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Cops Nab Man For Sharing New Pokémon

On September 1 at approximately 8:00pm, 27-year-old Makoto Sekiguchi from Yokohama uploaded images of unrevealed characters in the new Pokémon game Pocket Monsters: Black & White via his mobile phone. He is now in police custody. According to 47 News (via ANN), Sekiguchi uploaded six images of unseen Pokémon, such as Chaoboo. The characters appear…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 4, 2010

Club Mario Makes Us Want To Forget The 1990s

It’s easy to forget these days with Nintendo trying so hard to look all adult and stylish, but in the early 1990s, the company was anything but. Allow this montage of footage from Club Mario (a short “comedy” section of the The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!) serve as a reminder that not only did…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2010

This Man Would Prefer It If You’d Stop Hating On Pokemon

If you’re currently hating on Pokemon Black and White, this man would ask you to reconsider your position. Not only is the newest entry off the goddamn chain, he argues, but Pokemon is straight up “gangsta.” In this fiery, extremely NSFW video (via Reddit), “Black man loves Pokemon,” its creator believes Pokemon’s gangsta qualities are…

By Michael McWhertor Published November 3, 2010

Sonic Colors Gets A Chilly Reception In New York City

Sega celebrates the impending release of Sonic Colors in New York City tomorrow evening with an ice skating party in Bryant Park. Need a reason to care? How about free hedgehog hats? The first 300 guests to arrive at the Sonic Colors launch party at the at Citi Pond at Bryant Park in New York…

By Mike Fahey Published November 3, 2010

James Bond: Blood Stone DS Sure Has a Lot of Running

What’s with all of the running, Bond? The fluid aiming, the ability to take cover and shoot your environment is all neat in James Bond: Blood Stone DS, but that crazy-arms running is the most captivating thing in this video for me. I’m never going to be able to take Daniel Craig seriously again. James…

By Brian Crecente Published November 3, 2010

PokeMonster Hunter: The Electric Warrior

Concept artist/cartoonist Endling imagines the world-colliding PokeMonster Hunter, dressed in the remains of slain Pikachu, Raikou, Manectric, Electivire and more, resulting in the scariest Pokemon Master ever. Seen at deviantArt, thanks to Edgar!

By Michael McWhertor Published November 2, 2010

Of Course, There Will Be 2D Games On The 3DS

The 3DS is Nintendo’s upcoming glasses-free 3D portable device. Not all gamers like 3D. Nintendo knows this. According to Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto at a recent Q&A, “When Super Mario became Mario 64, the size of the audience shrunk.” Some players were put off by the leap from traditional 2D Mario platforming to a three…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2010

Has Nintendo’s Vitality Sensor Flatlined?

At the 2009 E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles, Nintendo revealed the Wii Vitality Sensor for the first time. The peripheral was M.I.A. at the following E3. And at a recent investors meeting, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata didn’t explicitly provide an update. During a Q&A session, Iwata was asked if Nintendo is still making big…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2010

Nintendo World Store Gets A New Coat Of Paint

The Nintendo World Store in New York City has just reopened after its first major refurbishment since opening back in 2005. While both floors of the store have been given a facelift, as you can see via these photos from Wired.com, if you’ve ever been there you might need to have some of the changes…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2010

The Nintendo Download: Post Halloween Sugar Crash Edition

Nintendo knows that any sudden excitement might cause us to lose the candy-coated contents of our Halloween-stressed bellies, so they’ve gone easy on us in this week’s Nintendo download, with six titles that won’t upset our sensitive stomachs. It’s the beginning of November, and the start of the resting period between Halloween’s sugary embrace and…

By Mike Fahey Published November 1, 2010

The Problem With Microsoft’s New Way To Play Video Games

When Xbox 360’s controller-free Kinect add-on hits stores later this week it has the potential to redefine gaming in ways even the Nintendo Wii hasn’t yet done. It could just as easily fall flat on its face. While Nintendo’s motion-sensing Wii changed the way we use controllers, Microsoft’s Kinect completely removes the need to hold…

By Brian Crecente Published November 1, 2010

Wii Sports Resort Now Features Wii RemotePlus

Last year, Nintendo released Wii Sports Resort, and the bundle featured the Wii MotionPlus add-on. But in 2010, Nintendo is now phasing in the Wii RemotePlus with its on-board Wii MotionPlus. What does that mean for Wii Sports Resort? A new Wii RemotePlus bundle for Wii Sports Resort. According to the game’s Japanese site, it…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2010

These Disks Are Not Toys (OK, Maybe They Are)

The whole “urban vinyl” craze has been on the slide for years now, but we can still spare a tip of the hat for misshapen plastic figures when they represent classic video game storage mediums. This is Squid Kids Ink’s “So Analog” line, featuring a NES cartridge (called “10-Doh!”), a 3.5 inch floppy disk (“A-Drive”)…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2010

2010’s Global Console Sales At A Glance

Some supplementary information provided as part of Nintendo’s latest financial results has got something interesting tucked away amidst all the chest-beating: global home console sales data for 2010. That’s data for all three home console platform holders across the United States, Europe and Japan from January 2010 until around September. What’s interesting is that, considering…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2010

Hands On With A Mario Halloween Jumpsuit

It’s a-me, Brian Ashcraft. And I’m checking out the “Deluxe Super Mario” Halloween costume. This isn’t the regular one Super Mario costume. Oh no, it’s the deluxe one. The costume even has the Nintendo Seal of Approval. Nintendo approves!

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 31, 2010

Rally To Restore Sanity Gets a Helpful Plumber?

Kotaku reader and Taypic master contributor Kindagamey snapped this pic at the Rally to Restore Sanity in Washington, D.C. yesterday.

By Brian Crecente Published October 31, 2010

Win Your Own LEGO Wii Remote, Build Your Own LEGO Wii Remote

Remember that cool LEGO Play & Build Wii Remote we showed you earlier this month? We’ve got three of them to give away this weekend and we’re throwing in three ProPack Mini Wii MotionPlus controllers as well. Both come from Power A and both go to three different winners. We’ll be drawing the three names…

By Brian Crecente Published October 30, 2010

Nintendo Says No Thank You To Building A Smartphone

Combining a phone and a games machine! Everybody’s doin’ it, right? Not Nintendo. “Certainly we are adding more and more elements to fill out the experience and take away more and more time from competing devices,” Nintendo of America boss Fils-Aime told Forbes. “But our handhelds will always lead with games.” “3DS content will be…

By Luke Plunkett Published October 30, 2010

New Wii Shopping Service Also Makes Phone Ordering Possible

The November, Nintendo is launching a shopping service for the Nintendo Wii. It will put countless stores and products at the fingertips of Wii owners. Very contemporary. One of its purchasing options? Less so. Besides purchasing online, ordering can be done via telephone. So if you are in the market for, say, a US$43 dollar…

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 29, 2010

Mega Man Legends 3 Loses Legendary Producer

Late last month, Capcom revealed Mega Man Legends 3 for the Nintendo 3DS. The game’s executive producer Keiji Inafune said, “I want it to be good, really good.” Inafune, however, is leaving the project. At the end of this month, Inafune is resigning from his position at Capcom. “I really don’t want to quit now,”…

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 29, 2010