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An Unexpected Nintendo Game Is Headed To Arcades

Nintendo has a long(like, real long) history with arcade gaming, a tradition that’s continued into recent times with stuff like F-Zero and Mario Kart. But those are two games you would expect to see in an arcade. Nintendo’s latest arcade title, Luigi’s Mansion, is not. Yup. Luigi’s Mansion. Nintendo has handed the GameCube and 3DS…

​Teenagers Fight Each Other in the First Smash Bros. Game

“Wait, why are you wearing me?” Such is the power of Kirby, young one. You might expect the teenagers featured in the latest video from the Fine Brothers’ React channel to not know what they’re doing when playing Super Smash Bros. for N64. And that’s kind of true, since there’s a bunch of befuddlement on…

​Super Smash Bros. Glitch Bans Players for 136 Years

That’s a long time, but maybe just wait until the Wii U version comes out in a few weeks? Recently, Japanese Twitter user Zenaorz1 uploaded this image of a 71,582,030 minute ban—which equals 136 years. The image has been retweeted over one thousand times, and Zenaorz1 was left wondering what caused this. [Photo: Zenaorz1] As…

Ten Things You Might Not Know About Fire Emblem

Whatever happened to Fire Emblem 64? What’s with Casual Mode? How come we had to wait so long for the Fire Emblem series to come West?Did You Know Gaming has the answers. It’s hard to imagine Nintendo’s flagship strategy role-playing game series had six games and thirteen years under its belt before it made its…

How Bayonetta Got Dressed Up as Nintendo’s Most Famous Characters

It surprised people when Nintendo revealed alternate costumes for Bayonetta that let her look like some of the company’s family-friendly characters. Now, you can see the design process for getting Platinum Games’ sexy witch-warrior into Princess Peach, Link and Starfox costumes. A new blog post at developer Platinum Games’ site shows the various sketches character…

Someone Made Mario Kart In Team Fortress 2

This is probably the closest thing we’ll get to a PC version of Mario Kart, er, ever. Well, that was fast. Only a little more than a day after Valve added karts/bumper kart combat toTeam Fortress 2, someone’s already released a Mario Kart mod with three levels. It’s mostly rooted in the Halloween event’s brand…

The Creator of Smash Bros. Needs a Vacation

Director Masahiro Sakurai reflects on his workload on the latest Super Smash Bros., and holy hell, what a workload it is. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS is out and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is almost complete. In his latest column in Weekly Famitsu, Sakurai took a moment to reflect on the development…

Nintendo’s Newest Hardware Will Monitor Your Sleep

Today, Nintendo announced that it has begun work on a new platform. It’s not quite what you’d expect. Developed with US-based ResMed, Nintendo is working on a new QOL (quality of life) platform that uses sensors and the cloud to monitor people’s lifestyles. For example, the non-wearable QOL sensor can be placed next to a…

Nintendo’s Making Money Again! Pulls in $132 Million in Profit

After hemorrhaging cash for almost four years, Nintendo’s luck might be turning around. Wii U sales have doubled since last year, Smash Bros. has shipped 3.2 million copies and Tomodachi Life moved another 1.3 million copies. Nintendo’s still got a ways to go to catch up to Sony’s current-gen console sales, but with Smash Bros.…

Best Not To Think About Where Some Pokémon Items Come From

Some Pokémon items, like Pokeballs, are obviously man-made. But some items obviously come from Pokémon—and it’s probably not a stretch to think that collecting these items in bulk can have some ugly consequences. The Pokémon series has touched on this idea, somewhat. Remember the Slowpoke Well, back in Pokémon Gold and Silver? If not, here’s…

​Watch The Wii U Version of Super Smash Bros Right Now

Yeah, it’s being presented in French but Smash Bros is a universal language, non? The stream of the console version of Nintendo’s all-star brawler comes as part of Paris Games Week, with show attendees playing each other. No surprise that there’s a lot of Little Mac and Rosalina usage so far. [via NeoGAF]

Nintendo Might Be Making Money Again

After what seemed like a truly difficult period, Nintendo looks like it could turn its first yearly profit in four years. According to Reuters, Nintendo revealed that it turned a 9.3 billion yen ($86.1 million)* operating profit during the period starting in July and ending in September. Reuters adds that analysts, however, were expecting a…

​The Problem Every Smash Bros. Fan Will Face

Can you love two versions of Smash Bros equally? What about if one of them has a big, juicy eight-player mode? It is, as the folks at Dorkly posit, a true conundrum. If you’re a die-hard Smash Bros. acolyte, then it’s a given that you’ll be getting the Wii U version of Nintendo’s all-star brawler…

The legendary Pokémon Rayquaza is about to crash into a group of flying-types. DeviantART artist Arvalis made a really good job on this. Those tiny animated parts make this version of the serpentine beast totally badass. Rayquaza by Arvalis [DeviantART] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest…

Which Of Fantasy Life‘s Roles Did You Play First?

Level-5’s lovely little life-simulator/role-playing game, Fantasy Life, begins with players choosing one of 12 different lives to serve as their entry point into this colorful little world. Which was your first? Do you begin with a traditional RPG job, asJason Schreierdid with his Wizard, or do you start off with something more mundane? Patricia Hernandez…

Captain Falcon Is Way Better With Space Jam

Okay, yes—what isn’t better with Space Jam? Regardless, it’s rather entertaining to watch Captain Falcon spike a bunch of fools off Smash Bros. stages to that very tune. It helps, of course, that spiking is one of the most gratifying things to do in Smash Bros. games. Of course it’s a joy to watch BushBoyFalcon…

All of Bayonetta 2’s Boss Battles in One Place

There are a lot of boss battles in Bayonetta 2. They’re all sort of overblown, in a good way. Need proof? Here they all are, documented in two hours of video. Spoilers, obviously. All of the new sequel’s giant enemy showdowns get put together over at the Video Game Boss Fights channel. Seeing them all…

Pokémon Omega Ruby And Alpha Sapphire Bundled Together With A Bonus

Having trouble deciding between Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby? Now you can just buy both in one box, with a download code for 100 potions for each game to boot. Releasing November 21 exclusively at Best Buy retail and online and Amazon.com, the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Dual Pack bundles both…

Nintendo’s Amiibo Figures Look A Little Bit Different In Production

When introduced at E3 earlier this year and in the marketing materials that followed, Nintendo’s little plastic figureslooked fantastic, but some of the finer details seem to have been lost to the production process. Joystiq posted a set of photos featuring the finished figures earlier this week, which have been making the Reddit rounds over…

Fantasy Life Is The Best To-Do List I’ve Ever Played

Fantasy Life, released today by Nintendo for 3DS, is not so much a video game as it is a to-do list. Playing this game is akin to performing a series of increasingly difficult household chores. Some games ask you to slay demons or explore the frontiers of space; Fantasy Life asks you to go find…