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Teeny Tiny Splatoon Guns 

Japan is getting a set of very small collectible Splatoon guns. Cute! Packed with a piece of candy, these miniatures are 380 yen (US$3.34) each and are available at supermarkets and convenience stores across the country. According to Game Watch Impress, the first set will feature eight different weapons. Since each gun is packaged at…

Wii U Production Has Officially Ended For Japan [Update]

Last fall, Kotaku reported Wii U productionwas slated to end“soon” for Japan. And today, we can say it’s officially finished. Update January 31 – 6:30pm: Nintendo of America issued the following statement: “Wii U production has ended globally.” The announcement was made on Nintendo Japan’s website under the Wii U hardware section. (Note that these…

Breath Of The Wild Gets Its Own Big-Headed Link Figure

A new version of Link demands a new ridiculously adorable Nendoroid figure from Japan’s Big Smile Company. Breath of the Wild Link is so cute I just want to eat his face. That’s okay, he has extras. Revealed over at Kahotan’s Good Smile Blog. Nendoroid Link: Breath of the Wild Editionis the next evolution of…

A Complete Wii Collection Is An Impressive Sight

Including last October’s release of Just Dance 2017, 1,262 games have been released in North America for the Nintendo Wii since its late 2006 launch. NintendoAge forum user NintendoTwizer has collected all of them. Along with the 1,262 games (plus some double packs and variants), NintendoTwizer has also collected all four Wii colors and all…

First Look At Nintendo Switch Game Cases In The Wild

This might just be a plastic box, but hey, I think game cases are interesting. Perhaps you do, too. Via Twitter user Gaijinhunter, here is our first look at the Japanese retail container for Switch games. They do look like PSP game boxes! Let’s see how they compare. Have a look at more cases below:…

The Fire Emblem Heroes Fan Vote Could Be Going Better

Now through January 31, Fire Emblem fans are voting to see which hero and heroine from across series history will be featured in the upcoming mobile game, Fire Emblem Heroes. As of yesterday, Ike and Lyn were winning. Surely we can do better than that. Maybe the right people aren’t voting. Maybe they’re put off…

Pokémon Fan Has Genius Way Of Avoiding YouTube’s Copyright Bullshit

Since release, Pokémon YouTubers have had issues uploading any footage utilizing the signature new “Z-Moves” introduced in Sun and Moon. One fan decided to take matters into his own hands, and the workaround for circumventing YouTube’s crap is hilarious. As you may already know, YouTube has something called “Content ID,” which is a system meant…

Podcast: A Rain Of Games From Japan

This week on Kotaku Splitscreen, Jason’s out so I’m joined by our own Luke Plunkett to talk Nintendo Switch, Yakuza 0, and the hard rain of big new games coming out of Japan. It’s wild that in the space of a few months, we’ve gotten Final Fantasy XV, The Last Guardian, Gravity Rush 2, Resident Evil…

Players Try Bringing Missingno Into Pokémon Sun and Moon, Get A Glitch Instead

Pokémon Bank, the service that allows players to transfer monsters between titles, is now live for Pokémon Sun and Moon. It was only a matter of time before people tested out if Pokémon’s most infamous glitch could be imported into the service, and thus, the latest games. Last year, Pokémon Red and Blue were released for…

The Gun Game That Nearly Broke Nintendo

Nintendo’s first arcade video games were, to be honest, pretty terrible. Way more interesting were the machines that came before those, starting with 1973’s Laser Clay Shooting System, an elaborate entertainment offering that nearly sunk the company (but also led to one of its most famous video games). The first of seven amusement machines that…

The Switch’s Launch Lineup Is Getting Beefier

The Nintendo Switch’s launch lineup was initially a disappointment for people who wanted more than five launch titles. Nintendo fans were complaining that, in fact, the only “real” launch title for the Switch is Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It makes sense—the Wii U, Wii and 3DS all launched with more. Weeks after…

Smash Bros. Match From Weekend’s Tournament Is Some Epic Anime Shit

Super Smash Bros. Melee players Mango and Leffen clashed on Sunday in a match that will make you cry big, anime tears. Fans are already calling it 2017’s “set of the year”—despite the fact it’s only January. Cloud 9’s Mango (Joseph Marquez) and Team SoloMid’s Leffen (William Hjelte) have vied for Melee supremacy for years…

This Saturday, folks in Japan lined up for Nintendo Switch pre-orders. While many were done online, some even braved the cold like these 50 souls waiting in Akihabara at 5am. A line that grew longer as the morning progressed.

Speedrunner Beats Every Boss In The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past While Blindfolded

Link to the Past is not an easy game. But yesterday, speedrunner ParisianPlayer managed to defeat everyone of its bosses and complete the entire game in one sitting. While blindfolded In just over nine hours, ParisianPlayer defeated every boss in the game and unearthed most of its secrets while the entire time a Budweiser scarf…

Duck Hunt Causes Major Upset At This Weekend’s Smash Bros. Tournament

Gonzalo “ZeRo” Barrios of Team SoloMid is Smash Wii U’s greatest player at the moment. But that didn’t stop Japan’s Brood from sending him to the loser’s bracket at Genesis 4 after a stunning 2-1 victory early in the tournament that caused the crowd to freak out Currently situated outside the top 20 in the…

How Virtual Console Could Make The Switch A Must-Own

Nintendo has yet to say anything about how the Switch will approach classic games, which means there’s still hope that they won’t screw it up. Very slight hope. But we’ll take what we can get. Historically, Nintendo’s Virtual Console—a service for buying and playing games from older platforms—has been disappointing. On Wii, 3DS, and Wii…

That Time Some Players Thought Luigi Was In Super Mario 64

Super Mario 64 was a watershed moment for our favorite video game plumber. Mario made the leap into the third dimension and brought a colorful array of characters with him but a major ally was missing: his brother Luigi. Was he just hiding the whole time? Mario’s brother Luigi has always had his back ever…

Tecmo Koei has released two trailers for its upcoming Switch games, Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13 with Power Up Kit and Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence with Power Up Kit. Have a look.

Nintendo Answers (And Avoids) Our Switch Questions

The Switch won’t have Netflix or any other video apps at launch, but it will have a Mii Maker app. No video capture, sad to say. Last week, just after the Switch event, we sent Nintendo a bunch of questions about their new hardware, which launches on March 3. Today, Nintendo sent back responses. Here’s…

Star Fox 64 Comes To Wii U Today, And You Should Definitely Not Buy It

Star Fox 64! Great game. Comes to Wii U Virtual Console today. Here’s some free advice: Don’t buy it. As you may have heard, on March 3 Nintendo will release their next console, the Switch. As you may have also heard, Nintendo still hasn’t laid out their plans for the Switch’s catalog of classic games.…