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Watch The Bethesda E3 Conference Live, Right Here [UPDATE: Over]

Fallout 4! Dishonored 2! Fallout 4! Doom! Fallout 4! Fallout 4! Fallout 4! It’s time for Bethesda’s first ever E3 press conference. Hope you’re ready. We’re not sure how long this presser will be, but it’ll start at 10pm ET. You can watch right here: UPDATE (11:30pm): And we’re finished. Hell of a conference, thanks…

Super Mario Maker Looks Nuts

Here’s Mario’s iconic 1-1 level, remade into a giant death trap by the folks at Nintendo. Wow! The GIF above is a small slice of a Mario level debuted at the Nintendo World Championships today, and it gives us a small taste of just how bonkers Mario Maker levels will be. Players will be able…

Reggie Plays Smash, Gets Owned, Talks Mad Shit

Last year, Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime made a shocking confession: he sucked at Smash Bros. But he swore he’d be back a year later to kick some ass, and true to his word, return today he did. He just forgot the part about kicking ass. Before it went down, he was talking the…

Metroid-Looking Mech Game Blastball Debuts At Nintendo Worlds

Two teams of three players attempt to shoot a ball through a shrinking goal in Blastball, a 3DS game with a Metroid-vibe making its debut during competition at the 2015 Nintendo World Championships. While the graphical style, the HUD and the single-weapon arm are giving off a real Metroid vibe, all we know about Blastball…

Mother Coming To Wii U As Earthbound Beginnings

Holy shit. Nintendo just announced that the first Mother game is coming to the U.S. for the first time—on the Wii U’s Virtual Console, as Earthbound Beginnings. And it’s out today. This is to celebrate Mother’s 20th anniversary, and it sure is unexpected. We’ve never seen an official English translation of this game until now.…

Watch The 2015 Nintendo World Championships Live, Right Here

The greatest Nintendo players in the country have converged on Los Angeles to compete in the 25th Anniversary Nintendo World Championships. Come watch history in the making. Well, first watch a brief pre-show from the Nintendo Treehouse, and then watch history in the making at around 3 p.m. Pacific, as the eight top Nintendo gamers…

Image of New Animal Crossing, Mario Maker Amiibo Emerges

This image is currently viewable on Nintendo of Europe’s site (via Eurogamer). It appears to show new Animal Crossing Amiibo, as well as an old-school Mario for Mario Maker, alongside some Amiibo we know already. We’re guessing they’ll make an official appearance at next week’s Nintendo Direct. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK, bringing…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The E3 2015 Decorating Committee: Winners!

Last week I asked our readers to decorate the LA Convention Center for E3 2015. One person captured the feeling of attending and covering the massive video game trade show better than the others. I’m not even in LA for this week’s show and the pressure is already starting to build, like some sort of…

How Street Fighter‘s Ryu Works In Smash Bros.

Ryu’s a Smash combatant now, but players familiar with the source material will have a distinct advantage over their Super Smash Bros. foes. Oh, and he’s the only fighter in the series with two Final Smashes. So…he’s new. For starters, Ryu’s attacks vary based on the legnth of time a button is hit. Tap for…

How Much All Of Today’s Smash Bros. DLC Costs

Nintendo just released a ton of mostly paid downloadable content for Smash Bros. on Wii U and 3DS. Here’s what it’ll cost you, if you’re enticed. Two new characters on their own: New Mii Fighter costumes from Virtua Fighter, Animal Crossing, Mega Man and Splatoon: A classic stage from the original game (two are more…

Seven More Super Smash Bros. Amiibo Due In September

See anyone you fancy? But wait, there’s more. In this morning’s Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS Twitch stream, Nintendo showed off colorful plastic figures for four established fighters, as well as a trio of warriors for those who prefer making their own figures. R.O.B., Duck Hunt Dog and Duck, Mr. Game & Watch…

There’s probably still some unleaked info in Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. live stream this morning. Maybe. Hopefully? Watch the information blossom live on Twitch at 10:40 a.m. Eastern, damn early Pacific.