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Pokémon’s Other Mysterious, Unreleased Legendary

Last year, hackers found mythical Pokémon hidden inside X & Y–-Diancie, Hoopa, and Volcanion. Since then, one of these Pokémon has been released: Diancie. Two of them, however, haven’t. Here’s what we know about the most mysterious of the three. Earlier this week I wrote Hoopa, a Pokémon that has ties to the lore of…

Nintendo’s Creators Show Off Next Year’s Massive, New Wii U Zelda 

Here’s a nice surprise: Nintendo’s top developers playing their huge new open-world 2015Zelda game. Marvelous! Nintendo just showed off that new Zelda at The Game Awards via a video recorded at the company’s studios in Japan. Zelda lead producer Eiji Aonuma controlled the game while original Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto added some commentary. The game…

Smash Bros Characters Would Be Passive-Aggressive Jerks In Real Life

Smash Bros characters wouldn’t fight in real life. Instead they’d do something much worse: argue. Loudly, quietly, passive-aggressively, on Facebook, or entirely silently, in Link’s case. Prepare to watch your childhood heroes be total dicks to each other. Buzzfeed brings us this video of characters like Mario, Luigi, Link, Zelda, and Pikachu “fighting for real,”…

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker: The Kotaku Review

In a year full of multiplayer Mario Karts and Smash Bros., those of us who prefer Nintendo creations meant to be played solo finally have something new to enjoy. Well, it’s mostly something “new.” Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is basically a fresh set of 70 or so levels that expand on the design ideas of…

A Legendary Pokémon That’s Become Kind Of Overpowered

One of the coolest additions to Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire is a certain Pokémon that can mega evolve without having to hold a mega stone. It’s also a tweak that kind of breaks said Pokémon. Meet Rayquaza, a flying/dragon type Pokémon. If you’ve followed any of Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire’s marketing, you know…

The New 3DS Has A Cool Musical Easter Egg

Some gamers who’ve already picked up Nintendo’s new-and-improved 3DS have discovered a wonderfully squee-inducing secret buried inside the console. If you tap out the beginning notes of Mario’s iconic theme music when in the browser menu, the interface will turn into the classic block-breaking arcade game Breakout. Everyone knows the first bar of the Super…

How Pokémon‘s Most Unorthodox Flyers Really Work

Some Pokémon with the ability to fly, like the three-headed Dodrio above, just look too weird for us to believe they’re actually able to do it. This is where Tumblr user Cheesyturtle‘s serious scientific explanations come in, in the form of animated gifs. One Pokémon for each Gen. The first one is above, here are…

Smash Bros. Creator Doesn’t Think He’ll Make a Sequel

From the sound of it, Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai has had enough. However, that doesn’t mean there won’t be more Smash Bros. games in the future. There just might not be Masahiro Sakurai Smash Bros. games. According to CVG, Sakurai discussed his future Smash Bros. involvement in an interview with Game Informer “I can’t…

From December 9 in Japan, Nintendo 3DS owners can use digital money cards for payment while shopping with the handhelds. Simply touch e-money cards like Suica to either 3DS or 3DS XL’s bottom screen. A similar service was rolled out for the Wii U in Japan earlier this summer. [via Famitsu]

100 Year-Old Nintendo Souvenir Is An International Treasure

Erik Voskuil, who runs the excellent Before Mario, has a very special piece of Nintendo history in his personal collection. And no, it’s not badass Lego. It’s this promotional calendar, given out to advertise Nintendo’s card business. In 1915. And while the age itself is impressive, it’s the little touches reminding us of this bygone…

Capture Pokémon In A Totally New Way On The Oculus Rift

Forget about pressing buttons. In this fan-made Pokémon demo, you get to actually pick up the Pokeball with your hand, and throw it at the Pokemon you want to capture. Whoa. It’s not the most robust thing—battle animations are limited, and we only see one encounter from the same angle. And why is Magnemite hiding…

The Legendary Pokémon That Only Hackers Own

Last year, hackers discovered a handful of Pokémon hidden inside the code of Pokémon X & Y.The Pokémon were called Diancie, Volcanion, and Hoopa. They looked cool, but, unfortunately, the series’ developers at Game Freak didn’t officially release any of them at the time. All the average player could do was look at screenshots of…

Resident Evil And Luigi’s Mansion Are A Match Made In Nintendo Hell

On today’s episode, the part of Chris Redfield will be played by… Luigi? Sure, why not. Polygonal artist Glenatron—who you might remember from his interactive Metal Gear diorama—has put together another pristine snow globe world for us to explore. This time, it’s a fusion of the first Resident Evil and Nintendo’s own spooky mansion sim,…

“Defective” Samus Figure Sells For A Ton On eBay

The Samus Amiibo that accidentallyshipped with two arm cannons instead of one wasn’t just an exercise in maximum firepower. It’s also proof that “defective” toys are often the most valuable. The figure went up for sale on eBay last week, and has now been sold for $2500. Yup. $2500. Which to some might sound bonkers,…

Three Mysteries In The New Pokémon Games That Nobody Can Explain

There are things inside the new Pokémon games. Cute things, sure. Everyone knows about those. But there are also smaller details, some of which you might have missed, that have interesting and sometimes creepy rumors surrounding them. Ghost Girl As you might already know, there is a creepy girl that shows up in Pokémon X…

​Mario Kart 8’s Online Multiplayer Is Coming Back To Life

Last week was Thanksgiving, a holiday often celebrated with family. For many gamers, this means a lot of time spent playing Nintendo games. I, for one, spent most nights playing Mario Kart 8 with my brother. Doing so led to a surprising discovery about its online multiplayer: it’s gotten a lot better as of late.…

The Japanese Nintendo site has a notice up that color variations (including white) are going out of production soon. Next to 3DS XL units, it reads 近日生産終了予定 or “Production is slated to end shortly.” No word how this will impact units outside Japan.

Nintendo Amiibo Figure Somehow Opens Subway Gate

Nintendo’s Amiibo figures use near field communication (NFC) to work. Know what else uses NFC? A lot of public transport ticketing systems. yollych here took this video not long after picking up some of the first Amiibo figures in Russia. In it, we can see the Samus Amiibo able to open the gates at a…

In a Perfect World, Everyone Would Get Smash Bros. at the Same Time

The latest Smash Bros. came out on the 3DS in Japan on September 13th, 3 weeks before its release in the West. The Wii U version came out in the US last week. It won’t be out in Japan for another week. What gives? In his semi-weekly column in Weekly Famitsu, series creator Masahiro Sakurai…

Think Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Are Too Easy? Try This.

Pokémon games aren’t known for being challenging. That doesn’t mean you can’t spice things up. If you’ve been playing Omega Ruby andAlpha Sapphire lately, and you feel disappointed about the difficulty, here are some tips to help you keep things interesting during your run. Don’t Grind (Much) I know, I know. Choosing not to grind…