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Watch All Of Today’s Nintendo Direct, Right Here

In case you missed the almost hour-long Nintendo Direct today, we’ve got the full thing here for you to get up to speed on. It’s jam-packed with trailers and fun-looking 3DS releases. And an NES Remix 2, which, of course, celebrates Luigi just before his year of appreciation is up. To contact the author of…

Mario Kart 8 Is Out In May

What could help sell Wii U consoles? A new Mario Kart. This new trailer for Mario Kart 8 shows that Bowser’s little Koopalings are all playable in the new racer. The game’s out on May 30.

GBA Games Start Hitting Wii U Virtual Console This Spring

Starting in April, Nintendo says they’ll be releasing GBA games on the Wii U’s Virtual Console. They announced the news in a Nintendo Direct today, mentioning names like Metroid Fusion and Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga as some of the GBA games that we’ll be able to buy and download this spring.

NES Remix 2 Mods Original Super Mario Bros. To Make Luigi The Star

Hey, did you like NES Remix? Well, NES Remix 2 is coming. And on todayof all days, Nintendo announced that it includes the entire original Super Mario Bros. (not just a short challenge), only…with Luigi as the star. Complete with his higher jump. And it plays “backwards”, scrolling from right to left. It’s out on…

Surprise! Soccer RPG Inazuma Eleven Is Coming West–And It’s Out Now

For a long time now, Americans have been curious about Inazuma, the crazy-popular soccer-RPG series that has sold by the truckload in Japan and Europe. Today, we finally get to check it out for ourselves. Inazuma Eleven will be released on the 3DS eShop today. Nintendo announced the news at their Nintendo Direct this afternoon.

The next Layton game, *deep breath* Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy: Emmy’s Story, has a new trailer. Enjoy.

Level-5’s Weapon Shop RPG Is Coming To The U.S.

The final game in Level-5’s Guild[01] project—a series of small games released on the 3DS eShop including Crimson Shroud and Liberation Maiden—is coming to the U.S. next week. Weapon Shop de Omasse, a comedy-rhythm-RPG created by a Japanese actor named Yoshiyuki Hirai, will be out on the 3DS eShop on February 20. Nintendo announced the…

Nintendo Game Lets You Haggle Over The Actual Price

This April, Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball will be released in the eShop. It’s a baseball game where you…hit baseballs, no big deal there, but the way you buy the game is pretty nuts. See, you download the main game for free. The minigames you play within, though, you have to buy. Nintendo gave an example…

Nintendo just announced Pokémon Battle Trozei for the 3DS eShop. Trailer right here!

Nintendo just announced a sequel to the submarine game Steel Diver—SubWars. It’s a first-person shooter, and it’ll be out on the 3DS eShop tonight.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe for the 3DS will be out on May 2 in North America. Here’s a new trailer.

Smash Bros.‘ Newest Contestant: Punch-Out‘s Little Mac

Welcome to the fray, Little Mac. Punch-Out‘s main character will join the cast of the next Smash Bros., to be out on Wii U and 3DS later this year. Nintendo announced the news during their Nintendo Direct this afternoon. No word on King Hippo or Mike Tyson. Trailer:

There’s a Nintendo Direct at 5pm Eastern. 3DS/Wii U stuff for this spring. You can watch liveright here, or check Kotaku for all the news as it happens.

Bold Move, Nintendo

Here is the next big game for Nintendo’s Wii U displayed on my TV. Do you see something strange in this picture? Hint: look at that screen on the controller. It’s dark! No graphics! (It might actually be displaying blackness, oddly enough!) That’s right. Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, a game for the Nintendo home…

Today Is The Last Day Of The Year Of Luigi. Make It Count.

364 days ago, Nintendo made the most important proclamation of the 21st century, declaring a year of peace and prosperity. A year of hope. A year of Luigi. That was February 14, 2013. Assuming we’re operating outside of the Gregorian Calendar—because the Mushroom Kingdom follows its own rules—today, my friends, is the final day of…

Smash Bros. Creator on Why Japanese Games Take so Long to Make

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U are scheduled for release this year and can’t come out soon enough. Why does Japanese game development take so long? In his semi-weekly column for Weekly Famitsu, Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai addressed a fan’s concerns directly. A fan wrote to Sakurai: “It appears that the time…

Maybe A Pokémon MMO Wouldn’t Be As Awesome As We Think

Okay, let’s say Game Freak decides to take the plunge and finally give us the Pokémon MMO that so many people clamor for. It would be amazing! …or so we hope. While obviously lots of things about a Pokémon MMO would be great, it’s kind of funny to think about the crappy things that could…

Time for a new Nintendo Direct—on Thursday at 5pm Eastern, we’ll get to hear about this spring’s slate of Wii U and 3DS games. About time!

Wii U Donkey Kong Includes a Fantastic 3DS Easter Egg

What appears to be a charming little visual Easter egg in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is actually so much more. Yes, DK whips out a 3DS and plays it when you leave him idle (he’s done this in the past.) But he’s actually playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Mario Kart 7 and even, well,…

Classic Video Games as Romance Novels

The fine folks over at Shutterstock and illustrator Echo Chernik teamed up for Valentine’s Day, and imagined what romantic pulp fiction would look like with video game characters. Here’s The Legend of Zelda, Street Fighter, Super Mario, Pac Man and A**hole dog from Duck Hunt, appearing in a romantic novel for the first time. Head…