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What comes after Mega Evolution in Pokemon X & Y? For Blastoise, evolution has gotta mean more cannons, right? You can never have too many cannons. (Memebase viaAndrew Kane)

The Real Reason They Made Changes To Wind Waker

Don’t let people tell you the most important changes to Wind Waker are sails and first-person cameras. They’re wrong. It’s the selfies. And the…rap. OG Link [YouTube]

The Wii U Won’t Be Getting Assassin’s Creed IV DLC. Yesterday, Ubisoft detailed the downloadable add-ons coming Assassin’s Creed IV, among which is a cool-sounding standalone adventure that casts the player as an escaped slave. Unfortunately for Nintendo fans, today Ubisoft confirmed to Kotaku that the Wii U version of the game won’t get that…

Report: They’re Making a New Pokémon Game Starring Pikachu

Pikachu, I choose you! For a starring role in the next Pokémon game, that is. Later this month, Japanese broadcaster NHK is airing a profile on Pokémon Company honcho Tsunekazu Ishihara. The profile will feature, of course, interviews with Ishihara as well as provide an exclusive look at the company. But there’s more: According to…

Don’t Hold Your Breath For Nintendo Games On iOS (Or Android)

When recently asked if Nintendo was planning on putting out titles on smartphones, company honcho Satoru Iwata replied, “Nobody knows the distant future. Or if I’ll be president. However, what I can say is, ‘At present, no.'”

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…

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:…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…