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Man Finds Old Game Boy Camera, The Spirit of 1998 Trapped Within
When Reddit user 80sArcade found his old Game Boy the other day, it had a Game Boy Camera still attached. Within, 14 photos from 1998. You don’t often get that kind of gaming time capsule from so long ago, mostly because the Game Boy was about the only system outside the PC to have a…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 3, 2012 -
The Dorkly Weekly: Pokemon Rusty Does Not Get Hidden Machines
Hidden Machines are the most useful moves you can teach a Pokemon, but it has to be the right Pokemon. Let’s see if Pokemon Rusty can figure it out. Nope. I don’t know why I expected otherwise. For more sick and twisted video game comedy, follow the link to Dorkly.com
By Mike Fahey Published December 3, 2012 -
In This Version of The Legend of Zelda, Link Cuts People’s Heads Clean Off
Artistic interpretations of Nintendo’s most popular fantasy swordsman run the gamut from burly and broad-shouldered to effing pissed to utterly horrifying. But these stripped-down paintings by Dave Palumbo represent a more grounded, pulp fantasy take on the Hero of Hyrule. Palumbo—who’s done work for Blizzard, Marvel and Wizards of the Coast—removes the iconic hat and…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 3, 2012 -
1167 People Are Playing Black Ops II Online On Wii U Now
1069 people are playing multiplayer, with 98 people playing Zombies mode on the Wii U version of Black Ops II. More than last week Like we’ve said, comparing the number of people playing the game on a brand new console to those playing on the veteran machines from Microsoft and Sony is unfair. Not to…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 3, 2012 -
Playing Mario With My Wife, Who Hates Mario… Part One
I hit a question block, two Super Acorns appear. Mario turns into a squirrel. To me this feels like the most natural thing in the world. “Urgh,” grunts Heizy, my wife. “Why are these greasy old men always playing dress up? It’s really creepy.” My wife. She doesn’t hate video games. She tends to tolerate…
By Mark Serrels Published December 3, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Little Girl Learns about Trolls, Thanks to the 3DS
There are strange people out there! They’re filled with malice and evil thoughts. And some of them even have 3DS handhelds. Considering how neither the 3DS nor StreetPass are exactly new, it’s somewhat odd that Yomiuri Shimbun, one of Japan’s biggest newspapers, would run a story on StreetPass trauma, but it did anyway after one…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 3, 2012 -
How to Make the Wii U’s Controller Even More Like The 360’s
The Wii U’s Pro Controller already does a great 360 pad impersonation, but just in case you wanted/needed it to be more like Microsoft’s input device, here’s a mod that shows you how to drop a pair of Xbox 360 thumbsticks inside the casing of a Wii U Pro Controller. It’s of course not going…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 3, 2012 -
Hate Using the Classic Controller on the Wii U? Use the PS2’s Instead.
A conversion kit going on sale soon in Japan allows gamers to connect a PlayStation 2 DualShock to the Wii U. It’s an alternative for those who don’t prefer the Wii Classic Controller to play old Wii games, and find themselves unable to use their good old GameCube controller because the new console lacks a…
By Owen Good Published December 2, 2012 -
That New 3DS Game By The Creator Of Vagrant Story Is Out December 13
I’m quite interested in Crimson Shroud, a downloadable 3DS game that was just announced for release on December 13 Mostly because it was designed by Yasumi Matsuno, he of Final Fantasy Tactics and Vagrant Story fame. But also because it sounds kind of awesome. Here’s the official description: LEVEL-5 and Yasumi Matsuno have brought together…
By Jason Schreier Published November 30, 2012 -
Watch Nintendo’s Hardware History Come to Life in This Really Cool Animated Video
The Wii U just launched in Europe last night. And, just like the console’s U.S. launch, pictures of long lines and complaints about the long day-one update popped up on Twitter and Facebook. But good things appeared, too, like this sharp video by graphic designer Anthony Veloso. I really dig how the music and motion…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 30, 2012 -
How To Beg Your Dad To Buy You a Console
In 1999, Buzzfeed’s Josh Fjelstad really, really wanted an N64. And hey, it was 1999, so did a lot of kids. But what Josh did to actually get one was… different. Instead of just asking, or sulking, or whatever else kids do to try and get their way, Josh sat down and wrote a letter.…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 30, 2012 -
Turns Out a Lot of People Have no Idea What the Hell a Wii U is
Last night, an Australian TV commercial for the Wii U came on. My wife looked at it, then at me, then back at it, then at our Wii, before finally asking “wait, don’t we have a Wii? What’s this?” While a single anecdote, it sums up my biggest concern for Nintendo’s new console, at least…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 30, 2012 -
The Final Nintendo Power Cover is Awesomely Nostalgic
On the left, the cover of the final issue of Nintendo Power magazine, a publication that’s been running since the 80s. It’s great on its own, but when you remember what the first issue of Nintendo Power looked like, on the right, it’s enough to bring a tear to the eye. Nintendo Power’s closure was…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 29, 2012 -
The Ups and Downs of a Night Out at the Official Zelda Concert
Nintendo’s Zelda games are usually very good. Their music is among their better qualities. So an official Zelda concert should be good, right? I went to one last night. I liked it, didn’t love it… meaning it was a little more Zelda II for me, not so much Ocarina Of Time. And definitely not Majora’s…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 29, 2012 -
Hacker Says He’s Cracked Open The Wii U, CPU Is ‘Nothing To Write Home About’
Hector Martin, he who put together the first open-source driver for Microsoft’s Kinect two years ago, now says he’s cracked open the Wii U. He won’t say what he did to get the details out of Nintendo’s latest console, but he did tweet some juicy (and very, very technical) tidbits about the system: So what…
By Jason Schreier Published November 29, 2012 -
Pac-Man, Wii U YouTube and a Romantic Airport Management Game from the Makers of Professor Layton Arrive in The Nintendo Download The Week
You get an all-time classic game, a Wii U app for the video service that changed the face of media and an unexpected entry from Level-5 with the downloadable bits coming to Nintendo platforms this week. Games Aero Porter Platform: 3DS/3DS XL Price: $4.99 LEVEL-5 and Yoot Saito, from VIVARIUM Inc., team up to bring…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 29, 2012 -
9 out of 10 Game Creators Who Praised The Wii U Made a Wii U Launch Game
E3 is a time for a lot of huffery and puffery about video games, much of which turns out to be true—just not all of it The bluster is biggest when a new console is being launched. Promises are made or at least implied. Then the system comes out. So. The Wii U. It just…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 29, 2012 -
The SNES is Back, And in Four New Pastel (?) Colour Schemes
Lekki, a French company specialising in the restoration and resale of old electronic devices, has recently turned their eyes towards the PAL version of the Super Nintendo console. Fixing old units, cleaning them up and giving them a new coat of paint, they’re not cheap—around €150—but considering the work that’s gone into it, and the…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 29, 2012 -
Nintendo’s President is “Very Sorry” About All Those Wii U Updates
When users first got a Wii U home after its launch, it was tough to just plug it in and play. There were firmware updates. Many services then required their own updates. You couldn’t play Wii games without downloading updates. Updates updates updates While it was an understandable inconvenience – come on, it’s a new…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 29, 2012 -
Michelle Obama Had No Idea What a Wii U Was (But It’s OK, Some Kid Told Her)
You’d think being the First Lady of the United States would mean you’re on top of things, but not even the most powerful household on Earth is up to speed on everything Take Nintendo’s new Wii U, for example. Because it’s got kinda the same name as its predecessor, it’s understandable some people are a…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 28, 2012