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Remember those neat transparent 2DS consoles? Nintendo confirmed that they’ll be out in North America alongside Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire on November 21. Each handheld will retail for $99.99, but unlike their European counterparts, they will not come with a copy of Pokémon ORAS pre-installed.

New Super Smash Bros. 3DS Patch Will Address Balance Issues

Good news, Smash Bros. players! Nintendo announced an upcoming patch, stating it will adjust the game’s balance. Phew. According to Nintendo, the Ver. 1.0.4 update will adjust game balance as well as “fix various problems to make the game more enjoyable to play.” Nintendo hasn’t yet gone into specifics regarding what exactly will be changed…

New Amiibo Figures Include Wind Waker Link, Mega Man & Sonic

Yes, we only just got our hands on the first wave of Amiibo figures. But Nintendo is moving fast, and today showed off next batch of their NFC toys. Your wallets may be in grave danger. There’s Wind Waker Link. Sonic. Bowser. Mega Man. Rosalina. Sheikh. Sheikh!! They’ll be out on January 22 in Japan.…

Hell Is Eight People Playing As Little Mac In Smash Bros.

You’ve probablyseen eight player Smash Bros. matches already. Let me show you what is bound to happen once you’ve been playing Smash with friends for a few hours, and everyone has become open to doing terrible, terrible things. I’ve been having a lot of fun with the Wii U version of Smash Bros., and while…

Watch Every Secret Conversation In Super Smash Bros. Wii U

In Brawl we had Snake’s codec calls; today we have Palutena’s Guidance. If you play as Pit in Super Smash Bros. Wii U—out November 21—you’ll see a ton of hidden conversations between him, Palutena, and the nature goddess Viridi. Many of them are useful, and some are kind of hilarious. The fine folks at GameXplain…

Up Close And Personal With Nintendo’s Amiibo Figures

Because the Skylanders and Disney Infinity figures weren’t enough, the toy population of my desk has been increased by a dozen Nintendo icons. Let’s meet the Amiibo! Nintendo’s Amiibo figures utilize the Wii U’s built-in near field communication feature to interact with games like Mario Kart 8, Hyrule Warriors and the eagerly-anticipated Super Smash Bros.…

This Is What Smash Bros. Looks Like With Eight Players

Nintendo sent us an early copy of Super Smash Bros. Wii U this week, which means we get to share some footage with you in advance of the November 21 release date. Witness: EIGHT PLAYER SMASH. It’ll take some careful logistical planning to get seven controllers (and seven friends), so you might want to get…

Ridley to the rescue! In this Super Smash Bros for Wii U clip, one of us uses the famous Metroid villain to our advantage. Ridley only shows up on the Pyrosphere level and attacks everyone until one player smashes him enough to make him an ally. As Nintendo showed, you don’t actually control Ridley.

The Majora’s Mask Comparison We’ve All Been Waiting for

So, Nintendo is remaking The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask for the Nintendo 3DS. Let’s see how it stacks up with the original Nintendo 64 version. The N64 version was originally released in 2000, while the upcoming remake, titled The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D, will be out in spring 2015. Fifteen years later,…

A Terrifying New Way To Play Mario 64

Yes, Super Mario 64 has been around for nearly 20 years. No, that doesn’t mean people have stopped coming up with new ways to play it. Introducing Mario 64: Chaos Edition. It’s the strangest, most frightening thing. Basically, Chaos Edition is true to its name: everything goes completely nuts. Mario leaps 100 feet in the…

The Original 151 Pokémon, As Delicious Pancakes

The most important meal of the day, now with way more nostalgia. Here’s drdancake, going through the entire roster of Red and Blue in order to make dozens of pocket-monster shaped pancakes. Because why not. All of the tastiness, without any of the guilt that comes with eating actualPokémon. A win in my books! 151…

Why The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask Still Matters

One of the most frequent criticisms lobbed at the Zelda series is that it’s always just the same game, over and over again – that people who love it were indoctrinated as children and are incapable of seeing it for what it is. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK I have heard this not…

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Is Monster Hunter at its Best

This is the Monster Hunter game you’ve been waiting for. If you’ve been waiting. Monster Hunter is hands down one of Japan’s biggest video game franchises. The game pretty much single-handedly set both the PSP and later on the 3DS as the dominant handheld consoles in Japan. Now, with the release of Monster Hunter 4…

Nintendo President Responds to Worries Over His Health

Recently, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata appeared at a company shareholders meeting. He looked quite thin—something that did not go unnoticed. But Iwata wants you to know he’s recovering. Earlier this year, Iwata missed E3 on the advice of his doctor. Later, it was revealed that he had a growth removed from his bile duct. Online…

And You Thought Nintendo Cars Were Weird. Now There Are Fighter Jets.

There was an Ace Combat game released on the 3DS a few years back. An enhanced edition is coming out soon in Japan, and this version will support Nintendo’s Amiibo figures Stick one on and you’ll get one of the coolest fighter jets you’ve ever seen. Shown in a Japanese trailer earlier today are fighters…

Zelda And F-Zero Come To Mario Kart 8 Next Week

As part of the latest Nintendo Direct, Nintendo just announced that Mario Kart 8‘s world-colliding DLC is coming out next week. It’s coming out on November 13, specifically. It includes Link, Tanooki Mario, and Cat Peach as playable characters and eight new levels, including ones based on F-Zero and classic Mario Karts It’ll run you…

Remember Code Name STEAM? Here’s some new footage of its tactical action—and now we have a vague release date, too. Spring 2015, for the 3DS.

Watch Today’s Nintendo Direct Right Here [UPDATE]

UPDATE (5:36pm): Today’s big announcement was Majora’s Mask 3D, which will be out for 3DS this spring. We also saw new footage from Splatoon, Xenoblade Chronicles X, and the upcoming DLC for Mario Kart 8. You can watch the full 33-minute Nintendo Direct above. Original post follows: It’s just about time for the first real…

There’s a Nintendo Direct tomorrow focused on upcoming Wii U and 3DS games. What’s Nintendo putting out in 2015 and when? Expect those questions to be answered and maybe a few surprises in tomorrow’s Direct, scheduled for 5 pm Eastern time.

My Boy, A Zelda Christmas Is A Merry Christmas

The Christmas sweater is an artform. One that has just been pretty much perfected. Well, I guess you could argue against this technically, since this is just a screenprint on a regular sweater, and not an actual knitted jersey, but whatever. The pic wins where the fabric falls short. X-MAS, MAH BOY![theyetee]