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Nintendo announced some good stuff that’s coming to Mario Kart 8 in a new update alongside the…controversial Mercedez Benz DLC pack. They’re incremental tweaks, but they sound like welcome improvements all the same. Here are the ones I’m looking forward to: Players will be able to display a map of the racetrack on their TV…

Ganon Is Finally Playable In A Zelda Game

Hyrule Warriors may be a spinoff from the main series, but it’s still a Zelda game. And here we have it, a Zelda game where the series’ most famous villain is finally playable (til now he’s only made playable appearances in Smash Bros. titles). As a character who is only usually seen in dark, moody…

There’s a little Nintendo Direct going down at 11pm ET for Hyrule Warriors. You can watch it right here.

Always Fear The Falcon Punch In Smash Bros.

Last weekend, a tournament called Zenith was held at the NYU Game Center.Top Smash Bros. players participated in the tourney, and while it’s all worth watching, one particular moment made the crowd go wild. It’s all thanks to a well-timed Captain Falcon punch. Fast-forward to about the 9-hour and 30 minute mark. Alternatively, simply watch…

Pokemon As A “Free To Play” Mobile Game

Think you want Nintendo games on your iPhone? Careful what you wish for, because here’s a realistic take on what Pokemon would be like as a free mobile game with in-app purchases: Via R/Gaming You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Adorable Guardians Of The Galaxy Toy Qualifies As A Spoiler

An enterprising Etsy seller stepped in to provide the toy people want most after watching Guardians of the Galaxy: Baby Groot in a pot. Alas, it doesn’t dance, but you can buy one at Etsy. The word from Marvel is there’s no official dancing Groot yet: Also in available in the Etsy shop is this…

Nintendo’s Indie Champion Leaves After Nine Years

Dan Adelman, who ran the indie program at Nintendo of America for almost nine years, left the company last week, Kotaku has learned. Last Friday was Adelman’s final day at Nintendo. Adelman, an outspoken personality known well in the indie community, spent nine years handling outreach and support for independent developers on Nintendo platforms. His…

This Pokémon Bread Looks Like Crap. Literally.

Pocket Monster Dedenne just got its own Pokémon bread. Congrats! Too bad the snack looks like… Shit. [Photo: fla_mofu] Above, you can see an image posted by Twitter user fla_mofu, who wondered if it was alright that Dedenne’s bread looks like poop. Pokémon bread (ポケモンパン or Pokémon pan) is a long-standing snack food, with each…

The Majora’s Mask Fan Remake Is Still Moving Forward

Everybody wants Nintendo to remake or remaster classic Zelda-er Majora’s Mask, and maybe that is going to happen someday. In the meantime, some fans have been taking this matter into their own hands for a couple years now, as you can see above. That video update for what appears to be a Majora’s Mask remake…

Guardians of the Galaxy/Mario mashup by Dave Rapoza You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Fake Miyamoto Tweets Are Better Than Real Miyamoto Tweets

Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto is not on Twitter. That’s why he has to askquestions the old-fashioned way. If he was, though, boy, wouldn’t it be awesome if he just let loose like this. Parody accounts of game developers are nothing new, but what I like about this one is that it actually cuts pretty close…

Japanese Gamers Vote on Their Favorite Developers

Do you have a favorite game developer? One who makes your interest in a game spike the minute you know they’re involved? Turns out a lot of Japanese gamers do too. Some might surprise you, some might not. Japanese site Freshers(フレッシャーズ) conducted a poll last month asking 500 people if they played video games. Those…

14 Things You Might Not Know About The Legend Of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda series is so steeped in lore at this point that just figuring out which version of Link you’re playing as can be tricky. Heck, I’m still not sure that’s even his real name The trivia-themed YouTube series “Did You Know Gaming?” took another stab at Zelda’s rich history recently, and the…

Mario Kart 8 Has Millions Of Peaches, Peaches For Me

Gamers took their sweet time making the inevitable “Peaches” joke for Mario Kart 8. But this video by YouTuber Linkums is clever enough that it’s fair to say it was worth the wait: So now that Princess Peach and Luigi both have their own theme music for Mario Kart 8, who’s next? My money’s on…

All 30 Mario Kart 8 characters, reviewed. ReadJohn Teti’s hilarious take on the cartoon cast in Nintendo’s newest kart racer. “Rather than being an empty sad-sack, Luigi has become the personified answer to the question, ‘What if Mario were kind of an asshole?’ And this is awesome.”

People Are Buying The Wii U, But Nintendo Is Still Losing Money

Nintendo has released a report detailing their results for this financial year’s first quarter, and the Wii U seems to be doing better. Nintendo itself, on the other hand? Eh. The star of the report is, without a doubt, Mario Kart 8, but the Wii U’s numbers show improvement as well. Between April and June,…

Pikmin And Tingle T-Shirts

There’s about 30 minutes left to buy today’s tees at TheYetee, featuring Pikmin and Tingle: Pikmin and Olimar are by Justin Chan, and Tingle is by Louis Roskosch You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

This thing was firstshown off over a year ago. And it’s still not out. What’s up, Figma? Killing us softly? Anyway, now there are shots of Marth, in living colour. They got the feet wrong, since there are feet, but apart from that, it’s perfect. [via Tiny Cartridge]

Nine years old today and still a brilliant game. Import it. Play it on your DS or 3DS. So good.

McDonald’s Happy Meal Customer Gives Bowser A New Paint Job

Modding Mario Kart 8 proper is hard work. Tricking out Mario Kart 8 toys, on the other hand, is an easy way for the seasoned Warhammer fans out there to to turn the fruits of their McDonald’s Happy Meals into a custom set. Reddit user ablarga put a new coat of paint (or several) on…