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Nintendo’s Ideas Are Great For Games, Terrible For Life

Sure, Nintendo has some really fun—even family friendly!—ideas…for games. But they’d mostly be incredibly dangerous if ever incorporated into the non-virtually-rendered world. Watch as the always too-carefree Ash unintentionally demonstrates the dangers of a world run by Nintendo ideas in Freddie W/HAWP’s video above. Don’t try this at home is an understatement. Oh, and, here’s…

Nintendo’s Toughest Year Ever Starts Pretty Much Now

Nintendo thought they were going to sell nine million Wii Us this past year. Last night, they acknowledged that they’ll probably sell fewer than three million. Is it time for someone to panic? For the optimists, there is no reason to freak out. Nintendo has had it rough before, for example when they… …tried to…

Wild Pokémon, In Their Coolest Form

The Pokémon in digital artist Michelle Zhu’s paintings are so cool and relaxed, that I would just leave them to themselves and wouldn’t try to catch them at all. This one above is a special mixture of Pikachu and Koffing, and he’s having a great time. Note: Mildly to moderately NSFW artwork follows. Here’s more;…

There can never be enough Chrono Trigger fan-art, and it’s always refreshing to see something new out there. Here’s three fantastic paintings, with three memorable moments recreated from the classic JRPG, made by artist Orioto. You can also buy these as prints here Here’s the top pic in its full glory: A re-imagining of the…

Even with the less than stellar Wii U sales, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has said he won’t resign. According to Iwata, “There will be no major management shake-up in the short term.”

Nintendo Doesn’t Think The Wii U’s Selling That Great

Today, Nintendo released its sales forecasts. The company’s financial year ends on March 31, and Nintendo has modified its sales predictions. In a downward direction, that is. But not all the news is bad. Initially, Nintendo forecasted 18 million 3DS handhelds sold worldwide this financial year. The revised number is now 13.5 million. That’s certainly…

Nintendo 3DS Was Top-Selling System Of 2013, Because It Is Awesome

With 11.5 million units sold, the Nintendo 3DS came in as top-selling video game system of 2013 in the United States, which is awesome, because it is awesome. Back in February, I wrote that the 3DS had swooped in out of nowhere to become the best gaming device you can buy. And thanks to a…

Shreds Of Evidence That Pokémon X Is More Popular Than Pokémon Y

We here at Kotaku have been wondering which version of the latest Pokémon game was more popular. X or Y? Whenever we’ve asked Nintendo, they wouldn’t tell us. But perhaps there are other ways to tell? The challenge is that most of the outfits that talk about Pokémon X and Y‘s sales combine the two,…

If Enemies From Zelda Were Real

When it comes to horror games, The Legend of Zelda is not necessarily the first thing that comes to mind. Concept artist Nate Hallinan’s creations are definitely going to change that. Above is his version of the Skulltula—there’s nothing to be afraid of! Nothing at all! Because they’re so realistic, the pictures might seem like…

The bait missed its target on DeviantART user Enigmasystem‘s Pokémon fanart, attracting a pretty huge Gyarados instead of those relaxing ‘Karps. Even if it’s wild, this Pokémon would have nice stats in-game. 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.…

Designing A Brand New Game Boy

Reader Justin wants to bring the Game Boy back. So he’s designed a brand new one. It’s not as rugged as its predecessors, but it sure is glassy Taking as many cues from modern phone design as portable games hardware, Justin’s design has a 5.3″ 1080p screen, two cameras, 16GB of flash memory, 4G connectivity,…

Super Smash Bros. expands once again, this time with Ashley, who will appear in the Wii U version as an assist trophy. She hails from the WarioWare games, and probably didn’t have enough moves to make a proper moveset for her. But hey, this might be a sneaky teaser for Wario, since he’s not part…

Mario & Co. in Wonderland, which is a bit darker than the Mushroom Kingdom. And the best part of DeviantART user SkribbliX’s fan art? No, not the edgy princess or the evil Goombas, but the Donatello Koopa! Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and…

The Week in Games: With Liberation for All

We’re still in hibernation for major new releases, so our recap will again be more forward looking than focused on the present. Assassin’s Creed Liberation gets a console release this week. More to come later. Jan. 14 Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD (PSN) Broken Age Act One (PC, Ouya, for Kickstarter backers) The Banner Saga (PC)…

It’s Hard to Make a Game When Nintendo Doesn’t Use Xbox Live, Says Dev

An unidentified developer of a third-party game that launched with the Wii U—and man, that shouldn’t be too hard to narrow down—has written for Eurogamer a thorough post-mortem of his studio’s experience developing for the console. It touches familiar themes of the console’s struggles, but in a more detailed, firsthand way. The money quote, though,…

North America’s New Disney Game Is Last Year’s Japanese Hit

This morning Nintendo surprised us with the announcement of Disney Magical World, which sounded like Animal Crossing with Disney characters, coming to the 3DS April 11. It’s actually a port of this Japanese game, which did quite well for itself when it launched last August. Courtesy of the eagle-eyed folks at Siliconera, Disney Magic Castle:…

Sad Horse Is Dressed As Mario

Hey there, Sad Mario Horse. How you doing? OK? You look a bit down. Is it because a human being dressed you up like Mario? Yes, I agree that it is a bit degrading, but you do have to admit that it is also pretty funny. Look at that little hat you’re wearing. Look at…

​Persona Q‘s Mitsuru May Be Tiny, But She Still Kicks Ass

Being re-imagined as a wee chibi characterisn’t close to enough to make Persona 3’s Mitsuru Kirijo any less of a badass, as evidenced by this new character trailer for the 3DS crossover game Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Miiiiight be time to finally replay Persona 3 Portable as a girl protagonist. I’ve been meaning…

All The Joy Of The Legend Of Zelda In One Plunderphonic Masterpiece

Artist Jeesh, who we’ve featured here before, plunders sounds from more than two and a half decades of The Legend of Zelda and mixes them all up to to create some of the most delicious ear candy I’ve heard in ages. This is going on everything I have that’s capable of outputting music. It’s a…

I Finished These 31 Video Games in 2013

For the eighth consecutive year, I’ve counted the number of games I finished in the last 12 months. The number has gone up, even as I played fewer games. I’ve been keeping countsince 2006, the year I didn’t just finish Suikoden V and Star Fox Command but also the likes of Metal Gear Solid 2…