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Metroid: Other M Puts Those Duct-Taped GameCubes To Work

I think it’s the highest praise you can heap on a Wii game, at least in terms of its appearance, when you can say it doesn’t look like a Wii game. Instead, with all those colours, explosions and (most important of all) clever camera placement, Team Ninja’s debut Metroid effort looks closer to something you’d…

Nintendo’s 3DS Has Unleashed A Monster (Well, Monsters)

Luckily, it seems they’re all being very well behaved. By fmk, as seen on Tiny Cartridge

Are You Sure You Don’t Want to Jailbreak Your iPhone?

Reader Paul Brown sent along images of a new iMario theme he created for the iPhone 4. The catch? You’ll need to jailbreak your phone to install it. Makes me wish I had an iPhone 4… a jailbroken iPhone 4. iMario [Mac Themes]

The First Rule Of Smash Bros. Is, You Do Not Talk About Smash Bros.

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How 3D On The 3DS Actually Works

Not sure how 3D on the 3DS works? Let Hoagie from Day of the Tentacle explain. While some of you may already know the technical background behind the 3DS’ glasses-free technology, this video is still worth watching, because it gives you a few great examples of “cross-eye” 3D (including game footage), instances where you can…

Link Is Silent, And Nintendo Wants To Keep It That Way

One of the enduring appeals of Link, hero of The Legend Of Zelda series, has been the fact that he’s mute. You can’t spoil a man’s character with bad writing when he never speaks! As technology marches onwards, though, some people may expect Link to make like the characters from other long-time mute series like…

The Suite Life of Making Pokemon Commercials

When they’re not making Disney television shows about living in suites located in hotels and cruise ships, the Sprouse brothers are busy hawking goods. In this case, Nintendo goods. Check out this behind the scenes look at brothers Dylan and Cole Sprouse’s upcoming Pokemon commercial, due to hit television next week. Click to view

Did Scott Pilgrim Actor Play Video Games While Filming?

As said on Reuters

If Mario Actually Had A Conscience

As seen on Maneggs via Wonderland

Rumor: Nintendo & Nokia Worked On A Phone Together

Sony and Google’s rumoured partnership may be the gaming phone news of today, but sources speaking with Pocket Gamer reckon that a few years back, Nintendo was in bed with a phone company too. That company was Nokia, and during the early 2000s the Finnish phone giant and Nintendo had plans to release a portable…

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?

This. As seen on KOG_KYOTO @ Yfrog

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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…