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NES All-Star Pixel Art

NEStalgia by João Victor G. Costa. See his pixel art takes on Breaking Bad, Sherlock, and more below. Via PixelArtus You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Legend Of Zelda Papercraft Armory

Legend of Zelda papercraft armory by Cameron Garland. Read on to see Cameron’s take on Adventure Time and Sailor Moon. Legend of Zelda Adventure Time Sailor Moon Via GA You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Here’s The First Footage Of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

The long-awaited remakes of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire were announced earlier this week, and now we have our first, incredibly brief look at the games in action. Fans from around the world packed themselves into YouTube livestreams of this week’s episode of TV Tokyo’s Pokémon Get TV for a chance to catch the first gameplay…

The Return Of The Worst Pokémon Trainer Ever

After more than a year on standby, Dorkly recently returned to continuing saga of Rusty, the Pokémon trainer who kept a dozen Bidoofs in a single ball, killed Snorlax with a Toyota Camry and drowned his Zubat trying to teach it Surf. As Rusty enters a Ghost Pokémon tower, past mistakes return to haunt him.

Wind Waker Link Joins The Assassin’s Creed Universe

I commissioned M.S. Corley to illustrate Wind Waker Link as an Assassin’s Creed IV-style pirate as a gift for fellow Kotaku-writer Luke Plunkett. He created this illustration, and also a color version suitable for use as a desktop wallpaper: Check out more of Corley’s art at his site. He also has several Dungeons and Dragons…

Nintendo Apologizes For Not Putting Gay Marriage In Tomodachi Life

Following widespread controversy earlier this week, Nintendo has apologized for not supporting gay marriage in Tomodachi Life, promising that if they do make a sequel, it will be “more inclusive.” Here’s Nintendo’s full statement, posted on their websitethis afternoon: We apologize for disappointing many people by failing to include same-sex relationships in Tomodachi Life. Unfortunately,…

Paul Kwon is a concept artist at Riot Games, and when he’s not busy creating League of Legends champions and skins, he creates fan-art of other video game characters—like this superb piece, featuring Midna’s both forms from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. The finished pic, in its full glory, is below. Dayshot is an…

Talented Kotaku reader Bonny John’s ambitious project—to draw one Pokémon per day—is about to end, as he just finished an amazing Mew fan-art as his 151st drawing in a row. Below is the full picture. Head over to the TAY post for some WIP shots, and check out the rest of the Pokémon drawings here…

Nintendo plans to introduce new gaming hardware in emerging markets, including China. “It would be difficult to enter those markets if we didn’t create something new… For the mass market you need to provide something that most of the middle class can afford,” president Satoru Iwata told Reuters

Hoping for a revamped Wii U? Satoru Iwata told Asahi that rumors of Nintendo announcing a new version of its console at E3 are “groundless.” Instead, we can look forward to a new title that shows a new way to use the Wii U’s GamePad.

Baby Metroid Sculpture

Metroid Hatchling by Tim Wollweber: The 4-inch-wide hatchling hovers in the light up containment vessel. Among Tim’s other creations is this Link and Navi Munny: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past 3D Papercraft Map

The Legend of Zelda: A link to the Past’s overworld as a 3D papercraft map: The map is by Wuppes, who has also created paper dioramas for Metal Slug and Super Mario World. Via R/Gaming You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

There’s A Mario Kart Phone App Coming (Really)

The upcoming Mario Kart 8 for the Wii U won’t just be taking place on the Wii U. Nintendo will also be releasing a smartphone app, on which people can share stuff like highlight reels and check out leaderboards. I’m shocked. Not that Nintendo is making an app, or that it even looks useful, but…

Nintendo Is Bringing Real Toys To Its Video Games

While it’s dabbled with the technology already in Pokemon Rumble U, Nintendo is about to get serious with the Wii U’s NFC (Near-Field-Communication) capabilities. At an investor Q&A today in Japan, the company spoke briefly about its plans for NFP, or Nintendo Figure Platform. Think Skylanders, or Disney Infinity, only with Nintendo characters. While a…

Something To Light Nintendo’s Darkest Hour

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The Internet Reacts To The New Pokémon Remakes

They said Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire would never get remade. That people should just stop clamoring for them, that all the places that people saw “evidence” of a remake was just silly, desperate. It was beginning to look like Ruby and Sapphire remakes were Pokémon equivalent of Half-Life 3*. And yet here we are: Hoenn…

22 Years Of Mario Kart In Under Two Minutes

Mario Kart 8 is almost upon us. But before we all get too carried away with all the awesome new features like anti-gravity and next-gen mustaches, let’s pause for a moment to reflect on the long, eventful life of this wonderful series. Nintendo offered up a history lesson today in a short video that sums…

Nintendo Responds (Terribly) To Gay Marriage Petition

Earlier this week, we helped publicize a fan-made petition that set out to get gay marriage support in the upcoming Nintendo game Tomodachi Life, which allows players to hang out and start relationships in a weird, surreal alternate universe habitated by Mii characters. Nintendo has responded to that petition with a statement to the AP,…

Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire Remakes Announced For November

Two games from the long-running creature-collecting series are getting remadefor the 3DS. Here’s how Nintendo’s describing the upcoming titles: Announcing Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems! Prepare for an epic adventure exploring a world filled with Pokémon! Pokémon fans first enjoyed Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire…

3D-Printed Pokémon Is All About Charm

That’s a pretty accurately designed 24″ long Onix that dug itself up out of Amphygory Design‘s 3D printers. According to the creators, it’s quite flexible, so unlike other 3D-printed Pokémon figurines, this one can be displayedthe way Onix appears in the games or the anime Here’s a short demonstation: 24″ Flexible Onix Model [AmphigoryDesign, YouTube]…