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Pokémon Rumble Blast Scrambles to America
This fall, Pokémon Rumble Blast lets players take control of wind-up Pocket Monsters and battle it out. The game will be released this month in Japan as Super Pokémon Scramble, and it’s a sequel to a WiiWare title. In Pokémon Rumble Blast, players can collect over 600 Pocket Monsters (including monsters from Pokémon Black and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 19, 2011 -
A Letter to Disgruntled Gamers
Operation Rainfall is, among other things, a letter-writing campaign hoping to bring Japanese Wii games like The Last Story, Pandora’s Tower, and Xenoblade to the U.S. Nintendo already politely declined on its Facebook page. That’s not the only nice way it’s saying no. It’s also responding to letters, writing things like, “I can see why…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 19, 2011 -
What’s with All the Cancelled 3DS Games?
Maybe it’s bad timing or just bad luck. But there’s a growing list of cancelled 3DS games. That’s not good. On the list of canned 3DS games, there’s My Garden, which was supposed to be a 3DS launch title. There’s also Saints Row: Drive-By, also apparently canned. Four Hudson games for the 3DS were canned,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 19, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallThe Greatest Mario Rip-Off of Them All
Like any other artistic medium, most video games “borrow” content and ideas from other titles. That’s how inspiration works. There’s a line between inspiration and copyright infringement, though, and in 1987 Time Warp Productions jumped over that line (then into a warp pipe). Their game, The Great Giana Sisters, wasn’t a homage to Nintendo’s Super…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2011 -
The Pros and Cons of a Portly Plumber Ingesting a Super Mushroom
Mario may have forgotten his flexible apparel when eating that mushroom, but he gained a massive present for Princess! Hilarious comic by Chris Gerringer. Related Rampages: Pika Yoshi | DEF STAR Wallpapers (More) Big Mario by Chris Gerringer (Tumblr) (Facebook)(deviantART) Via: pixelbeatsscissors Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 18, 2011 -
Want to Play Nintendo’s Biggest Games?
Loads of big games will be at this year’s Comic-Con. Nintendo is no exception. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Super Mario: Mario Kart, and Kid Icarus: Uprising will all make their playable debuts in North America at this year’s Comic-Con. Here’s a list of the playable titles at Nintendo’s Gaming Lounge: Nintendo 3DS: Super…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 18, 2011 -
This Man Spent Over a Month of his Life Completing a Video Game
It usually takes some kind of achievement or trophy you can show off to your friends to compel people to 100% complete a video game. For Steve Tolin, however, all it took was the pursuit of true completion. That and 773 hours of his life. Tolin has completed 100% of Dragon Quest IX’s content, the…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 18, 2011 -
CultureTotal Recall
A Celebration of Awesome NES Title Screen Art
I know we recently took a look at the “forgotten” art of the video game title screen, but those were contemporary examples, from the time the art had already been forgotten. It’s probably a better idea to look at a time when it was in its prime, featured on the games of the Famicom and…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 18, 2011 -
2011’s Biggest Selling Game Maker in Japan So Far…
This year isn’t over. It’s more than half over. Time to look back and see which game maker is doing the best in Japan. So far. According to Famitsu, here is a list of which game companies made the most profit in the period through game sales. The period is from December 27, 2010 to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2011 -
So How’s That Non-Nintendo Pokémon Game?
As of today, Pokémon is available on non-Nintendo hardware, namely smart phones. Pokémon Say Tap? was released on the Apple App Store, and sister site Kotaku Japan checked it out. Pokémon Say Tap? is a free rhythm game for the iOS and Android. It’s free, so you get what you pay for. The point here…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2011 -
Nintendo, Let a Skateboard Show You How To Do 3D
Nintendo is having problems putting old games in 3D. Don’t fret, Nintendo! Artist Jason D Ault is here to help. With a skateboard. Ault recreated retro title Skate or Die in 3D. On a skateboard. How awesome is that? You know what else is awesome? The Skate or Die theme songs. The theme song for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2011 -
Let’s Make a Deal with Awkward Nintendo Cosplay
TV game show Let’s Make a Deal recently had the honour of featuring not one, but two Nintendo cosplayers. The first, dressed as Link, had the honour of being an actual contestant. The second, dressed as Mario, did not. Link, Mario and Luigi visit Let’s Make a Deal [Go Nintendo]
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2011 -
Meet the Biggest-Selling Wii Game Not Made by Nintendo
A common complaint amongst third-party publishers is that the only games which sell well on Nintendo consoles are Nintendo games. Which is mostly true! Unless you’re Ubisoft. It’s been revealed that the single biggest-selling third-party game on the Wii is now (and is likely to remain, given the console’s impending replacement) Ubisoft’s Just Dance 2,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2011 -
When Nintendo Is Your Penpal
Remember life before email? Like when people wrote letters? On paper? Kotaku reader Matthew does. Because during the early 1990s, he was a little kid writing them to Nintendo. While going through his old things for a yard sale, Matthew (not pictured) found a couple letters from Nintendo of America—replies. Matthew did things like ask…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2011 -
Let’s Take a Tour of Netflix on the 3DS
Come with me as I explore the magical world of streaming video with the newly-released Netflix app for the Nintendo 3DS. Have all of our portable entertainment dreams come true? Small and serviceable, the Netflix app for Nintendo’s latest handheld does the job advertised. With the flick of the stylus you’ll be flipping through new…
By Mike Fahey Published July 14, 2011 -
Who Cares About Downloadable Games? Let’s Watch Sons of Anarchy on Our 3DS!
Ridin’ through this world, all alone. God takes your soul; you’re on your own. That is unless you’ve got the Nintendo 3DS and an internet connection handy. Then you’ve got Netflix to keep you company, courtesy of today’s Nintendo Download. It’s Netflix day for the Nintendo 3DS, the day when streaming video fans everywhere download…
By Mike Fahey Published July 14, 2011 -
Did Nintendo Just Out Netflix’s 3D Streaming Plans?
Buried in today’s news that Netflix is now live on Nintendo’s 3DS portable was a potentially much bigger piece of information: The mammoth movie and TV streaming service plans to start streaming 3D content soon. But apparently Netflix knew nothing about a 3D service being announced. Here’s how the press release put it: “The new…
By Brian Crecente Published July 14, 2011 -
Netflix Hits the 3DS Today, 3D Movies On the Way
Starting today, Nintendo 3DS owners across the United States and Canada can download a free application that allows Netflix members to watch TV episodes and movies streaming from Netflix with an Internet connection. The 3DS will also also soon have access to “an additional library of select movies” that can be viewed in 3D, Nintendo…
By Brian Crecente Published July 14, 2011 -
Lady Goes Bananas over Zelda Commercial Appearance
Robin Williams and his daughter are in a commercial for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. They both were probably pretty stoked, but did they go mental? Like this? This is nerd heroine and Pokémon queen Shoko Nakagawa, who previously freaked out on her blog when she bought Ocarina of Time 3D. Now…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 14, 2011
