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Awesome NES Coffee Table Up For Sale on eBay
Matt, the guy who built the stunning, giant-size Nintendo Entertainment System coffee table we showed you about a month ago, just listed his masterpiece on eBay. Bids open at $400. Besides one hell of a conversation starter, the coffee table includes some pretty smooth functionality, such as power outlets where the controller ports would be,…
By Owen Good Published October 20, 2010 -
Super Mario Used To Shoot Bullets
The original plan for Super Mario Bros. was for video game’s biggest hero to shoot enemies with bullets rather than toss fireballs at them, according to Mario’s creator. As part of a 25th anniversary celebration of the Nintendo classic, legendary Nintendo designer and Super Mario Bros. lead creator Shigeru Miyamoto explained the change in Mario…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 20, 2010 -
The Last Story’s New Trailer
This is the latest trailer for The Last Story, an upcoming role-playing game for the Wii from the creator of the Final Fantasy series. I watch this trailer, and I think…the Wii could really have done with this in, say, 2007 or 2008. Something with polish, in a genre that hasn’t been that well-represented on…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 20, 2010 -
Link Doesn’t Get More Mature Than This
The Legend of Zelda’s Link re-imagined as an aging elf—and looking like he’d be right at home in World of Warcraft—by artist Damien Canderle for ZBrush Central’s “Age of Legends” Comicon Challenge. Elder Link [ZBrush Central – thanks, Corey!]
By Michael McWhertor Published October 19, 2010 -
Why Are These Pokemon Words Offensive?
Yesterday, a list of naughty words that can be entered in Pokemon: Black and White surfaced. Some of the words might be easy for Westerners to understand why they are considered offensive. Other words, less so. Like with most languages, Japanese has an array of colorful terms for bodily functions and genitalia. That doesn’t mean…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 19, 2010 -
Mother 4 In Development (By Fans, Not Nintendo)
The Mother series, known in the West as Earthbound, are some of the best games to ever grace a Game Boy. They’re so good, in fact, that Nintendo of America wants nothing to do with them. Despite years of asking, demanding and then begging for the third game in the series – never released outside…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 19, 2010 -
The Nintendo Download: The Worst Final Fantasy
In 1992 Square released a special simplified Final Fantasy game on the Super Nintendo in hopes of popularizing the role-playing genre with the masses. It did not work. Now it’s on the Wii Virtual Console. Final Fantasy fans in North America were just fine and dandy with Final Fantasy for the Nintendo Entertainment System and…
By Mike Fahey Published October 18, 2010 -
Happy 25th Birthday, Nintendo Entertainment System!
It’s not just Super Mario Bros. turning 25 this year. Today, October 18, marks the 25th anniversary of the Nintendo Entertainment System going on sale in the United States. While a widespread release of the console wouldn’t take place until 1986 (the same year it was released in Europe), it was in late 1985 at…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 18, 2010 -
NSFW Report: These Bad Words Are Okay In Pokemon: Black And White
Words might be words, but some people are offended by certain words. That’s why game makers — especially those making games for younger players — block certain words. Apparently, Pokemon: Black and White does not. WARNING: OFFENSIVE WORDS AHEAD. A Japanese blog has gone through and attempted to enter a wide variety of questionable words…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 18, 2010 -
A Look Back At Super Mario
This fall marks the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. After appearing in 1981’s Donkey Kong and 1983’s Mario Bros., the overall-wearing plumber got “Super” in 1985. Here is a look back at Super Mario’s promotional art through the past quarter century. Note: Super Mario Bros. 2 was not originally released in the USA, but…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 18, 2010 -
Super Mario Bros. Celebrates Our Favorite Mistakes
On the occassion of the silver anniversary of Super Mario Bros., Nintendo has put out this video celebrating the most famous glitches of the original, ones that first spread not by Internet or message boards, but grade school lunch tables. Some of these more qualify as exploits (the infinite 1-Up trick) or novelties (dancing on…
By Owen Good Published October 16, 2010 -
Patent Application Imagines The DS Helping With The Groceries
Still trying to sell the DS to people who don’t typically play games, Nintendo has plans for an application linking the DS with a supermarket’s inventory so users can simplify their shopping list and find what they need more easily. Sounds like nothing more than a weekly circular on the handheld but I could see…
By Owen Good Published October 16, 2010 -
Super Street Fighter IV 3DS Has Special Move Hotkeys
Street Fighter IV for the iPhone mapped your special moves to a single button. Super Street Fighter IV 3D for the Nintendo 3DS simplifies things even further. Rather than a single button for your focus or special moves, Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition gives you four panels on the touchscreen of the 3DS to…
By Mike Fahey Published October 15, 2010 -
Nintendo, Sony, I Feel Your Pain
It may not seem like it, but Nintendo, Sony, and I have something in common: we’re all getting screwed by money. The U.S. dollar has hit record lows, sliding below 81 yen. That means for every dollar earned, Nintendo, Sony and I only get 81 Japanese yen. Money evaporates during the currency exchange! Poof! It’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 15, 2010 -
The 3DS Has A 3D Market All To Itself
There’s a reason people are excited about the Nintendo 3DS, and are not excited about 3D on a TV set: because nobody wants to wear those stupid glasses. And it’s going to stay that way for some time. “The first challenge (for 3D TVs) is the inconvenience of wearing glasses,” Samsung’s Visual Display President B.K.…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 15, 2010 -
Chile’s Own Super Mario Miner
After nearly seventy days, the 33 Chilean miners have finally been rescued from over 2,300 feet underground. As the entire world celebrates, the area is swarming with reporters and journalists. It’s a media circus! Cue the headline puns. Mario Sepúlveda has been dubbed “Super Mario” by the press for his upbeat attitude during the incredibly…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 15, 2010 -
What Do You Want To Know About Super Scribblenauts?
The sequel to Scribblenauts, last year’s quirky, creative hit for the DS, is in our hands and we’re playing it for review. You can help out by letting us know what you want to know about Super Scribblenauts. In an effort to ensure that Kotaku’s reviews are better informing you about the content, the gameplay,…
By Owen Good Published October 14, 2010 -
SEGA Channels Conduit 2 Into February
High Voltage Software and Sega jumped Wii first-person shooter Conduit 2 out of the way of GoldenEye: 007 last month. Now the game has landed firmly in February of 2011. Will the new trailer entice players to pick it up? Getting out of the way of GoldenEye: 007 was a wise move on Sega’s part,…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2010