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Pokémon Conquest Brings Hit Japanese Game To America… For the DS
America is getting a Pokémon strategy game this June. It’s called Pokémon Conquest, a name-change from Pokémon + Nobunaga’s Ambition, which is what it’s been called in Japan. It’s not made by Nintendo. It’s made by Tecmo Koei. Our guy in Japan has played it and declared it… “a decent foray into the strategy RPG…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 4, 2012 -
Kotaku EastLeggy Robot Girls Release Motion Capture Data for Your Pleasure
It’s springtime. And when you say “spring” in Japan, images of cherry blossoms and picnics leap to mind. Screw that. You should be thinking about illuminated, dancing robot girls. Japanese pop group Perfume, whom Kotaku has featured before, is releasing a new single called “Spring of Life”. The video turns the leggy trio into dancing…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 4, 2012 -
The Best Summary of Pokémon I’ve Ever Seen
A decade and a half after Pokémon first launched, we finally see the one-minute summary that this series deserves. Bravo, The Game Station. Next time I play Pokémon, I’m totally naming the rival Asshat. Pokémon Lore in a Minute [YouTube]
By Jason Schreier Published March 30, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Is Pokémon + Nobunaga’s Ambition a Tactical Success?
We’ve already taken a look at the tactics-style gameplay and use of historical figures in our coverage of Pokémon + Nobunaga’s Ambition on the Nintendo DS. But when it comes down to it, was Poké-fying the world of feudal Japan a bold new step for the future of Pokémon, or would Nintendo have been better…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published March 23, 2012 -
Why Are You Still Sitting At Your Computer When There are Pokémon Living In The Wild?!
Did you know there are Pokémon living out in the wild? Real, honest to Nintendo Pokémon. Ok, so not really. But it sure does look that way in this YouTuber’s creation. I certainly wouldn’t mind visiting wildlife habitations if they were filled with adorable Bulbasaurs and Charmanders. Thanks to tipster Christopher!
By Tina Amini Published March 21, 2012 -
Kotaku EastSee the Strangest Pokémon Game in Action!
Pokémon + Nobunaga’s Ambition is the strangest crossover this side of Kingdom Hearts. Not only does it mix a historically-inspired series with a monster-catching one, it also mixes a team-centric strategy game with a one-versus-one traditional RPG. And how does this odd combination work out? Pretty well, actually. As you can see in the game’s…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published March 20, 2012 -
Don’t Make Pokémon Angry. You Won’t Like Them When They’re Angry.
Well, you won’t like some of them when they’re angry. Check out this silly video created by animation group RedMinus to see what happens when you spend too much time teasing the goldfish Pokémon Goldeen. Goldeen Loves Guitar (Pokemon) [YouTube]
By Jason Schreier Published March 13, 2012 -
CultureTotal Recall
Science Proves Old Video Games Were Super Hard
Sitting down with a bunch of old games in the Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, Legend of Zelda, Pokemon and Metroid franchises, Belgian scientists have proven beyond all doubt that those games are way hard. To showcase their work, they’ve written a scientific paper outlining their findings. Greg Aloupis from the Free University of Brussels…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 12, 2012 -
Title Stripped from Pokémon Champion Who Crapped in Hotel Hallway
Two-time Pokémon champion Ruben Puig Lecegui was stripped of his his title at the United Kingdom Video Game Championship following a scandal in which he and members of his team are accused of leaving their hotel rooms to take a shit in the hall “According to several eyewitness acounts,” reports the site Pokébeach, Lecegui and…
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2012 -
From Skyrim to Lollipop Chainsaw, This Lady Does It All
Earlier this week, Kotaku attended an event for upcoming zombie game Lollipop Chainsaw. At the event, the game’s heroine, Juliet, was there in the flesh. You might know her better as cosplayer Jessica Nigri. The 21 year-old Nigri has a been cosplaying since the 2009 Comic Con. Whether it be Skyrim, Gears of War, or…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 8, 2012 -
Kotaku East
The New Pokémon Movie Looks Like This
Like clockwork, every summer there’s a new Pocket Monsters movie in Japan. This summer’s flick is Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! The Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sacred Swordsman: Keldeo. It’s the fifteenth Pokémon flick, and it will hit Japanese theaters this July. Check out the trailer above. 劇場版ポケットモンスター15周年｢キュレムVS聖剣士ケルディオ｣ [YouTube]
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 6, 2012 -
A Pokémon Team was Kicked out of a Hotel for Throwing Shit
Yup. According to reports, at a recent round of the Pokémon Video Game Championships held in the UK, a Spanish team covered itself in infamy (among other things) after it was ejected from a hotel for throwing human poop. From an eyewitness report, later backed up by others: After 30-40min in my room relaxing with…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2012 -
Think You’ve Got Problems? What About the Pokémon Trainers?
World hunger? War? Global warming? Nonsense! Too long have the beleaguered Pokémon trainers of the world suffered quietly under their own first world problems. With one video, Kotaku reader csanders984 has become the voice of millions. Trust a member of the Kotaku community to have his finger on the pulse of the problems facing the…
By Mike Fahey Published March 1, 2012 -
PokéPark 2 Intro Wants to Be the Grimmest There Ever was
Just when you think you’re getting a happy, high-pitched Pokémon adventure, the newest —out today—starring Pikachu and friends opens with this fearsome prophecy of doom. The ominous tone of the ambient music could be from a Dead Space and that dialogue feels ripped from some super-serious JRPG. But fret not: there will be dancing.
By Evan Narcisse Published February 27, 2012 -
Ten Ways to Make the Next Pokémon Games the Very Best, Like No One Ever Was
With Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 on the way, commenter Daemon_Gildas has submitted a timely list of suggestions for freshening up a franchise that hasn’t changed all that much in the past 16 years. Dear Nintendo and/or Game Freak, I’m going to give you a list that would make the Pokémon series kick SO…
By Mike Fahey Published February 27, 2012 -
Pokémon Black and White 2 Catch All the Western Gamers This Fall
Announced this weekend for a June release in Japan, the first pair of main series Pokémon titles with the number two in the title will be hitting North America and Europe this fall. Fans can expect plenty of surprises in Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2, the tag-team sequels everyone was certain would be…
By Mike Fahey Published February 27, 2012 -
The Anatomy of Amazing LEGO Pokémon
LEGO builder Mike Nieves has put together these two awesome Pokémon models, one showing Gyarados ready to bite someone’s face off, the other a Magikarp stripped bare to the bones. Literally. So if you’ve ever fancied yourself as a Pokémon osteologist, a rare but dignified branch of Pokémonology, take notes. retinence’s photostream [Flickr, via Brothers…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 27, 2012 -
Pokémon Black 2, Pokémon White 2 Coming This Summer
As promised, Junichi Masuda, the director of Pokemon Black and White appeared on Japanese TV show Pokémon Sunday today to announce the next entries in the Pokémon series. They are Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2 The games are scheduled to release in June for Nintendo DS systems, in Japan. DSi and 3DS players…
By Owen Good Published February 25, 2012 -
Pokémon Director Teases New Game Announcement This Weekend
News of the next Pokémon game could come as soon as this Sunday. Junichi Masuda, one of the original minds behind the popular role-playing game series and the director of Pokémon Black and White, the series’ most recent entries, will appear on TV Tokyo’s Pokémon Smash Sunday morning to make “a very important announcement,” he…
By Jason Schreier Published February 24, 2012