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Kickass LEGO Transformer Turns Into a Game Boy Advance
New York-based LEGO builder Baron von Brunk has a pretty cool and original ongoing series where he builds LEGO consoles with transforming abilities. He made Nintendo 64 and NES Zapper Megatrons, and while we wait for one that can transform into the Nintendo R.O.B., here’s his latest in the form of a Game Boy Advance.…
By Gergo Vas Published April 8, 2014 -
Kotaku East
New Chinese Game Console Totally Rips Off the Wii Remote
This is the controller for a new game console called the Nintendo Wii the G20. Doesn’t the controller look familiar? According to TechInAsia, the console is a collaboration between Chinese online retail giant Alibaba and electronics company Xiao Bawang. The G20 runs on Aliyun OS, Alibaba’s Linux smartphone OS, and can also stream movies and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2014 -
Piranha Plant Recycling Dumpster
JRYU JRYU turned a dumpster into a Piranha Plant for Global Inheritance’s upcoming art show at Coachella. It’s still functional—bottles can be thrown into the plant’s mouth. Below, see prior exhibits by Global Inheritance, including human-powered slot cars and the Recyclosaurus Rex. Recyclosaurus Rex from Coachella 2013. Human-powered slot cars from Solar Decathalon 2013. Wall-E…
By John Struan Published April 7, 2014 -
What We Talk About When We Talk About Mario Kart 8
“Nintendo, man,” my friend Jeremy said to me. “You’ll fall in love with them. But then they’ll break your heart.” I had just shown up at his apartment to lend him my Wii U for the week or so I was going to be in California last month. Watching as I opened my bag and…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 7, 2014 -
It’s Looking Bad For Peter Parker In The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Game
As if three movie villains weren’t enough, Electro and the Green Goblin are are joined by the ugliest Kingpin ever, bad-hair-lighting Black Cat and… is that Carnage? Yeah, Parker is screwed. Activision tried to sneak a little Carnage into the trailer, but I can smell a Cleetus a mile away. It helps that I was…
By Mike Fahey Published April 7, 2014 -
Mario Jumps Out Of TV, Destroys A Dude’s House
Filmmaker John Huffnagle has made this clip that shows what happens when you leave Mario running and leave the house. It’s kinda of like Toy Story, if Woody was an even bigger jerk and just wrecked all your stuff. Mario is Destroying my house! [YouTube, via Laughing Squid]
By Luke Plunkett Published April 6, 2014 -
Link In The Shadow Temple
One of two moody Legend of Zelda images by Linus Damm. See the full illustrations below: Ocarina of Time Shadow Temple and Shadow Temple Enemy You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 5, 2014 -
Super Mario Cat Doesn’t Take No Crap From No Goomba
There’s a reason it takes a rare power-up to turn into a cat in the Mushroom Kingdom — they’re just too powerful. While the plumber is away, Super Mario Cat saves the day. Youtube’s Mr. TVCow shot a bunch of footage of this cat, and then spent hours adding CG Mario scenery and sound effects.…
By Mike Fahey Published April 5, 2014 -
Posters By The Designer of Monument Valley
Love the stylish look of iOS game Monument Valley? The artist and designer is Ken Wong, who previously worked on Alice: Madness Returns. Enjoy more video game art by him below, including posters you can buy now, and his takes on the Link and Morrigan: The Street Fighter and Mario posters are available for purchase.…
By John Struan Published April 5, 2014 -
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
By András Neltz Published April 4, 2014 -
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…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 3, 2014 -
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…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 3, 2014 -
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…
By András Neltz Published April 3, 2014 -
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…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 2, 2014 -
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.
By John Struan Published April 2, 2014 -
Kotaku East
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.”
By András Neltz Published April 2, 2014 -
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…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 1, 2014
