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Nintendo Fans, Given The Chance To Post Porn, Crack Jokes Instead
Something went wrong today with the Mario & Luigi section of Nintendo’s Miiverse community, allowing users to post any kind of image (so long as they could view it on the Wii U’s web browser), not just a screenshot of the game they’re playing. Yet given the opportunity to post anything, the fans there –…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2014 -
The Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: White House Pokémon
What possesses a Pokémon fan to storm the most protexted lawn in the United States of America decked out in Pikachu gear? Perhaps this week’s Photoshop contest can shed some light on the matter. In case you missed it, an obvious lover of all things Pikachudanced with the Secret Service on the White House lawn…
By Mike Fahey Published September 14, 2014 -
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What I Love and Hate About Super Smash Bros. 3DS So Far
Back in the day, I bought Super Smash Bros. for the N64 on day one. In high school, Smash Bros. Melee was constantly hooked up to the TV of our dorm. So needless to say, I played a lot of Smash Bros. growing up. But for nearly 8 years, I haven’t touched it—until I picked…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 14, 2014 -
Super Smash Bros. Is Wrecking Some People’s 3DS Handhelds
Now that Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS is out on, well, the 3DS in Japan, people are playing it. And some of those people are reporting that the game is resulting in broken Slide Pads. Note: This article shows unlocked characters. Do not read further if you don’t want them spoiled. The Slide Pad…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2014 -
Kotaku East
The Saturday Morning Stream Plays Super Smash Bros. 3DS [All Done]
Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 3DS is out in Japan. So while you wait anxiously for the upcoming western release, join me as I once again steal the Saturday Morning Stream from Fahey’s cold dead hands to bring you Japanese import gaming action. Now keep in mind two things as you watch. While I…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 13, 2014 -
President Obama Showed Up in Smash Bros. Today
POTUS vs Samus. The Commander-in-Chief vs. the galaxy’s most feared bounty hunter. Who wins? Let’s watch. A Mii character done up as Barack Obama showed during the Smash Bros. portion of today’s mega-long Nintendo Treehouse livestream. The armored Obama—who looked like a gunner specialization—faced off against Dark Samus. For a while, POTUS appeared like he…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 12, 2014 -
Wow, People Are Actually Trying To Buy Smash Bros. Demo Codes
Certain lucky Club Nintendo members got four special codes today, which can be redeemed for a demo of Super Smash Bros. 3DS. Almost immediately, people started trying to sell these codes—which they got for free. For a demo everyone can play in a week. It’s not even the full game; it only has five characters!…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 12, 2014 -
Okay, I’m Interested In Pokémon’s Legendaries Again
I had what one might call ‘legendary fatigue‘ in Pokémon. New legendaries weren’t really cutting it for me. But after the reveal of Primal Reversion, and the reveal of the special abilities that Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre have in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, I gotta admit: they’ve hooked me again. The new abilities…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 12, 2014 -
Super Smash Bros. Players Come Up With The Best Mind Games
The rules of Smash Potato, a new mini-game created by Rush Hour Smash, are simple. Pick Villager. Take turns pocketing the tree with another Villager. And most importantly, try not to die. The results? Hilarity. It helps that, despite being so simple, there are a lot of mind games you can play when it comes…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 12, 2014 -
U.S. Smash Bros Demo Out Today For Some, Next Week For Everyone
Nintendo just announced on its Treehouse live stream marathon that the long-awaited English version of the Super Smash Bros 3DS demo is coming out today for “select” Platinum members. Everyone else will get it next week. If Nintendo’s deemed you worthy of early demo access, you should receive an email with four codes (sharing is…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 12, 2014 -
Watch Nintendo Stream The New Super Smash Bros. All Day
Super Smash Bros. 3DS comes out in Japan tomorrow, and to honor the occasion, Nintendo of America is livestreaming their new fighting game all day for our entertainment. They’re also going to talk about some upcoming Wii U games. Here’s the full schedule of events, which kicks off at 1pm Eastern: You can watch it…
By Jason Schreier Published September 12, 2014 -
Hyrule Warriors Characters Are Awesome In 2D
They are so colorful and detailed. Artist AbyssWolf put together a fantastic piece with all the playable characters of Hyrule Warriors to celebrate the game’s upcoming release. The top pic only has seven of them, here’s everyone below. Impa and Ganondorf are my two favorites: Hyrule Warriors [DeviantART] To contact the author of thispost, write…
By Gergo Vas Published September 12, 2014 -
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Oh Hey, It’s Just a Super Nintendo Sitting on Mt. Fuji
It’s not every day you get to see a Super Famicom (aka SNES) sitting on top of Japan’s highest mountain. On Japanese web forum 2ch, one commenter recently brought the console with him as he climbed Mt. Fuji, writing, “The feeling of nature and harmony is freakin’ amazing hahahaha.” Obviously, it would be difficult (but…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 12, 2014 -
The Rise And Fall Of Nintendo… As A Rock Band
Link as a European EDM legend. Wario’s dumb laugh. Mario’s sex tape and drug addiction. Skater Mega Man. Bowser’s tiny puppy. Peach’s pop career. The band going viral. Rolling Shell Magazine. Yoshi gets an island. Yoshi gets an island. This video is perfect. I’m not often prone to straight out gushing, but this video re-imagining…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 11, 2014 -
CultureThe Internet Reacts To Secret Super Smash Bros. Characters
A lot of the Smash Bros. roster might’ve leaked ahead of time, but that didn’t stop anyone from getting hyped on the secret characters found last night via Japanese streams. It makes sense: while there are a few clones and returning faces, some inclusions in the upcoming Smash game are damned amazing. The internet has…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 11, 2014 -
People Are Starting to Unlock Secret Smash Bros. Characters [Update]
Super Smash Bros. for the 3DS isn’t technically out yet in Japan…but some folks managed to get the game ahead of time anyway. And they’re finding stuff that seems to prove the previous leak true. Obviously, if you don’t want to be spoiled, you should stop reading right now. Otherwise! Read on. Right now, it…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 11, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Shigeru Miyamoto Is Making an Animated Movie
Iconic game creator Shigeru Miyamoto is making his first animated short film. It stars Pikmin and is fittingly called Pikmin Short Movie As noted on Cinra, the film is the result of things he wasn’t able to explore in the game version of Pikmin. The movie is broken into three episodes called “Midnight Juice,” “The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 11, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Why the New Ace Attorney is Set in England
Sherlock Holmes is in the newAce Attorney, but he’s not entering the world of the protagonist. The protagonist is entering his. The main stage of the upcoming Ace Attorney game, The Great Ace Attorney: The Adventures of Ryunosuke Naruhodou, will be set in London, unlike in the previous games (not including Professor Layton vs. Phoenix…
By Toshi Nakamura Published September 11, 2014 -
The Secret To Beating A Mario Level Without Looking
Wanna be able to beat the first level of Super Mario Bros 3 without looking? This guy figured out a really cool trick: jump along with the music. Pretty impressive, huh? Hardly the hardest level ever, but again: Riggs’ eyes were facing away from the whole video game part of the video game. Can’t stress…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 10, 2014 -
Folks Are Getting Hyped On The Japanese Smash Bros. Demo
The 3DS version of the upcoming Super Smash Bros. has a demo on the e-Shop in Japan—and people are putting the game through its paces. Only a few characters out of the full roster are available—Mario, Link, Pikachu, Villager and Mega Man. Still, it’s interesting to see these characters in action. Take the video above,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 10, 2014