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Don’t Blame Team Ninja for Metroid: Other M’s Story

The latest Metroid game, Other M, took some…liberties with the universe’s story, and what it did to hero Samus in particular didn’t go down too well. Many people blame the game’s developers, Team Ninja for this, but that’s not very fair. You need to blame someone from Nintendo instead. Something Team Ninja is only too…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 23, 2011

There’s a 3D Classic on the Nintendo eShop Today. It Might be ‘Popular With Women.’

We’ve got ourselves a new 3D classic in this week’s Nintendo Download…. TwinBee. Remember TwinBee? Konami shooter? Only released in Japan? I asked Twitter if the game was any good and Twitter, in the form of @c_pruett told me: “It’s a nice top-down shooter for people who wouldn’t play other top-down shooter. Popular with women,…

By Stephen Totilo Published September 22, 2011

Japan Has Over 7,000 Pikachu TV Remotes

In Japan, all sorts of Pokémon products exist. There are Pokémon bedsheets, Pokémon toothbrushes, Pokémon noodles—you name it! And there is now a Pikachu TV remote control. There might have already been one (I wouldn’t put it past Pokémon), but I’ve never seen one. This isn’t for sale, though. It’s a part of a promotion…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 22, 2011

There Are Far Too Many Pokémon To Care About Anymore

Remember back when there were 151 Pokémon and you knew everything about each one? Commenter Daemon_Gildas does, and he wants that feeling back in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. So, lord knows I love me some Pokémon, but… anybody else feel like they need to hold off on making new Pokémon, and instead on fleshing…

By Mike Fahey Published September 22, 2011

The 3DS’ Zen Pinball 3D in Action

Earlier this week we talked you through what Zen Pinball 3D would have to offer on the 3DS when it hits the Nintendo eShop this fall. Here’s our first look at the 3D pinballer in action. Four original tables will be available at launch-Earth Defense and Excalibur, seen in Pinball FX 2 on the 360,…

By Brian Crecente Published September 22, 2011

Why Star Fox 64 3D Didn’t Have Online

The Nintendo 3DS does online pretty damn well. All the experiences I’ve enjoyed so far have been the best online Nintendo experiences I’ve ever had. One game I won’t be able to put through the online paces is Star Fox 64 3D, a 3DS Star Fox 64 remake. Nintendo’s Yusuke Amano, who coordinated the project…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 22, 2011

Using the Nintendo DS to Paint Very Pretty Pictures

Budding game artist Ed Chee (Monkey Island 2 Special Edition) will be displaying some of his works in an exhibition to be held in Toronto early next month. What makes this cool is that all the paintings were done not in paint, but on a Nintendo DS. Using the DS’ Colors! program, Chee has drawn…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 22, 2011

In Mario and Luigi’s Case, Clothes Do Make the Man

Today we all know that Luigi is the taller of the two Mario brothers, but back in the old days the difference wasn’t quite as easy to notice. To think that Luigi was just a pair of red and blue overalls away from being the star of one of the greatest video game franchises of…

By Mike Fahey Published September 21, 2011

How Not To Make Fun of Nintendo Fanboys

See, his attractive girlfriend thinks he’s a regular guy, but when she leaves the apartment we find out he’s really a closet Nintendo fan, which is horrible, right? As a gaming comedy video, “The Closet Nintendo Freak” fails on several different levels. For instance, the notion that in this day and age a video game…

By Mike Fahey Published September 21, 2011

Nintendo Reminds Japan that the 3DS Has Games

It does! So stop all that nonsense that the 3DS has zero games. More impressive is that the 3DS has a strong line-up of third party titles. The 3DS might be making its way through a rough patch, but right now, it could just be some temporary turbulence. You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 21, 2011

Capcom Kills Off Resident Evil’s Blind Bimbo

Earlier this month, Capcom surprised a lot of long-time Resident Evil fans by including a character in a trailer for the upcoming Revelations who didn’t really fit the aesthetic of the universe. And by that I mean she had a stupid haircut and ridiculous cleavage Dislike for the character was almost unanimous, but it turns…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 21, 2011

3DS Ninja Boob Game Is Just as Jiggly as Expected

When Half-Minute Hero designer Kenichiro Takaki thought about what he wanted to see on the 3DS, he came up with Senran Kagura—for obvious reasons If this Senran Kagura clip is any indication, the game looks like it’s pretty much what one would expect. There are ninjas. There are boobs. The end. Senran Kagura will be…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 20, 2011

Zen Pinball 3D Coming to 3DS via Nintendo eShop This Fall

The makers of the popular Zen Pinball series on PlayStation Network and the Pinball FX 2 series on Xbox Live Arcade will bring the silver ball to the 3DS with Zen Pinball 3D, a downloadable title releasing this fall on the Nintendo eShop. Zen’s news release mentioned four original tables will be available at launch—Earth…

By Owen Good Published September 20, 2011

Work at Nintendo for 20 Years and You Get More Than a Gold Watch

A Reddit user who says his dad works at Nintendo of America posted this image yesterday of a commemorative gift given to the man after twenty years service at the company. Seems the guy in question is Jerry Danson, Senior Manager of Systems and Engineering, who first joined Nintendo in 1991. The image has since…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 20, 2011

Making Zelda a Little More Japanese

Despite being developed entirely by Japanese men and women, The Legend of Zelda has always had a more Western aesthetic. Something this wonderful fan art seeks to address. French artist Gerwell has reimagined some of the series’ main characters for a fantasy project of his, and in this project, there are less belts, heavy leather…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 20, 2011

How Could Anyone Dislike The Legends of Zelda: Twilight Princess?

Surely commenter Daemon_Gildas isn’t the only one that wasn’t completely in love with The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. It’s time to step forward and be heard in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. We promise Nintendo isn’t looking, much. Does anyone else dislike Twilight Princess? I honestly felt like is was all of the worst…

By Mike Fahey Published September 19, 2011

Smash Bros. PC Demake Super Smash Land is Out, Free

Super Smash Land, the PC ‘demake’ of the beloved Super Smash Bros. series is here in full, free of charge and looking faithfully Game Boy-esque. Last December, we showed the game’s demo release. Now, the complete version of the game is live and, as the statement on the site guarantees, it will always be free.…

By Matthew Buzzi Published September 16, 2011

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition is Fun For One but Built For Four

At the end of my visit with Nintendo this week, we were given some DSiXLs and set loose on The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition. (Good god, that title is a mouthful.) For those who haven’t heard, it’s an upgraded take on the classic GBA game, which was itself a portable version of…

By Kirk Hamilton Published September 16, 2011

6 Minutes of Kirby’s Surprisingly Insane Nintendo DS Swan Song

Silly me. I thought the main draw of Kirby Mass Attack would be Kirby Mass Attack. Nope. The main mode of what I assume is Kirby’s final game on the sunsetting Nintendo DS—the mode that gave this game its name—is a decent experiment in controlling 10 pink puffballs at once in a side-scrolling adventure. The…

By Stephen Totilo Published September 16, 2011

I Don’t Know Whether Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D is Half-Empty or Half-Full

I don’t think there’s another game on the showroom floor of this year’s TGS (aside from maybe Monster Hunter) that so shows up the conflict between good and evil in the design of the Nintendo 3DS as Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D It looks great. Even with the 3D effects on, it looks great.…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2011