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Zelda and Mario in One Nintendo Download? Is It Our Birthday?

After several weeks of completely forgettable downloadable game offerings, Nintendo drops a free Zelda game, a Super Mario sequel, and a particularly intriguing WiiWare title, all at once. I might faint! Technically the free Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition dropped yesterday, but I’m feeling charitable today, so we’ll accept its inclusion in the…

By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2011

The First Two Dreamlike Hours of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

At times, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword feels a bit like a dream, one of those vivid ones that’s all colors and sunshine, freedom and flying. Earlier this week I played the first several hours of the game at a Nintendo press event and came away impressed with the complexity of the controls, the…

By Kirk Hamilton Published September 29, 2011

Fall In Love with Zelda All Over Again with These Skyward Sword Screens

Dammit, Nintendo. Just when everyone is ready to write you off and declare the Wii as totally irrelevant, you do this This, of course, is The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. The Wii is showing its age, sure, and, yes, the graphics have jagded edges. But this is a proper Zelda game, and it shows…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2011

Skydiving and Swordplay Abound in Skyward Sword‘s Dramatic New Trailer

The newest trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword teases many of the events and characters seen in the first few hours of the game — the village of Skyloft, the Wing Ceremony, Zelda and Link, and the general dream-like beauty of the game. It also shows a few things that I wasn’t able…

By Kirk Hamilton Published September 29, 2011

Nintendo’s Cutest Game In a Long Time is This Little Puzzler

One reason why we haven’t had a new Wars game in a while is that Nintendo studio Intelligent Systems has been busy working on other projects. Like Hiku-osu, this adorable puzzle game for the 3DS. There’s not much to it: you push and pull giant blocks around to build steps and platforms so that you…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 29, 2011

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Going to War Like Only Nintendo Can

Even though Zelda has killing and even Mario has head-stomping, when you think about it, nearly all of Nintendo’s first-party properties are harmless affairs. Bright colours, innocent storylines, big-eyed cartoon mascots and candy-coloured fantasy worlds where everything turns out just fine With one exception: the “Wars” series, Nintendo’s only foray into, well, war. In the…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 29, 2011

We Shall Call This Hero… Sausage Link?

It has been a long while since Link took part in a good adventure. Artist Sebastien Gallego needs to dust off the old Nintendo Game Boy. Link by Sebastien Gallego (Facebook) Via: Super Punch Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your fix.…

By Michael McWhertor Published September 28, 2011

Four Swords Anniversary Edition Now Celebrating Zelda‘s 25th on a DS Near You

Tipped by commenter Mountanderson and verified by our own 3DS units, Zelda‘s 25th anniversary celebration is now in full swing four times over, as The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition is now available free in Nintendo’s eShop and DSiWare. A freshened-up version of the classic multiplayer Zelda game with cross-platform compatibility between 3DS…

By Mike Fahey Published September 28, 2011

In the Case of the Inferior New Tetris Game, I Declare the 3DS: Not Guilty

How do you mess up Tetris? The answer, clever reader, is not: “Put it on the Nintendo 3DS.” The 3DS isn’t the problem. I bring you news (opinion, actually) that the new Tetris, made specially for the Nintendo 3DS is inferior, vastly, to the Tetris made for the Nintendo DS—five years ago. Yet I will…

By Stephen Totilo Published September 28, 2011

Sorry, Star Fox for 3DS, That I Didn’t Know How Cool Your ‘Stage Guide’ Feature Was

Doing barrel rolls is super great and all, but Star Fox 64 3DS didn’t really capture my attention until today—when I showed up late to the party knowing about its “Online Stage Guide” features. I’m not above perusing a FAQ now and then, so a little assistance for the Star Fox 64 noob—it’s true, I’ve…

By Michael McWhertor Published September 27, 2011

How To Spell Mario’s Jump (And Other Famous Video Game Sound Effects)

Video games have so many iconic sound effects—hearing the simple “ga-ling!” of the Nintendo coin can invoke a nostalgia as powerful as any memory of actually playing a game. From the Mario’s three-note warp-pipe descent to Simon Belmont’s famous whip, all games feature sounds that players will hear over and over and over again until…

By Kirk Hamilton Published September 27, 2011

JESUS APPEARS ON MIRACLE NINTENDO, SAYS MARYLAND WOMAN

A Maryland woman said she was surprised to find what appears to be an image of Jesus Christ on the top of a used Nintendo Entertainment System she purchased on eBay for $31 this week. Brittany Wampler, 24, tells Kotaku she noticed the image shortly after unpacking two NES consoles, she purchased from an eBay…

By Brian Crecente Published September 27, 2011

Ready for Some Mario Pole Dancing?

In Super Mario Bros., Mario and Luigi slide down poles. In the UK Amateur Pole Performer competition, they climbed up them and swung around. If these dancers look familiar (their names are Bex and Emy), it’s because you probably saw them pole dancing as Tomb Raider‘s Lara Croft. The duo were competing in a UK…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 27, 2011

The Wii Balance Board Is Back in Black

I have a Wii Balance Board. I have not used it for years. Maybe things would be different if there were more games for it. Maybe things would be different if it came in a different color—like black. According to website Eurogamer, Europe is getting a black Balance Board bundle that comes with Wii Fit…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 27, 2011

This Aliens Game lets you Perform Bishop’s Badass Knife Trick

Aliens Infestation, for the Nintendo DS, was already looking like one of the last interesting games for the handheld, since it brings back fond memories of Konami’s excellent side-scrolling Aliens arcade game of 1990. Now, though, after seeing this mini-game, it may be one of the last must-have games for the DS. Infestation ships with…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 27, 2011

A Pokémon Parody You Cannot Erase from Your Brain

In this clip, the opening screens for an array of Pokémon games are brought to life. It’s funny, but more importantly, it’s totally bonkers. Then, there are the battle scenes, which are equally bizarre and wonderful. Be sure to stick around for the bit at the end with the toilet and the part with the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2011

The Virtual Boy as an Instrument of Public Nuisance

The Virtual Boy may have traumatised Nintendo all those years ago, but these days, it seems all it’s good for is comedic self-harm. Get me on any other day and this “entry level Jackass” stuff is both old and tiresome, as all it does is score cheap laughs off some poor worker’s clean-up job after…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 26, 2011

More Than a Quarter of 3DS Owners Feel 3D Hurts Gameplay

With Nintendo placing emphasis on delivering strong gaming experiences to their latest handheld. just how important is the 3D in the 3DS? According to a recent survey, more than 28 percent of 3DS owners feel the special effect takes away from gameplay. The large percentage of users dissatisfied with the portable’s 3D effect was revealed…

By Mike Fahey Published September 23, 2011

Play the Layton RPG, From Some guys who Made Mother 3

Nintendo studio Brownie Brown helped make Mother 3. It also, quietly, made a Professor Layton role-playing game, available only in the Japanese and American versions of DS game Professor Layton and The Last Specter It’s called Professor Layton’s London Life, and while it was a “mere” unlockable in the Japanese version, in the US edition…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 23, 2011

Let Mr. Zelda Walk you Through Zelda’s Most Notorious Dungeon

The earlier Zelda games were tough, but ask most people on the street what the toughest dungeon in the entire series is and they’ll probably say it’s Ocarina of Time’s Water Temple. Even over a decade on, it still hurts to say it out loud. Water Temple Ungh. I never thought it was that hard…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 23, 2011