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A Who’s Who of Games is Developing for the 3DS

Nintendo touted a lineup of 20 top publishers on board to develop games for the new 3DS, including titles such as Street Fighter IV, Ninja Gaiden and the Metal Gear Solid franchise. The titles mentioned include:DJ Hero 3D, Kingdom Hearts 3D, Saints Row, Madden NFL, Dead or Alive 3D, Ninja Gaiden, Street Fighter IV, Ridge…

Team Kotaku Published June 15, 2010

3DS’ Launch Title Will be Kid Icarus Uprising

Kid Icarus’ long awaited return was revealed today by Nintendo; he will star in Kid Icarus Uprising a title designed specifically for the new Nintendo 3DS. In the the debut trailer, Pit appeared with a cheery, “Sorry to keep you waiting,” as the familiar Kid Icarus theme soared over the gameplay sequences. Kid Icarus’ debut…

Team Kotaku Published June 15, 2010

Donkey Kong’s Back with Donkey Kong Country Returns

Retro Studios, best known for its work on the Metroid series, the Texas-based studio takes a swing at Donkey Kong with Donkey Kong Country Returns, a sidescrolling platformer due out this holiday. A trailer at E3 showed Donkey Kong romping through mine cart levels, swinging from vines and and pirate ship levels.

By Owen Good Published June 15, 2010

Kirby Gets His First Game on the Wii

Kirby gets his first game in seven years with Kirby’s Epic Yarn on the Wii, a platformer with cloth texture art-style. The game is coming this fall, Nintendo said. The title is the first game from Masahiro Sakurai’s new company, Sora. A demonstration showed an adorable Kirby romping around a landscape created from cloth, yarn…

Team Kotaku Published June 15, 2010

Miyamoto Makes One Hell Of An Entrance At Nintendo’s E3 Presser

When Nintendo’s Bill Trinen failed to master the new Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto has no choice but to teleport in to help. Okay, so it’s not so much teleporting as it is ripping through a piece of paper. We do what we can in the land of make-believe. Follow our…

Team Kotaku Published June 15, 2010

Wii Party Coming To North America

Already pencilled in for Japan, Wii Party is coming to North America. The game features a slew of social, party-type games — 13 different party modes in all. There is a game board island and a balance boat game, among many others. It will be out this holiday season in North America.

Team Kotaku Published June 15, 2010

Goldeneye‘s Return to Wii Confirmed

Nintendo just confirmed the return of the beloved first-person shooter Goldeneye. The title will be a Wii exclusive. Daniel Craig will star as James Bond and the game will feature eight classic bond characters. It releases this holiday. Click to view

Team Kotaku Published June 15, 2010

Mario Sports Mix 2011 Coming in 2011

Mario Sports Mix, an arcade-style medley of sports games starring Mario and his friends, will be coming to the Wii in 2011. A trailer shown at Nintendo’s E3 press conference showed Mario, Donkey Kong and others playing hockey, volleyball, dodgeball and basketball in a lively, cartoonish style.

Team Kotaku Published June 15, 2010

Link Returns to Wii with The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

At E3, Nintendo announced the return of The Legend of Zelda for the Wii with The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto demonstrated the game, showing a control scheme using the Wiimote and Nunchuk as Link’s sword and shield. The game takes advantage of Nintendo’s Wii MotionPlus Wii Remote add-on. Players use the…

Team Kotaku Published June 15, 2010

Nintendo’s 2010 E3 Press Conference LIVE

We know a lot of Nintendo’s big news today, but something tells me they still have something up their sleeves. Good thing we’re here to cover their press conference, LIVE! Click to viewNintendo’s E3 Press Conference Click to view

Team Kotaku Published June 15, 2010

E3 Day One: Get Ready For New Hardware, New Zelda

There are two things you can expect to see at E3 today that are super exciting: Nintendo unveiling a new piece of hardware, and Nintendo unveiling a new Zelda game. Yes, later this morning we can expect to see, for the first time, the Nintendo 3DS, an all-new handheld from the company that has the…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010

Tiny Wii Controllers For Your Freakishly Small Hands

Are Nintendo’s Wii remote and nunchuk controllers too big for your hands? Power A has your freakishly misshapen appendages covered with the charmingly named MiniRemote and MiniChuck. E3 isn’t just about the games. It’s also a place for companies like Power A to march out odd little accessories like this MiniRemote and MiniChuck combo. Retailing…

By Mike Fahey Published June 14, 2010

Rumor: Metroid Prime Team On, Like, Donkey Kong

Retro Studios, the Austin, Texas based development team responsible for making three Metroid Prime games for Nintendo—and one Metroid Prime compilation—may be ready to reveal its new project, a game reportedly starring Donkey Kong. IGN reports that it has heard “credible” talk about Retro Studios creating a Donkey Kong title for the Wii, which, one…

By Michael McWhertor Published June 13, 2010

Joey Logano, U R MR NASCAR

Four races into a 21-race sponsorship with GameStop, NASCAR driver Joey Logano averages a fifth-place finish with games sponsorship on his hood. He looks to change that in Kentucky tomorrow with an intimidating Super Mario Galaxy 2 paint job. As part of our neverending mission to document Logano’s performance in the name of video games,…

By Owen Good Published June 11, 2010

The Nintendo 3DS Will Have An Analog Stick

Our report earlier today about the features of the 3DS, including the surprise details of a 3D camera, happily didn’t include all of the surprises. The new Nintendo handheld will indeed have an analog stick. Details in the original post

Team Kotaku Published June 11, 2010

Gaming’s Big Secrets Revealed… Soon

New gadgets, new ways to play games, new ways to look at games, and plenty of new games. That’s what we expect to see at this year’s big Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. Each year E3 lays out the details of what gamers can expect to see over the course of the rest of…

By Brian Crecente Published June 11, 2010

Is This Nintendo’s 3DS? [UPDATE]

The Nintendo 3DS will have a 3D camera, two differently-designed screens, a tilt sensor and will be significantly more powerful than current handhelds, according to sources familiar with the system’s development kit. Updated with more details. A sketch of the 3DS by a Chinese blogger who claims to have a 3DS development kit matches other…

Team Kotaku Published June 11, 2010

Play Zelda II As A First-Person Shooter

You could keep reading this post. Or you could pop open a new browser window and try playing late-80s Zelda II: The Adventure of Link as a first-person-shooter. This wonderful little late-May creation that I somehow missed puts a player in the head of Zelda hero Link in what may be the worst non-spin-off Zelda…

By Stephen Totilo Published June 10, 2010

Paper Mario. Moving. For Real.

An enterprising individual in Japan spent hours after school for a little over three weeks to do something very important: bring you this clip. Using stop motion animation, Super Mario Bros. was recreated on the walls of this Japanese school. The total budget for this production? The equivalent of US$55. Money well spent. Mario jumps…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2010

Demented-Looking Pokemon Schoolyard Graffiti

That might be a super sentai hero in the middle! As seen in Ikebukuro, Tokyo by a lovely Kotaku reader.

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2010