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Reminder: The Game Boy Was Almost Indestructible

Yes, a Game Boy survived a bombing raid. But as famous as that story is, who’s to say it wasn’t a fluke? So Wiredgot Nintendo’s old handheld and did some slightly more scientific study on it. I say slightly because that test involved dropping it a couple of times then having a giant man smash…

Angry Wives, Vicious Dogs And Other Super Mario Bros. Secrets

Did you know the odd behavior of the ghosts in the Super Mario Bros. series was based on the negative reaction of a developer’s wife to long work hours? Just one of many facts uncovered in Did You Know Gaming‘s continuing Super Mario Easter Egg Hunt. I’m pretty sure I knew the Chain Chomps were…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Next New 3DS: The Winners!

Followinglast week’s reveal of Nintendo’s New 3DS, I asked our photo manipulation-savvy readers to take us beyond that announcement to the next next 3DS. They did not disappoint. Well, most of them didn’t. The most non-disappointing entry of them all this week comes from Arch Duke Maxyenko, who correctly guessed (probably) that the only step…

104 Ways To Die In The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask

Not content to kill Link in 104 ways inOcarina of Time, YouTuber MasterOfHyrulereturns for another round of senseless deaths, this time in the simply to-die-for Majora’s Mask. I found death so prevalent in The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask that I never actually finished the game. Well, it was a combination of the death and…

A New World Record Ends Hank Chien’s Reign As Donkey Kong Champion

In December of 2010, New York area plastic surgeon Hank Chien set the world record high score for Donkey Kong — 1,068,000 points.He topped that score four times over the next two years, setting the score at 1,138,600 in November of 2012. Thursday evening, DK competitor Robbie Lakeman scored 1,141,800 points, ending Chien’s reign of…

Nintendo, Why Must You Be So Cruel?

This is a plush Yoshi doll. It is very cute. Not just cute, it’s painfully adorable. This is the level of cuteness that makes me cringe with something that feels like genuine pain. So what’s the problem? It’s being released for Club Nintendo Europe. That means I am going to have to go to incredible…

The New Nintendo 3DS Is Getting a Truly Spectacular, Um, Box

Packaging! Who cares, right? Well, I usually don’t care. But man, look at this New Nintendo 3DS box. It’s unlike any game packaging I’ve ever seen. Above and below are the packaging for the regular-sized New Nintendo 3DS, via game site Inside The background is supposed to represent the faceplates you can swap out for…

Nintendo’s Border Control Still Sucks

A newmodel of the 3DS brought renewed hope that Nintendo might reverse its backwards stance of region-locking its hardware, preventing the import of games from other parts of the planet. Turns out that was a fool’s hope. The company has confirmed with GameSpotthat, like the 3DS versions before it, the new models will be region-locked.…

The Guy Who Hunts The Rarest Pokémon of Them All

Not all Pokémon are created equal. Some legendary Pokémon, like Groudon and Kyogre, feature more prominently in the games’ stories. Other Pokémon, like Garchomp, have superior stats. And some, like Lucario, are fan favorites. None of those, however, are as coveted as the fabled Shiny Pokémon. Shiny Pokémon are special monsters that come in sparkly…

Enemies In Super Smash Bros. Sure Love Killing Themselves

When people think Smash Bros., they think multiplayer—people huddled around a TV, furiously pressing Gamecube controller buttons as characters like Fox and Marth dart across the screen. But playing against the computer can be plenty entertaining, too. You may know Omega Tyrant as the person behind the video where Luigi wins Smash matches by doing…

The Wii U is set to have quite a 2015, if the delay bug doesn’t bite. Nintendo of America tweeted a general release schedule for the Wii U’s next year, and it includes everything from Star Fox to Zelda to crazy Miyamoto projects like Project Guard and Project Giant Robot. What do you think?

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Forget Mario and Yoshi, Here’s “Dino And Martin”

“Dino and Martin” bump and go toy, featuring a Yoshi with laser eyes. Via R/Gaming You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Nintendo’s Little Plastic Figures Look Fantastic

Nintendo’s Amiibo figures are, like Skylanders and Disney Infinity, designed first and foremost for video games. But where they differ from Activision and Disney’s efforts is that I would buy all of these just to sit on my desk, quality of the games be damned. Especially since, at $13 each, they’re comfortably in “I’m just…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Next New 3DS

Nintendo recently announced a new model of their 3DS handheld, packed with more power and cool new features. Neat, but that was Friday and we’re bored now. What’s the next next 3DS going to look like? To the Photoshop mobile! I know we’ve been waiting for a second analog stick for a long time, but…

The Ominous First Advertisement For The NES

A menacing ROB stars in the first advertisement for the Nintendo Entertainment System: Via the excellent Video Game Preservation Dump (and Twitter). You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

The Good And Bad Of Mario Kart 8’s First Major Update

Nintendo made a few changes to Mario Kart 8 this week—some big, some small, some the size of a luxury car brand’s new SUV. If nothing else, this gives us a good opportunity to pause and reflect on how one of the summer’s biggest games is doing. So let’s do that. I’ve been playing Mario…

What We Know About The New 3DS So Far

Nintendo woke us all up early this morning with a fresh batch of information about a new and improved 3DS mobile console it’s making. Most of this was geared towards its Japanese audience, however, so let’s break down the relevant parts of the news for gamers outside the company’s home country. Here are the main…

Everbody Should Have A Zero Suit Option In Smash Bros

Why limit it to Samus? Every Smash Bros combatant should have a zero suit option. Zero Suit Shulk via @mikemcwhertor and Zero Suit Kirby via @avestal You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Don’t Expect The New 3DS Outside of Japan This Year

News of a shiny new 3DS upgrade--along with a Xenoblade port—came as a pleasant surprise to many Nintendo fans this morning, but don’t expect to see the New 3DS in North America or Europe this holiday. In an English press release on their website today, Nintendo confirmed that yes, the New 3DS will likely make…