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People Love (And Hate) Splatoon’s Best Weapon

Splatoon isn’t out yet—but already, one of its classes is gaining the type of infamy relegated to items like the blue shell, or characters like Little Mac. Behold…Splatoon’s roller. [Source: Sleepy Jirachi] As some of you might know, Splatoon is a game about squid kids who fight with ink, not bullets. People got a taste…

7 Things You Might Not Know About The Wii

Nintendo’s original Wii is as peculiar a video game console as it is a successful one. Its story has some understandably wacky bits as well. Such as: have you ever wondered where Miis came from? The trivia pros at Did You Know Gaming? turned their gaze on the last-generation Nintendo console in their latest video,…

Nintendo Says No NX and No Smart Device Announcements at E3

Oh, and no announcements about Nintendo’s quality of life platform. Guess you’ll just have to be content with 3DS and Wii U news! At Nintendo’s recentinvestors meeting, company honcho Satoru Iwata was asked specific details on the upcoming home console that’s codenamed Nintendo NX (for example, the investor wanted to know if the “N” in…

Mother’s Day Must Be Really Tough For A Cubone

Ever since the release of Pokémon Yellow in the States, Mother’s Day always reminds me of the poor, unfortunate Cubone, who wears the skull of its deceased mother on its head and cries at the moon. Article originally published May 11, 2014. Depicted here beautifully by artist Ivania Arguello, Cubone’s official designation is Lonely Pokémon,…

From Broken Nintendo DS To Fully Functional Game Boy Macro

Remember the tiny little Game Boy Micro? Meet the Game Boy Macro, crafted from the once-dead remains of a Nintendo DS missing its top screen. Electronics modding enthusiast Anthony Thomas (via Reddit) was looking for a simple project to take on and noticed there were a lot of older Nintendo DS Lites missing their top…

Nintendo Needs To Work On Its Pre-Order Incentives

Starting today, you can download and play a demo of Splatoon on the Wii U e-Shop. I did exactly that, and was greeted with this screen shortly after finishing the game’s tutorial. I can’t help but laugh at Nintendo’s take on pre-order incentives here. Pre-purchase the game so you can get special gear you can…

Now That’s A Lot Of HP

Via Miiverse, a screenshot from the Japanese version of Xenoblade Chronicles X (which comes out in North America and Europe later this year). Is this the most damage we’ve ever seen done at once in an RPG? Discuss.

Nintendo Thinks They’ll Dominate The Garbage Mobile Gaming Market

This week in Japan, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata made some lofty promises about the company’s plan to make mobile games. “We will strive to expand this business into global markets at a steady pace so that eventually we will entertain hundreds of millions of people all around the world,” he said. “We are aiming to…

Xenoblade Chronicles X is Pure Scenery Porn

Xenoblade Chronicles X may be on a system far less graphically powerful than the PS4 or Xbox One, but that doesn’t stop it from having some of the most beautiful alien scenery I’ve seen in a game. At this point, I’ve been playing Xenoblade Chronicles X for around 20 hours. And in that time, I’ve…

By March 2017, Nintendo aims to have five titles on smart devices. These will be “carefully” selected. All IPs can be considered.

Today, Nintendo announced it has shipped 10.5 million Amiibos worldwide. With shortages, some fans might say that’s not enough! In case you missed it, check out Kotaku’s opinionpiece on the Amiibo problem.

Beautiful Nintendo Games That Deserve To Actually Exist

It’s May, which means it’s time for Japanese game store Meteor to hold its annual Famicase exhibition, an event where artists from all over the world come together to design fake Nintendo games. (Top design by Matthew Kenyon) One day, I’ll actually make the trip and see them in the flesh (there’s a cool little…

The Amiibo Problem

I do not think it is possible to like the entirety of a corporation. Take Nintendo, for example. I like the part of Nintendo that makes Zelda games and, with less alacrity, Metroid games. I do not very much like the part of Nintendo that loves to sell plastic. And, boy, does Nintendo love to…

Nintendo Is Coming to Universal Studios Theme Parks

Think Nintendo Land, but real. Today, Nintendo announced it is bringing its games and characters to Universal theme parks. “The immersive experiences will include major attractions at Universal’s theme parks and will feature Nintendo’s most famous characters and games,” stated an official release. To be clear, this isn’t a full-on Nintendo theme park. Rather, Universal…

An Unexpected Place Where the Wii U Struggles: Japan

Hey, good news! Wii U sales are up many countries. Bad news, they’re down in Japan. In the financial year starting in April 2013 and ending in March 2014, Nintendo sold 1.29 million Wii Us in the Americas. As Nintendo revealed today, that number increased to 1.85 million during the financial year ending March 2015.…

Nintendo is finally making money again, posting a 41.8 billion yen ($350 million) net profit. It doesn’t stop there, because Nintendo is forecasting its profit to double over this year. “A new source of revenue is expected from a gaming application for smart devices which will be released this year,” Nintendo stated.

All The Easy Shortcuts You Can Take In Mario Kart 8’s 200CC Mode

Among the many, many things that Mario Kart 8’s new super-ultra-mega-fast 200CC modechanges are the shortcuts every course has. Now they’re a lot easier to speed through—as long as you don’t run into a wall first. YouTuber Axsel made a handy video (via Reddit) of all the shortcuts in Mario Kart 8 that no longer…

The Guy Behind One Of The Year’s Best 3DS Games

“Creating a game with a new character like Qbby made me feel happier than I’ve ever felt before.” That’s Yasuhiro Mukae talking. He’s best known for making Kirby games, but we’re not talking about Kirby. Mukae is a longtime at HAL Laboratory, the game studio behind Kirby. He was also the director of Box Boy,…

The Up All Night Stream Plays Xenoblade Chronicles X [Stream Finished]

Xenoblade Chronicles was one of the best RPGs the Wii had to offer; and while we didn’t exactly love last month’s 3DS port of the game, we’re still excited to play the Wii U sequel. So join us as the Up All Night Stream plays Xenoblade Chronicles X Update: The stream is over but you…

Make Your 3DS Region-Free, The Easy Way

One of the best things about the DS was the fact it was region-free. One of the worst things about the 3DS is the fact it isn’t. Or, at least, it wasn’t A simple workaround has been developed by DS superstar smeathat lets anyone regardless of where they’re at play any 3DS game, regardless of…