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Reggie Says Skyward Sword Will Forever Be the Best Game of All Time

Reggie Fils-Aime is not one to mince words, and while we also believe Skyward Sword is fantastic, he thinks it’s the best game ever. Not only that, he doesn’t think any other game will dethrone it from its lofty perch in the future. That quote, and other interesting ones, are taken from an interview with…

By Matthew Buzzi Published November 18, 2011

Nintendo Doesn’t Want to Sell Frivolous DLC to Complete an Incomplete Game

In a recent interview with AOL, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said that digital transactions on the 3DS will be meaningful, and third party game companies can create anything in their imagination. We’ve heard mention of the 3DS’ upcoming “add-on content” before, but here Reggie gives us the (rather vague) rundown. “In terms of…

By Matthew Buzzi Published November 18, 2011

Nintendo GameCube Turns 10, Still Slightly Older than Nintendo’s Newest Good Character

Happy 10th birthday, Nintendo GameCube. No one threw you a party. The GameCube is, I believe, the most wrongly disrespected console in gaming history. People laughed at it because it was a purple box that played a Luigi game in an era when more people wanted to play Grand Theft Auto III on a black…

By Stephen Totilo Published November 18, 2011

Nintendo’s Strange Celebrity Hostage Videos

As part of Nintendo’s 25th brithday celebrations for The Legend Of Zelda, the publisher has roped a few celebrities into jumping in front of a camera to tell their personal stories involving the series. Only…they don’t look like they’ve been roped. Between the audio, video and backdrop, it looks more like there are masked gunmen…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2011

Locked in a Convenience Store with Kirby in 3D

In Escape Trip — Convenience Store for DSiWare, you play a character that gets trapped in a convenience store and has to figure out how to escape. If this isn’t the most beautiful game concept you’ve ever heard you should probably just play the 3D Classics version of Kirby’s Adventure No I am not kidding!…

By Mike Fahey Published November 17, 2011

Nintendo-Branded SD Cards? You Got It

Over the years, Nintendo has been in a bunch of businesses: From playing cards to love hotels, from LEGO rip-offs to, now, video games. The Kyoto-base game maker is now releasing Nintendo-branded SD cards. The high-capacity SDHC memory cards come in 8GB and 16GB and are for use with the Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo’s 3DS is…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 17, 2011

Reviews

Super Mario 3D Land: The Kotaku Review

When resourceful fans discovered an exploit showing how to rack up hundreds of extra lives in Super Mario 3DS, some laughed, thinking the game they had seen was too simple for that to be necessary. Let me assure you: Those lives will come in handy—when you least expect it. The easiest trope in the save-the-princess…

By Owen Good Published November 16, 2011

PETA: That Whole Bloody Mario Thing, That was Just a Joke (UPDATE)

Looks like PETA bit off more Fusarium venetum then they could chew when they attacked Mario for his Tanooki-suit wearing ways. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals tell Kotaku that their bloody video game take-down of Mario was meant to be “tongue-in-cheek.” “Mario fans: Relax! PETA’s game was meant to be tongue-in-cheek, a…

By Brian Crecente Published November 16, 2011

How To Make Your Own PETA Friendly Tanooki Suit

Don’t buy Ashcraft’s explanation about why PETA is completely missing the point in its attack on Mario’s Tanooki suit? Here’s an animal friendly way to get your own temporary fur coat. Be warned, it involves rotting food, duct tape and probably just a smidge of leptospirosis. Vice’s Kara Crabb walks you through the steps which…

By Brian Crecente Published November 16, 2011

Nintendo’s Iconic Plumber Goes Apeshit in This Super Mario vs. PETA Video

That bizarre Mario vs. PETA kerfuffle‘s fading into the rear view but that’s not stopping Taiwanese media outfit Next Media Animation from giving us their askew take on the dust-up. Looking at their oddly-shaped version of Mario is enough to give a person nightmares. Those long legs—brrrr!—-and giant feet are bad enough but the crazy…

By Evan Narcisse Published November 16, 2011

Japanese Wii RPGs Get Fancy Reversible Covers

As if to Lord it over American Wii owners, Europe is not only getting Japanese role-playing games The Last Story and Pandora’s Tower, they’re getting them with fancy reversible covers. The images you see here aren’t final. They’re just the artwork, so stuff like titles need to be added. Still, choice is always nice, especially…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 16, 2011

Only One Character Could Possibly Pull Off Space Golf

Our daily Speak Up on Kotaku feature does not have to be a long-winded essay on some vaguely game-related topic. Sometimes it’s just a really great idea, like the one commenter Deuxhero had regarding everyone’s favorite plumber. Mario Golf+Mario Galaxy WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN DONE!? About Speak Up on Kotaku: Our readers have a…

By Mike Fahey Published November 15, 2011

Man in Tanooki Suit, Giant Bullet Spotted in Manhattan

Nintendo’s promotional stunt for Super Mario 3D Land turned part of Times Square into a version of the Mushroom Kingdom. That brought out paid and unpaid people decked out in Mario gear. Plus a massive Bullet Bill. We already ran video of this amazing PR stunt, but the shots photographer Rob Boudon snapped at the…

By Stephen Totilo Published November 15, 2011

PSN Shutting Down at Night for Young Korean Players

South Korea’s Shutdown Law will prevent players under sixteen years-old from gaming during a six hour block at night. Originally, it was reported that the law would not impact consoles. Today, Sony Computer Entertainment of Korea announced that it would be taking the PSN offline for underage players in compliance with the law. The Shutdown…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 15, 2011

PETA’s Fur-Wearing Mario Outrage Is “An Epic Cultural Misunderstanding”

The People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is expressing outrage over Mario’s Tanooki Suit. That outrage is not only misplaced, but shows PETA’s complete lack of cultural understanding—traditional or contemporary. “Tanuki are associated with shape-shifting tricksters in folklore, and are also seen as symbols of good luck in Japanese culture,” Yokai Attack author…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 15, 2011

Your Stupid Zelda Pick-Up Lines Do Not Impress this Zelda

Robin Williams loves The Legend of Zelda so much that he named his daughter “Zelda”. Zelda is a nice name—it’s not just a video game character. There have been other Zeldas, Zelda Fitzgerald, for example. Yet, for our generation, “Zelda” is Zelda. And for Zelda Williams, sometimes that’s a blessing and sometimes, it’s super annoying—especially…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 15, 2011

Yo Dawg Nintendo Heard You Like Cars So…

This Thursday, at the LA Auto Show, Nintendo will be in attendance. Yes, Nintendo. Why? We don’t really know, yet, but the company is showing off something it’s cooked up with West Coast Customs, the shop made famous by MTV’s Pimp My Ride While it’s probably got something to do with Mario Kart, since Mario…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 15, 2011

Watch Nintendo Turn Times Square into Super Mario 3D Land

Nintendo packed New York City’s Time Square with colorful platforms, warp tubes and piranha plants to celebrate the weekend’s release of Super Mario 3D Land Former Kotaku video superstar, and current FastCompany producer Adam Barenblat was on hand to capture the bizarre downtown event. Special thanks to Mark Crawford who scored the video. You can…

By Brian Crecente Published November 14, 2011

PETA Calls Out Nintendo For Fur-Wearing Mario

The People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals are blasting Nintendo and their beloved gaming plumber Mario over what they claim is a message that it’s OK to wear animal furs. In Super Mario 3D Land, which was released this weekend, one of Mario’s many power-ups is a Tanooki suit which grants him the ability…

By Brian Crecente Published November 14, 2011

Rough Night, Mario? Luigi?

Maybe they should have stuck to the mushrooms. [Subway Douchery] You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.

By Luke Plunkett Published November 14, 2011