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How To Find And Defeat Legendary Moltres In Pokémon Go

As of yesterday, Articuno is no longer available in Pokémon Go. Instead, the fiery Moltres has started spawning in gym raids across the globe. Given that Moltres will only be around until August 14th, here are some tips for tracking it down and capturing it. For some of you, finding a Moltres will be as…

By Patricia Hernandez Published August 1, 2017

You Can Pre-Order The SNES Classic This Month (For Real This Time)

After last week’s Walmart debacle, a whole lot of Nintendo fans have been asking when the hell they’ll be able to pre-order the much-anticipated SNES Classic, which launches on September 29. Today, Nintendo finally offered an answer: later this month. Here’s Nintendo: We appreciate the incredible anticipation that exists for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System:…

By Jason Schreier Published August 1, 2017

The Nintendo Switch Gets Its First NSFW-Style Game

During a Nintendo Direct this April, it was announced that Senran Kagura, the curvy ninja game, was headed to the Switch. At a press conference today in Tokyo, Senran Kagura creator Kenichiro Takaki showed off the game. Depending on where you work, it looks rather NSFW, especially for a game on a Nintendo system. If…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 1, 2017

Culture

Instant Ramen Packaging Looks Like Splatoon 2

Japanese noodle maker Nissin just announced a new Cup Noodle called “Black Seafood” that looks incredibly similar to a recently released game. Hrm. I wonder which one… OH RIGHT SPLATOON 2. The Japanese at the bottom of the label reads “Squid Ink Black Seafood.” According to the official press release, the packaging has a “colorful…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 1, 2017

Splatoon 2 Fans May Destroy Themselves Fighting Over Mayo vs Ketchup

Splatoon 2‘s first post-launch Splatfest has a theme, and while the event hasn’t officially begun yet, people are already getting riled up. The lobby has become a battleground, with everyone making a case as to why you should pick one side over the other. Marina, as everyone guessed, is Team Ketchup, while the gremlin squid…

By Patricia Hernandez Published July 31, 2017

Kotaku East

Long Lines And Sell-Outs For Dragon Quest XI In Japan

Water is wet. Sugar is sweet. And Japan loves Dragon Quest. In the least surprising news of the weekend, the latest DQ release drew long lines. At some locations, the game sold out. Website Inside Games covered the Tokyo launch, reporting how over 200 people lined up at the Bic Camera in Ikebukuro. Another 200…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 31, 2017

Kotaku East

Switch Sales Are Causing Problems In Japan

In Japan, the lines for the Nintendo Switch have been hell. The way that retailers are deciding who gets the consoles just caused big woes for one of Japan’s most famous electronics chains. In an effort to seemingly be “fair” and stymie the gray market, major chains like Bic Camera, Yodobashi Camera, and Toys “R”…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 28, 2017

Sealed Copy Of Super Mario Bros. Sells For $30,000

You read that right: A mint-condition sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. from one of its earliest print runs sold at auction for $30,100.44 on eBay yesterday afternoon, and the seller confirmed to Kotaku that the buyer has paid up. The seller, a longtime retro game dealer based in Pennsylvania called DKOldies, put the game…

By Chris Kohler Published July 27, 2017

ReviewsHardwareGame Systems

New Nintendo 2DS XL: The Kotaku Review

If you don’t care about 3D anymore—and even Nintendo’s interest in it seems to be fading—then the New Nintendo 2DS XL is the absolute best model in Nintendo’s line of portable gaming hardware. It’s a shame the company makes adding new devices such a burden. Nintendo’s nomenclature for handhelds has turned into alphabet soup, as…

By Chris Kohler Published July 27, 2017

CultureCosplay

Oh God This Waluigi Cosplay

This is how Mick Ignis went to Comic Con this year. I will not sleep easily tonight. He had some make-up help from Cig Nuetron, who was looking just as awful/amazing as Wario (while that’s Rannie Rodil as Mario & Luigi’s Princess Shroob):

By Luke Plunkett Published July 26, 2017

Walmart Cancels SNES Classic Pre-Orders, Citing A ‘Glitch’

Oops! If you breathed a sigh of relief as you locked down your SNES Classic pre-order on Walmart.com Friday night, it’s time to start hyperventilating again, because the retailer has just canceled the orders en masse “Unfortunately, due to a technical glitch, the Super Nintendo Classic Edition was mistakenly made available last Friday evening ahead…

By Chris Kohler Published July 26, 2017

Culture

The New 3DS Pikmin Game Is A Bummer

Hey! Pikmin, you are a disappointing game. Kotaku features editor Chris Kohler and I recently discussed our disappointment in this week’s 3DS/2DS adventure that neither of us has been compelled to complete. He’s halfway, I’m earlier in and even with the help of Captain Olimar, we just can’t find the old Pikmin magic. Stephen Totilo:…

By Stephen Totilo Published July 26, 2017

Kotaku East

Splatoon 2 Had A Big First Week Of Sales In Japan

In its first three days on sale, Splatoon 2 sold an estimated 670,955 copies at Japanese retail. Typically in Japan, new Pokémon games sell well over a million copies in their first few days out. For example, Sun and Moon sold 1,905,107 copies at retail. That’s at the extreme end of the spectrum, and generally…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 26, 2017

Kotaku East

Just As You Thought, Nintendo Is Doing Really Well

During the Wii U years, things didn’t always look so good. This time last year, Nintendo was losing more money than expected. But now, Nintendo has the Switch, and it’s doing just fine, thank you. According to Reuters, the 16.21 billion yen ($144.95 million) operating profit for the April to June period surpassed an 11.55…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 26, 2017

Tips & Guides

How To Farm EXP Tickets In Splatoon 2 [Update]

Your first few levels in Splatoon 2 will fly by, but soon enough you’ll be slowly crawling toward your next rank and weapon unlock. Fortunately, there’s an easy way to speed things up. Update 7/26/2017: Looks like Nintendo patched the game so that greyed-out tickets no longer go into your inventory. The update won’t take…

By Kirk Hamilton Published July 25, 2017

Reviews

Splatoon 2: The Kotaku Review

The first Splatoon gave us a new way to play multiplayer shooters, a genre that sometimes feels stale. Two years later, Splatoon 2 doesn’t revitalize shooters all over again but instead refines Nintendo’s unusual, brilliant take. Splatoon 2, out now for the Switch, is a third-person shooter in which you battle with ink, not bullets.…

By Patricia Hernandez Published July 24, 2017

This Is Why You Ink Your Spawn In Splatoon 2

The screenshot above shows the results of a Splatoon 2 match I played over the weekend. You’ll notice my team won by a tenth of a percent. If you look closely, you’ll also notice how the other team could’ve stopped us. In Splatoon 2’s standard “Turf War” matches, you don’t win by splatting a bunch of…

By Kirk Hamilton Published July 24, 2017

Hyper-Realistic Splatoon 2 Images Are Becoming A Thing

Splatoon 2‘s been out for a few days now, and players keen to post their images in-game are moving beyondhasty scribbles and into the realm of painstaking recreations of real-world people, places and things. One guy’s even created a program to do it automatically. Any image can be turned into a Splatoon 2 graphic, as…

By Mike Fahey Published July 24, 2017

A Brutal Recap Of The Very Bad Pokémon Go Fest

So Pokémon Go Fest was a disaster. If you were lucky enough to not be there, and want to catch up on just how awful the whole thing was, this video recap by bobvids will get you up to speed. Spoilers: there is a lot of booing.

By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2017

Pokémon Go Fest Is Having A Rough Start [UPDATES]

Players at the first ever live Pokémon Go event do not seem happy this morning, judging from reports of long lines and connectivity issues trickling in from Chicago. For a day, Pokémon Go Fest promised to be a festival full of rare monsters, special raids, medals, and eggs. But as first reported by Game Informer, the game…

By Patricia Hernandez Published July 22, 2017