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Alleged ‘Mario Maker’ E3 Photo Pops Up
What is Mario Maker? Is it real? Could it be one of Nintendo’s big surprises for E3 next week? This photo—allegedly of the E3 show floor—popped up on Reddit yesterday, and while we’re always hesitant to share these kind of rumors without corroborating them for ourselves, ex-Kotaku reporter Michael McWhertor, who has been posting photos…
By Jason Schreier Published June 6, 2014 -
There’s no escape from the cops in Watch Dogs Sometimes, they are really determined to catch you! via r/watch_dogs 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 author of this…
By Gergo Vas Published June 6, 2014 -
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The New Theatrhythm is Everything I Want in a Final Fantasy Music Game
I have already talked at length about how the music of Final Fantasy has affected me, so you can probably guess that I enjoyed the original Theatrhythm—though that’s not to say it didn’t have its problems. Luckily, the sequel, Theatrhythm: Curtain Call, has done a great job addressing these problems. Good – A Lot of…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 6, 2014 -
Kotaku EastWatch Us Play the First DS Game on Wii U Virtual Console
One of the coolest features of the Wii U gamepad is that allows for the possibility of playing DS games that require a touch screen. So now that Nintendo has released its first virtual console DS game, Brain Age, let’s see how it all works out. Check out the video above to see it in…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 6, 2014 -
CultureThe Internet Reacts To Luigi’s Death Stare
Luigi’s Death Stare is everywhere right now—people are in love with Luigi’s cold, menacing gaze in Mario Kart. This fascination inevitably means there’s lots of fan-art and hilarious GIFs floating around of Luigi on the internet. Let’s take a look, shall we? Mind, none of what’s highlighted here is a straight up Luigi Death Stare…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 5, 2014 -
Nintendo Chief Satoru Iwata Missing E3 On Advice Of His Physician
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, a longtime fixture of the gaming giant’s E3 presence, will not be at this year’s show, Cindy Gordon, Nintendo of America’s vice president of corporate affairs has told Kotaku. She downplayed any cause for alarm. “You won’t be seeing Mr. Iwata in person at E3 next week,” she wrote in an…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 5, 2014 -
Is this… Super Smash Bros. Brew-l? Today’s screenshot from Super Smash Bros. Wii U is probably the weirdest one so far. It doesn’t feature any fighting at all, instead it shows Brewster and co. from Animal Crossing, drinking coffee. Oookay. Good to see though that Masahiro Sakurai didn’t lose his sense of humor. via Miiverse…
By Gergo Vas Published June 5, 2014 -
Kotaku EastPlease Don’t Spoil the New Persona Game, Begs Atlus
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, the latest game in Atlus’ popular Persona franchise, comes out on the 3DS in Japan today, and the developers want people to be considerate. It’s in our nature to want to talk about or share the things we like and think are cool. But, just because you’ve seen the…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 5, 2014 -
One Year Later, Did Nintendo Keep Their E3 2013 Promises?
Now last year, Nintendo didn’t have a traditional E3 briefing. No stage, no live show. Just a forty-minute Nintendo Direct video, filled with Iwata, footage of games… and promises. Not as many as we’ve seen up to now, but promises nonetheless. Nintendo’s tightly-packed presentation was basically a long string of upcoming games, for the Wii…
By András Neltz Published June 4, 2014 -
The Best Luigi Death Stare Videos
I’m not gonna lie: Luigi’s Death Stare is my favorite thing to happen in 2014 so far. Given that I’ve spent the entire morning watching these ridiculous videos of Luigi’s Mario Kart 8 death stare, compiled over at CollegeHumor and the /luigideathstares subreddit, I thought I’d round them up and share them. Make sure your…
By Jason Schreier Published June 4, 2014 -
The Story of A Link Between Worlds In A Single Zelda Painting
As she played through The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds on her 3DS, DeviantART artist EternaLegend painted and pointed out the main events of the game in one really big piece of artwork. The top pic is just a tiny part of it. The full image is below. If you haven’t finished the…
By Gergo Vas Published June 4, 2014 -
Luigi is simply unstoppable. Gif via bluesmagician and bryko [Tumblr] 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 author of this post, write to: [email protected]
By Gergo Vas Published June 4, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Nintendo DS title Brain Age has been released on the Wii U’s Virtual Console. The game will be available in Japan free of charge until June 30. After July 1, the game won’t be downloadable and after that its status is TBA. No word yet on a Western release. [Pic: yutaro365]
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2014 -
Mario Kart Has A New Controversial Technique Called ‘Fire Hopping’
Discussions around Mario Kart 8 are getting heated as the moment, as players have discovered a new technique some are calling “Fire Hopping.” While you can see Fire Hopping in action in the footage below by MK8 Records, basically, it’s something that allows players to maintain a speed boost via hopping. Fire Hopping is possible…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 3, 2014 -
I Just Heard A Mario Kart Joke In My PS4 Game
Lego Marvel Super Heroes contains all sorts of great cameos. It also includes a Mario Kart joke, made by the Human Torch, right before you go to Thor’s home realm of Asgard where they’ve got a rainbow bridge. I heard this while playing the PS4 version of the game over the weekend, and I captured…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 3, 2014
