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​Your Guide To The Next-Gen Consoles

Just like that, the Xbox One was released to the public, and the next generation of gaming became the current generation of gaming. In the last two weeks, we’ve gotten two new consoles in the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One. Add last year’s Nintendo Wii U, and you’ve officially got a lot of new…

​A Zelda Violin Performance Worthy Of The Hero Of Time

Just in time to get me psyched about the excellence of Zelda music all over again. Here’s violinist Taylor Davis with a rousing performance of both Song of Time and Song of Storms from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. She plays violin in the rain, man. It doesn’t get any more dramatic than…

The Legend Of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds: The Kotaku Review

I haven’t enjoyed a game in The Legend of Zelda franchise this much in more than 20 years. Yes, I am one of those Legend of Zelda fans – the ones who steadfastly maintain that the pinnacle of the series, despite all the advances of the past two decades, is a 2D sprite-based game for…

Super Mario 3D World: The Kotaku Review

Super Mario 3D World is a terrific video game. It’s just not a very good Wii U game. I can’t remember the last time Nintendo needed a game to be so good so badly. Super Mario 3D World is the first really big game for the company’s beleaguered Wii U, the kind of game that…

New Humble Weekly, Walmart Early Black Friday, Mad Max [Deals]

In addition to the one-two punch of Walmart’s early Black Friday deals and Amazon Digital’s Black Friday discounts starting up, we’ve also got a new Humble Weekly Bundle bursting at the seams with pinball tables. If you need to stock up on SD cards, flash drives, or even SSDs, Amazon is running a great deal…

Wreck-It Ralph, Rapunzel and Frozen Disney Infinity Toys Are Out There

The third round of Infinity figures is hitting stores today, bringing Wreck-It Ralph and Vanellope, Tangled‘s Rapunzel, and Anna and Elsa from Frozen to Disney’s cross-property toy box. Now all you have to do is find them — at three different retailers. Dammit, Disney. Not only are you releasing four products (Anna and Elsa come…

Tips For Playing The Legend Of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

The latest game in Nintendo’s beloved action role-playing series is upon us, and while it contains many links to the past, there are aspects of The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds that remain a secret to everybody. You may need a little help. So here I stand, in a dark cave flanked by…

Hanged 3DS Either Needed A Charge Or Stole A Horse

Look, sometimes when you’re in a hotel you’ve got to make do with what you’ve got. And if your 3DS needs a charge, and the only open power outlet is up there, then you use it. But…jeez, that’s precarious Ry-Spirit’s Art [Facebook, via Tiny Cartridge]

The Most Ridiculous Pokedex Entries In Pokémon X & Y

It’s easy to miss, but boy, Pokémon lore can get pretty bonkers sometime. Case in point: the Pokedex entries for X & Y, where you might learn about things that are either amazing, creepy or just plain nonsensical. Pokemon X & Y, despite having a small number of new Pokemon added to the ‘dex, is…

Zelda Meets Macross, 80’s Child Brains Explode

These illustrations of Link and Zelda were done by Haruhiko Mikimoto. You may not know him by name, but if you’ve ever seen Macross, you’ll know his work. Mikimoto was character designer on the series, meaning if your heart has ever fluttered for Roy Focker, he’s the man to thank. He never worked for Nintendo,…

Have Your Animal Crossing Character Brought To Tiny Life

Edberg Panganiban is now selling maybe the best Christmas stocking stuffer of them all: little resin Animal Crossing figures, hand-painted to match your own character’s design. While he sells ready-made figures – all of which are pretty cute – it’s the option to have him paint your own custom guy or girl that makes it…

Man Arrested for Allegedly Threatening to Kill Nintendo Execs

A 25 year-old man has been arrested in Japan for allegedly threatening the lives of two Nintendo executives. Apparently, those weren’t his only threats. Sankei News reports that on May 20, the suspect allegedly accessed the online inquiry form on Nintendo’s homepage via his home computer and named two Nintendo execs he was going to…

Happy Birthday Nintendo Co., Ltd.! On November 20, 1947, Nintendo Co., Ltd. was established as a publicly traded company, making NCL sixty-six years old. Of course, Nintendo itself is older than that (it was founded in 1889), and you can read about Nintendo’s past right here

The Best Smash Bros. Mod Around Is Getting All Sorts Of New Stuff

The new Smash Bros will drop sometime in 2014. That’s a while from now. But why wait at all when you can play an awesome modded version of Super Smash Bros. Brawl that makes the game feel like new? The trailer above is for the latest update for Project M, a mod for Brawl that…

Make Your Zelda Look Super Slim With This One Weird Trick

When the people behind the new Zelda game decided they wanted to use a top-down camera angle, they realized that looking at Link’s green hat for 20-something hours wouldn’t be all that interesting or pleasant. So they came up with a simple solution: MAKE EVERYTHING SLANTED. Look at that image, you guys. They designed the…

The Nintendo 2DS is being released in South Korea on December 7. So far, it’s only been sold in the West. Wonder what country is next…

Nintendo Marching Band Routine Blows Trumpets (Also, Socks Off)

Ohio State University’s marching band did a killer Nintendo performancelast yearduring a halftime show. This year, Clemson responds.

All The Nintendo Consoles In Pokémon Games Over The Years

Lots of elements reappear in Pokémon games across generations—but one of the very first things we experience in every Pokémon game has to be going up to our television and finding a game system hooked up. It’s always a Nintendo system—typically whatever was new at the time. Pokemon X & Y, for example, puts a…

Three Nintendo Systems Share a Birthday Today

Though plenty of attention this week is on the PlayStation 4’s launch last Friday, and the Xbox One arriving on the next, at the midpoint—today—is a rather significant date in video gaming history: Three Nintendo systems all released in North America on Nov. 18. The Wii U, of course, is most recent, launching last year…

Let’s Compare The New Zelda to its 22-Year-Old Ancestor

Link to the Past has aged quite well, wouldn’t you agree? What we have here is a direct, side-by-side comparison of the new handheld Zelda game, A Link Between Worlds, and its predecessor, the now almost 22-year-old Link to the Past, courtesy of The Bit Block. There’s a stark difference, to say the least, but…