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Azure Striker Gunvolt is a new 3DS game from Keiji Inafune and Inti Creates. Headed to the Nintendo eShop this summer, Azure Striker Gunvolt was revealed earlier today.

Princess Peach Is Ready To Kick Ass And Take Names

When Alexia Jean Grey cosplays as Princess Peach, she doesn’t go for puffy dresses and a smile. She channels Peach: Warrior Princess. Inspired by Peach’s performances in the Smash Bros. series, the outfit is made almost entirely out of worbla, a thermoplastic from the future. The pics here were taken by Travis Photography; there are…

The First Screen You See When You Start The New Yoshi’s Island

I don’t remember any other Nintendo games starting with the above message, but, hey, sure, Nintendo. Why not? I’ve rated a level or two in Assassin’s Creed. I’ve agreed to let my crash bugs be sent back to Microsoft. I just never thought that you, Nintendo, would need to see my gameplay data to make…

Guacamelee! is coming to the Wii U, PS4, Xbox One and Xbox 360 as Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition This version includes all previous DLC for the game and adds some new levels and boss battles. No word yet on a release date, other than “coming soon.”

Pokémon Would Be a Really Fearsome 90s Horror Show

Like something straight out of cult horror show Tales from the Crypt (or Braindead, even), these Pokémon illustrations by DeviantART artist Dante are anything but cute little monsters you wanna catch. There’s something really scary in their eyes: The flying types freak me out the most: Pokémon Art by DanteCyberMan [DeviantART] To contact the author…

When Every Nintendo Game Looked The Same (And Was Better For It)

Outside of budget lines, video game box and disc art these days is a unique and varied art. No two games’ presentation looks the same. But for a short time, right back at the beginning of their days in the home console market, Nintendo bucked this trend. And it’s a shame they never stuck with…

A History of Video Game Consoles, In Japanese Commercials

Last week, we saw what the history of video games looks like through Western commercials. But the birthplace of Nintendo and Sony has a history of consoles all its own—and the commercials to match. *Note: The vast majority of these commercials come from gaming channel Kazuya Games. Head there for many more retro Japanese gaming…

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The Top Ten Moments of ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon‘ So Far

When you have thousands of people controlling the same game, there are bound to be a ton of memorable hijinks. And so now that ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’ beat the first generation of Pokémon games, it seems like a good time to reminisce on some of the stream’s high points, no? Here’s TheJWittz‘s personal list of…

​Here’s the Company Guide That You Get If You Work at Nintendo

You’ve seen the handbook from the people who run Steam. Now, here’s the company guide that employees at the House of Mario receive. It’s a damn pretty thing to look at, even if you can’t read Japanese. Nintendo fan blog Before Mario has images of the internal publication that gets handed out to people who’ve…

The 3DS XL Yoshi fans have been waiting for. Already announced for Europe, the limited edition Yoshi Edition 3DS XL will be available in North America on March 14 for $199.99, just in time for the release of Yoshi’s New Island, sold separately.

Japanese Prime Minister Thinks Country Can Learn from…Nintendo

Nintendo is having atruly difficult year. Things are tough! Yet, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe thinks the country can learn from Nintendo. Earlier today, a member of the Diet asked him for his growth strategy for Japan. “Well, for example, there’s a company called Nintendo,” Abe replied. “Over there, they made hanafuda cards, but gradually…

“We can capitalize the most on our strengths through a hardware-software integrated platform business, and therefore this type of dedicated video game platform will remain our core focus.” Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, in a letter to shareholders and investors about the company’s future

The Week in Games: Humble Folks Without Temptation

This week we’re going down to South Park to have ourselves a time. Other releases include the next episode of The Walking Dead: Season Two and hot damn, some simulation farmin’, hell yeah. Tuesday, March 4 South Park: The Stick of Truth (PC, PS3, 360) The Walking Dead: Season Two—Episode Two: A House Divided (PC,…

Twitch Beats Pokémon!

Early this morning U.S. Eastern time, after 16 days, seven hours, 50 minutes and 19 seconds, the combined strength of hundreds of thousands of Twitch viewers defeatedPokémon Red. You can watch the final battle against Blue right here. After launching Feb. 12, the game began battling the Elite Four yesterday afternoon. Conceived as a social…

An HDMI Mod For The Nintendo 64? That’s A Good Start.

The more television technology advances, the harder it is to keep our classic consoles hooked up. Modder Marshall over at Retroactive is working on a device to bring the last cartridge-based Nintendo console into the HDMI age. Anyone know how to solder? Tentatively scheduled for a Q1 2014 release, the N64 HDMI Coverter is a…

If you had any doubt that the cult of Helix fossil, one of the “religions” formed around Twitch Plays Pokémon, is a serious thing, here’s proof. Someone sprayed this masterpiece recetnly on a seemingly useless cement block, in front of a school. This must be one of those moments when graffiti becomes art instead of…

Puyo Puyo Tetris Blends Two Classics into One Awesome Game

I love Tetris. It’s one of the rare games I have played off and on for the past 20 years. But, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t think it could use a little extra something to mix it up from time to time. And sure enough, mixing it with fellow puzzle classic Puyo…

Surprise new Wii U game on the horizon: Swords & Soldiers II, a sequel to the very good side-scrolling real-time-strategy game that debuted on the Wii in 2009, is in the works for Wii U and will be playable at PAX East in April.

If Star Fox Took Place On Earth, We’d Be Screwed

Count your lucky stars that Star Fox takes place in the Lylat system and not here, because if it did we’d all be screwed. In the video above, YouTube user Warialasky takes a look at the horrible, collateral damage that a Star Fox dogfight would cause on a major metropolitan city. Sure nobody dies, but…