Nintendo - Page 441 of 695

Here’s What Japanese Gamers Suggest for Holiday Gifts

The Christmas season is upon us once again (as was frightfully apparent from the Christmas songs that started playing sometime around, oh, November 1st… (seriously, at least wait for Thanksgiving to be over)), and soon gifts will be piled under the Christmas tree for all to see and wonder at what goodies are contained within.…

By Toshi Nakamura Published December 13, 2012

Kotaku East

This Japanese Meme Is an Eyeful

Sponsors make television possible. And in Japan, those sponsors dominate the commercial breaks. During each show, they even get one shout out right before a commercial break, with an announcer saying that the program is brought to you by whatever. Normal enough, right? The ensuing meme is anything but. Welcome to the world of “sponsor…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 13, 2012

Tearing Open The New Wii Reveals Some Crazy Nintendo Decisions

Tech wizards Digital Foundry got their hands on a Canadian Wii Mini, and did the only thing the internet ever wanted them to do: rip it open and see what was inside. You’d think their findings would be pretty boring—”hey, it’s a Wii, but smaller”—but what they found with regards to internet connectivity is interesting.…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 13, 2012

The Smartest & Dumbest Things Nintendo Did in 2012

Well, someone had to go first. As far as history will be concerned, Nintendo did one thing and one thing only in 2012: they released a brand new console, putting the first of three nails into the coffin of a seven year old generation. That sounded weird. Whether they have Leeroy Jenkins-ed their way into…

By Holden Miller Published December 12, 2012

Kotaku East

This Woman Is Totally Baffled by her Wii U’s Loading Times

Meet Megumi. She got a Wii U, and she thinks the Wii U’s operating system is “too slow”. To show how slow it is, Megumi presses the settings icon and then runs a stop watch. It takes nearly 17 seconds. And then, she presses back to the Wii U main menu and clocks that loading…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 12, 2012

This Isn’t Starfox Wii U, But It Sure Looks Good

Reader Ignacio Guajardo, a student at Ringling College of Art & Design, and his 3D artist cohorts (Garrett Stevens, Jati Darmawan, and Clayton Chod) recently created this environment trailer to see what Starfox on the Wii U could look like. Maybe something like this? Even if it doesn’t, nice work! Starfox Inspired Environment [IgnacioGadster@YouTube]

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 12, 2012

Take a Look at The Legend of Zelda Manga Inside The Hyrule Historia

We’ve already shown an exclusive sneak peek of the English translation of the Hyrule Historia, which is due out next year. Now, Kotaku gives you a full look at the 35-page manga that’s included in the Zelda hardcover. Drawn by Akira Himekawa—the collective nom de plume for artists A. Honda and S. Nagano—the story happens…

By Evan Narcisse Published December 11, 2012

Nintendo of America Says Wii U Online IDs Aren’t Locked To One Console Forever.

Since the Wii U was released last month, it’s been unclear whether Nintendo Network IDs—the online username and profile for any Wii U owner who plays, communicates and shops online on the system—is forever baked into the Wii U it is initially registered on. Users are not given any tools to transfer their Nintendo Network…

By Stephen Totilo Published December 11, 2012

Kotaku East

This NSFW Wii U Commercial Is Certainly Not from Nintendo

It’s a parody. With edited porn imagery. Yesterday, this faux commercial appeared on Japanese video site NicoNico Douga, and since then, the clip has been spreading around Japanese cyberspace. This Wii U parody plays on the “game/gayme” pun and uses some footage from Japanese gay porn A Midsummer Night’s Lewd Dream (“Manatsu no Yoru no…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 11, 2012

Kotaku East

Yoshi Looks So Weird without a Nose

Just as Mario looks strange clean shaven, Yoshi looks truly odd without his round, bulbous schnoz. Then again, so does everyone. During the recent earthquake in Japan, a Yoshi figure was unfortunately damaged, which lets us see the iconic Nintendo character in a new and somewhat unsettling light. ACK! These are two photos of the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 11, 2012

Sega Is Suing the Crap out of Level-5

In the West, Level-5 is perhaps best known for the Professor Layton puzzle games. In Japan, the Fukuoka-based game company is also famous for its Inazuma Eleven soccer games. Those games are at the center of a lawsuit. According to Yomiuri Online, Sega is suing Level-5 for patent infringement in the Inazuma Eleven Nintendo DS…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 11, 2012

The Fastest Way To Ruin A Wii U Controller Is With These Hideous Stickers

Japanese peripheral company Hori, in their infinite widsom, have decided that the otherwise classy Wii U pad needs a little spicing up. So they’ve released a range of decals to help transform your expensive piece of consumer electronics into something that looks like a cheap Chinese knock-off. OK, maybe that’s being a little harsh. When…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 11, 2012

One Clear Way The Wii U Kicks Microsoft And Sony’s Ass

It’s hard work seeing many ways in which Wii U games can best those found on consoles from 2005-06, at least visually, but there’s one area the Wii U is trumping Microsoft and Sony’s machines: power consumption. Despite packing a complex tablet-like controller, the Wii U draws roughly half the power of its current-gen competitors,…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 11, 2012

You Can Buy Every Super Nintendo Game For Just $25,000

Just look at that list. This eBay user says he’s got all 721 Super Nintendo games ever released in the U.S., and he wants to sell them to you at the bargain-bin price of $25,000. “You are bidding on a complete set of every North American Super Nintendo (SNES) game ever released,” he writes. “This…

By Jason Schreier Published December 10, 2012

The Dorkly Weekly: Pokemon Rusty Learns EV Training with a Special Musical Guest

EV Training is a special way to play Pokemon that utilizes math to maximize each of your pocket monster’s statistics. Pokemon Rusty doesn’t get it, even after the amazing Mr. Brentalfloss expertly summarizes it in song. “You’re sucking the fun out.” I’ve never been much of a min-maxer myself, preferring to enjoy my games without…

By Mike Fahey Published December 10, 2012

Nintendo: Wii U’s Weird European Store Restrictions Due To German Law

Last week, it was revealed that European Wii U owners can only purchase 18+ rated games from the Wii U eShop during certain hours of the night. It seemed like a curious decision by Nintendo of Europe. As it turns out, the policy exists in order to comply with German law, which requires that any…

By Kirk Hamilton Published December 10, 2012

$26 Transforms Your iPhone or iPad Into the Ultimate Official Pokédex

Released last month in Japan, the official iOS Pokédex application is now available in North America and beyond, giving Pokémon fans around the globe access to the ultimate pocket monster compendium. Just don’t expect a kindly tree-named professor to hand it over for free. The official Pokédex app starts fans out with the critters from…

By Mike Fahey Published December 10, 2012

Kotaku East

The Best (Cardboard) Wii U Review the Internet Has To Offer

Japanese comedy site Megwin bought a cardboard Wii U and put it through the paces, complete with plastic throwing stars, toy swords and pellet guns. If you don’t know Japanese, click on the annotations button for English subtitles. WiiU世界最速レビュー!!体験体感超楽しい!! [Megwin@YouTube via Tiny Cartridge] Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2012

Kotaku East

In Less than 24 Hours, This Lady Broke Her Wii U GamePad [Update]

Longtime owners of Nintendo hardware know how the handhelds and game machines have always been built tough. In recent years, that seems less true (DS Lite hinge problems, anyone?). And even less so for Nintendo’s newest hardware, the Wii U. In Japan, a Twitter user uploaded this pic of a busted GamePad, writing that it…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2012

Nintendo Told Us All Along That Blowing On The Cartridge Wouldn’t Work

The popular myth has been debunked: you can’t blow on cartridges to make them work. Actually, blowing on the cartridge might damage it. Sorry, folks. It’s true. But, apparently the myth never needed to be debunked in the first place. Nintendo has kind of been telling us all along. We just weren’t paying attention. Luke…

By Patricia Hernandez Published December 7, 2012