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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 -
A Paper Mario Automaton Won’t Kill its Masters
Automatons can come in many shapes and sizes. You can get giant robots, who will one day rise up and kill us all, and you can get tiny little novelties, like this Paper Mario box. It’s not the most advanced thing in the world, but there’s a simple charm to it that makes it endearing.…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2012 -
In a Perfect World, We’d be Able to Buy This Zelda LEGO
Late last year, a man had an idea for a Zelda-themed LEGO set. I liked his work. But it was also a little basic. Now, a rival set has come along, with full plans for not just minifigs but playsets as well, and it is great Ragaru’s plans include large, detailed and impressive sets based…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2012 -
Kotaku East
So, How Those Nintendo Machines Doing, Huh? Those Games?
Throughout its history as a game company, Nintendo has released an impressive array of game machines. Have you ever thought, hrm, I wonder how said game machines are doing? Let’s find out! Nintendo recently released worldwide lifetime sale data for its game machines as well as for its games. The data is of March 31,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 27, 2012 -
CultureTotal Recall
Nintendo Power Sure Had Some Amazing Artwork Inside
After I posted those amazing old Zelda images from Nintendo Power the other day, I got an email from reader Yannick, who just so happens to run a blog that collects all kinds of awesome old Nintendo Power artwork by Katsuya Terada. Double Dragon, Contra, there’s all kinds of old NES games Terada has brought…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2012 -
The Wii U Will Let You Download Brand New Games Too [Update]
It’s not just the 3DS that’s getting full-scale digital downloads this year. Nintendo’s new Wii U console will be getting the feature as well. This means that new games released at retail on the system, at least those published by Nintendo, will also be available day-and-date to download. Interestingly, games will be downloaded through the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2012 -
New Super Mario Bros. 2 Will be Nintendo’s First Proper Downloadable Game
The freshly-announced New Super Mario Bros. 2, for the 3DS, sees Nintendo entering the digital download age for real, as the game will be available as either a packaged product at retail or as a downloadable title (which is saved to an SD card). Other titles will follow. Strangely, the downloadable option will also be…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2012 -
Nintendo Won’t be Revealing the Wii U’s Price at E3
Nintendo’s currently holding an investor’s meeting to discuss its recent financial results, and among all the grim financial talk there’s some news. Like the fact that, despite launching worldwide in 2012, Nintendo won’t be telling us how much the system costs at E3.[Twitter]
By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Nintendo Reveals Its Plan for Success
Last year? Man, last year sucked. Nintendo bled loads of cash. Sure, the Nintendo 3DS was neato, but the rollout was rocky. And the Wii? That just gathered dust in anticipation for the upcoming Wii U. But Nintendo is already saying this year is going be fine, that we should not panic. Nintendo is coming…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 26, 2012 -
Nintendo Just Posted Its First Annual Loss
Today, Nintendo announced its first annual operating loss in its history as a public company. Sluggish Wii sales and a strong Japanese yen hurt Nintendo—not to mention a rocky rollout for the Nintendo 3DS. The game maker chalked up a US$455.9 million operating loss for the 2011 financial year. “What went wrong was that sales…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 26, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Foxconn Workers Use Suicide Threats as Bargaining Tool. Again.
In China, workers’ rights kind of suck! So when the folks who make your game consoles and electronics want to protest, they take to the roof and threaten to kill themselves. Lovely. Earlier this month in Shenzhen, while the world was watching how their iPads really got made, a group of approximately twenty Foxconn laborers…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 25, 2012