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Metroid Prime Is Returning In The Weirdest of Ways
Following a more than five-year drought since the last Metroid game, Nintendo is bringing back their space adventure franchise with what looks to be a multiplayer-centric first-person game that, at least from its debut trailer, doesn’t feature much (or any?) of Samus Aran. The game is called Metroid Prime Federation Force. The trailer showed three…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 16, 2015 -
Nintendo’s E3 Event Began With A Bizarre Puppet Show
Nintendo kicked off this year’s digital E3 event by transforming its most public faces into puppets, and then Star Fox characters. These guys. At least Iwata, Reggie and Miyamoto look like they’re having fun, and that’s what it’s all about at the end of the day.
By Mike Fahey Published June 16, 2015 -
The Next Zelda Is A Three-Player Co-Op Adventure For 3DS
You wanted surprises from Nintendo at E3. Here’s one: The Legend of Zelda: Tri-Force Heroes, announced by Nintendo today at E3. It harkens back to Zelda co-op games like Four Swords Adventures, but this time for three players. The 3DS game is played from an overhead perspective like classic Zelda games and is slated for…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 16, 2015 -
There Will Be Bowser And Donkey Kong Skylanders That Are Also Amiibos
There are no Digimon that are also Pokémon and no Thundercats that hang out with He-Man, but there will be two new Amiibos this year that also work as Skylanders. Nintendo and Activision showed off the hybrid figurines during Nintendo’s Digital Event today. The figures will be compatible with this year’s Skylanders SuperChargers game on…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 16, 2015 -
Reiterating the company’s position from last month, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime told Nintendo fans today that the gaming giant won’t be discussing its “new dedicated game platform, code name NX” until 2016. Notice they don’t specify whether it is a console or handheld.
By Jason Schreier Published June 16, 2015 -
Nintendo Officially Announces Star Fox Zero
Nintendo promised a new Star Fox was coming, and, yep, a new Star Fox game is coming. Star Fox Zero looks familiar to other Star Fox games we’ve played in the past, though obviously it’s the first time Star Fox has appeared in high-definition, thanks to the Wii U. The big change with Star Fox…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 16, 2015 -
Watch Nintendo’s E3 Presentation Live, Right Here [UPDATE: Over]
It’s time for the third and final day of E3 press conferences, starting off with a pre-recorded digital presentation from the House Of Amiibo. Nintendo’s presentation starts at 12pm ET. They will probably not announce Mother 3. Watch here:
By Jason Schreier Published June 16, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThe New Rhythm Heaven’s Saddest Stage
Rhythm Heaven the Best + is full of cute Nintendo musical mini-games—and one surprisingly depressing one. At first sight, it doesn’t seem so sad. After all, it’s just a blue bear holding two sacks of groceries—one full of doughnuts and the other full of cake. But then he starts eating—popping cake and doughnuts up into…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 16, 2015 -
Super Mario Maker Looks Nuts
Here’s Mario’s iconic 1-1 level, remade into a giant death trap by the folks at Nintendo. Wow! The GIF above is a small slice of a Mario level debuted at the Nintendo World Championships today, and it gives us a small taste of just how bonkers Mario Maker levels will be. Players will be able…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 14, 2015 -
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…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2015 -
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…
By Mike Fahey Published June 14, 2015 -
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…
By Mike Fahey Published June 14, 2015 -
By Mike Fahey Published June 14, 2015
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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…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 14, 2015 -
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…
By Mike Fahey Published June 14, 2015 -
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…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 12, 2015