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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.…

Satoru Iwata Memorial At The Nintendo World Store In NYC

This was the scene just inside the Nintendo World Store near Rockefeller Center in Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon. A touching tribute—especially those bananas—to the passing of the Nintendo’s well-regarded president: While the big line of Nintendo fans outside was for Amiibos, there were several people inside waiting to write messages honoring Nintendo’s late president and…

If Pokémon Evolutions Were Realistic

Bad news Bulbasaur. You might be one of the most popular Pokémon out there, with the ability to evolve into Ivysaur and Venusaur, but in the real world, things would be a bit different, and natural selection would settle things really quickly. Darwinism has a word with Pokémon evolution in Dorkly’s latest video: To contact…

If you’re looking for a good cry this morning, look no further than Yoot Saito’s touching blog post about Satoru Iwata, as translated by NeoGAF user Zefah. “I wish I had a StreetPass feature that could connect with heaven.” Damn You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek

Not Finishing Devil’s Third Was Never an Option

While it seems somewhat unclear as to who is publishing Ninja Gaiden creator Tomonobu Itagaki’s latest game, Devil’s Third in the West, the game will definitely be out in Japan next month. Thank goodness. After its initial announcement in 2010, Devil’s Third was dropped by its publisher, THQ. After seemingly getting locked in development limbo…

Russian Nintendo Fans Honor Satoru Iwata at the Japanese Embassy

After Satoru Iwata’srecent passing, a group of Russian fans decided to pay their respects by going to the Japanese Embassy in Moscow and creating a small memorial for the Nintendo president. According to IGN Russia, the fans converted a small information table into a makeshift memorial for Iwata, complete with flowers, candles, photos, and kind…