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Mario Kart Is Getting A New, Harder Difficulty Level

Ever since the olden days when Mario and co raced in horse-drawn carriages, Mario Kart’s had three difficulties levels. Soon, though, that’s going to change. On April 23rd, Nintendo will release a free update to Mario Kart 8 that’ll add a 200cc mode. It’s apparently far faster than 50cc, 100cc, and 150cc, requiring a mastery…

Here’s the latest trailer for the new Fire Emblem, which Nintendo says will come to 3DS in North America in 2016.

Nintendo just announced a coming update for Code Name: STEAM that’ll let players fast-forward through enemy turns.

Attack on Titan 3DS Game Is Coming West Next Month

Jealous that Japan got an Attack on Titan game? Don’t be. Attack on Titan: Humanity In Chains is coming west on May 2015 for the 3DS eShop. You can check out the trailer for it below, or read some of our impressions of the Japanese version of the game here. From the Atlus press release:…

Nintendo 64 and DS games are coming to the Wii U! This includes classics like Super Mario 64 and Yoshi’s Island DS, both of which are releasing tonight on the eShop.

Shin Megami vs Fire Emblem Is A Real Game That’s Really Happening

The game, for the Wii U, is called Illusory Revelations #FE. It’s set in modern-day Tokyo. Holy shit. It’ll be out in Japan this holiday. The game was actually announced brieflyaround two years ago, but then went quiet. This trailer is not quiet. If you’re wondering why some of the comments below are so…excited, it’s…

Mario Maker has been delayed to this fall, Nintendo just announced. The Mario level-creator will be out for Wii U in September.

New Amiibo Include Ganon, Dr. Mario

A new Nintendo Direct means new Amiibo! There’s a whole new range of figures coming out over the next few months, including Ganon, Captain Olimar, Zero Suit Samus, Jigglypuff, Greninja and Dr. Mario. Interestingly, the two different Nintendo Directs (one for North America, one for Japan) had slightly different release dates (and figures). Nintendo also…

Lucas Is Coming Back To Smash Bros. In June

In today’s Nintendo Direct, Nintendo announced that Lucas from Mother 3 will be a downloadable character for Super Smash Bros He’ll be available in June. Here’s his announcement trailer:

Mewtwo Will Be Available in Smash Bros. On April 28th

Hooray! He’s almost here. You can watch him in action in his character reveal trailer here:

It’s Nintendo Direct time—you can watch tonight’s big Nintendo presser on their websitestarting at 6pm Eastern, or just keep refreshing Kotaku for all the news as it happens. Please understand.

Tomorrow, April 1, there’ll be a Nintendo Direct at 6 pm Eastern time, containing updates about the company’s upcoming Wii U and 3DS titles, followed by a short Nintendo Treehouse special on one of its spring 2015 releases. Ignore the date, Nintendo says this one’s no joke!

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Nintendo Mobile: The Winners!

Nintendo is officially making mobile games. While we wait to see what fruit the company’s partnership with DeNA will bear, our readers imagine exciting new ways to play and pay for Nintendo games on their phones and tablets. Maybe it won’t be all that bad? I was expecting last week’s‘Shop Contest to bear dozens of…

From the talented JonasDrawsStuff (whose Rocket Raccoon is my desktop wallpaper) by way of Reddit comes Star Fox in the style of classic Hanna-Barbera cartoons. Someone go back in time and make this happen.

Reminder: Nintendo Is Always Delaying Major Zelda Games

Today, Nintendo’s Eiji Aonuma announced that the upcoming Legend of Zelda game for the Wii U is not going to be coming out this year. That’s a bummer, but not an unprecedented one: Lots of console Zelda games have been delayed. Ocarina of Time was eventually released in November of 1998. (Via IGN) Wind Waker…

Plastic Boxes To Keep Your Amiibos Safe. Because, Amiibos.

Were Amiibos ever truly designed as gameplay additions? You have to wonder. Surely Nintendo knew what would really happen: that hordes of video game nerds in their 20s and 30s would descend upon them like a horde of cashed-up locusts, buy all the good ones them keep them locked away forever. Which explains why this…

What We Want From The New Nintendo NX Console

I was away on holiday in Japan when Nintendo said its first words about its new console, code-named the NX. Actually, I was climbing a mountain. But in the week since, I’ve had plenty of time for serious and not-so-serious conversations about what it might be and what it might do. This post originally appeared…

Super Mario 64, Exploding Into Pure Chaos

Madness. This playthrough of Super Mario 64 is pure madness; a game imploding into itself. That’s what makes it so great. Watch as the ever-hilarious videogamedunkey plays through a number of different versions of Super Mario 64, including the “chaos” edition, which we’ve covered before—it randomizes elements of the game, making it difficult to understand…

Jigglypuff’s Famous Rest Attack Put To The Test

One of the key things that makes Jigglypuff an absolute terror in the Smash Bros. ring is her “rest” move. If you’ve ever gone against the Puff, you know what I’m talking about: it’s when she falls asleep and then beats you into a pulp. But just how powerful is it, exactly? Numbers to the…

People Aren’t Waiting Around For Nintendo To Make A Female Link

Nintendo may or may not ever give us a woman version of Link from Legend of Zelda, but where there’s a will, there’s a way. Or a game jam. In recent times, there’s been speculation that the next Legend of Zelda‘s Link will be a lady, not to mention an honest-to-goodness lady Link sighting in…