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Marvel at How Yokai Watch Has Totally Overtaken Japan

Y ou might have never heard of Yokai Watch. Maybe you have. It’s a 3DS game and anime withhard-to-gettoys. In Japan, it’s extremely popular at the moment. But sales numbers aside, what is a good way to tell? Merchandise, that’s how. Endless merchandise. For years now, Pokémon has appeared all over kiddy merch in Japan.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 24, 2014

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Old Mario Is Bittersweet and Somewhat Depressing

This short film, titled “Old Super Mario,” was done by YouTube user Daiki Sugimoto. It’s well done, but kind of a downer. Old Super Mario[Daiki Sugimoto@YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 24, 2014

Australia Gets The New 3DS This Year

As per the all the new Australian focused Nintendo Direct, Australia will be the only country outside of Japan to be able to purchase the New 3DS in 2014. The console won’t be sold in Europe or the US until 2015. The Australian release date is set at November 21, 2014. I can’t remember Australia…

Mark Serrels Published September 24, 2014

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Ghost Hands Show Off the New Nintendo 3DS

Look at those hands! Those fingers! You can see right through them. How spooky. Here is the debut commercial for the New Nintendo 3DS, which gives a quick rundown of what features people can expect when it’s released in Japan next month. Ghost fingers not included. Newニンテンドー3DS TVCM[Nintendo@YouTube] To contact the author of this post,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 24, 2014

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Super Mario World, Beaten In Record Time

Nine minutes and fifty one seconds. That’s all speedrunner linkdeadx2needs to blaze through Super Mario World, and it’s a treat to watch him do it (in Mario PJs, to boot!) This is an ‘any percentage’ run, which means that a player doesn’t need to get 100% completion to beat the game and claim a time.…

By Patricia Hernandez Published September 23, 2014

A World Map Showing Where People Are Playing Smash Bros Right Now

Here’s a cool new feature in the newest Super Smash Bros. game for 3DS: a map of the globe that shows where everyone’s playing at any given time. As you can see in the shot above, right now most Smash players are based in Japan, though that’ll likely change when the game comes out in…

By Jason Schreier Published September 23, 2014

Thank Pokémon for the Cool Transparent 2DS Handhelds

I’ve always thought the Nintendo 2DS looked, well, terrible. These new 2DS handhelds don’t. Transparent hardware is terrific-looking, and these 2DS units are no exception. According to Eurogamer, the Transparent Red and Transparent Blue 2DS handhelds will be released in Europe when Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire go on sale in late November.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 23, 2014

Smash Bros. Glitches Are The Best

Though the 3DS version of Smash hasn’t released everywhere yet, players are already finding bugs. And given that this is Smash, a game where anything can happen, it’s probably not surprising to hear that many of the glitches in the game are of the absurd variety. Here’s how the game is bugging out for people.…

By Patricia Hernandez Published September 22, 2014

Nintendo Turns 125 Today

Nintendo, best known as the creator of the dog from Duck Hunt, turns 125 today, and if that doesn’t seem very old, consider this: when Nintendo first started, the U.S. had 38 states, and the president was Benjamin Harrison. Yep, today we know Nintendo for iconic video games like Barker Bill’s Trick Shooting and Ken…

By Jason Schreier Published September 22, 2014

Pokémon’s Pallet Town In The Sims 4

Pallet Town, the home of Professor Oak and a total of 8 people might be small with its original three buildings, but that’s just the right size to make a Sims version possible. Trunkleton, the creator of this build, was really careful with the details, even indoors, on this 50×50 lot: Here’s “Gen IV” Pallet…

By Gergo Vas Published September 22, 2014

The Creepiest Super Mario Easter Egg

The third and final installment of Did You Know Gaming‘s Super Mario Easter Egg Hunt takes us from Super Mario 64 straight through to Super Mario Galaxy 2, where we come across mysterious creatures that still give me nightmares. Why does a lovely discussion about Yoshi cameos in the original Super Mario 64 and the…

By Mike Fahey Published September 22, 2014

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Don’t Worry, Japan Still Loves Pokémon

The fever over Yokai Watch might have caused some to wonder if Japan still gets excited by Pokémon. The answer to that is rather simple: Yes, it does. Over the weekend, pre-orders began for Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire. The longest line was at the Pokémon Center in Tokyo, which had a three-hour…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 22, 2014

Samus Added To A Thrift Store Painting

Samus spends a day at the beach in this modified thrift store painting. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

By John Struan Published September 21, 2014

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What Do Pac Man‘s Ghosts Taste Like?

Pac Man has been spending decades chowing down on stuff. Eating seems to come so naturally to him I never stopped to consider if he enjoys the taste of everything he eats. Apparently, neither have his owners. During the Q&A session at a presentation of the upcoming Pac Man game, Pac Man and the Ghostly…

By Toshi Nakamura Published September 21, 2014

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The Up All Night Stream Plays Bayonetta 2 [Completed!]

I may want nothing more right now than to crawl into a corner and die from exhaustion after an exhilarating dose of TGS this past week, but there are still games to play—namely, Bayonetta 2 which came out here in Japan yesterday. So join me as I play for as long as this broken body…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 20, 2014

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Finally Exploring Final Fantasy Explorers. Is It Fantastic?

Square Enix offered a playable demo of the new Final Fantasy Explorers at this year’s Tokyo Game Show and I got a chance to give it a whirl. It’s a solid game. It’s a Final Fantasy game. But I’m not sure it’s a solid Final Fantasy game. The basic game format is your standard mission-based…

By Toshi Nakamura Published September 20, 2014

The Best and Worst Taunts In The New Smash Bros.

Taunting is an important part of any multiplayer game—and Smash Bros. is full of taunts. In fact, every character has a handful of taunts, all of which you can look at right here. GameXplain has a compilation video of every Smash character’s taunts, and it’s definitely worth a watch. Be warned, however, that the video…

By Patricia Hernandez Published September 19, 2014

The More Damage You Have In The New Smash Bros., The Harder You’ll Hit

A small change can make a huge difference—and it looks like the new Smash Bros. has a tweak that’ll definitely change the way the game plays. CLASH Tournaments is calling this tweak “the rage effect.” Basically, the way it works is, when a character is at a high percentage—that is, when they’ve taken more damage—that…

By Patricia Hernandez Published September 19, 2014

The Small, Weird Way Nintendo Changed Mario Kart 8’s Online Multiplayer

Mario Kart 8 received its first big update at the end of August. Most of the changes were welcome improvements. But one took some time to sink in: the new online ranking system. Now that it has, some players are left feeling confused and upset. If you’re playing Mario Kart 8 regularly and didn’t notice…

By Yannick LeJacq Published September 18, 2014

New-Gen GTA V Release Date May Have Scared Sonic Off

Back in July, Sega announced that the upcoming Sonic Boom games would be hitting the 3DS and Wii U on November 11 and 18, respectively. This morning, the Japanese company updated the release date of the Wii U version. Guess they don’t want their hedgehog getting becoming a Grand Theft Auto casualty? Both Sonic Boom…

By Evan Narcisse Published September 18, 2014