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This Week’s Coolest Nintendo Download Transforms Your DSi Into a Tiny Programming Tool

This week’s Nintendo downloadables include the 3DS release of the Game Boy’s Kid Icarus and Tumble Pop, a new puzzle game by Nikoli and a colorful action adventure game from Aksys, but the title I’m looking most forward to isn’t a game at all. It’s a game creator. Well, Petite Computer isn’t just for creating…

By Mike Fahey Published July 19, 2012

This Is What The Real Console War Looks Like (Spoilers: It’s Deadly)

For everyone’s online bickering and arguing, who knew that the real console war was being fought out on an actual, dangerous battlefield. But who will come out victorious?

By Tina Amini Published July 19, 2012

Kotaku East

These Pokémon Cards Are Slightly Different. Can You Tell?

One card is Japanese. One is English-language. But that’s not it. And sure, the Pocket Monster is “Grimer” in the West and “Betobetaa” (ベトベター) in Japan and the HP order and font were changed. Those aren’t it, either. Those are big differences. There’s a slight difference between these two Pokémon cards. Can you spot it?…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 19, 2012

Kotaku East

Official Kirby Playing Cards Shuffle Out This Summer

Longtime card maker turned video game company Nintendo is readying two sets of Kirby playing cards. Starting this August, a blue set (above) and a green set (same, but green) will go on sale in Japan for ¥1,050 (US$13) each. 星のカービィトランプ [任天堂]

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 19, 2012

Kotaku East

Thousands Line Up To Make Your Hardware

Even though heavy rains have been hitting China’s Chengdu, that didn’t stop thousands from lining up for work at the city’s Foxconn plant. As website MIC points out, Foxconn seems to be hiring up for this summer. Those who apply need to fork over 150 yuan (US$24) and have good eyesight. Just goes to show…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 18, 2012

CultureTotal Recall

Apple Co-Founder Was a Tetris Champion (and a Pain in Nintendo’s Ass)

Steve Wozniak, aka Woz, was one of the co-founders of Apple back in 1976. When he left the company in 1987 (though he technically remains an employee to this day, drawing a nice salary), he needed something to do. One of those things was to become a Tetris champion. In a candid Q&A on Gizmodo…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 17, 2012

Dear Nintendo, Please Give Me a Zelda Game Tougher Than Majora’s Mask

In today’s completely insane edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter MSumm rages over the difficulty of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask and then begs to be hit harder. Dear Nintendo, So I just got Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask on Virtual Console through the club.nintendo.com elite prize. I have to say that it…

Featuring MSumm Published July 17, 2012

Optimistic Store Accidentally Advertises 3DS XL with Nonexistent Second Circle Pad

Last Friday, GoNintendo posted the photo you see above (full version below), indicating that UK-based retail entertainment chain HMV was advertising a curious version of the Nintendo 3DS XL with a feature that doesn’t exist: the much clamored-for second circle pad. But Nintendo has already said that the 3DS XL would need to be much…

By Tina Amini Published July 17, 2012

Sexy Mario’s a-Back, Ready To Play Some Sexy Tennis

Because the world always needs more Sexy Mario, the big man in the overalls is back, this time with some super hawt Tennis shots. I’m not sure this quite outdoes the “mouthing of the tiny question mark cube,” but the one with the balls and racquet is… erm, appealing. I guess. Sexy Mario [Facebook, thanks…

By Kirk Hamilton Published July 16, 2012

The Dorkly Weekly: This Pokémon Journey Begins with an Incredibly Bad Decision

Today marks the debut of a new Dorkly original series, Pokémon Rusty, in which a brave would-be professional pet owner sets off to catch ’em all with his trusty Kakuna at his side. True Pokémon fans are falling over laughing at this point. For those of you not in the know, Kakuna is a transitional…

By Mike Fahey Published July 16, 2012

I Think the 3DS XL Looks Pretty Darn Good After My First Hands-On With It

The 3DS XL is big. And bright. And round. I got my hands on Nintendo’s just-announced big-boy version of its 3D handheld at Comic-Con 2012 last week and it’s an impressive upscaling of the 3DS experience. I felt a bit less eyestrain looking at 3D images on the larger top screen of the XL, even…

By Evan Narcisse Published July 16, 2012

Reviews

Rhythm Thief and the Emperor’s Treasure: The Kotaku Review

It’s midnight in Paris, and the fate of the world hangs in the balance. A fearsome dictator has come back from the grave, secret treasures of untold power have been unearthed, a girl is in trouble. Nothing left to do… but dance, dance, dance! That’s about the sum of Rhythm Thief and the Emperor’s Treasure,…

By Kirk Hamilton Published July 16, 2012

10 Hidden SNES Gems

The Angry Video Game Nerd’s Mike Matei knows the Super Nintendo better than I did and spends a half hour in this video showcasing 10 obscure SNES games that I’ve never seen. These games seem very cool. His 10 obscure SNES gems: 10. Rock and Roll Racing 9. Hagane 8. Knights of the Round 7.…

By Stephen Totilo Published July 16, 2012

Kotaku East

In This DSiWare Game, the Buttons Unlock Helpful Cheats

Devil Band: Rock the Underworld is a newly released DSiWare game from the folks behind Guilty Gear and BlazBlue. It has one of the DS’s most interesting button set-ups. Ever. In Devil Band, you use the Nintendo DS’s touch screen and the keypad. That’s it. Or is it? What happens if you, say, press the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2012

Kotaku East

Taking the Pokédex 3D Pro for a Test Drive

The Pokédex 3D Pro hit the Japanese Nintendo eShop for the 3DS. In the above clip, YouTube user NintenDaan1 takes the app for a quick test drive. Priced at ¥1,500 (US$19), the app is a Black 2 and White 2 Pokédex packed with info., 3D models, quizzes, and an AR mode. It will hit the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2012

Pokémon Black & White 2 Gets Another Terrific Animated Trailer

Two months after the first one, we’ve now got a second animated trailer for Pokémon Black & White 2. Actually, “animated trailer” doesn’t really do it justice. It’s more like a “short Pokémon movie that’s actually better than the Pokémon movies”.

By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2012

CultureTotal Recall

Just This Once, Let’s Revive The Greatest Console War: Genesis or Super Nintendo?

It was a good war. A just war. It was, maybe, the last great war. I’m not talking about World War II. I’m talking about the great console war of the 1990’s. I had a great time goading Lisa Foiles into reviving the 90’s console wars with me a few weeks back—despite the best efforts…

By Kirk Hamilton Published July 14, 2012

This NES Is A Briefcase. The Controller Is A Wallet.

What is this? Is this a Nintendo NES? Nope, not exactly. It’s just an absolutely awesome repurposing of the old console. And it’s only $65. NES Nintendo Brief Case & Controller Wallet Set [Etsy]

By Tina Amini Published July 13, 2012

Watch Two Bloody Chunks Of Fresh ZombiU Gameplay

Ubisoft has shared two new videos of direct gameplay from ZombiU, their Wii U-only survival horror game. The footage comes from the same part of the game that so impressed me when I played it at E3 The meatier part, above, shows the nursery level, where take it from me—stuff goes wrong—it’s a lot of…

By Kirk Hamilton Published July 13, 2012

The First Japanese Commercial For Dragon Quest X

Here’s the first Japanese TV spot for Dragon Quest X, the next game in Square Enix’s mammoth series that will be out for Wii on August 2. No word on a U.S. release yet. This will be the first Dragon Quest that is also a massively multiplayer online RPG. Want more footage? You can watch…

By Jason Schreier Published July 13, 2012