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Changing the New Nintendo 3DS Faceplates Is a Snap

When Nintendo announced the New Nintendo 3DS would be getting faceplates, honestly, I rolled my eyes. Like, actually rolled them. But you know what? The faceplates seem like they could be pretty neat. In the video below, I do a quick explainer on how to remove the faceplates. It is surprisingly easy. (Apologies for the…

​The New Nintendo 3DS Seems Quicker

When Nintendo announced the New Nintendo 3DS, it said the portable was more powerful than the original. After loading a few games and booting up the machine, the NN3DS certainly does seem faster. In the above video, you can see me and my older son doing a quick speed test. This is hardly scientific! But,…

Live from New York City’s lovely Nintendo World store, it’s the first Super Smash Bros. 3DS National Open Tournament. The tourney runs from 6 to 9 PM Eastern time, so we’re only 40 minutes late telling you about it. Watch extra hard to catch up!

The New Nintendo 3DS Doesn’t Really Filter Porn

The New Nintendo 3DS’s internet browser is supposed to filterout things online that are unsuitable for kids. Then again, no, it appears it doesn’t. One of the newly added features includes a paywall that apparently filters websites in Japan. The filter, which blocks adult oriented sites, can be turned off for small 30 yen charge…

How the New Nintendo 3DS Stacks Up to the Original 3DS

Today in Japan, Nintendo released a new Nintendo 3DS—er, make that, the New Nintendo 3DS. I bought one for Kotaku, so let’s see how it sizes up to its predecessor. At last month’s Tokyo Game Show, I checked out the New Nintendo 3DS XL and was quite impressed with what I saw. While I’ve only…

Hacker Claims To Find Hint Of An 8-Player Mode For The New Smash Bros.

By necessity, Super Smash Bros. on the 3DS is a very different game from its predecessors. It’s built for a smaller and differently structured system and doesn’t have some of the stuff that previous Smash games had, like a tournament mode. But, what one person claims are newly discovered audio files hidden inside the game…

Number of Weird Moments in the New Bayonetta 2 Trailer

At least. Bayonetta’s never really been known for its sense of realism. I mean the focus is a witch with guns on her high heels that rips angels apart with her shape-shifting clothes. It’s weird. The Bayonetta 2 launch trailer is a bit more odd than I was expecting though. I still really love Bayonetta’s…

Cost of Nintendo’s Amiibo Figurines

Amazon looks like one of the very first retailers to allow pre-ordering Nintendos line of Amiibo figures. You can place your order for a mere $12.96. You’re reading Numbers, a blog on Kotaku that examines games and culture through the lens of math and statistics. To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected]…

Growing Up Sixty-Four

I dare say the Nintendo 64 is The Most Interesting Game System Nintendo Ever Made. It’s interesting for a laundry list of historical reasons: 1. Nintendo stuck with cartridges when CD-ROM was clearly The New Thing. CD-ROM would have allowed full-motion video and digital sound. Nintendo stuck with cartridges for fast load times. 2. Nintendo…

How Much Money Have You Spent On Your Wii U?

The Wii U has taken roughly $300 from your wallet already, but chances are you’ve purchased more than a few games for Nintendo’s newest home console. Just how much money depends on who you are. We’ve already asked you about how much money you’ve sunk into your Xbox Ones and PS4s, so now it’s time…

Smash Bros. Creator Explains How Characters Get on the Roster

The Super Smash Bros. series has always had a wide variety of characters to choose from, and the roster for the latest Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS is no different. So how did the series creator, Masahiro Sakurai, choose who would be in it? In his column in the latest Weekly Famitsu, Sakurai addressed…

​Who’s Your Main Character In Super Smash Bros. 3DS?

Sure, Smash Bros. is a game about watching a bunch of colorful characters duke it out. But it’s also about arguing over which character is best. I’m not a Smash die-hard like some of our staff members, but I’ve been having a hell of a good time with the new 3DS version of Super Smash…

I Wish GameCube Controllers Worked With More Wii U games

If you were looking forward to using the GameCube controller with any Wii U game other than the new Super Smash Bros., Nintendo had some bad news for you today: the forthcoming adapter will only be compatible with the new fighting game when the two come out next month. The company’s explanation today answers a…

New 3DS Game Looks Like An Indie Super Metroid

Here’s Xeodrifter, a new game from the Nintendo-friendly indie studio Renegade Kid, who are perhaps best known for the DS shooter Moon and the platformer Mutant Mudds. This one looks pretty special. Like a modern, independent take on Super Metroid. Killer chiptunes, too. Xeodrifter will be out for 3DS at some point in the near…

Player Beats Smash Bros.’ Hardest Boss Without Taking Any Damage

Cripes. I haven’t even been able to defeat Master Core on Smash Bros.’ harder difficulties at all yet, so watching this Ganondorf defeat a level 9 Master Core without taking any damage is baffling. Seriously, スマブラチャンネル is a beast for pulling this off. Level 9 intensity, for those that don’t know, is the highest difficulty…

Watch the Start Screens for Damn Near Every Game Boy Title

Don’t worry. They’re in alphabetical order. Like he’s done for the NES and the SNES before, YouTuber NicksplosionFX has assembled the introductory moments of almost every game released for Nintendo’s gray brick-like handheld. It’s probably not the entirety of the Game Boy catalog but don’t let any gaps stop you from basking in the inventiveness…

One Guy Is Trying to Sell More Video Games Than You’ve Ever Seen

Remember that one NES game that you played every night for weeks then never got back from a friend you lent it to? This guy probably has it. And thousands of other games from the 1980s and 1990s, too. He’s selling his entire collection for a whole lot of money. A seller going by the…

Super Smash Bros. 3DS Characters, Ranked

(Read our Smash Bros. 3DS review here.) 49. Dark Pit 48. Jigglypuff 47. Dr. Mario 46. Lucina 45. Falco 44. Ike 43. Olimar 42. Mii Fighters 41. Shulk 40. Peach 39. Luigi 38. Yoshi 37. Lucario 36. Zelda 35. Marth 34. Mr. Game & Watch 33. Sheik 32. Mario 31. Wario 30. Donkey Kong 29.…

Number of Smash Bros. 3DS Copies Sold

In addition to announcing the release date for Super Smash Bros. Wii U, Nintendo revealed official sales data for the 3DS version of the popular fighting game. After only a few days in the US and a couple of weeks in Japan, Smash Bros. 3DS has sold more than 2.8 million copies. Those aren’t Call…

Super Smash Bros. Finally Comes To Wii U Next Month

Super Smash Bros. Wii U will come out November 21 in North America, Nintendo announced today. It’ll launch alongside a wave of Nintendo’s amiibo toy figures. This follows the release of the portable version, Smash 3DS, which came out last Friday. The Wii U version will be $60 retail, or $100 as part of a…