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Hands-On With Pilotwings Resort
Pilotwings Resort will have at least three modes of flight when it hits for the 3DS soon after the portable’s launch in March. Totilo walks us through some of the gameplay and controls of upcoming Pilotwings Resort. Totilo says that he’s not entirely happy with the game’s 3D effect, a first so far for a…
By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011 -
Hands-On With Steel Diver on the 3DS
Totilo dives in to Nintendo’s submariner Steel Diver on the 3DS today in New York. This new hands-on with the game also includes a look at the game’s periscope mode. In the video above you can see the basic mechanics of gameplay, mostly the side-scrolling gameplay you’ll find in Steel Diver. But in the video…
By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011 -
Nintendo Finally Makes Online Play Easy With 3DS
The Friend Code, the bane of every modern Nintendo gamer’s existence, is getting a major overhaul with the release of the 3DS, allowing friends to find friends with little to none of the hair-pulling frustration that is currently involved. Gamers who try to play online with others using the DS or the Nintendo Wii currently…
By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011 -
Hands-On With The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
Take a look at how Nintendo classic The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D will look on Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS. This top, first video, has Stephen Totilo walking us through some of the neat new features coming to the game when it hits the 3DS. That includes things like a gyroscope-enabled first-person mode and…
By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011 -
3DS’ Augmented Reality Turns Cards Into 3D Dragons
The Nintendo 3DS will come with six augmented reality cards. But what does that mean? It means you can drop 3D dragons on to coffee tables, desks and your son’s sleeping head and then shoot virtual arrows at them. Excellent! Stay tuned to Kotaku’s 3DS page for a day full of updates, interviews and videos.…
By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011 -
A First Look At the 3DS’ Free Apps and Surprising Multitasking
Here’s a quick look at the freebies built into the 3DS. Will be pubbing a much more detailed look at these features later in the day, but an important thing we discovered is that a lot of these built in apps can run in the background. For instance you can be playing Zelda Ocarina of…
By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011 -
Nintendo’s 3DS Hits Europe On March 25
Nintendo’s glasses-free 3D portable gaming system will hit “across Europe” on March 25. The price will be set by retailers, Nintendo Europe says. The system, which hits the U.S. on Match 27 for $249.99, will come with a telescoping stylus and some digital software built in. Retailers, including Amazon and GameStop, list the price at…
By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011 -
Nintendo 3DS U.S and Euro Preview Bonanza And Liveblog
At 9am ET in New York City — 7am Kotaku Time — Nintendo will kick off its 3DS launch event. Will they finally tell us when this thing is coming out and what games we can play on it on day one? We’re ready, and we’re liveblogging. Click to viewNintendo 3DS Preview Bonanza
By Stephen Totilo Published January 19, 2011 -
Nintendo’s 3DS Hits the U.S. On March 27 for $249.99
Nintendo’s glasses-free 3D portable gaming system will hit the U.S. on March 27 for $249.99 “Nintendo 3DS is a category of one – the experience simply doesn’t exist anywhere else,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “You have to see Nintendo 3DS to believe it. And it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before.” The…
By Brian Crecente Published January 19, 2011 -
Game Studio Calls New Game Hardware “Horrible”
Right now, gamers play video games on the Xbox 360, the PS3 and the Nintendo Wii. One day, we will have new consoles. Won’t that be great? Um, no, not according to one of gaming’s biggest studios. “It would be horrible,” says THQ’s Danny Bilson. “It still costs us a fortune to make games on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2011 -
Your 3DS Guess Is As Good As Mine
We’re just a few hours away from a pair of big Nintendo events in the US and Europe, where actual, useful information pertaining to the release of the 3DS will be revealed. To pass the time, then, let’s make some predictions. There are three key pieces of information we’re likely to have by the time…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2011 -
Live Coverage From Nintendo 3DS Event Starts Tomorrow Morning
If you’re a Nintendo fan, tomorrow’s kind of a big deal. Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Europe are expected to blow the lid off their 3DS launch plans on Wednesday morning at two special events. Nintendo is launching its brand new platform, the Nintendo 3DS, across the globe over the next two months. It’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 18, 2011 -
Learn the Secrets of Nintendo’s 3DS From the Man Behind Mario Kart and Nintendogs
With the annual Game Developers Conference set to kick off next month, we’re starting to learn much more about the talks, including one that promises to walk us through the creation of the Nintendo 3DS. Hideki Konno plans to lecture about the development process of the Nintendo 3DS, a perfect fit for a show that…
By Brian Crecente Published January 18, 2011 -
Nintendo Bringing 3D Bikinis To The Masses
The Nintendo 3DS is poised to take glasses-free 3D to the great unwashed. That’s not all, it seems. As detailed last fall, the 3DS will stream programming from Japanese TV network Nippon Television on a daily basis. Initially, it was revealed that the programs will be gourmet and travel shows. A report today is more…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 18, 2011 -
Nintendo Dragging Its Feet On 3DS Region-Free Issue
A Nintendo rep says , “There is the possibility that Nintendo 3DS software sold in one region will not function properly when running on Nintendo 3DS hardware sold in another”. Possibility? Properly? This isn’t Middle Earth, quit talking in riddles!
By Luke Plunkett Published January 18, 2011 -
The 3DS Might Be Making Japan Sick
While everyone was having a great time at Nintendo’s big 3DS showcase in Tokyo a couple of weeks ago, some people weren’t having the greatest time afterwards, with a Japanese magazine reporting widespread cases of discomfort after use. Weekly tabloid magazine Friday claims that, having interviewed a range of people during and after the event,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 18, 2011 -
The Super Smash Bros. Mod That Looks Backward
Fans of Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. series of fighting games love to tinker, hacking new characters, stages and moves into the game. A soon-to-be-released demo for a Super Smash Bros. Brawl mod named “Project M” takes a different approach. The mod’s creators want to tweak Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii and model it…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 17, 2011 -
The Nintendo Download: Punching Animals And Toasting Sandwiches
This week’s Nintendo Download features a game called Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time, and a DSiWare game that lets you punch anthropomorphic animals in the face. What more could you people possibly want? It gets better! In Stickmen Studios’ Doc Clock for WiiWare, the titular doctor travels through time, building inventions out of…
By Mike Fahey Published January 17, 2011 -
Vintage Gaming Collection Washed Away In Aussie Floods
Over the past week, large areas of Australia’s eastern seaboard have been ravaged by floods. Billions of dollars worth of damage has been done, and sitting quietly amidst that tally is this man’s retro gaming hardware collection. Aussie collector NFG’s house in Queensland was among those affected, flood waters getting into his home and destroying…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2011