The Biggest Selling Amiibos of 2015, Ranked By Region
Wonder what the most popular Amiibo in Japan is? What people are buying in Europe? Or in the United States? Nintendo rel…
Why Nintendo Had to Kill the Wii [UPDATE: Wii Not Quite Dead!]
Strange that Nintendo killed the Wii, huh? It just stopped making the console [UPDATE: in Japan, at least]. So sudden!…
Chinese TV Uses Jon Stewart to Criticize the U.S., Misses the Point
In many countries, there's freedom of speech. You can criticize your country's government and leaders on, for example,…
Man Shocked to Discover "Rather Violent" Gay Manga Sex in His Niece's Library Book
Rule of thumb about Japanese comics: Just because they're drawn, that certainly doesn't mean they are for children…
Why Japanese Developers Should Have Played More PC Games
Gaming's reached a turning point. Western games have more realistic graphics and physics than Japanese games. This…
Rumor: PS Vita Will Be Out in Japan on November 12
That's according to French site GamAlive. The site also stated that the Vita will be out in the West before March 31. Ko…
Get the Magic of Kotaku All Up In Your Social Media Magic Hole
Hey guys, we're dating now. I think that's what clicking a button on Facebook means, anyway.
Nintendo Actually Delivers on European 3DS Video Service
Nintendo's 3D video service for the 3DS goes live in Europe on July 13 joining Japan with region specific content.…
Are China's Days of Cockblocking Console Makers Numbered?
Game consoles are made in China. But they cannot be legally sold in China. Game consoles are banned. This year, Lenovo…
Gamestop Resurrects Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D Trade-In Hopes
It's hard to describe used copies of Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D as pre-owned when pre-played seems to fit the…
Video Games are Artistic Enough for Federal Grant Money
For years the National Endowment for the Arts' has been doling out millions of dollars to innovative television and…
Green Lanterns, The Illusive Man And The Best Week Of Comics On The iPad... Ever?
The selection of video game comics this week is thin, but a couple of major stories launch in the world of super-hero…
Silver The Hedgehog, Felicia Day, The British Joker And Kratos, All New This Week
Do you like comics about video games? I sure hope so, because there are a lot of new ones this week, and not many…
Battling Post Traumatic Stress Disorder With A Virtual Suicide Bombing
The Humvee drives down a crowded street in a foreign land. A child waves. Merchants display their wares. Suddenly…
Your 3DS Guess Is As Good As Mine
We're just a few hours away from a pair of big Nintendo events in the US and Europe, where actual, useful information…
The DS Is The Nation's Best-Selling Game System Of All Time, Sort Of
With more than 47 million Nintendo DS handhelds sold in the United States since the portable's launch in 2004,…
Report: New PlayStation Phone Coming Next Spring
Still unofficial, the PlayStation Phone will be released next spring, reports Japanese newspaper the Asahi Shimbun.
A Man In The Middle Of The West vs Japan Development Divide
We hear a lot from Japanese developers (and Western pundits) about how the Japanese development scene is dead, but what…
The United States Army Is Testing Fallout PIPBoys
You can call the devices the U.S. Army is testing out at Fort Dix in New Jersey wrist mounted phosphorescent OLED…
Americans Get Russia Fighting The US
In upcoming sci-fi third-person-shooter Vanquish, Russia and the United States face off. That wasn't the original…