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Oh, So That’s How The Wii Keeps Running

Turns out every time you waggled a remote to play tennis or swing Link’s sword, there was a Goomba pulling the strings. Who would’ve thought? JUST KIDDING. This is actually a homemade case mod, designed by Kotaku reader lyberty5. Your Wii does not have a Goomba infestation. “To pull off this mod I had to…

By Jason Schreier Published October 7, 2013

The Latest Pokémon Anime Really Nails Pokémon Red And Blue

How closely does the Pokémon Origins anime mirror the events of Pokémon Red and Blue? See for yourself in these 24 awesome animted GIFs shared by Pokémon fan Robin on his Tumblr. Minor spoilers and childhood memories ahead! Pokémon Red vs. Pokémon: The Origin [Rabalogy, Tumblr] To contact the author of this post, write to:…

By Gergo Vas Published October 7, 2013

Assassin’s Creed IV Looks Good So Far. But Can It Save The Series?

In 22 days’ time, we’ll know what’s really up with the next Assassin’s Creed. We’ll know if all of those trailers and videos Ubisoft has been pumping out for AC IV: Black Flag—13 of them!—have been the oozing confidence of a team that knows they’ve made a great game or have been the sprayed misdirection…

By Stephen Totilo Published October 7, 2013

Starting December, You Can Pay For Your Very Own Pokémon Storage Unit

Is your apartment too small to hold all of your Pokémon? Don’t worry! You can buy more space soon! On December 27, Nintendo will launch the Pokémon Bank, a cloud-based storage system that can be used to hold Pokémon in the digital world for eternity—or at least until the servers all collapse. There will be…

By Jason Schreier Published October 4, 2013

Pokémon X And Y Is Everything You Wanted Pokémon To Be As A Kid

Here’s what I like to imagine. Game Freak shipped Black and White 2, and production then started for a new Pokemon game. They didn’t have any specifics yet, but they knew they want to breathe some life into the franchise—make it feel fresh, sure, but still keep the core of what makes Pokemon games so…

By Patricia Hernandez Published October 4, 2013

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Attack on Titan Has Finished, But the Games Are Just Beginning

Attack on Titan has finished its TV run, and with no second anime announced, many of you are likely already jonesing for your colossus-killing fix. But don’t worry. Not only is there the manga to read, but also no less than seven official games are either out or on the way. Attack on Titan: The…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published October 4, 2013

Kotaku East

I Want To Catch These Pokémon Hanafuda Cards

Nintendo started in the 19th century as a hanafuda maker. To this day, Nintendo still makes hanafuda cards in Japan. But is it making these Pokémon hanafuda cards? As pointed out by Gigazine, a mysterious Pokémon hanafuda site just went up in Japan. The site states that more details will be made available on October…

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 4, 2013

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If You Need More River City Ransom in Your Life, Try Kunio-kun SP

When I was a kid, I loved playing games on my NES. In fact, the only thing I loved more was playing co-op on the NES (this is a by-product of being an only child). Luckily for me and my next-door neighbor, there was always River City Ransom—part of the Kunio-kun series, which is still…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published October 4, 2013

Upcoming 3DS And Wii U Games You Probably Don’t Know About

There are Marios, and there are Zeldas, and then there are the little games for 3DS and Wii U—the indies that might not sell systems, but will help bolster libraries and offer up experiences you can’t get elsewhere. Nintendo today released a list of all the indie games they’ll be showing off at the IndieCade…

By Jason Schreier Published October 3, 2013

Finally, A Super Mario Game We Can All Be Excited About

It’s been a while since a new Super Mario Bros. game looked amazing. Agree? We all respect the New Super Mario Bros. games, right? They’re classic… like Nintendo just baked a great new loaf of bread. Refined… like Nintendo just wrote a new sonnet. But exciting? Not really. That’s where November’s new Mario comes in.…

By Stephen Totilo Published October 3, 2013

You Won’t Believe How Many Little Changes Are In Zelda: Wind Waker HD

It’s fascinating, picking up The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker for the first time. You get something like culture shock—holy crap, everything’s so bright! The faces are so goofy. Is that really what Link’s grandma looks like? And then… after 10 or 15 minutes, you start to get it. Ah, yes. Here’s why this is…

By Jason Schreier Published October 3, 2013

Sega: Paying For Extra Lives ‘Will never be a thing in a Sonic game.’

Sega would like you to know that they do not plan to nickel-and-dime you and start charging for free lives in Sonic games. Nor do they have plans to imbalance their Sonic games by letting you buy free lives. Why is this is a thing? Well, our very own Jason Schreier sounded an alarm earlier…

By Stephen Totilo Published October 3, 2013

Kotaku East

Everyone Gets Pokemon X and Y At The Same Time. Here’s Why.

As the release date of Pokemon X and Y approaches, this will be the first game in the official series with a (for the most part) simultaneous international release, and those involved hope that by doing so, they’ll be able to level the playing field. “Until now, the pattern has been to release games overseas…

By Toshi Nakamura Published October 3, 2013

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Breathe or Play the Nintendo DS? A Mother’s Chilling, Final Question

According to Japan’s largest media outlets, a question about video games has ended in an unsettling murder. Note: This post contains content that some readers might find objectionable. In Tokyo, 42 year-old mother Shizu Shigeta is on trial for killing her 5 year-old son in September of last year. Asahi.com reports that her five-year old…

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 3, 2013

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Why Is Ash from Pokémon Such a Loser?

The Pokémon Origins anime special offered a reminder of one thing: Ash is a pretty lousy Pokémon trainer. If only he could reach his true potential! Eh, he can’t. Note: This post contains spoilers. If you’ve followed the Pokémon anime, you’ll know that Ash (or “Satoshi” as he’s called in Japan) isn’t exactly the best…

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 3, 2013

Pokemon Leaker Says “Heads Are Rolling” At Nintendo

A bevy of alleged Pokemon X & Y images and videos are currently floating around the web right now, but one leaker in particular caught the attention of a lot of folk on the internet…and Nintendo. The images we posted earlier today, came from Instagram user kosthedin—but by the time of publication, all pictures had…

By Patricia Hernandez Published October 2, 2013

Leaked Images Show Off Pokemon X & Y’s Version of France

We already know that Pokemon X & Y’s world is based on France—earlier this year, Junichi Masuda, Game Freak founder and director for the latest Pokemon, explained that the games picked up on France’s love of fashion and beauty. We’d even seen an artistic rendition of the game’s map, pictured above, which seemed to feature…

By Patricia Hernandez Published October 2, 2013

Grand Theft Auto V Almost Killed My Watch Dogs Buzz…But It’s Back

Grand Theft Auto V is so well-made, so visually impressive—even on my creaky old Xbox 360—that it could crush any excitement I might have for any other 2013 open-world action games that are set in big cities and let you steal cars and cause mayhem. There is that risk. And there I was, yesterday, with…

By Stephen Totilo Published October 2, 2013

Playable Bayonetta 2, New Zelda Coming to New York Comic-Con Next Week

Nintendo’s going to let you admire Bayonetta’s new haircut up close when it brings the Platinum Games heroine’s next game to New York City next week. In addition to Bayonetta 2, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate and Sonic Lost World will be also available to play. Attendees will…

By Evan Narcisse Published October 2, 2013

Bathe In The Blue Flames Of Mega Charizard X

We knew classic Pokemon Charizard would be getting a Mega evolution in Pokemon X & Y. We didn’t know it was getting two, one of which changes the creatures iconic colors completely. Mega Charizard X, making its big debut on October 12 in the two new Pokemon titles, evolves temporarily via careful application of Charizardite…

By Mike Fahey Published October 2, 2013