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Super Mario 3D World, Hands-On

In the video above, watch Jason Schreier, Kirk Hamilton and Giant Bomb’s Patrick Klepek play five minutes of Nintendo’s Super Mario 3D World at E3. Patrick is clearly jazzed about bein’ a cat.

Let’s Rate The Major E3 Press Conferences

Sure, you may think you know who “won” yesterday’s E3 press conference throwdown. But there’s only one way to know for sure: A reader poll. And so I turn it over to you, fine readers: how would you rate yesterday’s press conferences, and this morning’s Nintendo Direct?

A New Super Smash Bros. Challenger Appears…

Breaking Smash Bros. news out of Nintendo’s E3 booth event — along with Mega Man and Animal Crossing‘s villager, the Wii Fit trainer girl will be joining oh who cares. *sits at his desk eating pistachios, shaking his head* What are… *sighs* I… I’ve got nothing. To clarify, this is a real thing — a…

Pikmin Are Infiltrating Nintendo’s E3 Booth

And they’re doing so adorably. D’aww. As captured by Kotaku’s Kirk Hamilton, at Nintendo’s E3 demo area in Los Angeles.

It’s Time To Decide: Call of Duty Dog or Super Mario Cat?

Like the Highlander, there can be only one. Call of Dutydog. Mariocat. Only one (Popular Video Game + Animal) can win. And you will decide the winner. It’s time to settle this.

Watch the E3 Nintendo Direct Right Here. For Real, This Time.

If you tried watching this morning’s Nintendo Direct broadcast in real time, then you probably got a stuttering stream that had you cursing up a storm. Calm down. Here’s the whole thing for you to take in at your leisure.

Don’t Forget About Mario & Luigi: Dream Team

It’s the year of Luigi, but apparently Nintendo doesn’t want him headlining a major trade show, so instead we get a charming little video about the game that takes place partially in his mind. It’s the Herman’s Head of video games. Yeah, I just pulled that out.

Here’s What The Wii U eShop Has In Store For Us In 2013

At their E3-Direct presentation today, Nintendo revealed a list of games we’ll be seeing on the Wii U eShop this year. It’s… diverse, to say the least. The titles revealed are: Ballpoint Universe, a side-scrolling shooter from Arachnid Games. Cloudberry Kingdom from Ubisoft, a co-op platformer with randomly generated levels. Coaster Crazy Deluxe by Frontier…

Man, Yoshi’s New Island Is, Like, So Jazzy

You know that there’s going to be a fair bit of challenge in the upcoming 3DS platformer. But the tunes in this new trailer make the lovable dinosaur’s next adventure feel really, really mellow. That’s probably for the best. Baby Mario needs soothing, y’know? Here’s the game’s description from a just-sent Nintendo press release: Yoshi’s…

Nintendo’s New Games Are Fun, But They’re Playing it Ridiculously Safe

I’ve played four of Nintendo’s big E3 2013 games and I’m still undecided whether to be excited or disappointed. Nintendo didn’t bring the shock of the new to E3. They brought comfort food. They brought Mario Kart 8, which is a Mario Kart like all the rest except this time you can drive on the…

The New 3DS Zelda Is Called A Link Between Worlds

The 3DS sequel to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is called The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. Check out this new trailer to see more of the game in action. If you’ve played LTTP on Super Nintendo, the world will look more than a little familiar. No word on…

It’s A Third Party Wii U And 3DS Game Dance Party

So what if no one even mentioned the Wii U at all yesterday during the zero-day E3 pressers. That doesn’t mean there aren’t tons of third-party publishers lining up to appear in a Nintendo Direct sizzle reel. Everybody dance!

Pikmin 3 Brings Even More Color and Charm to the Wii U

Hey, it’s Alph, Brittany and Charlie! The three astronauts you’ll be controlling in Pikmin 3 wander across a whimsical lanscape in a new trailer that debuted today. The clip shows off the new Pikmin types heading to the Wii U release, as well as some of the enemies that you’ll be facing. Those battles look…

The New Smash Bros. Game Will Be Out in 2014

Lead creator Masahiro Sakurai promised and Nintendo delivered. After a long, long wait, players will be able to have the company’s best-loved characters beat up on each other in glorious high-definition. An Animal Crossing villager was shown kicking butt and the game seemed to shift visual styles during the promo clip. The game’s due out…

Retro’s Next Big Game Is Another Damn Donkey Kong Country

Donkey Kong Island is overrun by Vikings in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, which will be a retail release and a Wii U eShop download when it arrives later this year. The first high-definition entry in the Donkey Kong Country series, Tropical Freeze will introduce different camera angles to the sidescrolling platformer. Dixie Kong returns…

Bayonetta 2 Looks Deadlier Than Ever, Even with Short Hair

As seen on this morning Nintendo Direct, the sequel to Platinum’s beloved camp-action game features even more over-the-top craziness than ever. Bayonetta’s rocking a pixie cut but isn’t any nicer than she used to be. New powers were shown and she apparently wield both dual pistols and dual whips. The game’s due out in 2014.

The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD Sails To Wii U In October

Today’s Nintendo Direct showed the HD upgrade to Wind Waker in action, showcasing the re-release’s brighter colors and sharper details. Information about a re-configured Tingle Tuner was shared and the game was stated to have an October release window.

Capitalizing on the interest creating and sharing drawings within the Wii U’s Miiverse, Nintendo said it is developing another installment of the Art Academy series. No word yet on when it will release.

Wii Party To Hit Wii U This Year, Featuring 80 New Games

Nintendo announced during their E3 Direct presentation today that they are currently developing Wii Party U, a party game collection featuring a whopping 80 brand new party games, including ones that specifically use the Wii U GamePad in unique ways to enhance gameplay. Wii Party U is coming out later this year.

Wii Fit U, originally slated for this summer, has been delayed. According to Nintendo, it was delayed to implement new features.