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Kirby: Canvas Curse Gets A Sequel

Nintendo is reviving one of the quirkier titles in its already quirky Kirby franchise for the Wii U, the company just announced during its E3 Nintendo Direct address. The new game is called Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, and it’s a sequel to the cult favorite Kirby: Canvas Curse. Canvas Curse was originally released back…

You Can Kick Butt As Zelda and Midna In Hyrule Warriors

Hyrule Warriors, the hack-and-slash spin-off of The Legend of Zelda, won’t just let you play as boring ol’ Link. It’ll also let you play as some very cool heroines, like Zelda and Midna. Awesome. Hyrule Warriors is a collaboration between Nintendo and Tecmo Koei, and it releases in Japan on August 14th, and in North…

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are due out in November, but what day in November? That would be November 21., giving players plenty of time to play the remakes over the Thanksgiving break. Thoughtful, that Nintendo. Want some footage?

The New Zelda Is Open-World, Looks Absolutely Incredible

We just got our first glimpse at the first new high-definition Zelda game, and it looks truly insane. Zelda is going open-world. Series producer Eiji Aonuma announced the game during the Nintendo Digital Presentation this morning, promising that this Zelda will feel totally different thanks to their open-world structure. It looks like a cross between…

Captain Toad Gets His Own Game

Nintendo just dropped a wonderful surprise during its E3 address for all the Super Mario 3D World fans out there. The Toad levels from that amazing 2013 platformer are being turned into a full-blown game of their own. It’s called Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, and it’s coming out this holiday season. I’m so excited I…

Amiibos Are Nintendo’s Answer To Skylanders

As previously reported, Nintendo’s getting into the toys-into-game business with collectible figurines they’re calling Amiibos. The Amiibos figures were shown off during a segment for the new Smash Bros. game, where Nintendo president Satoru Iwata touched a Mario figure to a Wii U gamepad and spawned a Mario character into the match. Later on in…

Watch Nintendo Executives Literally Fight One Another

Here is a video of Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata fighting against Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime. Nintendo is the weirdest/best.

Smash Bros. Has A Ton Of New Modes On The 3DS

The 3DS version of Super Smash Bros. is looking mighty impressive, thanks to a bunch of new modes that were announced today during a Nintendo Direct. We saw some old favorites—like home run contest. We also saw ones that weren’t explained; we saw, for instance, Mario moving through what seemed to be a game board.…

The 3DS version of the new Super Smash Bros. has been delayed to October 3. It was originally slated to arrive this Summer, but Sakurai’s team is taking some time to make sure everything is up to snuff quality-wise.

Nintendo Makes Mother 3 Joke

Nintendo might never have given us Mother 3 in English, but at least they’ve got JOKES. Here’s a small part of the intro to Nintendo’s Digital Event today. I can confirm that this is exactly what happens when you ask Reggie Fils-Aime about Mother 3

Smash Bros.’ Newest Fighter: You

During their special E3 direct, Nintendo announced that in Super Smash Bros. For Wii U and 3DS, you can craft your own characters. You can put yourself, or even celebrities, into the game. Using Miis. The way it works is that you import your Mii and choose a specialization for them—either gunner, swordfighter, or brawler—then…

Watch Nintendo’s E3 Event Live, Right Here

What will the Wii U’s lineup look like for the rest of the year? What else will we see from the company behind Luigi Death Stares? Nintendo’s big E3 presentation starts at 9am Pacific, and you can watch the whole thing live right here.

Star Fox Wii U Revival Leaks

According to a now-pulled interview on Time‘s website, there’s a new Star Fox game in development for Wii U, being led by iconic Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto. The Miyamoto interview described Star Fox’s gameplay and how the Mario creator plans to have the game use the Wii U’s Gamepad: In his new version of Star…

Ubisoft Is Sitting On Unreleased Wii U Games

It’s bad enough when you hear that companies aren’t making games because the Wii U is struggling to find an audience. What’s even worse? Hearing that completed games are for Nintendo’s latest home console being held back because of poor sales. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says that’s just what the company is doing, in an…

​Some First-Class E3 Trolling Happening Right Here

Pity the readers who don’t know that comics writer Gail Simone loves to poke at the weak spots of devoted fan communities. Their heads have probably exploded now. Simone’s a longtime veteran who’s writing, among other things, the Tomb Raider comic-book series that connects last year’s hit game to its just announced sequel. She also…

A Whole Bunch Of Classic Mega Man Games Are Bound For Wii U

Capcom’s releasing fifteen of its classic games on Nintendo’s 3DS and Wii U Virtual Consoles. That includes ten Mega Man games. Of the fifteen games, three—Gargoyle’s Quest II, Mighty Final Fight, and Street Fighter 2010—will be to be coming to the 3DS as well as the Wii U. In addition to those, the following nine…

Super Mario Bros.-Themed Aquarium

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Car With A Bullet Bill Paint Job

Bullet Bill car spotted in Panama City Florida. Via R/Pics You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Only in Tomodachi Life I’m pretty sure King of the Hill‘s introverted main character would hate Kanye West in every other situation Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can find. Send us suggestions if you’ve got them. To contact the…

Mudkip and Treecko Have Mega Evolutions In The New Pokémon Remakes

That’s not all: as suspected, Groudon and Kyogre will have new forms in the new Pokémon remakes, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. The information comes from CoroCoro magazine scans posted by Pokemon website Serebii. According to Serebii, Mega Sceptile (aka Treecko’s mega) is a Grass/Dragon type Pokemon and will have the “Lightning Rod” ability. Mega…