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It’s Time for Pictures of People Looking Like Idiots Playing the Wii U

Lifestyle photography. The art of making models look like they’re actually using a product, and are either enjoying it or at least doing it properly. Some call it a lost art. I call it one impossible to master. But bless companies for trying, because were it not for that, then we wouldn’t have comic relief…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012

ZombiU Sprinkles Dead Island With A Liberal Dose of Dark Souls. In Other Words, It’s Rad

Well, color me surprised. When Ubisoft debuted ZombiU as a Wii U-exclusive (Update: maybe not exclusive forever) zombie game at their press conference yesterday, I wasn’t sold. The trailer was exceptionally slick, of course, but who can even tell when it comes to zombie games anymore, you know? As it turns out, ZombiU doesn’t just…

By Kirk Hamilton Published June 5, 2012

We’re Live at Nintendo’s Wii U Hardware Conference

Nintendo is talking about Wii U and we are here to listen. Kotaku editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo and I are sitting in the audience at Nintendo’s Hardware Showcase, where they’re about to announce… well, we don’t really know. Nintendo’s Katsuya Eguchi will be here, and that’s about everything we’ve heard so far. Keep refreshing this post…

By Jason Schreier Published June 5, 2012

Here’s All of Today’s Nintendo News in One Place

Just joining us? Have a paralysing fear of tracking down news individually? You’re in luck. Here’s all of today’s Nintendo news from the company’s E3 press conference in the one place. Handy. We’re Liveblogging Nintendo’s E3 Press Conference Right Here Pikmin 3 Confirmed as Wii U Title Nintendo’s Wii U Will Support Two GamePads Hallelujah!…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012

See Nintendo’s Hardcore Wii U Controller in White

Earlier this week, Nintendo showed off a new Pro Controller that’s designed to be used when playing titles that are ported from other systems, and not necessarily designed with the Wii U’s unique capabilities in mind. The first model shown was in black, but you know, since the console is also sold in white the…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012

Two Controllers Slows Down Your Wii U Games

While Nintendo is making a big deal about the Wii U supporting two Wii U GamePads, don’t get excited just yet. Via Twitter, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has said, “When you use two, the framerate halves to 30 frames per second.” So that means all those 60fps Wii U games Nintendo has been banging on…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2012

Oh Dear, the Wii U’s Controller Battery Only Lasts For 3-5 Hours

Here’s some E3 buzzkill for you: it seems the battery in Nintendo’s Wii U control pad only lasts for 3-5 hours. That’s…wow. That’s less than a lot of you would spend during a serious session with a game. This is going to be a problem given the nature of the controller; it’s one thing to…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012

See Mario’s Creator Act Like a Goofball On Stage at E3

The highlight of today’s E3, for me at least, was seeing Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto take the stage at the company’s press conference and finally take the wraps off Pikmin 3 The reveal itself was welcome, but what I really liked about it was seeing the dude go crazy with it. For many people, his…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012

Oh, If Only This Majora’s Mask HD Trailer Had Been Real

Earlier today, pranksters tried to pass this video off as official. Something Nintendo would actually be showing at its E3 press conference. It didn’t, of course, because it’s fake, but just because it’s fake doesn’t mean it’s not terrific

By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012

That Very Strange, Very Japanese Pokémon Game is Still Coming Over

Just in case you thought it was a bad (or good!) dream, here’s a trailer to remind you that, yes, Pokémon Conquest – otherwise known as Pokémon + Nobunaga’s Ambition – is inexplicably seeing a Western release

By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012

Of Course There’s a Rabbids Game for the Wii U

It wouldn’t be a Wii launch without a Rabbids game. And so here we have the trailer for Rabbids Land. Has the charm worn off these once-quirky Ubisoft mascots? I’d say the charm worn off long ago. Sorry, little guys.

By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012

Luigi’s Ghost Mansion Is Kind Of Like Pac-Man In Nintendo Land

Ghosts? Check. Four color-coded characters? Check. Chasing each other around a dark, hallway-ridden setting? Check. Watch Stephen play the ghost in Luigi’s Ghost Mansion in Nintendo Land, and get demolished by the Nintendo reps playing the ghost hunters in this video.

By Nick Vannucci Published June 5, 2012

Nintendo Didn’t Show This Wario Game, But Maybe it Should Have

The 3DS Excepted, new Nintendo hadware launches over the last decade or so have almost been defined by the Wario games released at or near their launch. Combining quirky mechanics with an almost requirement to play them socially, they do as good a job of any game of making the most of a system’s unique…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012

The British Zombie Game Shows What the Wii U’s Controller Screen Can do

Ubisoft’s ZombiU had one of the more interesting trailers from yesterday, but, um, all we saw was cinematic stuff. Nothing from the actual game. This? This is nothing but the actual game. OK, Nintendo (and Ubisoft), you know what, you want to sell people on just what that second screen can do, this is helping.

By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012

Pikmin 3’s E3 Trailer is a Sight for Sore Eyes

Ah, Pikmin. It’s been too long, my little friends. Too long. See the third game in the series’ reveal on the Wii from earlier today here

By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012

Get a Good Look at the New Black Wii U

The Wii U doesn’t just come in white. It now comes in black too! Get a good look at it here.

By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012

Nintendo Land‘s Donkey Kong-Themed Game Is An Obstacle Course

Nintendo Land‘s Donkey Kong’s Crash Course has nothing to do with bongos, nor the jungle. The player controls a vehicle by tilting the Wii U Gamepad and pushing the shoulder buttons to control various obstacles. The object of the game is to collect bananas without tipping the vehicle over. The screen on the gamepad provides…

By Nick Vannucci Published June 5, 2012

Nintendo’s Ninja Star Nintendo Land Game Exposes A Wii U Problem

One of my main concerns about the Wii U is that it has the same controller-syncing problems that required lots of one-button manual recalibration of the Wii Motion Plus Remote in Wii Sports Resort and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword The problem is that the Wii U sometimes wants you to point the GamePad…

By Stephen Totilo Published June 5, 2012

This Is How Nintendo Land‘s Zelda Game Works

The first Legend of Zelda game you’ll play on Nintendo’s Wii U doesn’t star Link; it stars you dressed as Link, or at least your Mii dressed as Link. Stephen Totilo walks us through the first Zelda experience on the Wii U. The Legend of Zelda: Battle Quest is one of several mini-games arriving in…

By Mike Fahey Published June 5, 2012

The Makers of Bayonetta and the New Metal Gear Are Making an Exclusive Game for WiiU

Platinum Games, the folks behind such superviolent bits of excellence as Bayonetta, Vanquish and the upcoming Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance are also working on a launch title for Nintendo’s WiiU. It’s a bit more Pixar than their usual style, but it still looks cool. With the working title of “Project P-100,” the game will involve…

By Kirk Hamilton Published June 5, 2012