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Months Later, Long Nintendo Switch Lines In Japan

Over the weekend, a shipment of Nintendo Switch consoles hit Japanese retail. That mean some stores saw long lines months after it originally launched. For many folks in Japan, it’s still hard to walk into a store and purchase a Switch. It’s certainly not impossible. Sometimes, people wander into a shop with stock, but those…

Pokémon World Festival. Incheon, South Korea. By Lexi | Seoul Searching  JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

$380 Millennium Falcon May As Well Be In The Movies

Bandai is releasing this 1/72 scale Millennium Falcon model kit that they “almost as precise and accurate” as the actual ones used in the filming of the classic trilogy. Seeing as the originals were themselves built using cannibalised model kit parts, and that the detail on this is astonishing, it doesn’t look like they’re kidding.…

Framed, a very cool mobile game about moving the panels of a comic to change a story, has a sequel on the way.

2006 Video Game Predicts Sports Stars Of 2017

The Football Manager series has a well-deserved reputation for knowing a lot about the sport it covers, to the point where its vast network of scouts are as respected as those working for actual professional clubs. But boy, even by those standards, Football Manager 2007 was on some crystal ball shit. Hessenuk and EisernerVorhang had…

The Witcher 3 Looks Great In First-Person

Having had over a year to improve it, skacikpl’s first-person mod for The Witcher 3 is now a viable and beautiful way to spend your time trotting around Temeria admiring the sunset. Head movement and FOV have been polished (with both being customisable), and the mod now supports combat as well. Though with crowd management…

Well, Kotaku readers, it’s been fun. We would like to thank the regular editorial staff and everyone who stopped by for letting us entertain you this fine weekend in June. We hope to see you all again soon. Until then you should check out Kotaku’s reader-run TAY blog (where we can always be found) and…

Hotline Miami Cover Artist On His Distinct Visual Style, Music, And Beard

Beneath the Hotline Miami series’ savagely violent mind-trip lies an acutely intelligent narrative—one that questions players’ moralities. But what I really wanted to know was whether the games’ cover artist would also give free pizza and snacks as his in-game character Beard does. So, I asked him. Niklas Åkerblad isn’t just the character Beard in…

The Little Things That Make Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga So Delightful

For a few hours one morning, I repeatedly failed to defeat Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga’s final boss, Cackletta. I remember that unseasonably warm February day clearly. Of course I do. It’s only been four months since I got thoroughly thrashed. Before the final battle of Nintendo’s 2003 Game Boy Advance classic frustrated me, I…

A Tale Of Two Totoro

My Neighbor Totoro, known in Japan as Tonari no Totoro, is often regarded as one of the best animated family films of all time. Little do many Western fans realize that two versions of the English dubbed movie exist. One made by Fox Studios and the other through Disney. Since the movie’s initial Japanese release in…

Dragon Quest VII Puts A Unique Twist On The JRPG Formula

For many of Dragon Quest VII’s overwhelmingly depressing storylines, I spent time saving and hanging out with people I didn’t give a crap about. It’s not that they were lacking personality or angsty teens that so many JRPG characters embody—no. It’s that they were all really damned mean. Dragon Quest VII’s core concept is intriguing.…

The Influence And Legacy Of Lego Island

Far out in a digital ocean of blue bricks sits the often-forgotten Lego Island. It represents the true beginning of a silly and customizable universe that has brought enjoyment to millions of players around the globe. Lego sets have been entertaining children and adults since 1949, when the Danish company began to mass produce their…

There’s No Persona 5 Waifu For Me

Help me, everyone. I’m just not interested in pursuing a romantic relationship with anyone in Persona 5. Spoilers for Persona 5 to Follow Before you bring out your extra rusty pitchforks and torches, know that I adore Persona 5 and most of its cast. Not all confidants—the game’s social link mechanic in which the main…

It’s the weekend and we’re hungry for some chicken dinner, which means we’re suiting up to shotgun and snipe our way to the top in Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds right now on Twitch

Ana Is A Sleep-Inducing Monster In Overwatch’s Total Mayhem Mode

Total Mayhem is nothing new to veterans of Blizzard’s stylized team-based shooter. The mode has been featured in Overwatch’s Arcade selection on a few occasions in the past, but with the Overwatch anniversary event in full swing it has become an aggravatingly enjoyable focus for many new players. To understand the pure madness that is…

Breath of the Wild‘s Weird Moments Are Some Of The Game’s Finest

Traversing Breath of the Wild’s Hyrule unveils somber narratives inferred through its ruins and decimated villages. But it’s not all sorrowful. Some of the game’s most bizarre tales are told through its strange NPCs and locales, and they’re amazing. It’s true there are eerie happenings and sidequests in other Zelda titles over the course of…

The Super Nintendo’s Most Valuable Games

The Super Nintendo is certainly a contender for the world’s most beloved console. The 16-bit juggernaut has a library brimming with first and third party classics that are known for their tight gameplay and pretty pixels. Unsurprisingly, some of those games are worth some serious cash. With over 700 titles in the SNES catalog, players…

The Amazing World of Gumball‘s Wacky Tribute To Final Fantasy Is Glorious

The Amazing World of Gumball is no stranger to videogame, anime, and pop culture references. These are common story beats used in other past and current shows. But for the love of everything, please watch the episode, “The Console.” It’s a Final Fantasy and RPG tribute that’s too brilliant to be ignored. Creator Ben Bocquelet’s…

A Weekend To Surpass Metal Gear

Kotaku has changed. For a couple of days… because Ben and Narelle are in charge. Ok, that intro may have been a bit too serious. We’re really here to cover for the wonderful Ethan Gach and have some fun with you lovely folks. While you may still see some thrilling eSports reports from the Compete…

This Weekend, Two Of The UFC’s Best Fight To Escape From Conor McGregor’s Shadow

This weekend’s UFC title fight, Jose Aldo vs Max Holloway is, on paper, one of the best fights of the year. Aldo’s the greatest featherweight of all time, and Holloway is a crafty up-and-comer on a shit-hot winning streak. But it’s also a weird one. Both fighters, after all, got dominated by the division’s absentee…