Nintendo

The company that gave the world Mario, Link, and Samus is the undisputed champ of the modern console war, with nearly 150 million Switches sold since 2017. But now, speculation is rampant about the company’s next console, rumored to launch in 2025.

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A 1-Minute Trailer At Summer Game Fest Costs $250K [Update]

Being a part of Geoff Keighley's not-E3 video game extravaganza isn't cheap

By Zack Zwiezen Published June 6, 2024
OpinionImpressions

Star Wars: Hunters Is A Fun New Shooter Trapped On Switch And Phones

The latest Star Wars game is free, a bit like Overwatch , and only playable on Switch and mobile

By Zack Zwiezen Published June 5, 2024
Tips & Guides

The Final Shape, Shadow Of The Erdtree And 8 Other Games To Check Out In June

Summer kicks off with long-awaited expansions, an ‘80s B-movie adaptation, the return of Luigi’s haunted sequel, and more

By Claire Jackson Published June 3, 2024
CultureNews

A Google Contractor Reportedly Watched Private Nintendo Videos And Leaked The Info Online

A person with admin access on YouTube shared a screenshot of a non-public Yoshi trailer in 2017

By Zack Zwiezen Published June 3, 2024
Culture

A Stunning Zelda Lego Set, A Rocky Return For MultiVersus, And More Of The Week’s Top News

There’s also an intriguing new No Man's Sky update and a look at PlayStation's future

Kotaku Staff Published June 1, 2024

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Ex-Bank Robber’s New Heist: Scamming Pokémon Card Buyers For Millions

Anthony Curcio has spent the past decade as a speaker advocating against his previous life of crime

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 30, 2024
Tips & Guides

Every Video Game Showcase Happening During Not-E3 And Summer Game Fest 2024

June will be full of new trailers and big reveals for Xbox, Ubisoft, and more

By Ethan Gach Published May 30, 2024
OpinionCommentary

A Decade Later, Mario Kart 8 Is Still Impossible To Top

I could run through these courses for the rest of my life

By Moises Taveras Published May 29, 2024
The Bests

Dead Video Game Franchises We’d Like To See Return

Everyone has a favorite video game series they’re mourning to this day, here’s ours

Kenneth Shepard & Carolyn Petit & Claire Jackson & Moises Taveras & Zack Zwiezen Published May 29, 2024
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Fans Are Convinced The Dragon Quest III Remake Is Actually A Trilogy

The first three games in the series could be coming to modern audiences soon

By Willa Rowe Published May 28, 2024

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Legend Of Zelda‘s First Lego Set Is A $300 Great Deku Tree

After leaking in 2023, the long-rumored Legend of Zelda set is arriving in September with three Link minifigs

By Zack Zwiezen Published May 28, 2024
Culture

Paper Mario Translation Wins, Suicide Squad Costume Fumbles, And More Of The Week’s Top News

The 'gamer girl bath water' saga hits a new milestone, and Escape from Tarkov sees a bad situation get worse

Kotaku Staff Published May 25, 2024
Opinion

GTA 6 Price Predictions, Hades 2 Impressions, And More Hot Takes

We’ve always got an opinion on the world of video games.

Kotaku Staff Published May 25, 2024
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Wow, Even Super Nintendo World’s Bathrooms Have Great Music

The Super Mario Bros . theme park at Universal Studios features some chill poopin' music

By Zack Zwiezen Published May 24, 2024
ReviewsSwitch

New RPG Captures The Essence Of What Made Zelda: A Link To The Past So Great

Master Key is a sublime 2D RPG that's a perfect follow-up to Animal Well

By John Walker Published May 24, 2024

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Super Mario 64 Speedrunner Explains How He Just Made History In The Wildest Way Possible

He beat the game with zero jump button presses and it only took 86 hours

By Ethan Gach Published May 23, 2024
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The Internet Reacts To Hunter Schafer Playing A Switch For Vogue

The Euphoria star is giving gamer rot and we have no choice but to stan

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 23, 2024
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Remake Restores A Party Member’s Trans Identity

Vivian’s transgender identity was taken out of the English localization on the GameCube

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 21, 2024
OpinionCommentary

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Remaster Hailed As The Definitive Version Of An All-Time RPG Classic

Early reviews praise the Switch's update to the beloved GameCube sequel

By Ethan Gach Published May 21, 2024
OpinionCommentary

GTA 6 Could Be The First Game To Push Past $70

Take-Two Interactive's CEO may have a different concept of value than the people who buy his games

By Zack Zwiezen Published May 20, 2024

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