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Kirby Anthology Coming This Year for Wii, Says Nintendo

Not much more than a brief tease; as part of today’s “Nintendo Direct” news event in Japan, the company said “a special Wii disc featuring all your favorite Kirby games,” will be released this year, the character’s 20th anniversary.

By Owen Good Published April 21, 2012

Animal Crossing 3DS Arrives This Fall in Japan

Inexplicably thin on details for a game announced two years ago in Los Angeles, Animal Crossing‘s 3DS version will release this fall in Japan, Nintendo said in tonight’s “Nintendo Direct” news event. That’s a gallery of new screenshots above. Here’s it’s video from E3 2011.

By Owen Good Published April 21, 2012

3DS Firmware Update Next Week Adds Folders, Maybe Patches

Nintendo 3DS systems in North America will be able to get a firmware update on April 25 that will allow system owners to organize games and apps saved into the system in folders. It will also support software patches.

By Stephen Totilo Published April 21, 2012

Earthbound, The Trippiest Game In RPG History

Today seems like the perfect day to reminisce about Earthbound, a Japanese role-playing game that is best described as a 16-bit electronic acid trip. Earthbound, which Nintendo originally unleashed upon the United States in June of 1995, is in many ways a traditional turn-based JRPG. It draws much of its inspiration from the original Dragon…

By Jason Schreier Published April 20, 2012

You’ve Got Final Fantasy XIII in my Fire Emblem!

In the above Fire Emblem: Kakusei image, there’s a character named “Lightning”. In Final Fantasy XIII, there’s a character named “Lightning”. Hey, wait a second… This seems to be a player’s My Unit creation—and one that really, really looks like Final Fantasy‘s Lightning. Lightning appearing in Fire Emblem would make more sense than, say, Mass…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2012

Getting Lost In Super Mario RPG‘s Forest Maze

I’ll admit it: I’ve never played Super Mario RPG. But when I heard its music played in that amazing medley FreddeGredde did earlier this week, I thought “Wow, that is a great melody!” And so I looked it up. And so it is, a very good melody. Composed by Yoko Shimomura, it holds up despite…

By Kirk Hamilton Published April 19, 2012

Disappointed With the New Kid Icarus? Play the Original in 3D Instead

Everyone remembers the original Kid Icarus, right? The classic platformer everyone begged Nintendo for a sequel to? What do you mean you never played it? I’ll admit it. I never played Kid Icarus on the NES. Was I excited there was going to be a sequel to it? Sure, but it was more a general…

By Mike Fahey Published April 19, 2012

CultureTotal Recall

Every Nintendo 64 Game, in One Giant Video

There were 296 games released for the Nintendo 64 in North America. Which is hardly any, I know. But it’ll still seem like a lot when you sit down and watch this movie which collects footage from every single one of them. I always forget StarCraft came out on the N64. Man, those were the…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2012

Why This Studio Will Never Work With Nintendo Again

Microsoft has Xbox Live; Sony has the PlayStation Network. Nintendo technically has WiiWare, but their download service hasn’t enjoyed the same breadth of offerings or popularity as other digital download services. And yet, the country is full of homes where Wii hardware can be found. So what gives? WiiWare distribution, it seems, just isn’t worth…

By Kate Cox Published April 17, 2012

Kotaku East

In This Role-Playing Game, You Eat, Shop, And Seduce Men

Girl’s RPG: Cinderellife on the Nintendo 3DS purports to be—as the name suggests—an RPG for girls. But what exactly does that entail? Mostly running around a city, buying clothes, talking with men, and finding true love—all in a hostess club setting. And while the setting is more than a little questionable, the game is presented…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published April 17, 2012

Nintendo’s Bringing New Wii U Pikmin and Mario to E3 [Update]

With Nintendo expected to make a big push with its next generation hardware at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in June, legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto tells Spanish publication El Mundo that his plumber pal and plant lackeys will be there in full force. Fans anxiously awaiting a new entry Miyamoto’s quirky strategy series Pikmin look…

By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2012

This Zelda Musical Is So Good It Should Be On Broadway

Shame this Zelda musical is only four minutes long. It’s so well-done, I wish it was a full-fledged theatrical production. Hope you’re watching, Broadway. Zelda: The Musical (Original) [YouTube — thanks, Mitchell!]

By Jason Schreier Published April 16, 2012

Kotaku East

Japanese Nintendo 3DS Pitchman Shows His Toilet Gaming

Kazunari Ninomiya, best known in the West for Letters from Iwo Jima, is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi. Ninomiya’s also a Nintendo spokesperson. And a toilet gamer. Lots of people game on the throne! (Heck, game designer Goichi Suda thinks up video games on the toilet.) Recently on Japanese television, Ninomiya admitted that…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2012

Kotaku East

How Does Nintendo Sound in Korean? Like This.

Later this month, Nintendo is releasing the Nintendo 3DS in South Korea. To mark the event, Nintendo’s South Korean branch held an online Nintendo Direct press conference. The head of Nintendo Korea, Hiroyuki Fukuda, and Nintendo Co., Ltd.’s President Satoru Iwata both put in appearances. Instead of giving their speeches in Japanese with Korean subtitles,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2012

Turn a GameCube into a Handheld Thanks to the Magic of Tupperware

This Tupperware cereal container (I think that’s what it is) forms the casing for a fully-functional handheld Nintendo GameCube built by user CKmods of YouTube. You can pop the top off it to get to the guts of the machine, but I wouldn’t advise laying the thing down on its back. That’s because the disc…

By Owen Good Published April 14, 2012

Taking a 3DS with You Inside the Louvre is Like Actually Being Inside the Louvre

As mentioned back in December, the audio guides used by the Louvre, one of the most famous museums in the world, were to be replaced this spring by the Nintendo 3DS, using content programmed by Nintendo. This promotional video shows the device in action. I may be missing the point, but beyond the narration explaining…

By Owen Good Published April 14, 2012

Catch the First Proper Trailer for Pokemon Black &White 2

Here, take a look at the debut gameplay trailer for upcoming Pokemon sequels Black & White 2 on the DS, showing some of the new trainers in action. Both games will be out in Japan on June 23, and in the US and Europe sometime in the Fall. [thanks Sam!]

By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2012

Nintendo Registers “Super Mario 4” Domain Name, Hinting at Future Game

Nintendo has just managed to throw massive fuel onto the fire of rumor and speculation with a simple domain name registration. On April 3, Nintendo of America registered the website “supermario4.com,” as recently spotted by an IGN reader. Currently, navigating to the site only results in a redirect to Nintendo’s main page. Mario, Luigi, Peach,…

By Kate Cox Published April 13, 2012

How Drawing Comics Helped Shigeru Miyamoto Make Great Mario Games

Stories of how Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto draws inspiration for game design from his everyday life have become beloved bits of video game mythology. The Legend of Zelda sprang from his experiences playing outside in caves as a child, his family’s pet canine sparked the idea for Nintendogs and so on. But the principles that…

By Evan Narcisse Published April 13, 2012

Nintendo Won’t be Going to GamesCom

We had a blast at Nintendo’s comfy GamesCom booth last year. We won’t this year, though, as the company has announced it won’t be attending. Suit yourself, Nintendo. More currywurst for us. [Develop]

By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2012