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New Nintendo Direct incoming! The upcoming stream, which hits on Tuesday, April 8, at 6PM Eastern, will focus on Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS. Will they finally reveal Yoshi? We shall find out. Above is today’s Smash Bros. picture of the day, featuring Isabelle from Animal Crossing

Final Fantasy SNES Console Should Have Been A Real Thing

I’ve always preferred the PAL/Japanese Super Nintendo to the American one. Not just for its more elegant design, but for its timeless colour palette. This custom console takes that theme and goes all Final Fantasy with it, and I love it We all need more Chocobos on our console power buttons, but it’s the controller…

Four Beautiful Courses From Mario Kart 8

Mario Kart 8 is sleek as heck. Here’s some new footage from the upcoming Wii U game, which is out on May 30. Also you can listen to us talk (always a blast). Here’s the game running at 60 frames per second:

Okay. Maybe The Wii U’s Selling Point Will Be Graphics.

Behold new screenshots of Mario Kart 8, the best-looking screenshots I’ve seen from Nintendo in a long time. They’re an 11-image argument that, okay, maybe seeing classic Nintendo franchises with HD graphics is worth the price of admission for Nintendo’s newish Wii U console. UPDATE: Trailer added. It’s not that Nintendo hasn’t made great-looking games…

Super Nintendo Commercial Featuring A Young Paul Rudd

Watch a young Paul Rudd play Sim City and a Link to the Past in this Super Nintendo commercial. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Here’s Pikachu conjuring a legit thunderstorm in the Wii U version of the next Super Smash Bros. As director Masahiro Sakurai put it, “Foes can dodge, of course, so the attack won’t hit consistently, but when it does, it sure feels good!” Looking at the badass visuals, I can certainly believe that. Pic of the…

The Wonderful World of Glitch Pokémon

You might know about the Missingno glitch from Red & Blue, that backwards L shape that players could encounter and catch despite not being a ‘real’ Pokémon. You might even know about the infamous Mew glitch. But these aren’t the only creature-related glitches you can find in Pokémon, amazingly enough. Glitch Pokezine is a collection…

Metroid sneakers

Custom Metroid sneakers made as a commission by Shannon Kordek, who has also made these Portal and Contra sneakers: You can order a pair at Etsy or get in touch at Reddit You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

The 3DS is getting a new Tales of the World RPG in Japan, reports Weekly Shonen Jump (via ANN). The game, called Tales of the World: Reve Unitia, will star several characters from past Tales games, and takes place on Revaria, “a dream world linking the Tales franchise together.”

The Ten Best Bosses In Pokémon

The Elite Four, as we all know, is the final challenge every Pokémon trainer has to face at the end of a game. But after six generations, we’ve seen a ton of Elite Four trainers and champions—and some of these are definitely better than others. Here’s TheJWittz‘s picks for the best Elite Four trainers, a…

How To Find Pokémon On Google Maps

Today as part of an April Fool’s prank, Google updated Google Maps for iOS and Android to include Pokémon. Let’s try to find all of them! There are at least 150 Pokémon currently floating around on Google Maps. All you have to do is zoom in, tap on them and select “catch”. Here are just…

Screenshots from Pikmin vs. Bugs, Angry Kirby, and more iOS Nintendo games I wish were real

Pikmin vs. Bugs by Dave Armstrong. One of several fictional iOS Nintendo games I wish I could buy: Flappy Starfox and Mario Run by Andrew Clark Angry Kirby by Nuri Amanatullah Flappy Kid Icarus by Brendan Derrig Flappy Arwing by Under the Giant Penny Flappy Bullet Bill by Austen Lavery Super Mario by Strange Labs…

Clear Your Calendar. It’s Nine Hours of Super Nintendo Start Screens.

Oh, did you have something to do today? Well, too bad. This nine-hour video of start screens for hundreds of Super Nintendo Entertainment System games is here to mock your work ethic. YouTuber NicksplosionFX says this video compiles the openings of every single game for the SNES. (He did something similar for the NES, too.)…

Nine Things You Might Not Know About The Super Nintendo’s Graphics

It’s hard not to get wrapped up in nostalgia whenever you look at a SNES game—and while there are a number of reasons for this, one of the major reasons has to be the visuals. As it turns out, there is actually a lot that is unique about the graphics on the Super Nintendo. The…

Google’s Early April Fools’ Joke: Hiring ‘Pokémon Masters’

It’s March 31st, and already the April Fools’ pranks are flooding in. One of the first? Google is hiring Pokémon masters. It’s not just a prank, though. Google actually has updated Google Maps today with Pokémon that you can catch. Go into the app today and search around for Pokémon. Check out this sweet Luxray…

Mario Warp Pipe In The Real World

Protected warp pipe in the real world.

Starfox Propaganda Poster

For Corneria by Dane Ault. Available as a print in May.

Love the color pink? Fan of Disney World? Then the new limited 2DS from GameStop is relevant to your interests. It’ll cost $129.99, have a carrying case festooned with Mickey Mouse to tie into Disney Magical World and will only be available at that specific retailer. Pre-orders start today.

A Link to the Past running on a Galaxy Gear

Next generation Game & Watch Redditor lolerstomp shows off Nintendo games on a Galaxy Gear. Pretty cool (if you don’t mind your thumbs blocking the view).

Wrestlers know they’re in trouble when the Squirtle Squad, a group of Pokémon abandoned by their trainers, enter a professional wrestling tournament. The WWE 2k14 character generator has no limits They’ve… changed… 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.…