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Rumor: EA Sports’ New Title is a Wii Football Trainer
Earlier this month, EA Canada’s community manager tweeted that the company would announce a new sports title in January. Rumor now has it the game is an (American) football-based trainer with NFL branding. Destructoid, citing unnamed sources, says the game is “NFL Trainer” and will put players through football-inspired workouts and drills. There’s talk it…
By Owen Good Published December 28, 2009 -
Which NES Classic is Truest to Fighting Style: Kung Fu, or Karate Champ?
A third-degree black belt in American Karate, with experience in five other martial arts, assessed the NES’ Kung Fu and Karate Champ to determine which 2D 8-bit game most accurately presents its eponymous fighting style. Multiplayergames got the real-life karate master, John, to look at the titles – both ports of Data East classics that…
By Owen Good Published December 28, 2009 -
Tabloid’s Most Outrageous Claim Ever: Wii Boxing is “Dangerously Lifelike”
Hey, you know what makes a domestic violence arrest funny and lighthearted? Wii Boxing. At least according to one supermarket tabloid’s interpretation of what went down between Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller. This just in from the Weekly World News – a Tooth Fairy gazette that straight-faced writes about stuff like Bat Boy and alien…
By Owen Good Published December 28, 2009 -
Zelda Producer Wanted More Crossbow Training, “More, Better FPS” From Nintendo
Eiji Aonuma, master of all things Zelda at Nintendo, was a big fan of Link’s Crossbow Training. So big, in fact, he wanted to make a sequel to the Wii Zapper launch title. “To tell you the truth, I actually wanted to create Link’s Crossbow Training 2,” he told gamesTM in an interview. “I thought…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 28, 2009 -
A Modest Proposal For Holiday YouTube Videos
Every year, I always end up seeing this home video on YouTube as everybody gets into the holiday spirit. I’m sick of it. I want to nominate another video clip in its stead. Now obviously, you’re not going to get the exact same reaction from another pair of fresh-faced youngsters opening up their first major…
By AJ Glasser Published December 25, 2009 -
Kotaku Contest Reminder: Zelda Fans Can Win Big, Save Christmas
Are you a Zelda fan living in North or South America who hasn’t entered our Biggest Zelda Fan contest yet? We made it tough, because the prizes are grand: $1000, a signed DS, Zelda games. Deadline Dec. 31. Details here.
By Stephen Totilo Published December 25, 2009 -
Here’s Nintendo’s Enviro-Friendly Game Case [Update]
The TIE Fighter-Wing looking “green” game cases have been out for Xbox 360 since most November releases. Go Nintendo has an image of what they’ll look like for Wii games, beginning with Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers. As you can see, it keeps the octagonal hexagonal circular hub-and-spoke design on the right side,…
By Owen Good Published December 24, 2009 -
Reviews
Style Savvy Review: Dressing Miss Michael
Join Kotaku’s tallest, broadest, and hairiest regular contributor as I explore the world of retail fashion design with Nintendo’s Style Savvy for the Nintendo DS. Style Savvy is a game marketed at girls that’s all about fashion – putting together outfits, running your own boutique, and maybe even making waves on the runway scene. The…
By Mike Fahey Published December 23, 2009 -
Kotaku Contest Reminder: Are You The Americas’ Top Zelda Fan?
If you are the biggest Zelda fan and desire a $1000 gift card for the Nintendo Store, (!) a signed DS, (!!) a copy of the new Zelda game, (!!!) and/or a Biggest Zelda Fan Trophy, enter our Zelda contest. Ends December 31. Don’t post entries here. See the link above for full contest rules.…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 23, 2009 -
See Nintendo’s Zangeki No Reginleiv In Bloody, Limb Chopping Action
Nintendo isn’t normally in the business of publishing bloody, violent M-rated—or, in Japan’s case, CERO D rated—games for its hardware. In fact, Zangeki No Reginleiv will likely be the first Wii game to carry such a high rating. But blood shall flow and limbs shall be neatly severed in Zangeki No Reginleiv, a game announced…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 23, 2009 -
N64 Emulator Stumbles Onto The iPhone
Jailbreaking an iPhone isn’t as necessary as it once was, but hey, some people still like to do it. And those people can now play some N64 on their iPhones. By all accounts it’s a bit of a mess but then, that’s what you get when you muck around with this kind of business. There’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 22, 2009 -
Pac-Man Still Beats Mario for Most-Famous Crown
One year older, and about two dozen or so titles fewer, Pac-Man still retains the “most recognizable” title among video game characters in the United States, according to the upcoming edition of the Guinness Book of World Records. The book, which in recent years has trended strongly toward video game records (and, according to us…
By Owen Good Published December 22, 2009 -
The Magic Obelisk: Game Arts’ First Original Title In 10 Years
Grandia and Lunar developer Game Arts delivers its first original title in over a decade to WiiWare next week, with The Magic Obelisk, an action-adventure game about the deep bonds formed between tree spirit and light spirit. Lukas is a tree spirit who wants to use his power to transform into a tree to help…
By Mike Fahey Published December 22, 2009 -
Behold! Some Person’s Nintendo Theme Christmas Tree
As sent in by reader D.Funky!
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 22, 2009 -
Kotaku Contest Reminder: Are You The World’s Biggest Zelda Fan?
If you are the biggest Zelda fan and desire a $1000 gift card for the Nintendo Store, a signed DS, a copy of the new Zelda game, and/or a Biggest Zelda Fan Trophy, enter our Zelda contest. Ends December 31. Don’t post entries here. See the link above for full contest rules. The contest is…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 21, 2009 -
The Nintendo Download: And The 500th Downloadable Wii Game Is…
What game could Nintendo have possibly chosen as the 500th downloadable title for the Wii? It would have to be something super, yet smashing at the same time. The mind boggles! Okay, I suck at giving subtle hints. The original Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 64 is the 500th downloadable game for the Nintendo…
By Mike Fahey Published December 21, 2009 -
2010: Looking Back on Kotaku’s Look Ahead
We’re 10 days from New Year’s but tomorrow is the winter solstice, starting us on another trip around the sun. And a new year that will be full of its own controversies, challenges, triumphs, disappointments and delights in video gaming. This past week Kotaku put a comprehensive look into its crystal ball, breaking down what’s…
By Owen Good Published December 20, 2009 -
Blank N64 Cartridge Challenges Your Manhood [Updated]
Meanwhile, in the make-believe land of eBayia, someone’s auctioning a “mysteriously blank Nintendo 64 cartridge” – promising only that the game works and doesn’t suck. “Are you man enough to buy a label-less N64 game?” No, but Saxton Hale is! “Yes, this game is missing its labels, leaving the games identity indiscernible. However, everything else…
By Owen Good Published December 19, 2009 -
Is ‘WiiRelax’ the Vitality Sensor’s Debut Title?
In April, an Italian company announced “Wii Relax.” Siliconera notes that, not only is that company’s product site gone, Nintendo has now trademarked “WiiRelax” in Europe. Maybe they muscled in on the name after seeing I had shrewdly registered “WiiSittingOnOne’sAss.” The trademark filing Siliconera found is good in PAL territories. Naturally, one immediately thinks of…
By Owen Good Published December 19, 2009