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Resident Evil Is Still Looking Good On The 3DS
Resident Evil: Mercenaries 3D may not be the most original game on the 3DS, but it’s certainly shaping up as one of the best-looking. And yes, what you see there is a Resident Evil game letting the player move around while aiming their weapon. It seems to slow you down when you do it, but…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 30, 2011 -
Don’t Count On Nintendo’s Next Console Using 3D Technology
Displaying content in 3D is the main draw for the new Nintendo 3DS. So will Nintendo’s next home console follow suit? Don’t hold your breath. “I think at Nintendo, we realize that any sort of goggle-type 3-D technology was not going to work,” Nintendo’s Hideki Konno told CNN. “In order to make 3-D technology viable…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 30, 2011 -
Can The Nintendo 3DS Survive 99 Minutes In A Microwave Oven?
No. No it cannot. dOvetastic Microwave Theater takes a brand-new Nintendo 3DS out of its box, turns it on, sets the camera on, and places it in a microwave oven for nearly 100 minutes of fiery melting fun. The system fritzes out almost immediately, and the rest is all smoke and fire, signifying nothing. Unless…
By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2011 -
Some Guy Made A Portable GameCube
Not sure why. It seems the guy wants to sell it or something. Not sure how I feel about the exposed disc drive and the ever-so-close shoulder buttons. Or the sides, which seem to be held by stitching. After talking about the portable, he shows three games running on the machine. The whole clip is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 29, 2011 -
How To Tear A 3DS Apart With Your Bare Hands
These days it seems breathing on your gaming hardware is enough to void your warranty, so there’s something cathartic about watching a man turn a 3DS from a single unit into hundreds of tiny, tiny pieces. What’s so great about this is how thorough they’re being. This is no repair job or simple how-to on…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2011 -
Nintendo Suggests You Send Them Your Frozen, Your Locked Up 3DS Systems
System freezes are starting to crop up on an unknown number of Nintendo’s new 3DS portables. While we don’t know how frequent the problem is, it’s happening enough for Nintendo to include the issue on their official troubleshooting site. According to Nintendo.com, System freezes that result in a white screen, black screen or inability to…
By Brian Crecente Published March 28, 2011 -
The Brothers Mario 2 Commits Grand Theft Auto In Donkey Kong Country
The amazing mash up that blended Grand Theft Auto’s cinematic violence with Super Mario Bros. lore, The Brothers Mario, has spawned a sequel. This time, in The Brothers Mario 2, the fight goes to Donkey Kong Country. The Brothers Mario 2: Kong Country pits a more streetwise and strapped Mario, Luigi, Toad and Yoshi against…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 28, 2011 -
The Great Nintendo 3DS Friend Code Exchange
In today’s 3D edition of the Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter JoetheArachnid figures we need a post where new 3DS owners can exchange their friend codes. What a lovely idea. Let’s run with it. So I’m guessing that by this point quite a lot of people have 3DSes but don’t have [m]any friends with 3DSes. Ergo,…
By Mike Fahey Published March 28, 2011 -
All’s Quiet In This Week’s Nintendo Download
The Nintendo 3DS launched yesterday, which means everyone at Nintendo was too busy playing with it to release more than a couple of WiiWare demos and a pair of DSiWare games in this week’s Nintendo Download. It’s been a while since I’ve seen a Nintendo download so barren. Demos of Dark Rage and the second…
By Mike Fahey Published March 28, 2011 -
What The Hell’s With The Flood Of 3DS Fishing Games?
In late spring and early summer this year, the Nintendo 3DS will be inundated with one thing in Japan: fishing simulators. In late May, one fishing game will be released on the 3DS. After Super Black Bass: 3D Fight hits the 3DS on May 26, three more titles will hit the 3DS in Japan the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 28, 2011 -
3DS Turns Up Used In Spades
While the West is just getting the Nintendo 3DS, which went on sale over the weekend, the console has been available in Japan since February 26. As evident by this story, used 3DS handhelds are not in short supply. All of these used 3DS handhelds are available slightly cheaper than the price for new units.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 28, 2011 -
The First 3D Pin-Up Photos For The Nintendo 3DS
If the success of Julie Watai’s 3D photos are any indication, this could be the start of something big. Watai, who is a photographer herself as well as a pin-up model under the name “Ai Amano”, decided to offer 3D cheesecake photos as a free download. In the first two days they were available, the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 28, 2011 -
The Man Who Already Broke His Brand New Nintendo 3DS
Over the weekend, the Nintendo 3DS finally went on sale in the West. Kotaku reader Alastair saved for months to get his own Aqua Blue 3DS. Then, he totally ruined it. “Within a couple of hours of opening the box I managed to spill metal polish on the desk on which the new handheld was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 28, 2011 -
Is The 3DS Suffering From A “Black Screen Of Death”?
Now that the 3DS is in the hands of customers across the Western world, people are finally playing the thing in large numbers. Large enough, it seems, to have found a “black screen of death” error affecting the handheld. It doesn’t seem terribly widespread, so don’t panic. But those who have encountered the error have…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2011 -
3D and Short Play for Madden NFL Football
Madden NFL has had a largely tractionless history on Nintendo’s platforms since the Wii supplanted the GameCube. It’s a version that simply lacks identity, floating from cartoon characters attempting to play simulation quality football, to real world strategy that has to account for gameplay gimmicks. Madden NFL Football for the Nintendo 3DS doesn’t do much…
By Owen Good Published March 27, 2011 -
Picked Up a 3DS? Whaddaya Think? Tell Us Here
I don’t get my 3DS for another 90 minutes – the GameStop here in Springfield, Ore. did no midnight launch (mall location) and won’t open until noon. But we’re already getting reports in from readers in North America about their experiences with Nintendo’s new handheld. Tipster RavenWorks: “I entered ‘Shazam!’ as my 3DS status message.…
By Owen Good Published March 27, 2011 -
Triforce Johnson Was First in Line After All
Isaiah “Triforce” Johnson, the Power Glove-wearing superfan whose attempts to start the 3DS launch line as early as Tuesday were thwarted by zealous security and suspicious cops, was in fact the first person in North America to be sold a Nintendo 3DS. Here he is receiving it at Best Buy’s 3DS launch event in Union…
By Owen Good Published March 27, 2011 -
What 3DS Games Are You Buying Tomorrow?
There are 16 games available when the Nintendo 3DS launches in North America tomorrow. Now, the 3DS itself does come with a lot of fun stuff in the box – augmented reality games, 3D video, etc. But this is a games console. Games are sold separately. Which ones do you plan on buying? We’d like…
By Owen Good Published March 26, 2011 -
These Are the Least Favorite Pokémon
With the fifth generation of Pokémon monsters introduced (in North America) earlier this month, the bestiary is up to nearly 650. That’s a lot of Pokémon, and it figures not every one of them is recognized as much as, say, Charmander, Snivy, Pikachu and, yes, Mudkip. A series of five surveys, four with extremely large…
By Owen Good Published March 26, 2011 -
Nintendo 3DS Buyer’s Guide
We’ve played the games. We’ve shown you its most show-offy feature. We’ve been surprised how much we liked the 3DS. (And we expected we’d like it a lot.) So should you get your $250 out of your sock on March 27th and buy a Nintendo 3DS? Probably not. Who should buy a Nintendo 3DS on…
Team Kotaku Published March 25, 2011