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Bravely Default Continues To Look Like The Final Fantasy We Want

Man. This game. MAN. This new trailer for the role-playing game Bravely Default—out for 3DS on February 7—shows off some of the game’s features and side-modes, and lord I am excited to play this game. LORD.

Mario Kart 8‘s Got A New Trailer…Featuring An Airport Level

Nintendo is still not being any more specific than “Spring 2014,” but when Mario Kart 8 gets here, Bowser, Mario, Yoshi and all the rest will be tearing-ass around airport and cloudtop courses with a new buggy-type vehicle. See it in the latest trailer here. In addition to the new courses and car, the trailer…

Watch All Of Today’s Nintendo Direct Right Here

Zelda? Check. Donkey Kong? Check. Dr. …Luigi? Sure! Why not. It is the the Year of Luigi, after all. Check out all those trailers and a few others for what looks like a pretty solid line-up incoming to your Nintendo hardware. Or just read all the news we’ve been posting from watching the stream live…

Nintendo Announces NES Remix For Wii U… And It’s Out Today

Ever wanted to play as Link in Donkey Kong? This is the game for you. It’s out on the eShop today for $15. Trailer above.

​Sonic: Lost World‘s Latest DLC is a Yoshi’s Island Zone

As of today, Sonic can run around in an all-new Yoshi-themed zone available for the Wii U version of Sonic: Lost World. It’s almost like Nintendo and Sega were never bitter rivals or something. The DLC is free.

Nintendo Announces… Dr. Luigi

The year of Luigi NEVER ENDS. Now Mario’s lanky brother has a PHD and will be popping pills on the Wii U soon in the game that we’ve all been waiting for: Dr. Luigi. It’s out on December 31 for $15.

Kirby Sucks More Than Ever In Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Nintendo’s upcoming Kirby game for the 3DS now has an official name, the Hypernova super-sucking ability, and an all-Kirby Smash Bros. mini-game.

Yoshi’s Island For 3DS Is Out Next Spring

Yoshi’s New Island will be out for the 3DS in North America this spring. Enjoy some new footage, will you?

Chibi-Robo Photo Finder Coming to North America in January

Chibi-Robo Photo Finder, which released in Japan in July, will come to the North American Nintendo eShop on Jan. 9, Nintendo said this morning. A free demo will be available on the store on the same day. Chibi Robo Photo Finder is an augmented reality game that requires you to find and photograph items in…

There’s a new Nintendo Direct streaming at 9am Eastern—you can watch it right here. They’re going to talk about what’s coming to Wii U and 3DS over the next few weeks/months. As always, we’ll have all the news live on Kotaku as it happens.

No Minecraft On Nintendo Makes No Sense [UPDATE]

Is there a bigger no-brainer in gaming that isn’t happening right now than Minecraft‘s absence on all Nintendo gaming machines? Today, Minecraft comes out for PS3: It’s already out on Xbox 360: It’s coming to Xbox One: It’s coming to PS4: Minecraft is big on iOS, too! Check out the top of these charts, released…

Masahiro Sakurai shows off the all-new Zelda: Spirit Tracks-themed stage for Super Smash Bros. 3DS in his latest screenshot of the day. The Spirit Train seems to be taking the Linebeck Trading Company somewhere. I wonder where?

New Nintendo Direct video/infomercial tomorrow, 9am ET… “focusing on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS software launching through spring 2014.” Watch it at Nintendo’s site. Or just stick with Kotaku and we’ll break out all the news. Start your guessing now for what they’ll be showing now. Just more Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze, Bravely Default and…

Attack on Titan on the 3DS Is Equal Parts Awesome and Glitchy

The first time I saw the opening to Attack on Titan—with the cast swinging through the city and killing a titan—my first thought was, “this would make for one hell of a video game.” And while Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind does indeed make me feel awesome, it is a game that…

Only The French Could Make An N64 This Pretty

French company Lëkki specialises in turning old consoles into new things of beauty. We’ve shown you their Super Nintendo work before, but they’re now offering some Nintendo 64s as well. There are four colours to choose from – each predominantly white with a lighter coloured stripe – with each costing €120 (USD$165). For that price…

Here’s our first look at the colorful plastic world of LEGO The Hobbit. Announced officially late last month, the 2014 TT Games developed adventure will span the first two movie in the trilogy, paving the way for the inevitable complete version once the third film is out, followed by a bundle of both it and…

The Week in Games: The Walking Dead Begins a New Season

Retail console releases may be done for this year but there still are marquee names waiting for their closeup as we finish off 2013. Chief among them is the next season of The Walking Dead, which arrives Tuesday along with Terraria on the PS Vita. Here’s the week in games. Tuesday, Dec. 17 The Walking…

Hey, North America, This Weekend Is ‘National StreetPass Weekend’

Move over, Christmas. Step aside, Hanukkah. There’s a new holiday to celebrate this December: Nintendo’s National StreetPass Weekend that—hmm—spreads across two nations. Details in the video here: Text explanation, if you prefer: If you use a Nintendo 3DS to check into a Nintendo Zone location in the U.S. or Canada (sorry, Mexico) on December 14…

Gotta store ’em all: check out this overview video which details some of the things you’ll be able to do with Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter—both of which are quite useful for those of you who like to collect pocket monsters.

Attack on Titan on the 3DS Makes Me Feel Like a Titan-Killing Badass

A few months back, we looked at all the games coming out based on this year’s hit anime Attack on Titan. Last week, the most anticipated of these, Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind for the 3DS, hit store shelves in Japan. The Last Wings of Mankind has two game modes. The first…