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Mario Gets Darker With God, Drugs And Booze

‘Gritty’ isn’t a word I normally associate with Mario, but you know what? Polaris makes it work here. This more mature take on Super Mario comes from screenwriter Evan Daugherty, who is also behind the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. Oh, and ‘The Addict’ isn’t the only video he’s helped create—there’s also ‘The Fixer,’…

A Simple Tool That Shows You Every Pokémon’s Strengths and Weaknesses

Typically, if you wanted to know what a Pokemon’s strengths and weaknesses are, you’d need to memorize itor Google it. Now you have a third option: the Pokeffectiveness tool. All you have to do is visit this website and type in a Pokemon’s name. The website should automatically narrow it down to the Pokemon you’re…

Our Favorite Video Game Characters of the Last Generation

Video games immerse us in worlds beyond our own, letting us encounter sights and sounds beyond our imaginations. But no matter the scenery, what would these worlds be without the characters we have fought alongside and grown emotionally attached to over the past eight years? With the impending release of the PlayStation 4, today is…

Smash Bros. Creator Is Always Being Recorded At Work and He Hates It

You wanna see video of Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai in his day to day work overseeing game development? Apparently, there’s tons. Sakurai is hard at work on the upcoming Smash Bros. games for the 3DS and Wii U. According to his column in Weekly Famitsu, generally whenever he talks about editing and changes at…

Watch All Of Today’s Nintendo Direct Right Here

If you missed the latest Nintendo Direct, you can watch all of it right here. Topics included Zelda, Professor Layton, Pikmin 3 DLC and other already-announced games through 2014. But the biggest news is the 3DS update that’s incoming.

Eighteen indie games are coming to the Nintendo eShop for 3DS and Wii U. They were showcased today in this Nintendo Direct video; you can see more about them here.

Nintendo 3DS Gets A Big Update Next Month

Next month’s big 3DS system update comes with a few cool new features, including YouTube, the Wii U’s Miiverse, and a balance combining service that will (finally) let you combine your 3DS funds with your Wii U funds on one unified Nintendo account. When the update goes live, all you have to do is sign…

Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy launches Feb. 28 for Nintendo 3DS and will be in stores and on the Nintendo eShop. The game will feature a storyline uniting the two Layton trilogies.

The lovely 3DS role-playing game Bravely Default is out on February 7 in North America, Nintendo just announced. Looks like they’re ditching the subtitle for this one.

Wii U Holiday Commercial Is Not Helping The Wii U

During the boom years, when both the DS and Wii were killing it, Nintendo used to make pretty good commercials. Or, at the very least, serviceable ones. A few years back, though, something changed The Wii U needs all the help it can get this holiday season. This? This is not helping. Specifically, that Dad.…

The Machine That Finds Shiny Pokémon For You Just Got Even Better

Last week, we showed you amachine that someone built that found rare colors of Pokemon for them—all without having to to be present for the boring parts of the special shiny-finding process. It was impressive….but this new machine right here? It’s even better. As a quick recap: the original machine made by dekuNukem used a…

More Than 200 Music Tracks From Pokémon X And Y For Only $10

The recent release of Pokémon X and Y didn’t just give the game a graphical overhaul. The music is better than ever before as well, and now you can buy all 3.5 hours’ worth of it on iTunes for a piddling $9.99. The Pokémon X & Pokémon Y Super Music Collection contains 212 tracks, to…

There’s a Nintendo Direct coming tomorrow at 11am Eastern. Nintendo says it’ll have “new details and information about previously announced Nintendo 3DS software launching through early 2014.” We’ll have all the details for you right here as it happens.

Nintendo, Take My Money, Please

At the end of this month, Nintendo will be re-releasing a game. It’s beautiful. An all-time classic. And it’s…not a video game. Going back to the company’s roots, back when it made real games, this exquisite Mahjong set will go on sale in Japan for just under USD$200. Which isn’t cheap, but look at this…

One Beard Becomes Eight, Sings Zelda‘s Most Famous Theme

It was only a matter of time before video-game a cappella master Smooth McGroove took on the Zelda theme. Now, he has—or rather he, his cat and his seven doppelgängers have. This version of Link to the Past‘s famous overworld theme is one of Smooth’s more percussive recent works, and it sure does get me…

Easy Ways To Remember Pokémon Weaknesses In X And Y

Pokémon may seem like a simple game to outsiders, but fans know how complex it can really get. With the release of Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, there are now a total of 718 pocket monsters to choose from. Each one can learn dozens of different attacks, and their strengths and weaknesses can vary greatly.…

I shouldn’t like to be in Batman’s shoes when he has to face enemies like this in Batman: Arkham Origins That is just truly horrifying. 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. Send us suggestions if you’vegot them. To contact…

The Week in Games: Playtime for PlayStation

The PlayStation 4 arrives this week, bringing with it a raft of games, some of which already have released on existing consoles. Knack and Killzone: Shadow Fall are notable PS4-only titles. For those sitting out the PS4’s launch, XCOM‘s splendid Enemy Within expansion hits Tuesday, along with Capcom’s DuckTales Remastered Tuesday, Nov. 12 XCOM: Enemy…

Wild Offer of Free Call of Duty, Assassin’s Creed Floods Canada Stores

So, let’s get this straight. In Canada this weekend, take any Xbox 360 or PS3 game—good, bad or ugly; GOTY or shovelware—trade it in, and get a free copy of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Call of Duty: Ghosts or Battlefield 4. Is that right? Is someone smoking crack up there? Not you, mayor ……

Good Lord, With Over 700 Pokémon, The Pokerap Has Become Massive

Electrode, Diglett, Nidoran, Mankey, Venusaur, Rattata, Fearow, Pidgey, Seaking, Jolteon, Dragonite, Gastly, Ponyta, Vaporeon, Poliwrath, Butterfreeeeee! …wait, there’s more than just these Pokémon at the start of the Pokerap? No way. Oh, but there are. Many, many more—while many of us have only memorized the first part of the famous Pokerap (a song featured in…