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Doctor: No Evidence Of 3D Causing Eye Damage

Dr. Mark Borchert, an ophthalmologist who is one of the best of his kind, has told Gamasutra that 3D gaming might not be as dangerous as some would have you believe. Because the technology is so new, and because so many people have reported discomfort after using it, there are fears that 3D could lead…

Nintendo Bringing Zelda, Kirby, Donkey Kong & More To Gamescom

Next week, Kotaku will be in Cologne, Germany to sample the latest video games and the greatest sausages while covering the annual Gamescom convention. What savory selections will Nintendo be bringing to this year’s gathering? Much of it you’ll remember from E3 2010. Expect familiar faces like Donkey Kong Country Returns, Kirby’s Epic Yarn and…

This Super Scribblenauts Preorder Bonus Is Soft, Fuzzy, And Acoustic

If you’re going to play like Maxwell, you might as well look like Maxwell, with a pair of attractive plush headphones available to GameStop customers that preorder the adjective-infused Super Scribblenauts. I have many pairs of headphones. I have headphones that are large and comfortable. I have ear-shaped headphones. I have tiny headphones that are…

Epic Mickey Designer “Drooled Over” Mario Creator

At this year’s E3 gaming expo, Epic Mickey designer Warren Spector got the chance to meet Shigeru Miyamoto. And he was totally gobsmacked. Figurative drool was involved! “I basically drooled on the guy at E3 when I met him,” Spector tells the Official Nintendo Magazine. “I couldn’t ask a single question. I carry his business…

As Wii Hits 30 Million In U.S., Nintendo Reveals Weird Zelda Fact [UPDATE]

Nintendo boasts today that the company has sold 30 million Wiis in the U.S., making it, they say, the fastest-selling home console in gaming history. This proud news was bundled with a curiosity. Hint: Name the best-selling Wii Zelda game. You will find the answer in the 10th spot of a list Nintendo included with…

What Was In The Pulp Fiction Briefcase?

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Even Soda Can Super Mario Gets A Sequel

One August ago, we showed you a Mario made of boxes of Pepsi soda cans. One year later, we are showing you Super Mario Made Of Soda Can Boxes 2. 2010 edition is up top. 2009 edition is here, first posted on Kotaku in August 2009 Mininmal graphical improvement. Not really a generational leap. A…

This Could Be The Worst Nintendo Download Ever

This week’s Nintendo Download brings a collection of six downloadable games so underwhelming you probably shouldn’t even bother reading about them. Did you read Lisa’s column? It’s pretty awesome. Go read that instead. Still here? You must be really bored. Are you at work? Perhaps you should find a job that keeps you too busy…

I Am Totally A Phony Copy

You’ve probably seen this before. The painting (above) isn’t a copy. This is the real deal. This is “The M.K.” that appeared at the very first I Am 8-Bit art show in 2005. It was painted by Jose Emroca Flores. This painting (below) recently popped up on eBay with a starting bid of US$1,500. It…

Foxconn’s Latest In Suicide Prevention? Hiring “Mature” Workers

To combat its recent rash of suicides, Foxconn has installed safety nets, nixed suicide compensation, raised wages and even considered moving factories to China’s interior and increasing automation on the assembly line. The company’s latest brainstorm? Foxconn is looking at hiring more mature workers. This comes as last week a 22-year-old female worker fell to…

Hey, Gimme That, You Big … Ape

At the San Francisco Zoo yesterday, photographer Christina Spicuzza captured five pictures of gorillas playing around with a DSi XL. They later touched a monolith and used the handheld to slay an eohippus. I kid! I kid! The story here goes that a kid dropped his DSi XL into the primates’ enclosure, and the larger…

Face Pilot Review: The Video Game That Only Plays Well On My Toilet

Just when I was ready to call the first hang-gliding video game that I’ve ever controlled with my face a modern-day torture rack, I discovered it plays well in the second-most comfortable location of my home. You are reading the review of a game that only the bravest should buy. Face Pilot: Fly With Your…

And Another Foxconn Worker Dies

Foxconn is famous for two things: Manufacturing electronics (the PS3, the Nintendo Wii, the Xbox 360 and the iPhone) and having employees that commit suicide. This year, 12 Foxconn workers have taken their own lives. A 22-year-old female worker from Jiangsu Province has fallen to her death this week at the company’s Kunshan factory. Foxconn…

Kid Icarus’ Pit “Feels Like A New Character”

Masahiro Sakurai of Smash Bros. fame is currently hard at work on a 3D version of Kid Icarus. His version of Kid Icarus’s protagonist Pit, he says, “feels like a new character”. Here’s why. “One thing I can talk about is that Pit uses a lot of weapons and this is a very important aspect…

The 8-bit Version of DJ Hero Comes Complete With Chiptune Mashups

The man responsible for the 8-bit version of zombie shooter Left 4 Dead has turned his “de-make” skills to another recent franchise—Activision’s DJ Hero. Pixel Force: DJ Hero, as it’s known, is musically true to its 80s roots. The chiptune mash up you hear in the first trailer for Eric Ruth’s latest retro creation blends…

Deep Inside Xbox 360 Kinect and Why It’s the Future of Microsoft

Kinect is more than an Xbox 360 peripheral, it’s the future of Microsoft, or at least a very possible one. It’s the beginning of Microsoft’s plans for natural user interfaces, the step beyond the thing you’re staring at right now. *** Kinect is as much a product of serendipity as anything else. When Microsoft hired…

Smash Bros. Creator: Once You Go 3D, It’s Hard To Go Back To 2D

Masahiro Sakurai, the man behind Smash Bros., is now the man behind Nintendo 3DS game Kid Icarus Uprising. Is it his first 3D game? “Yes this is indeed my first 3D game but I have a feeling that it’s going to be hard to go back [to 2D],” Sakurai tells the Official Nintendo Magazine. According…

You Row, I’ll Game

As seen in Hakodate, Japan by HitBit.

Let’s Watch A Pokemon: Black And White Commercial

Nintendo’s fifth generation of Pocket Monsters, subtitled Black and White, will be released next month in Japan. The game will feature wall-to-wall new Pokemon. It will also make use of the DSi’s camera, so you can wave at the other nearby players. No, the game doesn’t actually send out a glowing blue ring when it…