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Nintendo Reports a Loss of $457 Million, 3DS and Wii U Both Fall Short
Nintendo has published their numbers for the most recent financial year, and sadly, they’re not doing all that well. The company ended up with an operating loss of 46.4 billion yen, or $457 million, for the fiscal year ending in March, managing to move 590,000 3DS units and 310,000 Wii U units in the last…
By András Neltz Published May 7, 2014 -
If Famous Books Were Actually About Pokémon
What do the people in the world of Pokémon actually read, you think? My guess is that they’d read the same things we do, only their versions of classic books have Pokémon in them. The reason I’m giving this any thought at all is because yesterday, Nintendo tweeted out stuff with the hashtag #pokemonbooktitles: Naturally,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 6, 2014 -
Pokémon Would Make A Safari Trip Much Cooler
Leopards and lions would no longer be the kings of the savanna if Pokémon were around. Here’s DeviantART artist Sebas, and his Pokésafari series, with a Nidoking above, and other tough ones below. Getting out of the car on a safari trip like this would be a bad idea: Pokesafari by Sebas [DeviantART] To contact…
By Gergo Vas Published May 6, 2014 -
Zelda’s Temple of Time, Rebuilt in Unreal Engine 4
The Wii U might not get as many Unreal Engine 4 games as we’d like, and so animator Michael Eurek thought it would be a great idea to recreate the Temple of Time from the Legend of Zelda games, just to show how good an HD Zelda game would look like in 2014. It took…
By Gergo Vas Published May 6, 2014 -
$500 Aluminum Nintendo Console Is A Thing Of Beauty
This is the Analogue NT. It’s a console that’ll play both NES and Famicom cartridges. Think of it as an unofficial Nintendo console for design-conscious, affluent grown-ups. And I do mean affluent. It’s priced at $499. For that, you’re getting a machine made from a single solid piece of aluminium, and one which – unlike…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 5, 2014 -
The Original Pokémon Games, Brought Together On A Single Game Boy
Red version? Blue version? Naw. How about both? Check out this awesome modded Game Boy by Vadu Amka which mashes together all the versions of the original Pokémon games into one handheld device. Yes, even Yellow—and I’m not just talking about how that’s the cartridge inside the Game Boy. If we look at other pictures,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 5, 2014 -
Fighting For Gay Marriage In A Nintendo Game
A new video game from Nintendo lets you have relationships and marriages… but only with people of the opposite gender. And at least one person wants to help change that. Tomodachi Life, an upcoming 3DS game that’s best described as The Sims meets Animal Crossing with a dash of hallucinogens, revolves around relationships you build…
By Jason Schreier Published May 5, 2014 -
Illustrations From The Glitch Pokezine
Illustration by Caitlin Rose Boyle for the 68-illustration Glitch Pokezine. See many more below, and learn how to support the project (and get a free Japanese Pokemon card): Glitch PokéZine features 68 illustrations by 68 artists, making it double the size of both Ghost & Ice PokéZine. The printing of Glitch PokéZine will be very…
By John Struan Published May 5, 2014 -
Lego Movie Rhino From The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The new movie version of The Rhino made as a Lego commission by Legohaulic. He also recently posted this Lego Link from The Legend of Zelda: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published May 2, 2014 -
The Prettiest Clicker You’ll Ever See
An elegant Lady Clicker from The Last of Us by Josh Summana. Click through for his takes on Link, Smaug, and a futuristic Nightwing: You can buy prints of his work here and watch a video of him painting Lara Croft here Via Insanely Gaming You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated…
By John Struan Published May 2, 2014 -
You Should Really Listen To The Full Mario Kart 8 Soundtrack
We still have to wait a few more weeks to play Mario Kart 8, but here’s something to help tide us all over until the game finally launches at the end of May. If you go over to Nintendo’s main Mario Kart 8 website, you can spend the rest of your Friday listening to the…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 2, 2014 -
If Michael Bay Designed Yoshi
We haven’t been too impressed with how the Ninja Turtles look in the upcoming Michael Bay-produced movie. We aren’t the only ones, either — illustrator Shmorky tried to imagine what Yoshi would look like if Michael Bay redesigned him. via Shmorky To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or find him on…
By Chris Person Published May 1, 2014 -
Turning The Game Boy Into Art
Ok, Game Boy, you’re 25 years old. Let’s turn you into awesome things. Back when Nintendo’s iconic video game handheld was an actively thriving platform, the Game Boy morphed into a variety of cool shapes and sizes. Luckily for us, artist André Farinha has plenty of Game Boy hardware, enough to modify it into an…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 1, 2014 -
All The Tracks In Mario Kart 8
In the latest bit of Mario Kart 8 news, Nintendo has compiled a helpful list of all the tracks that will be featured in the new game that’s out later this month for the Wii U. As you’ve probably noticed, we’ve been talking about a Mario Kart lot lately, mostly just because the game looks…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 1, 2014 -
The Zero Suit Isn’t So Sexy Now. Or…Is It?
If you ever needed an illustration of why Samus’ Zero Suit (and now heels) outfit is so stupid – at least when it’s so prominent in a game’s marketing – look no further. Or, look further away. Up to you. And no, I don’t know where his junk is either. (Modders, when you get your…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2014 -
Link(s) To The Past: Nintendo In Deep Trouble, Microsoft On Top
What was happening in the world of video game news this week one year ago? Well, Nintendo’s Wii U was off to a portentously slow start, the console wars looked markedly different, and the likes of Thief and The Bureau: XCOM Declassified aired their dirty developmental laundry. The Wii U—And Nintendo’s—Troubles Officially Begin Then: When…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 30, 2014 -
Wii U Now Features Next-Gen Mario Moustache
All this talk about new items and features in the upcomingMario Kart 8, and yet we totally overlooked the game’s biggest innovation: Mario’s mustache. Noticed by Redditor LtThunderpants, it’s hard to watch the earlier footage of Mario Kart 8 and not be mesmerized by the way Mario’s mustache wiggles: Maybe it’s time we stop arguing…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 30, 2014 -
CultureSuper Mario Bros. 3, Beaten In Under Three Minutes
If you immediately thought “must use a glitch,” you’d be right: this run of Super Mario Bros. 3 posted by TASVideosChannel makes use of a bizarre pipe glitch which allows Mario to tunnel down to princess Peach in world 7-1. The run was performed by Lord Tom and Tompa, and they describe how they did…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 30, 2014 -
Pokémon Google Maps Rewards Players Who Catch ‘Em All
Well, this is a nice surprise. Remember that time Google filled their Maps app with Pokémon for April Fools day? It looks like some of the people that caught every one of them are in for a treat. On April 15th, Google Maps shared the following over Twitter and Google+: According to Android Police, people…
By Chris Person Published April 30, 2014