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How I Wooed a Virtual Girl in Just 74 Days

Last week I asked your help in deciding which of the three possible romantic foils in Japanese dating sim New Love Plus+ I should try dating. The winner by a landside was fighting gamer Rinko Kobayakawa. But before I could get to the dating part of the game, I had to first successfully woo her.…

Nobody Is #1 In The New Smash Bros. Games, And That’s A Good Thing

One of the features of the new Smash Bros. games that was revealed in creator Masahiro Sakurai’s Nintendo Direct was the Global Smash Power system. While most people may have overlooked it as a vague ranking system, it offers much more potential than you would think at first glance. In his semi-weekly column in Weekly…

New Ace Attorney Game Announced, Series Goes Back In Time

When Nintendo said the next Ace Attorney game would be “totally different”, they weren’t kidding. The Great Ace Attorney is the newest entry in the legal drama series, and in a change of place it goes back in time to Japan’s Meiji period, putting you in the shoes of one of Phoenix Wright’s ancestors. It’s…

Guy Plays The Mario Theme By Snapping His Fingers

The Super Mario Bros. theme is the gold standard for gaming music covers. From jazz to classical to rock, it has appeared in almost every form under the sun. But finger snapping? That’s next level. In the video above, Swedish finger snapper Emil Axelsson covers the iconic theme using the power of his fingers. And…

Picross e4 is out for 3DS on May 1! 20×15 puzzles! Totally snagging this one.

Exor From Super Mario RPG

Exor from Super Mario RPG by luismario. If you’re not familiar with the character, you can see Mario’s team battling him below: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Artist Vincent Bisschop redrew two boss fights from The Legend of Zelda games in a really atmospheric way. Here’s Queen Gohma above, from Ocarina of Time, and Kalle Demos below from Wind Waker And here’s a bonus pic with Mario and Chain Chomp, from the same artist: Fan art by VincentBisschop [DeviantART] Dayshot is an…

Modern Day Link

Modern day Link on his motorcycle by Adam Koford Previously: Legend of Zelda-themed marriage proposal You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Nintendo’s Secret Weapon

On the third floor of Nintendo’s U.S. headquarters, next to the conference rooms named after Mario and Donkey Kong, there’s a door that you can’t open. There’s no boss key or warp pipe here—unless you’re one of the handful of people with a high-security keycard, you’re not getting in. [This article was originally published on…

Nintendo and Japanese studio Tecmo Koei are developing a new installment in the horror series Fatal Frame, according to Famitsu. The good news for Nintendo fans is that it’s for the Wii U, which is a console in dire need of more quality games to play. The bad news for American Nintendo fans living stateside…

That’s one cool, unexpected Marvel/Nintendo mashup by artist Vance Bell. Link and Dark Link from The Legend of Zelda games, back together as Captain Hyrule and The Twilight Soldier. Captain Hyrule and The Twilight Soldier by Vance Bell [via tips] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest…

Here’s What’s Going On Inside Samus’ Morph Ball

Samus cruising along in her morph ball by Psuede. See more fan art by Psuede below, including the Winter Soldier: Speaking of Samus’s morph ball form, this is from a pirate transmission in Metroid Prime: Science Team is attempting to reverse-engineer Samus Aran’s arsenal, based off data acquired from her assaults on our forces. Progress…

What’s Your Favorite Game Boy Memory?

The Game Boy officially turns 25 today—it is now a Game Man—and to celebrate, we want to hear your favorite memories of Nintendo’s influential handheld gaming system. What were your favorite Game Boy games? Where did you play them? What kind of Game Boy(s) did you have? Which was your favorite? I will never forget…

Merchant Advertisements From The Land of Hyrule

Two in a series of print advertisements from the world of Legend of Zelda: The prints are by Barret Biggers and are available at Etsy. Previously: Starfox Propaganda Poster You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Ninja Tongue-Twister: The Winners!

Kotaku‘s Photo-Manipulation Brigade are the most magical of people. I give them an image of a creature with an enormous tongue, and not one of the entries in this week’s contest was as inappropriate as I feared things might get. Well, except the one. uscg_pa takes home this week’s top honors, with his unseasonably innocent…

Cosplaying Nintendo Characters

Pikachu and Toad from Jorge Vargas’s new collection of illustrations. See Princess Peach and more below: Pikachu/Rush Toad/Piranha Plant Princess Peach/Sakura Bomberman/Ryu Knuckles/Falco Kirby/Space Marine Previously: A Link to the Past Running on a Galaxy Gear watch You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs…

Space Invaders And Other Classic Games As Renaissance Paintings

You know what would have made sitting through lectures on early modern European history a lot more bearable? Giant space lasers, and plenty of ’em. Unfortunately, the renaissance painter Fra Angelico would have had to live another 500 years or so in order to get a chance to draw inspiration from the modern-day muse that…

Ubisoft Has Over 9,000 Employees

PLUS MORE GAMING SECRETS AND RUMORS: Ubisoft’s vitality sensor | The current status of the BioShock movie While many game companies have been contracting in the past several years, Ubisoft exploded in size without many people noticing. In fact, it may soon employ more people than any other gaming company, if it does not already.…

Help Me Choose Which Virtual Girl to Date

Dear readers, I am about to embark on an experience unlike any other in my 30 years of life: I’m going to date a virtual girl in New Love Plus+, the newest game in the (in)famous Japanese dating-sim series. But even before I start, I find myself at an impasse. Which of the game’s romantic…

The Villager and Wii Fit Trainer Are Still Smash Bros’ Best Fighters

I don’t know who your favorite Smash Bros. fighter is, but it’s hard to compete with characters that kick your ass with yoga and tree planting. Sorry! GameXplain breaks down the moves of all the new fighters in the upcoming Smash, and while everyone looks great, The Villager and Wii Fit Trainer are definite stand-outs…