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Super Mario Galaxy 2 Forecast Cloudy With A Chance Of Plumbers
The latest new power-up reveled for Super Mario Galaxy 2 shows how light on his feet everyone’s favorite plumber can be as he takes on the powers of Cloud Mario. Along with dressing our hero up in white overalls, puffing up his hat, and giving him attractive neck ruffles, the Cloud power-up also lets our…
By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2010 -
Maybe The Best Deal In Japan Right Now, Bar None
This really, really is. Yodobashi Camera is one of the largest retailers in Japan, and boy oh boy does it ever have a deal for you! This branch is offering The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks for ¥480 — that’s obviously less than one ¥500 coin (US$5.40). It’s a steal. Never really played that much…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2010 -
Current Pokemon Anime Series Coming To An End
An entirely new Pokémon series doesn’t just mean new Pokémon games, it also means something else. This fall the anime version of current Pokémon series Diamond and Pearl will conclude its run to make way for the totally new Pokémon Black and White franchise. The original Pokémon anime first ran in 1997, and the second…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2010 -
Mario’s Creator May Never Retire
Shigeru Miyamoto, the legendary Nintendo game designer behind classic series like Mario and Zelda, is nearly 60. Which for most people is approaching retirement age. Not Miyamoto! No, while he recognises that there’ll eventually be a time he stops working for Nintendo, he can’t envisage a day where he stops making games altogether. “Well, I…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2010 -
Contest Reminder: Win It Yourself
Our WarioWare D.I.Y. contest continues. You haven’t won it yet. You haven’t lost either. Details here. Prizes sitting in the proverbial vault waiting to be claimed. Details here. Just make sure, American contestants, that you prioritize paying your taxes first.
By Stephen Totilo Published April 15, 2010 -
Samus Vandals Vs. Samus Censors
A couple of days ago, on the subway platform for the F-train in Brooklyn, some pixel art of Metroid heroine Samus appeared. But the lady hero was not wearing enough clothes. This morning, the pixel art looked different, less complete but obviously less scandalous (and then we went and added a fish, to further protect…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 15, 2010 -
Nintendo Sued Again, This Time Over Wii Fit
That damn Wii Fit. Always getting itself into trouble. If it’s not turning people into sex addicts, it’s attracting lawsuits from companies that make interactive fitness equipment. IA Labs, based in Potomac, Maryland, is suing Nintendo over Wii Fit, claiming it has been “irreparably harmed” by Nintendo’s alleged “continued infringement” of patents IA says it…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2010 -
Nintendo “Piracy” Store: Now You See It, Now You Don’t
Well, that was quick. Real quick. On April 11, retail shop Otacon Village was slated to open for business. The store, located in Osaka’s geek area of Den-Den Town, featured two banners on the front of the shop that read, “R4, Majikon, TT DS”. As Kotaku posted previously, the R4 cartridge itself is not a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2010 -
First Pokémon Black & White Screens
Nintendo’s latest Pocket Monster series, Black & White, will be out later this year in Japan. Here are the first official screenshots from the game. You’ve seen some of these are scans, yeah, but scans can be crappy sometimes, and this was one of those times.
By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2010 -
If I Were A Pokemon Trainer…
Believe it or not, I am not a Pokémon trainer. But if I were, I’d look like this, apparently! This Pokémon Trainer Dress Up was created by hapuriainen.deviantart.com. It is delightful. What would you look like? Pokémon Trainer Dress Up [deviantArt via The BBPS]
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2010 -
Woman Falls Off Wii Fit, Becomes A “Sex Addict”
According to a suspiciously brief newswire report, 24 year-old Briton Amanda Flowers has become a “sex addict” after falling off her Wii Fit board. It seems that, courtesy of the fall, she’s developed a condition called persistent sexual arousal syndrome (which, we’ll have you know, is a real thing). Now any time Amanda is around…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 14, 2010 -
Appeals Court Deems Nintendo Controllers Patent Infringement-Free
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has overturned the 2008 verdict of an East Texas jury that would have resulted in a ban on sales of the Nintendo Gamecube controller, Wavebird, and Classic Controller due to patent infringement. In 2006, Anascape Ltd. took Nintendo and Microsoft to court over the technology used to…
By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2010 -
Nintendo Packs Bowser’s Inside Story Inside New DSi Bundle
Thinking about buying a new Nintendo DSi today? Think again. Nintendo of America is making the purchase of the dual-screen, dual-camera portable a little sweeter later this month, tossing in a complementary copy of Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story. On April 25, Nintendo begins bundling a copy of the latest and delightful Mario &…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 13, 2010 -
WarioWare D.I.Y. Lucrative Contest Reminder
Owners of WarioWare: D.I.Y., the DS game that lets us witness a world in which Nintendo fans make Nintendo games (Shigeru who?), are reminded/welcomed/encouraged to enter Kotaku/Nintendo’s D.I.Y. contest. Make a game. Win money and stuff. Details here. Deadline looming.
By Stephen Totilo Published April 13, 2010 -
Nintendo Says 3DS Is “Our Next Handheld Platform”
Dispelling any doubt over the significance of the upcoming 3DS, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has told BusinessWeek that the console is the company’s “next handheld platform”. “We have ideas of what we want to bring to the consumer that we can’t do with the current DS model”, he said. “The Nintendo 3DS for…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2010 -
3D TV Sets Aren’t Great For Drinkers, Kids, Pregnant Women Or The Elderly
If James Cameron, Nintendo and Sony have anything to say about it, 3D is the future not just of movies, but of gaming as well. I wonder, though, if they’d read the safety guidelines before getting so carried away. With Samsung’s line of 3D television sets now on the market, their accompanying safety information has…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2010 -
Nintendo 3DS Has A New 3D Screen Contender
Nintendo’s foray into bringing 3D gaming to the masses without the need to wear glasses may have a new hardware ally in Hitachi. The electronics manufacturer unveiled details of its new 3D-simulating display today, a potential Nintendo 3DS hardware contender. Not long after Sharp showed off its own brand of 3D LCD screen tech at…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 12, 2010