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Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?!: The Kotaku Review

There are plenty of shows that apparently only certain groups of people can appreciate. Adventure Time? Scoff! That’s a kid’s show! Definitely heard that one before. Adventure Time—created by the lovable and witty Pen Ward—is a cartoon show on Cartoon Network. It features two adventurers, Jake and Finn, who are the best of friends. They…

The State of the Wii U, Just Three Days In

Nintendo’s new console is just three days old and already one of the most controversial creations the company has ever produced. The Wii U is better than you may have heard, but it’s in some ways worse. It’s also changing. Constantly. And mostly for the better. Just as new issues are being discovered some of…

When The Wii U Crashes, It Sounds Like A Vuvuzela

BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. This is horrible. Kotaku reader vipeness sent in this video, which shows his Wii U hard-locking and crashing during a game of Nintendo Land It seems to be happening to a bunch of other people too Vipeness isn’t too dismayed, though: “Booted the system right up and tried it again and it worked just…

Nintendo Says Yesterday’s Miiverse “Hack” Was a “Mock Up”

Yesterday, a user on NeoGAF had a weird experience when he was able to access what looked like a debug menu for Nintendo’s new Miiverse service. Completely by accident. As he poked around and found he couldn’t do much of anything, theories arose that he’d simply accessed a dummy or shell menu, which have been…

The Wii U Isn’t Sold Out. Here Are Some Retailers Still Selling Them.

The pre-release hype from outlets like GameStop led most people to believe that the Wii U was a launch-day sellout. And hey, for some retailers, it probably was. But that doesn’t mean the new console is sold out At time of posting, late on Monday night, there are nationwide retailers in the United States with…

Nintendo’s Miiverse Isn’t Xbox Live. It Might Be Something Better.

Nintendo’s brand new online social network Miiverse has had its ups and downs since it went live on Saturday night. And by that I mean it’s actually been up and down, online and offline, since then. When Miiverse is down it’s still just about as good as Nintendo’s previous online efforts for its consoles. When…

Don’t unplug your Wii U while downloading system updates, Nintendo says

Nintendo Boss Declares Wii U The Start of the Next Console Generation, Teases Looming Surprises

The Wii U is not the last of the first wave of high-def consoles that began with 2005’s Xbox 360 and 2006’s PlayStation 3, according to Reggie Fils-Aime. It’s the first of what comes next. “This is absolutely the beginning of a new generation,” Fils-Aime told me during a quick interview late Saturday night, just…

The Elaborate Pants Rules For Miis on Nintendo’s Wii U

One day, you might boot up a Wii U, see a bunch of Mii avatars gather in the system’s main menu/plaza, and you will wonder: Why are these Miis wearing different-colored pants? What to the colors of these pants mean? Good news. The Wii U’s digital instruction manual explains the fashion rules for Mii pantwear.…

Two Things You Should Know About Madden 13 For Wii U

I’ve been playing around with Madden 13 for Wii U, which is a Madden game for the Wii U. If you have played a Madden game, you probably know what you are getting (football). But! There are two big things you should know if you are considering playing this version of EA’s massive concussion-simulation series.…

Nintendo Burns Up Black Friday with a New 3DS Bundle

On the biggest shopping day of the year, Nintendo is launching a limited edition Flame Red 3DS bundle, the company announced today. Out November 23, the bundle is priced at US$169.99 and comes with Super Mario Land 3D pre-installed in the system.

Comparing Batman: Arkham City on Wii U, Xbox 360 & PS3

Seeing as many of the third-party launch games on Wii U are already out on the PS3 and/or 360, those games are going to have to do one of two things. Or maybe even both of them. Those games are going to need to make real good use of the Wii U controller, and they’re…

Why Didn’t You Buy a Wii U?

Did you get a Wii U over the weekend? Good for you! You go enjoy that. This question is for those, like me, who did not. I’m curious as to why you didn’t go line up and get one at launch. Are you waiting for more games? Better games? A price-drop? Different colours? Or have…

What The Wii U Looks Like Naked

PC Perspective, the same guys who tore a couple of Wii U consoles up on launch night, did so while taking some very nice pictures at the same time. So if you’re sick of all these glossy press shots showing the outside of the Wii U, here are some glossy shots (and video) showing what…

Don’t Lose/Break Your Wii U, Because Your Nintendo Network Account is Tied to it

In the past six years I’ve been through four Xbox 360 consoles and three PlayStation 3s. Which has been a pain, but each and every time I’ve been able to simply transfer my existing system account to the new console through the magic of the internet. You’d think that would be something Nintendo could manage…

Some Wii U Features Load Fast. Others Do Not.

The Wii U’s best trick is its lightning fast swap of the graphics on your TV and the graphics on the Wii U GamePad. The Wii U’s worst trick is the absurdly slow loading time users have to sit through when accessing the machine’s system menu or any of the applications in it. I shot…

Guy Reckons He’s Accessed Miiverse Debug Mode by Accident, Can See Other People’s Messages

NeoGAF user Trike claims, after messing around with the Wii U’s Miiverse, that his console suddenly allowed him to access the service’s debug/admin options. As you can see in the pictures posted above and below, he appears to have access to screens that let him monitor users, reset their passwords and even delete… something (whether…

If the Miiverse catches on, a new word will catch on with it: “Unyeah.”

Hey Wii U Owners, Share Your Nintendo Network ID Right Here

New Wii U owners unite! If you’ve got your hands on Nintendo’s new console and you want some new friends for your Miiverse, get in here and post your Nintendo Network ID below.

Under 18? You Need 50 Cents to Register on Nintendo Network

As said earlier, Nintendo is serious about making Miiverse into an elegant online service for a more civilized age. They want to keep it safe, too, and make sure some adult in the house is aware of what the kids are doing on it. The best way to accomplish that seems to be requiring a…