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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…

The first free-to-play game for the Nintendo 3DS, Initial D Perfect Shift Online, is starting to recruit beta testers in Japan.

The Game Creators You Love Won’t Be Making Games Forever, You Know

Game creator Masahiro Sakurai has been in the game (so to speak) for a long time now. He’s currently working on Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. But how long will he continue developing games? This week in Weekly Famitsu, Sakurai talked about how long a developer can…

Japan’s Nerd Heroine Has Amazing Criteria For a Boyfriend

Japan’squeen of Pokémon is looking for a boyfriend. Can you meet her standards? Got a set of nunchucks? Shoko Nakagawa is Japan’s nerd heroine – an open geek who proudly displays her love of Pokémon, cats, and anime wherever she goes. She is currently the Pokémon captain for the weekly children’s TV show, Pokémon Smash!,…

A Closer Look at Kirby’s New 3DS Game

Kirby’s back! And he’s looking… as good as he always does, really. It’s Kirby! Nintendo updated their official Japanese-language website with new stuff for the upcoming (and somewhat freshly announced) 3DS Kirby game, Triple Deluxe, in which you’re on a quest to help Kirby’s archenemy, the kidnapped King Dedede, inside his kingdom in the clouds.…

Don’t Show Espurr To Kids, Or They’ll Never Play Pokémon

We’ve already established that Espurr is Pokemon X & Y’s most unsettling Pokemon—it’s the eyes, the blank, soulless eyes. Oh, but it gets worse. We’re talking “setting people on fire if you don’t give Espurr what it wants” worse, as you can see in this funny video by Megasteakman And this, folks, is why you…

Let’s all give a warm welcome to Kapp’n, freshly revealed background character of Super Smash Bros 3DS, whom you might know as the singing sailor-slash-driver from Animal Crossing. Here’s hoping he brings his shanties along for the ride. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots…

Want These Limited 3DS XL Handhelds? There’s a Catch.

These two very rare 3DS XL units can you yours! If, that is, you sign up for Flets Hikari internet service in Japan. Inside Games reports that new Flets Hikari customers have the chance to purchase a limited edition “Mario White” or “Mario Silver” 3DS XL. Each is limited to a hundred units and priced…

How To Play Project M, The Best Smash Bros. Mod Around

As of yesterday, you can download the newest version of a mod called Project M for Super Smash Bros. Brawl that improves the game so much, it practically seems new.But how do you get it to actually run on your Wii? Good question. Thankfully, you don’t have to actually mod the Wii itself to play…

50 Years Of Popular Holiday Toys, All At Once

Every year it’s something. Some colorful construction of cloth or fluff or plastic or silicon, the big holiday toy that no actively loved child can do without. Graphic designer Abby Ryan Bennett tracks the trend for 50 years, from the Easy-Bake Oven to the Wii U. It’s like a map of my life, from Star…

Heads up: the Miiverse update for the 3DS is now live. With the update comes the ability to interact with Nintendo’s Miiverse on any 3DS (and 2DS, and 3DSXL) system, along with Nintendo Network ID support for the eShop. More info here and full patch notes here