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If Only They’d Actually Released an All-White NES

I’ve got a basic rule when it comes to consumer electronics: the white the better. The white PS3, the original Xbox in its rare white, the DSi in glossy white, the new white 360, they all look great That’s just my tastes, though. Artist and advertising man Andrew Miller has a different reason for emphasising…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 9, 2012

The First Official Adventure Time Video Game Talks Trash This Fall

Pendleton Ward’s quirky cartoon sensation Adventure Time makes its video game debut this fall in Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?! for the DS and 3DS. I’m so, so happy. Created by the 2D masters at Wayforward Technologies with story support by Mr. Ward himself Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d…

By Mike Fahey Published May 8, 2012

Over 30,000 Dominoes Were Harmed in the Making of this Nintendo Tribute Video

Watching a master creation of dominoes fall to their death is both exhilarating and anxiety-inducing for me. On the one hand, this is what they were made for. All that hard work and meticulous arrangement was put in for this moment. On the other hand, what about all that hard work! And look at the…

By Tina Amini Published May 8, 2012

Kotaku East

Capsule Toys are Cool. This is Not.

We have Gree and DeNA, two huge social gaming companies, to thank for the massive growth in Japan’s social gaming industry. But their business models use a method called “complete gacha”; it is currently being called unfair, and it may be regulated by the Japan’s Consumer Affair Agency. With the chance of not just the…

By Toshitaka Tachibana Published May 8, 2012

Um, You Can’t Build an MMO For the 3DS’ Browser, Can You?

Asked straight up most people’s response would be “no, stupid”, especially since it doesn’t have java or flash. Where you or I would see that as an impediment, however, the folks behind Project Triniate see it as a challenge. While crude, it appears they’ve got the basics up and running, and while you may never…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 8, 2012

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata Also Wonders Why the Avengers Need an Archer

“There is always the risk that you will run out of arrows. There is never a risk that The Incredible Hulk will run out of Hulk.” Hawkeye from the Avengers suffers the slings and arrows of outrageous Nintendo president in the latest installment of Nintendo Gamer‘s lost Iwata Asks files. No one is safe from…

By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2012

Great Moments in Gaming Humor: A Squirrel in a World of S***

The funniest thing about Conker’s Bad Fur Day isn’t the boozing, sexual situations, drug use, or foul language. It’s not even the boss fight against a living mound of feces with teeth made of corn kernels. It’s the fact that this Nintendo 64 classic started out a kid’s game. Bad Fur Day isn’t the first…

By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2012

Theory No. 5 About Why Nintendo Lost Money Last Year

Over at Yahoo (or maybe The Week), some unnamed editor has rounded up the opinions of four other writers to alchemize a theory or four about why Nintendo lost more than $400 million last year, the company’s first annual loss I’m not sure how they missed the theory that I dare say is the right…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 7, 2012

Shigeru Miyamoto Explains Why the Vita Isn’t “a Very Strong Product”

Given recent sales trends, Nintendo probably isn’t that worried about the PlayStation Vita posing any kind of a threat to their own 3DS. But that doesn’t mean that haven’t thought about Sony’s device. Over at Edge, an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto has the Nintendo game design legend praising the specs of the Vita but also…

By Evan Narcisse Published May 4, 2012

CultureTotal Recall

Cover Your Eyes, it’s the Horror of Third-Party N64 Contollers

I hated the N64 pad. Hated it. Didn’t like the button placement, didn’t like the ergonomics, really didin’t like the fact the little joystick was broken on half the controllers you ever picked up. But you know what? I could easily live with it if I had the choice between Nintendo’s official pad and those…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 3, 2012

Oh Hey, a Virtual Console Game! Remember Those?

Back in late 2006 we were convinced that one day our Wiis would be filled with every classic video game we ever wanted, thanks to the magic of the Virtual Console. That dream is dead now, but the Virtual Console continues to hang-on in superlative fashion. Today on the Wii Virtual Console it’s Super Hang-On,…

By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2012

Kotaku East

Hidden Sexual Innuendo In The World Of Super Mario

Mario, the Italian plumber with a kidnap prone girlfriend is the poster child of Nintendo. But is there hidden sexual innuendo in the world of Super Mario? Some Japanese players seem to think so. Consider the following: Mario: The size of his nose as a metaphor for a large member. Luigi: His name in Japanese…

By Toshi Nakamura Published May 3, 2012

Kotaku East

Pikachu Meets Gundam Meets Holy Crap

It’s like best of both worlds made better—way better. Japanese model builder mashed Gundam Wing with Pokémon to create this Pikachu Wing. Brilliant! Have a look at more pics in the above gallery. Pikachu Wing Version [Modelers Gallery]

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 3, 2012

These Fake Nintendo Games Look More Interesting Than Real Ones

Can you believe it’s Famicase time already? That time of the year when indie Japanese store Meteor holds an exhibition showcasing a bunch of incredible, one-of-a-kind fake video game cartridges. The goal of the exhibition is simple: artists submit a cartridge for a fake Famicom game. It can be whatever they want, basically, meaning some…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 3, 2012

Satoru Iwata’s Wii U Launch Hype Is Refreshingly Realistic

Sometimes console makers like to promise the world for their new gaming systems, making lofty claims about how awesome their launch lineups will be. Those claims are never true. So it’s nice to see Nintendo president Satoru Iwata spitting some truth at a recent Nintendo investor Q&A, saying that while the company has certainly learned…

By Jason Schreier Published May 2, 2012

You Just Woke Up the Snorlax in My Pants and Other Super Effective Pokémon Pickup Lines

Those daring boys at Simple Pickup tap into the video game vault once more, snagging digits left and right with some painful Pokémon pickup lines. This time they even dressed the part. It takes balls to approach a random member of the opposite sex and try to acquire their phone number. To do it dressed…

By Mike Fahey Published May 2, 2012

The Sorry State of Mario & Sonic, Gaming’s Worst Team-Up

If Darth Vader and Captain Kirk ever meet, I hope they will not do so while ice-skating. When Optimus Prime finally crosses paths with Harry Potter, I trust they will not spend their first hour together bowling. Since 2007, Sonic The Hedgehog and Super Mario the plumber have co-headlined three video games. That’s not as…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 2, 2012

Nintendo Man Rescued by British Cricket Superstar

The heat was intense. The distance far. David Yarnton, Nintendo UK’s honcho, collapsed during a charity bike ride in Greece, and English cricket star, Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff, discovered the Nintendo exec in the road. He needed to act fast. Yarnton was unconscious, and Flintoff, who was also participating in the cycling event, performed emergency first…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 2, 2012

In Paris, I Learned a Few Things About Video Games (And Toilets)

I went to Paris last weekend, which is an extravagant thing to do if you live in New York and should probably be making shorter weekend commutes. But I had a rare chance to go and so off I went, out Thursday overnight, back Monday afternoon. I wasn’t supposed to be working, but I can’t…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 1, 2012

Customize the Look of Your 3DS With a Whole New Midnight Purple 3DS

Evoking images of lilacs, hyacinth and GameCubes, Nintendo’s Midnight Purple 3DS launches on May 20 in North America, giving fans another way to “customize the look of their systems”. Nintendo’s official announcement of this new Midnight Purple color scheme, joining red, blue, black, and pink on the market just in time for Mario Tennis Open,…

By Mike Fahey Published April 30, 2012