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Disney Infinity: Marvel Superheroes Comes Out on September 23

The next game in the Disney Infinity series hits store shelves a little while after school starts, just in time for teachers to start confiscating figures from kids who won’t stop talking about the game in class. On September 23, Disney Infinity: Marvel Superheroes adds a major overhaul for Toy Box mode and 16 new…

What Devil’s Third is About and Why it’s a Wii U Exclusive

Devil’s Third, was announced as a Wii U exclusive at E3 this year. A bit of a surprise considering the game was originally slated for release on the PS3 and Xbox 360. So why the change in platforms? And what’s the game about? “It’s because [Nintendo] loves games more than anybody. It’s because they love…

In This, The Year Of Awesome Luigi Action Figures

Following on from the release earlier this year of a killer Marioset, this SH Figuarts Luigi is looking just as good. He is not ridin’ dirty. What he is doing, though, is jumping, posing and kickin’ bad guys, since the figure’s design allows for a massive range of movement. It’s also great that it includes…

Honest Game Trailers’ Names For The Original Pokemon Are Much Better

Why is Smosh Games’ honest trailer for Pokemon Red & Blue nearly six minutes long? Because those insane bastards decided to rename each and every one of the original 151 (or 152, depending) pocket monsters, from ‘The One No One Ever Picked’ to ‘Space Fetus.’ You might as well just skip the surrounding bits of…

When not busy with Heroes of the Storm, artist Luke Mancini draws wild fan-art, like this cartoony one with Super Mario, Peach, and Yoshi, who transformed into a beast. Or he’s Bowser’s hand, as you can see in the full picture: Maario by Mr—Jack [DeviantART, Gamers for Good] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs…

The moon from Majora’s Mask looks a lot scarier on Vincent Bisschop‘s artwork from deviantART. It’s definitely up there with the one from the upcoming Hyrule Warriors Majora’s Moon by Vincent Bisschop [DeviantART] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can…

The Luigi Death Stare Is Lethal Enough for a Japanese Commercial

Yes, the meme might be over, but that doesn’t mean the Luigi Death Stare can’t be used as a Mario Kart 8 selling point in Japan. マリオカート8 TVCM3[Nintendo@YouTube via Siliconera] 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,…

New Names For Smash Bros. Fighters, Supposedly From Six-Year-Old Girl

That’s not Samus Aran in her Zero Suit, guys. That’s Fighting Girl. Tumblr user The SoupyOne says that he asked a younger sibling the names of the various characters showing up in the latest Nintendo’s all-star brawler. She got some of the more popular characters right, like Mario, Luigi and Peach. Still, it’s when she…

3D-Printed Bulbasaur Planter

Low Poly Bulbasaur Planter available for download. Here’s a planter printed out in another color: Via R/Pics You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Mario At McDonald’s: The Winners!

Last week Nintendo released a series of publicity photos of Mario and Luigi celebrating Mario Kart 8 toys at McDonald’s just in time for our weekly ‘shop contest. The results are in, and I’m lovin’ them. There were so many strong contenders this week, from Mario at Blimpies (kind of) to the Last Supper to…

What Over A Decade of Progress In Pokémon Looks Like

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire were released back in November 2003 on the Game Boy Advance. The remakes, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, are bringing that world back to life this year on the 3DS—and when compared to the originals, we can see just how much better the modern games look. Here’s a fantastic image by…

Twenty Super Mario Bros. 3 Glitches You Might Not Know About

Over the years, folks have found a ton of glitches inside of Super Mario Bros. 3—so even if you’ve played it before, chances are good that there’s still stuff you’ve never seen inside the game. Some glitches are small, but neat. Some glitches are huge and ridiculous, like the one featured in the initial GIF…

Nintendo, Your Cat Mario Show Is Weird

Yesterday Nintendo premiered the Cat Mario Show on the eShop in Europe. It’s an edutainment show aimed at kids who want to learn facts about Nintendo properties. It’s also mildly terrifying for reasons I can’t quite explain. Here are some things I learned from The Cat Mario Show 1. Cat Mario and Cat Peach are…

The Wii U Will Take Digital Money in Japan

Starting July 22, Wii U owners in Japan can use digital money cards to buy stuff through the Nintendo eShop. According to Nintendo, the digital money cards that can be used include Suica, Pasmo, Kitaca, Toica, Manaca, Icoca, Sugoca, Minoca, and Hayakaken. These cards are embedded with IC chips and are typically used to buy…

What’s Your Favorite Mario Kart 8 Vehicle Combination?

Mario Kart 8 has been out long enough for players to put every possible vehicle combination through the wringer. So now that we’ve all taken a few laps around Rainbow Road, I have to ask: what do you think the best build is? There’s no one answer to this question, of course, any more than…

What Those Items In Mario Kart 8 Are Really For

Mario Kart 8 is a great game. But like many great Nintendo games, there are certain things in it that seem to exist for no good reason. Or any reason, really. They’re just sort of…there. For something? Maybe? I have no idea. But man, those splashes of squid ink can really be irritating sometimes. Dorkly…

What if Sega Were Still Rivalling Nintendo?

I’m no nostalgist when it comes to gaming. I believe that what we’re playing now, and what we will be tomorrow, surpasses the reality behind any rosy memories of previous-generation mainstays. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK Technology leads experience in this medium, and truly timeless software is vanishingly scarce when you consider how…

Tumblr, Youtube, And Reddit-Themed Pokeballs

Jonathan Le Drappier’s collection of Pokeball illustrations include Pokeballs for Tumblr, Reddit, and Youtube, and also translucent Pokeballs revealing the Pokemon inside: See more Pokeballs in Jonathan’s gallery Via IG You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Mario Kart 8 Hack Launches Luigi Into Space

This is a video of a ghost version of Luigi riding around Mario Kart 8’s Rainbow Road. But don’t worry: this doesn’t mean he’s come back to haunt us all with a new, supernatural death stare Rather, the footage above shows a ghost driver pulled from a play-through of Mario Kart 8’s revamped version of…

How I Learned Link’s ‘Real’ Name

“Link isn’t even his real name,” a friend told me recently. We were talking about Zelda, and the way people reacted to the new trailer for the next big game in the series My friend is more of a Zelda veteran than I. But still, his comment seemed heretical. This is Link we’re talking about!…