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Another Big Third-Party Game Skips The Wii U

For the first time since 1991, a Madden game will not be released on Nintendo’s primary/current home console. A statement sent by EA to Nintendo World Report says: We will not be releasing a Wii U version of Madden NFL in 2013. However, we have a strong partnership with Nintendo and will continue to evaluate…

Why Is Everyone Being So Sketchy About The New Call of Duty On Wii U?

You might have heard today’s big news: the next Call of Duty is called Ghosts, and it’s coming to current- and next-generation platforms this fall. To be specific: according to publisher Activision, the game is coming to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, and “next generation platforms.” It’s safe to say that means the next PlayStation…

Report: Nintendo Didn’t Make the Famicom Red Because It Was Cheap

Ever wonder why the Famicom (née Family Computer) was red, gold and white? It was glorious color scheme, but the story goes that cheap plastics were responsible for the console’s iconic hue. That story, says one of the console’s main designers, is wrong. In a recent interview with Weekly Playboy, former Nintendo hardware designer Masayuki…

Tengami, the Japanese papercraft inspired game, is heading to the Wii U, NintendoLife reports.

In Japan, Ice Cream Sushi Exists

That is not wasabi. You are looking at green tea ice cream…sushi. No, really. That’s vinegared sushi rice (aka “sumeshi” or 酢飯), dried seaweed (“nori” or 海苔), and ice cream. The ice cream sushi is served “gunkan maki” (軍艦巻) or “battleship roll sushi” style. This week on Twitter via Byoukan Sunday, photos of ice cream…

Humans Create Program That Builds Its Own Super Mario Bros. Levels

Manuel Kerssemakers, Jeppe Tuxen, Julian Togelius and Georgios Yannakakis have done something cool. They’ve created a computer program that does Nintendo’s job. Sort of. For their 2012 paper called A procedural procedural level generator generator, blogged today by Gamasutra, they built a system that’s able to randomly generate level generators that generate their own levels…

Wii Owners, Nintendo REALLY Wants You To Buy A Wii U, OK?

Readers are letting us know that Nintendo has this evening taken the very direct step of sending out messages to Wii owners. Not to tell them that their system is being updated. To tell them their system is now out of date. Continuing a recent exercise in the company finally realising “holy shit we really…

Nintendo Brushes Off Wii U Hacker Claims

Earlier today, a group of hackers claimed they’d cracked the Wii U, but Nintendo tells Kotaku they’ve received “no reports” of any unauthorized use of their gaming system. The group WiiKey, previously responsible for one of the Wii’s most popular mod-chips, said today that they’ve figured out how to create a new one for the…

I Am Stereoblind, But the 3DS Lets Me See the World as Others See It

I cried the first time I held a Nintendo 3DS. The experience was a revelation that I’ll not soon forget, and even if everyone stopped making games for it tomorrow, my blue 3DS XL is not going anywhere. That little machine is a window into a part of human experience that most people take for…

Earthbound‘s Creator Responds to Request for a New Game: “Impossible”

For years, players have been begging Earthbound (aka Mother in Japan) creator Shigesato Itoi for a new game. He’s listening and has a definite answer: Not gonna happen. Recently on Twitter, a fan tweeted this to 64 year-old icon: “Mr. Itoi, please tell us a way to get you to make Mother 4.” Itoi’s response?…

The Consoles Of The 1980s Are A Little Too 1980s

Having lived through the 80s, it’s always weird when I see people associating the decade with BRIGHT PINK and BRIGHT PURPLE and neon lights and sparkles. I remember it being pretty dull. Lots of brown everywhere. Lots of bad plastic. So it is with video game systems. Well, except these ones, by artist Rik Oostenbroek.…

A Visual History of Attractive Video Game Characters: The 80s

Video games in the 80s only depicted a certain amount of pixels on the screen. Fortunately, that didn’t hold developers back from pushing the limits of the available hardware to play with our imagination by creating beautiful, handsome characters. This week—starting off with the 80s—we’re going to explore the hottest, most attractive video game characters…

We haven’t done a Miiverse Moments post in a while, but that doesn’t mean others haven’t taken notice of the sometimes fantastic art that pops up on Nintendo’s newest platform. That’s why Printing Miiverse—an art show opening up in Nuremberg, Germany on May 4th—exists. To celebrate the very best of those fantastic Miiverse moments. You…

A Japanese restaurant chain is filing an objection with the country’s patent office over Nintendo’s trademark for the word “WaraWara”, asking for it to be cancelled, reports 47News. The long-time Japanese restaurant chain is called “Wara Wara” and is quite well known in Japan. Nintendo’s trademark is related to the WaraWara Plaza; however, the restaurant…

Some might call it a used 3DS or DSi. Nintendo, however, is selling “authentic refurbished” models of the handheld—with a warranty—on its U.S. online store. Take that, GameStop! [via Siliconera]

Spot Your Favorite Fire Emblem Character In This Amazing Fan Art

One of the most endearing qualities of the fantastic Fire Emblem: Awakening is its massive cast of characters. Over the course of the game, we really came to know Chrom, Frederick and the gang as we fought alongisde them, watched them fall in love and get married, and sometimes watched them die. It’s what sets…

Here’s Super Mario World Running On The Wii U Virtual Console

The Wii U’s Virtual Console is live, and we can prove it. Here’s what it looks like when you run the SNES classic Super Mario World (which will run you a hefty $7.99) on the Wii U’s new emulation service. Runs smoothly on both the TV and GamePad, as you can see.

Just a heads up: the Wii U Virtual Console is now live in North America.

Don’t Worry Guys, Mother 4 Is In English

Mother 2, or Earthbound,is finally coming to the West once more courtesy of the Wii U’s Virtual Console. Mother 3, at least for now, is not, meaning the only way you can play that in English is courtesy of some very dedicated fans Which, incidentally, is also how you’re going to be able to play…

One Of These Handhelds Can Access Nintendo’s Miiverse

And it’s…oh dear. Up top, a pair of Nintendo 3DS units, below, a PlayStation Vita. Sony’s browser lets you access Nintendo’s online version of the Miiverse. Nintendo’s own does not. Predictable, perhaps, but still worth a chuckle. You can access Miiverse on PS Vita but not on 3DS [NeoGAF]