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The Pokémon Theme As An R&B Slow Jam
The Pokémon theme is an iconic part of many people’s childhoods — a perfectly catchy intro to a classic cartoon. But sometimes you gotta slow things down a bit and really jam it out. From Scott Bradlee (the guy who put together the sad clown version of Royals by Lorde) comes a ’90s slow jam…
By Chris Person Published April 21, 2014 -
Cosplaying Nintendo Characters
Pikachu and Toad from Jorge Vargas’s new collection of illustrations. See Princess Peach and more below: Pikachu/Rush Toad/Piranha Plant Princess Peach/Sakura Bomberman/Ryu Knuckles/Falco Kirby/Space Marine Previously: A Link to the Past Running on a Galaxy Gear watch You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs…
By John Struan Published April 18, 2014 -
Realistic Pokémon Snap Would Give Me Nightmares
Hey that’s not the Mewtwo and the Cerulean Cave I remember from the Pokémon games. This—otherwise amazing—redesign by DeviantART artist arvalis is way more creepy. It reminds me of those combat-free horror games (Outlast, anyone?), mixed with the N64 classic, Pokémon Snap I don’t want Pokémon to be real anymore. What Lies in the Cerulean…
By Gergo Vas Published April 15, 2014 -
All NBA Logos Redesigned With Pokemon
Micah Coles gave all NBA teams (plus the Sonics) Pokemon-themed redesigns: No, he won’t be selling t-shirts: Previously: SNES Commercial Featuring A Young Paul Rudd You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 13, 2014 -
Why The Ending of Every Pokémon Game Is Garbage
You go through the trouble of collecting all 8 badges and defeating the Elite Four—and in some cases, sometimes you even try to catch them all. But what for? Pokémon games sometimes treat you rather poorly after doing all that work, when you think about it. Sure, new areas and quests open up, and in…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 11, 2014 -
Pokémon and Attack on Titan Are A Bizarre Match Made In Heaven
What if, instead of unsettling humanoid titans, we had giant Pokémon in Attack on Titan? And what if Pokémon had guns we could shoot? And what if those guns shot Pokeballs? Questions that have kept us all up at night, I’m sure—and Arcane Kids is here to answer with Pokémon Millennial Edition. Because of course…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 10, 2014 -
An Entirely New Way To Play Pokémon
Pokémon, in first person, played with an Oculus Rift plus a ‘virtual reality treadmill’ called the Virtuix Omni—which allows you to walk around naturally in a game. This is the future, folks. This is probably the most ‘realistic’ way to play Pokémon, too—imagine running through tall grass when your entire party is almost wiped out,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 8, 2014 -
The Wonderful World of Glitch Pokémon
You might know about the Missingno glitch from Red & Blue, that backwards L shape that players could encounter and catch despite not being a ‘real’ Pokémon. You might even know about the infamous Mew glitch. But these aren’t the only creature-related glitches you can find in Pokémon, amazingly enough. Glitch Pokezine is a collection…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 2, 2014 -
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Grown Man Arrested for Stealing a Child’s Pokemon 3DS
Thirty-two year-old Seiji Saihara was arrested for allegedly stealing a ten year-old boy’s Nintendo 3DS XL. It wasn’t just any 3DS XL, however. It was a limited edition Pokemon one. According to Sankei News, the incident apparently happened this past February in the city of Nishinomiya, which is near Kobe, Japan. Saihara allegedly stole the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2014 -
The Ten Best Bosses In Pokémon
The Elite Four, as we all know, is the final challenge every Pokémon trainer has to face at the end of a game. But after six generations, we’ve seen a ton of Elite Four trainers and champions—and some of these are definitely better than others. Here’s TheJWittz‘s picks for the best Elite Four trainers, a…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 1, 2014 -
Too Bad These Condoms Aren’t Real
Frankly, I’m surprised that nerdy condoms like this don’t actually exist. Not because I want to use them or anything, but because I’m sure that someone hilariously would. Hell, they could probably work as a dorky conversation starter or something. Or ruin the mood completely, depending on who is involved, I guess. The condom designs…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 1, 2014 -
How To Find Pokémon On Google Maps
Today as part of an April Fool’s prank, Google updated Google Maps for iOS and Android to include Pokémon. Let’s try to find all of them! There are at least 150 Pokémon currently floating around on Google Maps. All you have to do is zoom in, tap on them and select “catch”. Here are just…
By Chris Person Published April 1, 2014 -
Google’s Early April Fools’ Joke: Hiring ‘Pokémon Masters’
It’s March 31st, and already the April Fools’ pranks are flooding in. One of the first? Google is hiring Pokémon masters. It’s not just a prank, though. Google actually has updated Google Maps today with Pokémon that you can catch. Go into the app today and search around for Pokémon. Check out this sweet Luxray…
By Chris Person Published March 31, 2014 -
The Original Pokémon Games, Recreated In Old-School SimCity. Dang.
Remember SimCity 2000? It was my go-to game in computer class back in middle school—and this is that it had nothing to do with another love at the time, Pokémon. Who knows how obsessed I’d be with SimCity if it had anything to do with Pokémon? The map above—which you can’t appreciate unless you see…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 28, 2014 -
Wrestlers know they’re in trouble when the Squirtle Squad, a group of Pokémon abandoned by their trainers, enter a professional wrestling tournament. The WWE 2k14 character generator has no limits They’ve… changed… Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can find.…
By Gergo Vas Published March 27, 2014 -
Kotaku EastCan you tell what’s going on in the trailer for the Mega Evolution Pokémon anime special? All I see is bright lights, roaring, bright lights, more roaring, kid falling over, more roaring. Guess that’s normal for an episode called “The Strongest Mega Evolution.” Look for it on April 3, when the special airs in Japan.
By András Neltz Published March 25, 2014 -
The 3DS So Rare Nintendo Only Made One Of Them
Every year, a Pokemon tournament is held in Japan to decide the nation’s best schoolboy player. It’s a competition worth entering, because the prize is one for the ages. The prize for the winner of the latest tournament is this Mega Charizard 3DS XL, which is so rare because it comes with the competition winner’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2014