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Smash Bros. Player Is So Damn Good, There’s Now A Bounty On His Head

Gonzalo “Zero” Barrios is on a hot streak. Since November 2014, he’s come in first for every Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament he’s participated in. That makes a whopping 34 consecutive first place wins for the 1v1 category. It’s absurd. Things have gotten so ridiculous, that now even spectators are trying to see…

This is Doug Bowser, Nintendo’s new VP of Sales. Yes, Nintendo hired a guy named Doug BOWSER. They claim he has “no relation to the King Koopa and Mario’s nemesis.” Uh huh. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek

A Look at Adding Mario to Non-Mario Games

This week sees the US release of Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition, which (as the name implies) includes a version of the addictive mobile game completely redone with Mario characters, enemies, and levels. But this is far from the first time Mario has taken over a pre-existing game. There are numerous…

The Journey to Becoming a Nintendo World Champion Starts Here (or There)

You know how Nintendo’s bringing back their old-school World Championship competition? Well, they’ve just announced the eight U.S. locations where players can go to qualify and earn a chance to go to the big showdown at this year’s E3. Get pumped. Folks who want to try and grab at Nintendo glory will be playing the…

The Monday Stream Plays Splatoon, Looks Hella Cute While Doing It [Done!]

Splatoon is a very special game—and I’m excited to show you why in a livestream today. Starting at 6pm EST, I’ll be doing an hour-long Splatoon stream right here. Join me to catch a glimpse of what may legitimately be the most exciting shooter of 2015. We’ll play a couple of matches, show off the…

Every Fairy From The Legend Of Zelda. Even The Hideous Ones.

Which is your favorite fairy from The Legend of Zelda franchise? Our old friend MasterOfHyrulehas compiled a video featuring each and every—what the hell is that thing? Someone kill it! Set it on fire! Glue an Xbox One game to it! Okay, we’re safe. My personal favorite fairies are the ones from Ocarina of Time…

Puzzle & Dragons Z’s Freedom Bores Me

After years of dealing with the stamina restrictions and constant rotation of powerful paid content in the mobile version of Puzzle & Dragons, the pay once, play forever structure of Puzzle & Dragons Z for the Nintendo 3DS sounded like a dream. Sometimes dreams are stupid. Behind the annoying microtransactions and frustrating, play-limiting stamina bar…

Nintendo Won’t Make the 3DS Region-Free, But the NX Might Be

People hate Nintendo’s region-locked consoles. While the Kyoto-based game maker says it can’t unlocked current 3DS unit, the upcomingNXconsole could be region free. Nintendo is looking at that right now. No promises, though! During a recent investors meeting, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata wasasked the following question: When you were asked if you would lift the…

Xenoblade X Lets You Launch Your Camera into the Stratosphere

I had no idea how much I wanted an RPG to let me do this until now. Xenoblade Chronicles X is not an easy game to navigate. It is simply massive and can take hours to run across. More than that, even with waypoints, it’s common to find an unclimbable mountain or area full of…

Surprise: Nintendo just released a new Pushmo game. It’s called Stretchmo, and it’s on the 3DS eShop today. The first seven puzzles are free; you can buy the rest separately, or as a bundle for $10. (Pushmo, of course, is one of the 3DS’s best games.)

The Trailer for The Latest Ace Attorney Game with English Subtitles

Capcom recently released a new trailer fortheir latest Ace Attorney game. Now watch it with handy translations. The ancestor of Phoenix Wright, Sherlock Holmes, Watson as a young girl… the newest Ace Attorney game, The Great Ace Attorney: The Adventures of Ryunosuke Naruhodou has is all. The new trailer also focuses on a couple of…

Well, someone’s pretty psyched about the return of the Nintendo World Champs

Nintendo’s E3 Plans Include A World Championship Comeback

Nintendo has announced its E3 plans: the Nintendo World Championships are coming back after 25 years. What?! The championships are on June 14. The company will also have a “Nintendo digital event” on June 16 at 9 a.m. PDT, and their Treehouse group will return with another set of all-day livestreams. Yes, Nintendo’s event is…

Music Video Turns The NES Into A Deadly Weapon

It’s mostly ‘80s nostalgia in the video for The Fjords’ “All In”—until the kid pulls out his NES Zapper and starts blowing people away. The first sign that something’s not right in the video comes as the young boy lays out an arsenal of fake Nintendo Entertainment System cartridges. The Massacre? Fireball? Rocket? I’ve not…

Why the Triforce Is On The Grave of the Game Boy’s Creator

The Triforce. It’s an iconic symbol in gaming. And as Kotaku previously pointed out, the original design is part of Japanese culture. It’s also on the grave of a legendary Nintendo designer. Here’s why. Few of us will impact the world like Nintendo’s Gunpei Yokoi did during his life. Whether that was creating the Game…

Attack on Titan Has The Best Miiverse Community

Today, Attack on Titan: Humanity In Chains releases for the west on the 3DS. But since the Japanese version of the game has been out for a while, that means the game’s Miiverse forum is already chock full of fantastic art. It’s surprising what people can pull off with such limited tools! Let’s take a…

“I think Banjo-Tooie’s the better game.” So says Kotaku reader BlackmanFord in a series of comments below the chat we published yesterday celebrating Banjo-Kazooie. Read his thread for some Tooie love.

Announcement Of Announcement Of Announcements

By now we’re all used to announcements of announcements, but Nintendo is taking things to the next level: here, for your amusement, is an announcement of an announcement of how they’ll deliver their E3 announcements. Video games! You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @jasonschreier

The Real Pokémon Theme Park: A Look Back

With the news of a Nintendo collaboration with Universal Studios, many fans are excited for the theme park possibilities. Will there be a Mario Kart ride? How about a Pokémon one? Well, ten years ago, there was an entire amusement park in Japan dedicated to Pocket Monsters. Dubbed Pokémon The Park 2005 (and, like the…

The Origins Of Nintendo’s Trademark Box Art

From the very first days of its home console business, Nintendo has given its box art a trademark standard, a border or frame that clearly marks the title as being for a Nintendo system. Did you know, though, that this trademark is a lot older than the NES or Famicom? In the 60’s, Nintendo was…