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Reggie Plays Smash, Gets Owned, Talks Mad Shit

Last year, Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime made a shocking confession: he sucked at Smash Bros. But he swore he’d be back a year later to kick some ass, and true to his word, return today he did. He just forgot the part about kicking ass. Before it went down, he was talking the…

Metroid-Looking Mech Game Blastball Debuts At Nintendo Worlds

Two teams of three players attempt to shoot a ball through a shrinking goal in Blastball, a 3DS game with a Metroid-vibe making its debut during competition at the 2015 Nintendo World Championships. While the graphical style, the HUD and the single-weapon arm are giving off a real Metroid vibe, all we know about Blastball…

Watch The 2015 Nintendo World Championships Live, Right Here

The greatest Nintendo players in the country have converged on Los Angeles to compete in the 25th Anniversary Nintendo World Championships. Come watch history in the making. Well, first watch a brief pre-show from the Nintendo Treehouse, and then watch history in the making at around 3 p.m. Pacific, as the eight top Nintendo gamers…

Image of New Animal Crossing, Mario Maker Amiibo Emerges

This image is currently viewable on Nintendo of Europe’s site (via Eurogamer). It appears to show new Animal Crossing Amiibo, as well as an old-school Mario for Mario Maker, alongside some Amiibo we know already. We’re guessing they’ll make an official appearance at next week’s Nintendo Direct. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK, bringing…

How Much All Of Today’s Smash Bros. DLC Costs

Nintendo just released a ton of mostly paid downloadable content for Smash Bros. on Wii U and 3DS. Here’s what it’ll cost you, if you’re enticed. Two new characters on their own: New Mii Fighter costumes from Virtua Fighter, Animal Crossing, Mega Man and Splatoon: A classic stage from the original game (two are more…

Seven More Super Smash Bros. Amiibo Due In September

See anyone you fancy? But wait, there’s more. In this morning’s Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS Twitch stream, Nintendo showed off colorful plastic figures for four established fighters, as well as a trio of warriors for those who prefer making their own figures. R.O.B., Duck Hunt Dog and Duck, Mr. Game & Watch…

There’s probably still some unleaked info in Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. live stream this morning. Maybe. Hopefully? Watch the information blossom live on Twitch at 10:40 a.m. Eastern, damn early Pacific.

Want to see Ryu and Roy in action in Smash Bros. Wii U? Twitch usercrediar is currently showing off the pair via hacks on his stream, with more footage in hispast broadcasts archive. Update: stream ended and past broadcasts taken down.

Guy Spends Entire Splatoon Match Drawing Dicks, Still Wins

Give someone the ability to create anything they want, and there’s a 99% chance that person will make a dick. We’ve seen this axiom time and time again in video games. It was only a matter of time before it became true in Splatoon, too. As you probably already know, Splatoon’s entire schtick is that…

The Up All Night Stream Plays Rhythm Heaven: The Best + [Finished]

I’ve played a lot of music games in my day, but none do I love more than the Rhythm Heaven games. So join me as The Up All Night Stream plays the brand new Rhythm Heaven: The Best + and let me show you why. Update: Stream Complete! But you can see it in its…

One Year Later, Did Nintendo Keep Their E3 2014 Promises?

Nintendo’s digital event at E3 was one of the best “press conferences” in history, not because it was full of particularly great announcements but because it was short, sweet, and bullshit-free, setting an example for what an E3 event should be. Since it was a pre-recorded 45-minute show with lots of gameplay trailers and very…

There Are No Favorites in Smash Bros, Says Its Creator

Apparently, some Smash Bros. players out there are frustrated at the strength of characters like Kirby and Pit – both characters from franchises that director Masahiro Sakurai created. Because if Kirby beat you, it’s obviously the creator’s fault. “With Smash Bros., every now and then someone will vent their misplaced anger towards me.” Sakurai wrote…

Fans Think Upcoming Zelda 3DS Game Has A Playable Female Link

Earlier today, a trailer leaked for the upcoming 3DS version of Hyrule Warriors, an action game that originally released on the Wii U. Within this trailer, there’s an easily-missed moment that teases something pretty damn cool. Some background: last year, we reported on a page from the Hyrule Warriors art book that depicted “Linkle,” a…

The action game Hyrule Warriors is coming to 3DS—complete with Tetra and the King of Red Lions from Wind Waker. No word on a US release yet.

Pixel artist Jonroru made his own giffy version of Splatoon. This one looks like a SNES platformer or something for handhelds and not a Wii U game. The gameplay probably wouldn’t make sense in 2D. But it looks good! Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related…

Kid Gets Super Nintendo On Launch Day, Is Pleased

And you thought you were cool because you lined up at midnight and bought a PS4 with your own money. Tyler Esposito, meanwhile, gets to say that he got a SNES on August 23, 1991. The day the console was first released in the United States, when it retailed for $199. Well, he gets to…

Here’s the first look at Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, which is hitting the 3DS this winter.

Competitive Pokémon Website Trolls Sad Pokémon

Cute as they can be, some Pokémon just aren’t meant to be on a serious team. The leading competitive Pokémon website out there knows this, and it’s not afraid to take some hilarious shots at some pocket monsters because of it. Smogon is a website where competitive Pokemon players convene, and talk strategy. If you…

Zelda Fan Film Is Three Minutes of Link Being A Hilarious Jerk

Link will do anything for some extra rupees—even if it means screwing everyone else over. You’ve gotta watch this short by Callegos-Y. It’s one of the best Source Film Maker fan films out there. In it, Link finds that he can’t quite afford purchasing a new shield, so he takes matters into his own hands.…