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Legend Of Zelda Art Jam
Today’s Sketch Daily theme was The Legend of Zelda, and dozens of artists participated. Check out some highlights below, including heavily-armored Link, vampire Link, and much more. Marek Jarocki Codi Bear Mingjue Helen Chen Kekai Kotaki Nate Voss Yingjue Chen Bill Robinson Krishna Sadasivam Lisa Villella Steve LeCouilliard Phillip Light M.S. Corley Ashlyn Anstee Rubin…
By John Struan Published May 28, 2014 -
Fan Animation Turns Link Pikmin-Sized
Some just can’t wait till a new, HD Zelda arrives and start working on their own fan-projects. This superb gif is from animator PencilTest ‘s upcoming fan-movie, which—if it’ll have the same overall quality as this teaser—will be quite ambitious. Zelda gifs by PencilTest [Tumblr] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing…
By Gergo Vas Published May 28, 2014 -
Kotaku EastMeet Pushmo World It is the upcoming sequel to Intelligent Systems’ 3DS puzzle games, Pushmo and Crashmo, and it’s coming to the Japanese Wii U (yes, Wii U) eShop on June 19. UPDATE: Nintendo has confirmed that Pushmo World will also launch on the US (and EU) Wii U eShop on June 19.
By András Neltz Published May 28, 2014 -
Nintendo Has A Plan To Share Money With YouTubers
Almost exactly a year after Nintendo sparked a controversy over the way it was forcing ads on YouTube videos featuring footage from its video games, the company looks like it’s officially changing tack. It took to Twitter earlier today to describe a new “affiliate program” that will split revenue between Nintendo, Google, and the person…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 27, 2014 -
Kotaku East
In Japan, the World Cup Is Sold with Pikachu
The World Cup is starting soon—real soon. June 12, actually! You know what that means? Merchandising. And in Japan, that means Pokémon merchandising. Since Japan’s official World Cup mascot is Pikachu, the character is being put on a whole bunch of things so people will buy them. Makes sense! Better yet, in Japan, Pikachu is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2014 -
Well, At Least The 2DS Continues To Look Nice
As useless as the 2DS is for most people in most circumstances, you’ve got to hand it to Nintendo when it comes to the system’s colour choices. I actually bought one earlier this year (before swiftly returning it), partly because the white+red colour scheme looked so much better than the standard 3DS options. The same…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 25, 2014 -
Try As I Might, I Can’t Convince My Friends To Get The Wii U
Ever since the new season of Game of Thrones started, I’ve gathered with a group of friends each Sunday night to play video games for a few hours before the new episode airs. We sometimes call it pre-gaming Game of Thrones, because we’re huge dorks. This past Sunday was different, however. We began planning for…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 23, 2014 -
One of the coolest things in Hyrule Warriors, the upcoming Zelda spin-off for the Wii U, will be definitely the new look of Impa, Princess Zelda’s bodyguard. While she typcally appeared as an old lady in most of the previous games, this new warrior design is just completely awesome. Dayshot is an image-based feature that…
By Gergo Vas Published May 23, 2014 -
Kotaku EastCheck Out the 109 New Final Fantasy Tracks in Theatrhythm: Curtain Call
While growing up, I, of course, knew the Mario and Sonic themes, but it wasn’t until I first played Final Fantasy VI that game music really started to affect me. To say I have a soft spot for the series’ music is an understatement—which is why I am ecstatic that Theatrhythm: Curtain Call has 109…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published May 23, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Ike Joins Super Smash Bros., Gets Compared to a Gorilla in Japan
Nintendo just announced that Ike from Fire Emblem is returning to Smash Bros. So, he’s not a new character to the series, but he now looks…different. And in Japan, some are mocking his pumped up appearance. On popular game sites like Hachima and My Game News Flash, there are commenters calling the muscular Ike a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Zelda Spin-Off Doesn’t Have Dungeons, It’s Got Armies
Hyrule Warriors is Zelda meets hack-and-slash. It’s an idea just crazy enough to work. “With the Warriors series, we’ve had collaborations with Gundam, Fist of the North Star, and One Piece, but we also wanted to do something with Nintendo.” Hyrule Warriors producer, Hisashi Koinuma said in an interview with Weekly Famitsu. According to Koinuma,…
By Toshi Nakamura Published May 22, 2014 -
Cheer Yourself Up With These Depressed Video Game Heroes
Depressed Toad and Sonic from a series of illustrations available as prints by Christopher Hemsworth: You can buy these at Society 6 Via IG and Cory Doctorow You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published May 21, 2014 -
Culture
Share Your Wii U Stories
About a year and a half ago, the Wii U was released unto the world. In the months since then, Nintendo’s extra-screened chunk of plastic has sat in our living rooms, letting us play Zelda and watch Netflix. How’s all that going? While most of us on staff at Kotaku have our own Wii Us…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 21, 2014 -
Nintendo’s Dead Online Services Live! (For Now)
While Nintendo has officially killed off online functionality for the DS and Wii, the internet being the internet, people have found a way to keep it alive. Sort of. For now. Private servers and custom code are keeping DLC downloads and some multiplayer services alive, though it’s important to note that’s for a limited range…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 20, 2014 -
Ten Things You Might Not Know About Nintendo
I knew that Robin Williams named his daughter for The Legend of Zelda, but I did not know that Mario has a 27-foot vertical. Live and learn, I guess. The latest gaming video from BuzzFeedPop lists a number of enjoyable facts about Nintendo games and consoles. (It’s possible there are more than ten, I wasn’t…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 20, 2014 -
Famous Wii Vaporware Is Back From The Dead [Update]
Sadness is a fable so old that most of our original stories on the “game” no longer exist on the internet. One of the most notorious pieces of vapourware in video games history, it was at one point a posterchild for the hardcore’s hopes for the Wii. Now it wants to haunt the Wii U…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 20, 2014