Legends, which…

The Battle Over Smash Bros. Custom Moves Comes To A Head This Weekend

If you talk to Smash Bros. players right now, they’ll tell you there’s a war going on over the Wii U game’s custom moves. The next front will be waged this weekend at EVO, because it’s the first major fighting game tournament that’s made them legal. Custom moves are a new feature Nintendo added to…

Thousands Attend Two-Day Funeral For Satoru Iwata

Thousands attended a two-day funeral service for the late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata in Kyoto, Japan this week, carrying umbrellas and even bringing Nintendo 3DSes to pay their respects. Over 2,600 people showed up during the first day and some 1,500 came on the second, Nintendo said in a statement to the Wall Street Journal.…