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Portable 3DS News Jump Starts Nintendo Cottage Industry
Nintendo isn’t the only company seeing a jump in value after announcing that they plan to release a 3D version of their popular DS portable console. Bloomberg reports that companies that provide parts to Nintendo have also soon a jump in value, some as much as 10 percent, after news of the 3DS broke. “It’s…
By Brian Crecente Published March 24, 2010 -
Come Talk Red Steel 2 Now With the Game’s Developer
Kotaku Talk Radio is coming to you live RIGHT NOW with special guest Ubisoft’s Jason VandenBerghe, the creative director of Red Steel 2. VandenBerghe is joining us live on the show, which starts in just a few minutes, to talk all things Red Steel 2, Ubisoft… and anything else you want to ask him. Last…
By Brian Crecente Published March 24, 2010 -
Little Games on a Big Screen: DSi XL Versus DSi Graphics UPDATED
Nintendo’s DSi XL, due out this Sunday, features a much bigger screen than its predecessor, but does that mean better or worse graphics? We know, thanks to Nintendo’s great Japanese ad, that it makes games bigger, but at what cost? The DSi’s screen measures about 3.25 inches diagonally, while the DSi XL’s is a whopping…
By Brian Crecente Published March 24, 2010 -
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Logo Has A Little Friend
Nintendo lightens up the logo for Super Mario Galaxy 2 with the addition of an adorable representative of the Luma race, the transforming stars of Super Mario Galaxy. The Luma played a pivotal role in the original Super Mario Galaxy, so it’s no surprise that they’re back for the sequel. Back in abundance, it would…
By Mike Fahey Published March 24, 2010 -
Sony Thinks Kids Playing 3D Is “A Stretch”
Nintendo is releasing a 3D, glasses-free portable game console called the Nintendo 3DS, to be “enjoyed with 3D effects without the need for any special glasses”. Sony, your move. “Our focus on 3D right now is on the console,” Sony Computer Entertainment of America’s John Koller told website IGN. “There’s a tremendous amount of opportunity…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 24, 2010 -
Delicacies From The Mushroom Kingdom
As seen on Tee Fury
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2010 -
The Exodus Of Zelda
Let’s imagine, for a moment, that the original Legend of Zelda was not developed in Japan, but Israel (or Hollywood). And that it does not tell the tale of Hyrule, but the tale of the Jewish exodus from Egypt. The resulting game, The Exodus Of Zelda, which comes complete with unleavened croissants, worrying Jewish grandmothers…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2010 -
Former Mario Kart Pitch Girl Dangerously Thin
When Nintendo launched Mario Kart Wii in Japan, it roped in some of the country’s biggest celebrities for the ad campaign. Among them, was Aki Hoshino. In a country obsessed with youth, the 33 year-old Hoshino is older than most pin-up models. She’s noted for her bubbly personality and her hourglass figure. Rumor has it…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 24, 2010 -
Pokémon’s Health Care, Better Than America’s?
Ooohh, politics! Well, not really. More like humorous insight, with a Facebook group springing up based on the premise that the health care afforded to Pokémons trumps that offered to real, breathing Americans. “Universal Health Care: Good enough for Pokémon, Good enough for America” is the name of the group, and it has a point.…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2010 -
2D Zelda Games vs. 3D Zelda Games
The Legend of Zelda games have been rendered in 2D and 3D. Is one better than the other? The 2D Zelda games include the original Legend of Zelda as well as those Capcom-developed Zelda games on the Game Boy and the Game Boy Advance. With The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the games were…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 24, 2010 -
Hollywood Still Wants To Make Nintendo Movies
There was a Mario movie once. It was awful. There was also a Zelda cartoon. Same story. So you can understand why, when Hollywood comes-a-knockin’ these days, Nintendo are quick to reply with “nothankyou”. Asked by the LA Times whether there’s still interest in doing things with the rights to Nintendo franchises like Zelda, Mario…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2010 -
Nintendo 3DS Will Be Playable In June
If you remember the last time Nintendo revealed a new piece of hardware (the Revolution/Wii) it was ages before people got their hands on the thing. The 3DS, on the other hand, will be playable in less than three months. Nintendo spokesman Ken Toyoda said yesterday that “We wanted to give the gaming industry a…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2010 -
Apple Cuts a Larger Slice of Mobile Gaming Pie
If iPhone and iPod Touch gaming is in the same category as the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable, then the Apple device surged in 2009 at the expense of the two dominant mobile platforms, especially the PSP. That is the finding the analytics site Flurry, which found Apple’s control of the DS-PSP-iPhone portable gaming marking,…
By Owen Good Published March 23, 2010 -
WarioWare: D.I.Y.’s Monster Manual: A Thick Primer On Micro-game Making
If you plan on picking up WarioWare: D.I.Y. next week—with or without a shiny new Nintendo DSi XL to go along with it—get ready to do some heavy reading, thanks to the game’s bulky instruction booklet. A copy of WarioWare: D.I.Y. just showed up here at Kotaku Towers West (sans gigantic sandwich) and it may…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 23, 2010 -
Kotaku Talk Radio Is Live Tomorrow With The Man Behind Red Steel 2
Just in time for the release of Red Steel 2 comes this week’s episode of Kotaku Talk Radio with special guest Ubisoft’s Jason VandenBerghe, the creative director of the Motionplus Wii title. VandenBerghe will be on Kotaku Talk Radio this Wednesday at 11 a.m. Kotaku Time (that’s 1 p.m. ET, 10 a.m. PT), giving you…
By Brian Crecente Published March 23, 2010 -
Report: Nintendo 3DS Also Has “3D Joystick,” Force Feedback & More
Nintendo’s fifth generation version of its wildly popular Nintendo DS hardware, the Nintendo 3DS, comes with more than just the power to display 3D images. It also comes with a new joystick and force feedback, according to one report. Fortunately, that report is from the typically reliable Nikkei, who writes that Nintendo “plans to give…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 23, 2010 -
This Nintendo Game Supports Decapitation, Crucifixion, Immolation
I think we should be prepared for all sorts of evil, player-created games when WarioWare D.I.Y. hits North America this weekend. The DS game allows you to create the sort of mini-games found in classic WarioWare titles using your own graphics, sounds and imagination. Unfortunately, that means at least some wannabe game designers are going…
By Brian Crecente Published March 23, 2010 -
Look, Somebody Actually Made A Wii Football Controller
Last year, a patent was uncovered for a Wii football. It had been designed by Nintendo, and yet, it was stupid. Well, looks like somebody else has beat the Big N to the market. CTA Digital, manufacturers of cheap gaming peripherals and accessories, has released the “Soft-football for Wii”, a product so stupid it couldn’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2010 -
Nintendo 3DS Is A New Hardware Series
Whether it be the DS Lite or the DSi, Nintendo has released a spate of Nintendo DS hardware spin-offs in the last few years. The Nintendo 3DS is not a spin-off. It’s worth pointing out, you know. Nintendo released its Game And Watch series of handhelds in the early 1980s. Following that, the company released…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 23, 2010 -
Nintendo Announces New Hardware, The Nintendo 3DS
At E3, Nintendo will be introducing new hardware, the Nintendo 3DS. In an official release, Nintendo describes the portable as allowing games to be “enjoyed with 3D effects without the need for any special glasses”. It is not yet known how the 3D effects will work, but it is possible that it could work like…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 23, 2010