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Creating a Video Game With Nintendo Sounds Stressful, Amazing and Unreal

Some time during the three-plus years the Nintendo 3DS video game Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon was in development, the game’s main development team in Canada received a visit from Shigeru Miyamoto, the lead creator of The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Bros. Miyamoto, who works primarily out of Nintendo’s headquarters in Kyoto, has famously…

Nintendo sent us this famed photo today to announce Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D‘s launch on May 24. Cute.

Those Scannable Pokémon Wii U Figures Finally Revealed!

Today, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company unveiled the upcoming near field communication toys for Pokémon Scramble U. Phew, finally! The set includes Bulbasaur, Pikachu, Torchic, Piplup, Lucario, Victini, and one special (or secret) Pokémon. According to The Pokémon Company, this is the “first set”. The official release indicates that there will be more NFC Pocket…

Lego City Undercover: The Kotaku Review

It’s an excellent, brand-new year-one Wii U game. It’s simultaneously safe for kids and yet more or less Lego Grand Theft Auto—with you as a cop rather than a crook. It’s the best Lego game of the 10 I’ve played, though it’s not going to win any awards for progressive game design. And it’s got…

Remember that adorable Pikachu 3DS XL? It’s coming to the US on March 24, bundled with a 4GB SD card, priced at $199.99.

Federal Jury Rules Nintendo Infringed On Inventor’s Glasses-Free 3D Patent, Awards $30.2 Million [UPDATE]

A New York federal jury has ruled that Nintendo infringed on inventor Seijiro Tomita’s 3D technology with their handheld 3DS, Reuters reports. The jury awarded Mr. Tomita $30.2 million in compensatory damages. Yow. From Reuters: In opening arguments last month, Tomita’s attorney, Joe Diamante, told the jury in U.S. District Court in Manhattan that Nintendo…

The Opening Cinematic For Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Is Pretty Damn Gorgeous

Capcom just released the introductory cinematic to Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, which comes out March 19 for Wii U and 3DS. Gorgeous, don’t you think? Too bad the real game doesn’t look like this.

The Difference Between Luigi and Mario, According to People Who Would Know

You might think that the difference between Nintendo’s famous brothers is that one likes to wear red and the other wears green, or that one of them can sometimes jump a tad higher. But there’s another key difference. Luigi, the creators of the next Luigi-starring game from Nintendo say, is more emotional. That is essentially…

Why One DSi Community Is Upset at Nintendo Right Now

So Nintendo is bringing Flipnote Studio to the 3DS. This latest iteration will allow users to create 3D flipnotes and is called, wait for it, Flipnote Studio 3D. But what does this mean for users of the plain old Flipnote Studio? From the sound of it, they’re screwed. In Japan, Nintendo offered two interesting services…

Shigeru Miyamoto Is Not Worried About The Wii U Just Yet

Even though the sales for the Wii U have been less then stellar—with Nintendo actually expecting to lose money—Shigeru Miyamoto believes there is no cause for concern yet. In an interview with the New York Times, when asked about the Wii U’s performance, Miyamoto seemed optimistic. “I think that the Wii U still has a…

The New Wii U Pokémon Game Has Toys, Kind of Like Skylanders

The Skylanders video games set off a merchandizing bonanza thanks to its toys that were outfitted with near field communication. The upcoming Pocket Monsters game for the Wii U looks set to do the same thing. According to a leaked CoroCoro Comic magazine scan, the upcoming Pokémon Scramble U for Wii U will use NFC…

Japan Gets New 3DS XL Colors

Nintendo is releasing two new colors in Japan. One is “Mint x White”, while the other color is… white plus light mint blue speech bubbles with a yellow thought bubble? The Mint x White 3DS XL goes on sale April 18 and is priced like other 3DS XL units in Japan (¥18,900, $196). The other…

Miyamoto Wishes That Pikmin 3 Could’ve Been a Wii U Launch Game

It’s been a rough few months for folks who bought the Wii U right at launch. Almost none of the third-party games that came out alongside Nintendo’s new home console set the world on fire and the first-party offerings made by Nintendo didn’t deliver a lightning-bolt success like Wii Sports. It’s no wonder that Shigeru…

This Stunning Life-Sized Princess Zelda Statue Is Entirely Made Of Paper

According to papercraft-master minidelirium, even with instructions and templates it took more than 200 hours to build this stunning life-sized Princess Zelda. That’s a labor of love right there. She is 5’6″ tall (~170cm), made of really strong paper, and looks just like her equivalent in Super Smash Bros. Brawl And what did minidelirium do…

Oh My, How the Pokémon Anime Has Changed

The Pokémon anime debuted on Japanese television what seems like ages ago. The year 1996 is a distant memory. But last night, it came flooding back. As previously mentioned, Ash’s Charizard is returning to the Pokémon animated series as a regular character, er, Pocket Monster. What last night’s episode illustrated was just how different the…

This funny Fire Emblem: Awakening text-adventure faithfully captures the experience of playing the game itself.

After Over 13 Years, Ash’s Charizard Returns to the Pokémon Anime

Ash’s Charizard is back. That’s right, because tonight on Pokémon: Best Wishes!, Pocket Monster trainer Ash once again got his Charizard. Fans of the anime will know that this Charizard is the fifth Pokémon Ash nabbed, and tonight’s episode, told partly in flashbacks, gave the Pocket Monster’s backstory. The Charizard became Ash’s most powerful, but…

Unexpected Wii U Error Is Preventing Access to Online Beta and Firmware Updates In Japan

Error Code 105-3102. That’s apparently what some Japanese users have been running into when trying to access Nintendo’s e-shop on their Wii U. Not just the e-shop, but as prolific youtube video poster MEGUMIbernadette (who previously posted a video on the long load times of the Wii U) demonstrates in her video, attempting to update…

Sixty year-old Shigeru Miyamoto tells GameSpot it’s “strange” not to think about retirement. It is if you are Miyamoto!

An NES, SNES, Genesis and GBA, All In One Voltron Console

With a new generation of game consoles on the horizon, people have had backwards compatibility on the mind. For those who want to play old games without keeping a ton of old consoles around, there’s the Hyperkin Retron 3, which can play NES, SNES and Sega Genesis carts all in a single unit. This week,…