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Five Months Later, This Guy Has a Pretty Sweet Legend of Zelda Sword
A while back, prop master Eric Hart made a sword for a Legend of Zelda musical. But he decided that his replica wasn’t good enough. So he made an even better one. Here’s how he did it. The video above shows highlights of a months-longprocessto turn humble wood and paint into one of Hyrule’s mightiest…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 20, 2014 -
Nintendo, You Should Listen To These Diehard Pokémon Fans
Have you ever played a video game in another language? Maybe you understood that foreign lingo no problem and were fine. Maybe it was difficult. Maybe you just wanted to play the game in your native language. Then, you’ll understand these Chinese Pokémon fans. As South China Morning Post points out, there hasn’t been an…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 20, 2014 -
Pierce Brosnan Kind of Sucks At Goldeneye
Here’s Pierce Brosnan, playing Goldeneye with Jimmy Fallon. Brosnan’s not the best at the game, but hey, that’s OK. He can say he used to be James Bond. Brosnan says that prior to this moment, he had only played Goldeneye once before—so you can’t really fault him for not being the best at it. And…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 20, 2014 -
A Line Of Statues Based On Kirby Outfits? Oh No.
They’ve done Zelda, they’ve done Metroid and they’ve done Mario — what Nintendo properties are left for collectible maker First 4 Figures? How about a line of statues based on the many forms of the magnificent Kirby? This is going to get expensive. One has to imagine the sculptor of Sword Kirby, the first in…
By Mike Fahey Published August 19, 2014 -
Samus Wears Even Less Than A Zero Suit In Super Smash Bros
Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai just revealed a new playable costume for Samus that shows more skin than the Zero Suit. Perhaps to head off criticism, he emphasized that a female designer was involved: Looking at the number of days we have left for development, it would be an impossible task to create this……
By John Struan Published August 19, 2014 -
Kotaku East
My, My Zelda, How You Have Grown
The Legend of Zelda series has been around for 28 years now and over that time, the game’s heroes and villains have been redesigned again and again. But let me be frank here, when it comes to Zelda character designs, there are none I like more than those from the newest spin-off game in the…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published August 19, 2014 -
Kotaku EastThe Ending Credits Are My Favorite Part of Hyrule Warriors
That’s right: not the gameplay nor the cutscenes nor the story. My favorite part of Hyrule Warriors is the ending credits. [Warning: If you don’t want spoilers about the credits of Hyrule Warriors, then read no further.] At first glance, the credits of Hyrule Warriors seem like nothing special. After all, it’s just scrolling credits…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published August 19, 2014 -
Yo, GameCubes Are Selling For $20 At GameStop
I have six inputs in the back of my TV. I do not have a permanent space for my Xbox One. I do have one for my GameCube. That says a lot about Nintendo’s little system that could, which is now temporarily back in stock at GameStop, with refurbished consoles selling for $20 (thanks nrvalleytime).
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2014 -
Twelve Goldeneye 007 Glitches You Might Not Know About
Secret agent James Bond doesn’t just have gadgets and charm at his disposal. He can also count on a number of glitch advantages in Goldeneye—glitches which you can replicate in your own game. A+Start has broken down a number of cool and interesting glitches in Goldeneye, including: How to use Bond’s disjointed arm as a…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 18, 2014 -
Armored Samus Custom Figure
Samus as a custom Kidrobot Munny figure by The Other Guy. See more of his customs below, including Sub-Zero, Ryu, and Hellboy: The Other Guy is available for commissions. Via KK You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 18, 2014 -
Nobody Expected This Pokémon To Win The Championship Last Weekend
This weekend, video game matches at the Pokémon World Championships saw the usual suspects. There was Garchomp. Aegislash. Mega Charizard. Just to name a few. But the championships also saw the delightful inclusion of Pachirisu, a Pokémon used by Masters champion Se Jun Park. Some context. Pachirisu is an electric squirrel-like Pokémon introduced in the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 18, 2014 -
Fans Want A Robin Williams Tribute In The Next Zelda, Nintendo Responds
The late Robin Williams was so smitten with The Legend of Zelda he famously named his daughter after the title character. Shades ofWorld of Warcraft, fans have banded together viaChange.orgpetition to ask Nintendo to honor the actor and comedian in the next game in the series, and Nintendo has responded. The petition, now with more…
By Mike Fahey Published August 16, 2014 -
Kotaku East
The Saturday Morning Stream Plays Hyrule Warriors [All Done]
While not out for another month in the West, Hyrule Warriors—the lovechild of The Legend of Zelda and Dynasty Warriors—was released in Japan this past Thursday. And since I’m here in Japan with my Wii U all ready to go, Fahey has graciously allowed me to stream for you all this fine Saturday. I say…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published August 16, 2014 -
The Best Mega Pokémon In Action
We’ve firmly established that Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire‘s Mega Slobro is the best Mega Pokémon possible. Now we’ve got video proof. He’s shooting fire, spitting water and spinning like a top, all whilst being eaten by his own carnivorous shell. And, unlike his official artwork, he’s smiling while doing it. Mega Slobro is…
By Mike Fahey Published August 16, 2014 -
Pokémon Trading Card Game Coming To iPad
Yes, the one from your childhood. The Pokemon Trading Card Game has been playable online for a while now, but on iPad? That’s just diabolical. And yet, that’s exactly what’s happening. An official iPad version of the Pokemon TCG has made an appearance at the Pokemon World Championships in Washington DC. It first surfaced in…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 15, 2014 -
Mario Was Such a Jerk to Yoshi
We love to think that Mario and Yoshi were the best of chums, but when you examine the evidence in Super Mario World, it’s pretty clear that Mario was a really awful friend. Just look at the singalong video above, from the good folks at Fox ADHD. What kind of friend would ride you around,…
By Chris Person Published August 15, 2014 -
The Men Who Hacked Mario Kart 8
“I don’t want to go to bed at night thinking I’ve ruined thousands of people’s fun,” one of the two men who’s cracked open the code for the Wii U’s biggest game told me this week. I was confused. This was Chadderz, a programmer who, with his brother Bean, has hacked Mario Kart 8 to…
By Yannick LeJacq Published August 15, 2014 -
Super Mario 64‘s Iconic First Stage In LEGO Form
Here’s Bob-omb Battlefield, the first course in Super Mario 64 with its mountains, low poly objects and its constant war, rebuilt with LEGO blocks. Veteran builder Pepa Quin even included secret locations and a really funny-looking Mario in his diorama. And this makes me wonder how awesome official LEGO Nintendo sets would be… Bob-omb Battlefield…
By Gergo Vas Published August 14, 2014