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Why Is Everyone Fighting In Super Smash Bros. Anyway?
Nintendo might be the master of all things cute, but they’ve got their dark side as well. I mean, have you ever found yourself wondering mid-Smash Bros. match: “Why are you all so mad at each other? Wouldn’t you rather be relaxing on a beach together somewhere…I dunno…safe?” In this hilarious video, Dorkly imagines what…
By Yannick LeJacq Published September 25, 2014 -
Esports
Number of Combatants in First Official Smash Bros. 3DS Tournament
Starting on Oct. 4th, the day after the release of the new Smash Bros. 3DS in the US, 64 entrants at 16 different locations will square off for a chance to win a trip to New York and compete for the championship. Some folks have started organizing their own unofficial tournaments, but this will be…
By Dan Starkey Published September 25, 2014 -
Kotaku EastWe Asked Japanese Gamers If They’re Buying the New 3DS
Nintendo has a new 3DS coming out in Japan next month. It’s called the New Nintendo 3DS. Do you want one? Have you even heard of it? Kotaku East was at Tokyo Game Show, and much like our PS4/Xbox One poll from last year, we went around asking people if they were planning on getting…
By Toshi Nakamura Published September 25, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Bayonetta 2‘s Sales Are Depressing
Oh dear. Bayonetta 2 is out in Japan, and it looks like a terrific game. The early buzz on it is super positive. Shame that not many people are buying it. Blame the Wii U for that? As My Game News Flash points out, when the first Bayonetta game was released on the Xbox 360…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 25, 2014 -
Smash Bros. Online Is Pretty Strict
Here’s the big warning screen you’ll see if you flip through the Online portion of the manual for Super Smash Bros. 3DS, which comes out next Friday in the United States (and is out already in Japan). It’s… strict. As you can see, you’ll be penalized on the Nintendo Network for disconnecting from games, idling,…
By Jason Schreier Published September 24, 2014 -
Kotaku East
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 -
Kotaku EastOld 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 -
Kotaku EastGhost 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 -
Culture
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 -
Kotaku East
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 -
Kotaku East
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 -
Kotaku East
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