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Canadian digital artist Steph Caskenette’s low polygon Super Mario World map is just stunning with all these details. It’s just like a carefully crafted paper sculpture. Here’s the whole thing and head over to his Behance page for more: Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related…
By Gergo Vas Published January 6, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Pokémon X/Y Might Feature a Transgender Character
The above character appears to make a nuanced hint at her gender change in the latest Pocket Monster game, Pokémon X/Y In the English language version of the game, the text that accompanies the above character reads, “Yes, a mere half year ago I was a Black Belt! Quite the transformation, wouldn’t you say?” The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 6, 2014 -
Nintendo Has To Give Some Of Its 3DS Money To Another Company
It’s the kind of run Nintendo’s been on lately, that even the company’s one piece of good news – the growing success of the 3DS – has to get a little gloomier. With the Wii U a disaster, it’s 3DS sales that are making Nintendo’s money right now, but from here on in the Japanese…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 5, 2014 -
NES Remix, a medley of bite-sized challenges based on familiar NES favorites, ended a time challenge after an exploit was discovered. The game’s director said yesterday on Miiverse that the “Collect all the coins!” challenge is done after finding out some were able to goose their times by repeatedly pausing the level.
By Owen Good Published January 5, 2014 -
Culture
The Week in Games: 2014’s First Cut
Video gaming new releases are still deep in hibernation but there are a couple of notable titles coming this week. Let’s also look ahead through the next couple of months to see what else is on the way. Here’s the—uh, well, it’s a span of time, in games. Tuesday, Jan. 7 Don’t Starve (PS4) Thursday,…
By Owen Good Published January 5, 2014 -
What It Looks Like To Smoke Out Of A GameCube
We’ve been covering the GameCube-meets-e-Hookah ‘Vape Cube‘ for a while now, but in case you’re wondering what it actually looks like to use one of these puppies, welp. Here ya go. The Vape Cube used in the video above by Nebula Vaping is a wireless one—there’s also a wired version. Both are out-of-commission GameCubes, though—so…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 3, 2014 -
All Pokémon And Their Mega Evolutions, To Scale
Wailord steals the show on Ray Ray’s montage from DeviantART, showing every single Pokémon and Mega Pokémon next to each other, drawn to scale. Here’s theoriginal, larger version of the image, where you can easily see that Gen VI Pokémon are simply just tiny compared to the earlier Gen I and Gen II ones. DOTBstudios…
By Gergo Vas Published January 3, 2014 -
The demo version of Square Enix’s Bravely Default is live on the 3DS eShop. The demo includes an exclusive side quest not available in the full game when it ships February 7. Check out the rest of this week’s Nintendo Download, including Dr. Luigi and Mega Man X2 for the Wii U, here.
By Mike Fahey Published January 2, 2014 -
Let’s Take A Look Back At This, The Year of Luigi
Time passes, things change and all good things must come to an end. So too must it end for this, the Year of Luigi. Sure, Reggie and Iwata have said that the Year of Luigi will extend into 2014, but don’t listen to them. Bargaining is one of thestages of grief, and they are surely…
By Chris Person Published December 31, 2013 -
Suddenly, Mewtwo is the Most Badass Pokémon of All
That is one spectacular, buffed up Mewtwo sculpture, like something out of the XCOM games, or a live action Pokémon movie—not one of the cartoony monsters from a Nintendo game. It is the work of 3D artist Sam Yang, who seems to like the idea of combining mecha with Pokémon very much. Pokemon Sculpt: Realistic…
By Gergo Vas Published December 31, 2013 -
Yup, This Is Still The World’s Most Attractive Racing Game
At this point, I’m convinced that Project CARS isn’t actually a racing game. It’s a playable art installation that lets you take pretty pictures of cars. And things other than cars. I mean, shit, look at this: It’s grass. From a racing game. I’m looking at grass from the side of the road from a…
By András Neltz Published December 31, 2013 -
Who Do I Have To Kill For This Famicom Nintendo 3DS?
I have a weakness for the Famicom colour scheme. That bold crimson, the slightly tacky gold, it’s an 80s Chinese restaurant, bad hotel lobby and classic Nintendo console, all rolled into two tones. And that’s just seeing the shades on the internet! Put them on a 3DS – like James Montagna has done here –…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 31, 2013 -
CultureKotaku Asks: The Story Behind Nintendo’s Innovative 3DS StreetPass Games
One of 2013’s best surprises was the release of four unusual games for the Nintendo 3DS, all experimenting with a new style of multiplayer game little seen in the long history of interactive entertainment. The games were made by four Japanese studios, all overseen by Nintendo. Where did the games come from? Why were they…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 30, 2013 -
The Stylish Way To Play Your NES
Dave Nunez sure likes 3D printing stuff, and his latest project was no small undertaking. Inspired by his desk lamp and a pile of spare parts, he came up with the design for this ‘NESPoise’ system, and it sure is pretty. The same guy who created the tiny Xbox One, Dave has a 3D printer…
By Steve Marinconz Published December 30, 2013 -
2013 is slowly coming to an end, which means video game characters can finally enjoy their holiday feast, thanks to creator AnimatorAR’s vision of it… even if it’s tiny and made of plastic. Bonus points for finding the Portal Turret in the photo. Oh and why isn’t poor Luigi sitting on a throne? It was…
By Gergo Vas Published December 30, 2013 -
Kotaku East
More 2014 Resolutions From Japanese Game Developers
2013 was a great year for gaming. After what was accomplished this year, let’s see what Japanese game developers hope to do in 2014. We’ve seen a sample of what some Japanese game developers have in mind when looking towards the year to come. Japanese gaming magazine Weekly Famitsu, however, asked 100 developers in their…
By Toshi Nakamura Published December 30, 2013 -
Sports Video Games in 2013: A Year in Decline
To a video gamer, the pairing was so natural that I didn’t recognize how unusual it really was. On Oct. 12, ESPN broke up its top two announcing teams to put Brad Nessler and Kirk Herbstreit in the booth for the network’s Texas A&M-Ole Miss nightcap. The two have, virtually anyway, worked millions of games…
By Owen Good Published December 29, 2013 -
Nintendo eShop Back, Online Problems Fixed, Pokémon Apps Still On Hold
Nintendo’s eShop is back online for all systems following repairs to many online services that had failed over Christmas. Nintendo gave the all-clear moments ago. The eShop had been on-and-offline for some platforms and regions since Dec. 25 as the company worked to resolve the problem. On Facebook yesterday evening, Nintendo said the outage had…
By Owen Good Published December 29, 2013 -
The Best Gaming GIFs Of 2013
What did we get from this year of next-gen press conferences, console launches, Nintendo Directs, and huge open-world games? Some good times. And some amazing animated GIFs. Enjoy our selection of this 2013’s best gaming GIFs, and giffy posts. Don’t forget to toss up your picks too in the comments below, to turn the whole…
By Gergo Vas Published December 27, 2013