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The Nintendo Download is All About Playing Cards and Finding Love

I don’t know who is responsible for deciding which games make it onto the weekly Nintendo Download list, but whoever it is deserves a raise, as long as they keep packing it with games like Kirby’s Pinball Land, Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition and Sweet Memories – Blackjack, a game about playing cards and discovering true…

By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2012

Nintendo Sells Five Million 3DS Systems In The U.S.

According to NPD data, the 3DS has sold five million systems in the U.S. since it launched in March, 2011, Nintendo said today. Nintendo will release a new version of the system, the 3DS XL, on August 19.

By Jason Schreier Published July 12, 2012

Good News and Bad News For Those Concerned About the Wii U’s Power

The Wii U is significantly more powerful than the Wii or the GameCube before it, but Nintendo’s next console doesn’t appear to radically surpass the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, according to conversations we’ve had with people familiar with the Wii U and the forthcoming consoles from Sony and Microsoft. But horsepower alone never won…

By Stephen Totilo Published July 12, 2012

The Time Mario Was Knocked Out, Thrown In A Sack And Eaten

I bet you always thought that when Mario died in a Mario game, he simply magically jumped towards the screen. Little did you know that there were many grizzlier fates that could have befallen him. This excerpt from the choose-your-own-adventure book Mario Brothers in: Double Trouble: Nintendo Adventure Book #1 posted to the Tumblr You…

By Kirk Hamilton Published July 12, 2012

New Super Mario Bros. 2 Trailer Proves That It’s Definitely A Mario Game

Coins. Costumes. Collections. Yep, this new trailer proves that New Super Mario Bros. 2 sure is a Mario game. Looks cool. And Mario-like. New Super Mario Bros. 2 is out for 3DS on August 19.

By Jason Schreier Published July 12, 2012

Don’t Expect Call of Duty-Like Games from Nintendo

When you think of “Nintendo”, you think of plumbers. You think of princesses. You think of fluffy clouds and lush green grass. You do not think of 13 year-olds waiting to pop caps in you. Here’s how Nintendo honcho Satoru Iwata explained it to The Independent: “…we also have titles like Mario Kart that are…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2012

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Japanese Poll: Most Gamers Plan To Buy A 3DS XL, Even Though Most Already Own A 3DS

The Nintendo 3DS upgrade, the 3DS XL (“3DS LL” in Japan) will be hitting stores in Japan later this month and in the US in August. Looking at what will hopefully be a bigger launch than the launch for the original 3DS (Granted, they had to deal with a weak launch lineup and a major…

By Toshi Nakamura Published July 12, 2012

This Pikachu Can Pull a Man’s Arms Out of His Sockets

It’s Han Solo’s co-pilot, Chewbacca, crossbred with Ash’s buddy, Pikachu. The result? Wookimon? Chewbachu? Pikachewie? Yes, Pikachewie That’s what custom figure maker KodyKoala is calling it—and he should know because he made it. According to KodyKoala: I used a Jakks 2007 Electronic Pikachu and I covered him in Apoxy sculpt and made him look hairy.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 11, 2012

Kotaku East

This Death Blogger Might Need an Internet Time Out

It hasn’t been a good past few months for Japanese actress Aki Higashihara. Her blog—nicknamed the “Death Blog”—has been on a roll. That’s…not good. Higashihara’s blog is called the “Death Blog” after the Japanese manga Death Note, because her entries seem to make bad things happen. Over the years, her luck has been infamously bad.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 11, 2012

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Poor Godzilla, a Game Boy is Too Tiny For His Giant Fingers

When he’s not crushing major Japanese cities, Godzilla likes nothing more than to kick back and play his own video game on the original Game Boy. Only, because his giant claws can’t hit the buttons properly, he’s always dying, which pisses him off, causing him to stomp around crushing cities. Wash, rinse, repeat. It’s a…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2012

Smash Bros. Creator’s Studio Closes Down, Smash Bros. Sequel Apparently Unaffected

Project Sora, the studio headed up by Smash Bros. Masahiro Sakurai, has been dissolved. Project Sora, a spin-off studio of Sora Ltd. (both run by Sakurai), last worked on Kid Icarus: Uprising. Sora Ltd. was established in 2005 as freelance gaming agency for Sakurai to work on games, and Project Sora was established in 2009…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 10, 2012

I Need a Shiny New Phone So I Can Make It Look Like a 25-Year-Old Controller

The wonderfully named Killer Duck Decals sells, well, decals. Stickers for your phone or smallish electronics. But not just any stickers. These NES controller iPhone decals kind of make me wish I had an iPhone, not going to lie. (The store does stock some Android decals! But not, sadly, for my phone.) On the other…

By Kate Cox Published July 10, 2012

Kotaku East

Pokémon Black and White 2 Is Neither Black, Nor White. It’s Gray.

There have been a lot of games in the Pokémon series but none has been a direct sequel to any other. Rather, they have each focused on a different region in the world with a unique adventure largely unrelated to any other one. However, this all changes with the first direct sequels in the series,…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 10, 2012

Kotaku East

Why I Feel No Need to Catch ’em All

Way back in 1999, a friend of mine gave me an ancient gray brick of a Game Boy and a very used copy of Pokémon Red while we were on a middle school field trip. An eighth grader, I already knew myself to be “too old” for Pokémon. After all, I was already into games…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 10, 2012

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Uh, Nintendo, You’re Taking Volleyball Pretty Seriously…

A trailer for Volleyball, a sports title for the Famicom Disk System. Charming, if a little overblown.

By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2012

This Live-Action Metroid Movie Only Cost $200 to Make

Think back to when you first played Metroid to the end for the first time. Your mind was blown when you found out Samus Aran was a woman, right? But you couldn’t do anything like, say, hit on her. The guys in the short try to do exactly that. It’s awkward. Via Twitter

By Evan Narcisse Published July 9, 2012

Club Nintendo Gifts Suck Less Now That You Can Download a Free Game

It happens every July: Club Nintendo announces its loyalty gifts for members who reached gold or platinum status in the past year, and everyone craps all over them. Well, if you don’t want another poster or desk calendar (and I quite enjoy mine, thank you very much) now you may pick a free game from…

By Owen Good Published July 7, 2012

This $1,238,099.99 Video Game Auction Boggles the Mind [Update]

For a minimum bid starting at a more than a million dollars, a collector is offering his entire catalog of video games for Nintendo home systems from the NES/Famicom through the GameCube, plus the full lineup of every game released on any Sega system—all of it in the box with original instructions. Easily numbering more…

By Owen Good Published July 6, 2012

In Amsterdam, Mario Will Totally Get You High

If you’ve ever played a Mario game, you’ve probably wonder, “Is Nintendo on drugs?” Well, no, Nintendo is not on drugs, but that doesn’t mean Mario can’t get you stoned—especially in Amsterdam. Spotted by Japanese site Rocket News, this “Mario Shop” features the iconic plumber with bloodshot eyes and sells mushrooms, bongs, and cannabis seeds.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 6, 2012

Nintendo Shows off a New 3DS Colour That is VERY PINK

Nintendo is bringing two all-new 3DS colours to the Hong Kong and Taiwan markets when the handheld officially launches there in September. One is “Cerulean Blue”, while the other is “Shimmer Pink”. While there are already blue and pink models available elsewhere, “Cerulean” looks a lot brighter than the current “Aqua”, while “Shimmer” is a…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2012