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Watch The History Of Gaming Pass Before Your Eyes

What’s striking about this quick visual chronicle of the history of video games isn’t just how games have become more advanced but how much better our TVs have become. It’s also striking that the personal computer wasn’t part of the history of gaming, as recreated by the Munich-based quartet of game design students responsible for…

By Stephen Totilo Published January 13, 2011

A Video Game Pirate Trades Sails For Steam

Kotaku commenter Heyitsguy was once a video game pirate, downing PC games for free via the internet. Now he is not. He tells you why in today’s episode of Speak-Up on Kotaku. 2011 will be the year that I stop illegally downloading games. It began just a few years ago when I discovered torrents. I…

By Mike Fahey Published January 13, 2011

Super Mario Mushrooms Served 120 Ways

Super Mario Bros. has mushrooms that change your size, grant you extra lives, and even poison you. That’s not enough fungus for deviant artist MyBurningEyes, so he came up with 120 new types of Mario mushrooms. You may have seen some of these creative Mario mushrooms before. Hell, you may have seen all of them…

By Mike Fahey Published January 13, 2011

One Day, The 3DS Might Just Record 3D Video

Ah, the future. No, teh future. Nintendo seems to be milling over new wonders for its upcoming 3D-glasses-free game handheld. In Nintendo’s regular Q&A with company boss Satoru Iwata, the honcho and Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto were talking loosely about possible plans for the Nintendo 3DS. “In a future, improved version, I think it would…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 13, 2011

The Big List Of Japan’s 3DS Games

On February 26, the Nintendo 3DS will be released in Japan. If a 3DS game has a release date — or even release window — this is where you’ll find it. Winning Eleven 3DS Soccer – Feb. 26 Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition – Feb. 26 Samurai Warriors: Chronicle – Feb. 26 Tobidasu! Puzzle…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 13, 2011

Pucker Up, Pikachu

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By Brian Ashcraft Published January 13, 2011

Jumping The Flagpole In Super Mario Bros. — On The First Level

Jumping the flagpole in Super Mario Bros. is possible. This has been proven. Have you seen it on World 1-1, though? Well, thanks to this glitch, you will. [NSFW audio because this guy’s nom de plume is ‘Motherfucker Mike’]. Mike says this video is 100 percent real and was done on a console, not on…

By Owen Good Published January 13, 2011

Is Nintendo Bringing Back The Insufferable ‘Friend Code’ For The 3DS?

Nintendo’s clumsy method for connecting Wii and Nintendo DS players to others online, the dreaded Friend Code system, may be returning for the Nintendo 3DS if a report from magazine Famitsu is accurate. In a preview detailing online multiplayer for Capcom’s Super Street Fighter IV 3D, the Japanese magazine writes that players can manage an…

By Michael McWhertor Published January 12, 2011

A Bittersweet Reunion With The NES

Can your Nintendo miss you? Can you keep it together while a man reflects on the misty water-colored memories of Super Mario Bros. 3 speed runs and being a Battletoad? Are you already re-hooking up your NES, Kotaku reader? Still Unemployed 13 [YouTube via Reddit]

By Michael McWhertor Published January 12, 2011

Praise Jesus, In Front Of A Super Mario Backdrop

Why is Bishop Paul Ojeda preaching in front of a giant Wii Remote and some of those tall mushrooms from Super Mario Brothers? It was part of the Austin Power House Church’s Wii Love Jesus event which involved a guy running around dressed as Mario, kids doing trust falls and lots of fake Wii Remotes.…

By Stephen Totilo Published January 12, 2011

A Mario and Miyamoto For Nightmares

I never thought I’d see the day when the worlds of the Mushroom Kingdom and a Tool video intersected, but it appears 2011 is going to be full of surprises. This isn’t for the impatient, or the faint of heart, but there’s an eerie vision of the future to be found by sticking around to…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2011

Japan Loves Buying Pokémon: Black and White

Pokémon: Black and White hit the 5 million sold mark in Japan, making it the fastest DS title to do just that.

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 12, 2011

Check Out The Inside Of A 3DS

Now that we know Nintendo 3DS units go walkabout from their Chinese manufacturing facilities, it was only a matter of time before one showed up that had been torn apart like it had been set upon by wild dogs. It’s rare to see an unreleased piece of hardware so…exposed like this, so technophiles and hardware…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2011

Who Knew Donkey Kong Could Be This Gorgeous?

Beautiful concept art for Retro Studios’ Donkey Kong Country Returns shows that this Wii game could have been a different looking beast. Artist Sammy Hall posted early design work for the Wii game at his blog and on the Concept Art forums late last year, showing off some concepts that didn’t make it into the…

By Michael McWhertor Published January 11, 2011

Pokémon Black And White Are Going On Tour

The Pokémon Company International is taking over shopping destinations across the U.S. to celebrate the impending release of Pokémon Black And White, with giveaways, free movie screenings, and people in uncomfortable costumes at every stop. Will they hit your mall? Pokémon Black And White hit the Nintendo DS on March 6 in North America, potentially…

By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2011

President of Nintendo to Keynote GDC

Satoru Iwata, President of Nintendo, will keynote the 2011 Game Developers Conference this March in San Francisco. His topic: “Video Games Turn 25: A Historical Perspective and Vision for the Future.”

By Brian Crecente Published January 11, 2011

Earn Virtual Nintendo Chump Change For Walking

Sad, but true. The image of video gamers is of those overweight and adverse to exercise. With Wii Fit and Wii Sports, Nintendo tried to change that, but the Kyoto-based game company ain’t done yet. The upcoming 3D-glasses-free Nintendo 3DS seems to be outfitted with a pedometer (of course, Kotaku is no stranger to pedometers).…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 11, 2011

The 3DS Has An Iron Curtain

Years ago, Nintendo released the Nintendo DS and the DS Lite. Anyone could import them and play games on them. Those days are long gone, and with the Nintendo 3DS, they don’t look like they’re returning. According to an email from Nintendo’s Japanese support, the Nintendo 3DS is region coded, which means that players cannot…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 11, 2011

These Virtual Pets Are Watching You

With the uproar of what the 3DS will or won’t do to children’s vision, know that 3DS title Nintendogs + Cats is more than simply an updated Nintendogs with feline friends. It’s an update with eyes that can see players. The first Nintendogs game, released in 2005, was inspired by Shigeru Miyamoto’s own experiences owning…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 11, 2011

You’ve Probably Never Been This Close To Princess Zelda Before

Normally, the art of cosplay is best served with pictures. Movies only show up the costume’s inadequacies. But this Zelda gear is so good it looks better in motion. Filmed at Youmacon, held late last year in Detroit (which explains why things look like a GT5 photo mode shoot by the end), it shows a…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 11, 2011