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An Amiibo Christmas Story, Or How The Redditor Saved Christmas
Jesse Salazar’s son wanted a Villager Amiibo figure from Nintendo for Christmas, but Jesse waited too long, and all the Villager Amiibo were gone. Then along came a helpful Redditor to save Christmas. As it happens, Jesse and his son are the co-stars of a “Let’s Play” series on YouTube called Familycom, so instead of…
By Mike Fahey Published December 28, 2014 -
Culture
What Are Your Favorite Made-Up Smash Bros. Mini-Games?
The advent of “Smashketball” showed that some of the best parts of this new Smash generation are the ones players create for themselves. Nintendo doesn’t make it easy to share custom stages or rulesets with one another, so the best way to share stuff is by talking online. What are the best made-up games you’ve…
By Yannick LeJacq Published December 26, 2014 -
Smash Bros. Fans Have Some Great Ideas For Cards Against Humanity
Needless to say, some of these are going to be pretty gross. That, and deep into Smash lore. The photos come from smashboards forum user UltimaNylocke, who posted some goofy suggestions for Cards Against Humanity additions on this cardcast page. More of my favorites from the custom set below: There are a lot more responses…
By Yannick LeJacq Published December 26, 2014 -
The First Kirby Game I Really Care About In Years
Despite his iconic presence as one of Nintendo’s foremost disgustingly cute characters, Kirby hasn’t had a good, solid game of his own in a while. And while Kirby and the Rainbow Curse is taking a quirky route to stardom, this new trailer for the Japanese version of the game makes me think that’s a good…
By Yannick LeJacq Published December 26, 2014 -
If Nintendo Ran The Hunger Games
It’s the Annual Smash Games and Wii Fit Trainer and Mega Man have been chosen as tributes. Machinima have put together their parody of The Hunger Games films in the vision of Nintendo and Smash Bros. It plays out pretty much how you’d expect. Merry Christmas! To contact the author of this post, write to…
By Tina Amini Published December 25, 2014 -
Pokémon’s Pallet Town Theme Played Perfectly On The Game’s Note Mats
That’s how you do it. A perfect execution of Pallet Town’s theme by Kemos Tay, using the note mats in Pokémon ORAS‘s Secret Base, with the bass line being played on the bottom screen and the main melody on top. You can even hear the furious mashing of the D-Pad. Pokemon OR/AS Secret Base –…
By Gergo Vas Published December 24, 2014 -
Five Smash Bros. Basics That You Should Master
So you want to be a Smash Bros. expert. Great! But becoming a better player isn’t just a matter of fast reflexes. It’s also a matter of knowing what to do. You know what they say about knowledge and power, right? Earlier this month we covered Super Smash Academy‘s first “basics” video, which covered things…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 23, 2014 -
New Pokémon Hacked, So You Can Play As The Bad Guy
Pokémon hackers have been busy lately. Not only have they spilled the beans on unreleased legendaries in the last few months, they’ve also figured out how to tinker with Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire—and the results are hilarious. Here’s one hack, uploaded by Huntereb and created by @Reisyukaku, that involves replacing the main character’s model…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 23, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Hands on With the New Ace Attorney Demo
Capcom had a playable demo of the latest Ace Attorney game, The Great Ace Attorney: The Adventures of Ryunosuke Naruhodou at this year’s Jump Festa that highlighted the games new addition to the series, the “collaborative deduction” system. The demo was relatively short, taking place on a boat to England where the protagonist and his…
By Toshi Nakamura Published December 23, 2014 -
Now This Is How You Banana Snipe Someone In Mario Kart
Plenty of people claim to be expert banana snipers in Mario Kart 8. Few can actually show for it. Imagine my surprise, then, when I saw someone boasting online about “banana sniping like a boss,” and they actually were. The pro banana sniper in question is Reddit user martinaee, who posted a flex-worthy video on…
By Yannick LeJacq Published December 22, 2014 -
Seven Things You Might Not Know About the Nintendo 64
You’ve seen the famous Christmas video. You know how important Super Mario 64 is to the design history of video games. But there are a few other nuggets of information about the Nintendo 64 that you may not know. Let’s learn, shall we? In the latest stop-motion retrospective from VSauce3, the beloved Nintendo console in…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 22, 2014 -
Pokémon’s Ridiculous Timeline, Explained In A Single Image
Thanks to shenanigans involving alternate dimensions in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Pokémon’s timeline has officially become bonkers. But, there is a way to make sense of it. Basically, there are three different Pokémon dimensions, all of which house their own Pokémon games. In one dimension, you’ve got all the original Game Boy games,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 22, 2014 -
The Evolution Of Nintendo’s Control Pads, Illustrated
While changes to the Xbox and PlayStation pads have been relatively minorover the years (though that doesn’t mean changes haven’t been interesting), Nintendo’s controllers have been to hell and back over the last 30 years. As this hypnotic gif illustrates. While the gif above is at a fixed speed, you can adjust things to suit…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2014 -
The Pokémon Players Who Want To Save Christmas
Pokémon players around the world are coming together in the name of holidays next week. The plan? To brighten up the day of any kid that is playing Pokémon for the first time, after receiving any of the new games as Christmas presents. First, some context. New Pokémon games, like X & Y or Omega…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 19, 2014 -
Why Pokémon Players Are Obsessed With Blissey Secret Bases
In two words: experience points. Heaps and heaps of experience points. As you might already know, Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire include something called “secret bases.” Think of them like treehouses. Hidden throughout the game are nooks and crannies that players can move into and decorate, Animal Crossing style. While the game gives you…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 18, 2014 -
Kotaku EastNintendo Warns Parents About Kids Spending Their Money
Parents, do you know what video games your kids are playing? Do you know what they’re buying? Please pay more attention. For Nintendo. It happened with the iPhone, costing Apple millions of dollars to pay back people whose kids went overboard with in-app purchases on their parents’ iPhones. Now, Nintendo is asking that parents and…
By Toshi Nakamura Published December 18, 2014 -
Players Are Trying To Clean Up Pokémon’s Hacked Trading System
Right now, the GTS—Pokémon‘s online system, which allows players around the world to trade monsters with each other—is a mess. Normally, newer Pokémon games don’t let you name your Pokémon anything offensive. To wit, a friend tried naming a Pokémon she recently caught “Grassy,” but the system is so strict, that it wouldn’t allow it.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 17, 2014 -
How To Do Smash Bros. Wii U’s Version of Wavedashing
While the new Smash games don’t have the famous technique from Melee that players called wavedashing, they do have something called “perfect pivoting”—and it’s similar/useful enough that you’ll want to learn how to do it if you’re playing seriously. My Smash Corner explains how to do the technique in this video, and why it’s worth…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 17, 2014 -
20 of the Best Falcon Punches In Smash Bros.
Nailing a good Falcon Punch is probably one of the most satisfying things to do in Smash Bros. And while you don’t see them all the time in competitive play, the Falcon Punches that serious players land can be very bombastic. Here’s a compilation of a bunch of great Falcon Punches by GRsmash. You might…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 16, 2014