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Kotaku’s 2010 DS Gift Guide
The busiest shopping day in the U.S. hits next week. Time is running out! You better start thinking about what you want to give (and get) this holiday season. The Nintendo DS has a slew of solid titles that would make wonderful presents. Here’s our take on the ten best Nintendo DS games to give…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 18, 2010 -
Video Game Characters Are Older Than You Think
How old is your favourite video game character? Ten? Twenty? That’s nothing. Some of Nintendo’s characters are as old as the 121 year-old company itself if these old black & white photos are anything to go by. They’re the work of David Cole, who has placed some of Nintendo’s most iconic characters not in screenshots…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 17, 2010 -
This Woman Is The Nintendo Wii Killer
Meet Aki Higashihara. She might look like your typical Japanese pin-up with a blog and a smile, but she is anything but. This is the woman who could be killing the Nintendo Wii. In Japan, Higashihara’s blog is referred to as the “DEATH BLOG” after popular manga “Death Note”. If she blogs about something, that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 17, 2010 -
The Coolest Way To Play A Game Boy Game Is With A Samurai Sword
It may not be the most efficient way, but this demonstration of how to play the Game Boy Advance version of Rhythm Heaven with a laser and a Japanese sword is definitely the most impressive. Originally uploaded to Japanese video site Nico Nico Douga earlier this year, this video of a man playing mini-game “Samurai…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 16, 2010 -
The Nintendo Download: DSiWare Feels The Need For Speed
As Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, and Wii owners prepare for Hot Pursuit tomorrow, DSi gamers can download Need for Speed: Nitro-X right now. Need for Speed: Nitro-X is a light version of Need for Speed: Nitro, the colorful candy installment of the franchise that hit the Wii and DS last year. It features 16…
By Mike Fahey Published November 15, 2010 -
Argue For A Virtual Boy Store On the Nintendo 3DS, If You Can
The president of Nintendo of America and I have something in common: Neither of us has ever played the Virtual Boy, the odd virtual-reality Nintendo gaming goggles that flopped in the 90s. We haven’t, so the Virtual Boy needs you. See, once in a while here on Kotaku we write about the upcoming Nintendo 3DS…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 15, 2010 -
No, This Isn’t Wii Fit For Babies
Those babies might be fat, but this Wii Fit Plus campaign isn’t for them. It’s for their moms. Nintendo is targeting new mothers with Wii Fit Plus and has a load of data. According to Nintendo’s data, 78 percent of new mothers do not exercise, with the two most popular reasons being that they must…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 15, 2010 -
Europe Getting “Director’s Cut” Version Of Donkey Kong
Japan’s “hacked” version of Super Mario Bros. isn’t the only modified classic included with red Wiis around the world. Turns out the copy of Donkey Kong hitting Europe has been messed with as well. Or, edited, at least. See, the original home console version of Donkey Kong had to run a little short, because the…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 15, 2010 -
Meet Super Kong, Your Donkey Kong Country Returns ‘Super Guide’
The new Donkey Kong Country also has a new Kong and features the third appearance of Nintendo’s helpful “Super Guide”, the help system introduced in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. This is our first look at Super Kong in Donkey Kong Country Returns. But he looks familiar… Maybe we’ve seen him before under another name?…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 12, 2010 -
Colbert Takes On Nintendo Like Donkey Kong
In response to Nintendo’s attempt to trademark “It’s on like Donkey Kong,” Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert decides to squat on other dated catchphrases, just in case. Nintendo’s trademark application for “It’s on like Donkey Kong” might be more of a marketing stunt for Donkey Kong Country Returns than a serious attempt to secure the phrase,…
By Mike Fahey Published November 12, 2010 -
Wii 2 Is Not A Must For 2011
This Wii has had a great run, but surely Nintendo’s console is primed for replacement? Nintendo of America’s top guy, Reggie Fils-Aime, told Kotaku today that a successor to the Wii doesn’t have to come out in 2011. Of course he’d say that, right? He’s got Christmas 2010 coming and he wants the world to…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 12, 2010 -
Preorder Kingdom Hearts Re: Coded And You Get these Things
Square Enix dropped us a line today to show off the wonderful preorder incentive for Kingdom Hearts Re: coded available at GameStop and Amazon.com. What is it? According to Square Enix PR, this is a lovely set of stickers. Yes, either it’s the late 80’s again and no one told me, or stickers are back…
By Mike Fahey Published November 12, 2010 -
The Michael Jackson Experience Makes The View Audience Scream
If you can stomach the sounds of Whoopi Goldberg talking with her mouth full, you see an impressive demonstration of The Michael Jackson Experience on the Wii and an audience overcome with the thrill of free stuff. Guinan chokes down a cookie while presenting Ubisoft’s Michael Jackson Experience for the Wii on ABC’s The View.…
By Mike Fahey Published November 12, 2010 -
Nintendo Boss Might Be A Bigger Gamer Than You
Many people love Nintendo DS role-playing game Dragon Quest IX, but Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime is, well, obsessed? This is his DS, which he showed me today. I snapped two pics. Click the images to enlarge them. I told him he probably passed this DS around and had other people beef up his…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 12, 2010 -
November? No, Perhaps, You Mean Movember
This month, grow a Mario stache. C’mon on. Do it. The Singapore Prostate Cancer Research Fund has a website full of famous faces without their trademark staches. We’ve seen a facial hair free Mario before, but the site has clean-shaven images of other personalities like Hulk Hogan. While this moustache mania is for a good…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 12, 2010 -
No Full Body Protective Suits For You, Kinect Players!
When the Wii was launched, gamers got hurt. They whacked their TVs, their friends and themselves with the Wii Remote, which prompted Nintendo to make a protective jacket for the remotes. Likewise, Kinect players are getting hurt Is Microsoft giving out protective body suits? Well, no. Sadly, it doesn’t not look like Microsoft will be…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 12, 2010 -
So, How Many Consoles Have Been Sold In The US This Generation?
Ever wonder how many Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft consoles have been sold in the USA over the past six years? Allow Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime to fill you in. Speaking at the BMO Capital Markets Annual Digital Entertainment Conference in New York, Fils-Aime revealed that since launching in 2004, the Nintendo DS has…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 12, 2010 -
NSFW: Now This Is A Nintendo Trademark We’d Like To See
Nintendo is trying to copyright the saying “It’s on like Donkey Kong”. It’s madness. Thankfully, Super Nerd Wil Wheaton has an elegant solution. It’s one we’d like to see come to fruition, if only because it’d give us all somewhere official to lump other “Are you fucking serious, Nintendo?” moments like Wii Music, the e-Reader…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 12, 2010 -
Super Mario Wii Bundle Is Not Japanese Internet Gold
To mark the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros., a special Wii bundle that includes a “hacked” version of the game was released in Japan on November 11. It’s November 12, and the bundles are flooding online auction sites. The bundle is retailing for ¥20,000 (US$244) and the few bids that are being placed are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 12, 2010