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Nintendo’s 2010 E3 Press Conference LIVE

We know a lot of Nintendo’s big news today, but something tells me they still have something up their sleeves. Good thing we’re here to cover their press conference, LIVE! Click to viewNintendo’s E3 Press Conference Click to view

Team Kotaku Published June 15, 2010

E3 Day One: Get Ready For New Hardware, New Zelda

There are two things you can expect to see at E3 today that are super exciting: Nintendo unveiling a new piece of hardware, and Nintendo unveiling a new Zelda game. Yes, later this morning we can expect to see, for the first time, the Nintendo 3DS, an all-new handheld from the company that has the…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010

Tiny Wii Controllers For Your Freakishly Small Hands

Are Nintendo’s Wii remote and nunchuk controllers too big for your hands? Power A has your freakishly misshapen appendages covered with the charmingly named MiniRemote and MiniChuck. E3 isn’t just about the games. It’s also a place for companies like Power A to march out odd little accessories like this MiniRemote and MiniChuck combo. Retailing…

By Mike Fahey Published June 14, 2010

Rumor: Metroid Prime Team On, Like, Donkey Kong

Retro Studios, the Austin, Texas based development team responsible for making three Metroid Prime games for Nintendo—and one Metroid Prime compilation—may be ready to reveal its new project, a game reportedly starring Donkey Kong. IGN reports that it has heard “credible” talk about Retro Studios creating a Donkey Kong title for the Wii, which, one…

By Michael McWhertor Published June 13, 2010

Joey Logano, U R MR NASCAR

Four races into a 21-race sponsorship with GameStop, NASCAR driver Joey Logano averages a fifth-place finish with games sponsorship on his hood. He looks to change that in Kentucky tomorrow with an intimidating Super Mario Galaxy 2 paint job. As part of our neverending mission to document Logano’s performance in the name of video games,…

By Owen Good Published June 11, 2010

The Nintendo 3DS Will Have An Analog Stick

Our report earlier today about the features of the 3DS, including the surprise details of a 3D camera, happily didn’t include all of the surprises. The new Nintendo handheld will indeed have an analog stick. Details in the original post

Team Kotaku Published June 11, 2010

Gaming’s Big Secrets Revealed… Soon

New gadgets, new ways to play games, new ways to look at games, and plenty of new games. That’s what we expect to see at this year’s big Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. Each year E3 lays out the details of what gamers can expect to see over the course of the rest of…

By Brian Crecente Published June 11, 2010

Is This Nintendo’s 3DS? [UPDATE]

The Nintendo 3DS will have a 3D camera, two differently-designed screens, a tilt sensor and will be significantly more powerful than current handhelds, according to sources familiar with the system’s development kit. Updated with more details. A sketch of the 3DS by a Chinese blogger who claims to have a 3DS development kit matches other…

Team Kotaku Published June 11, 2010

Play Zelda II As A First-Person Shooter

You could keep reading this post. Or you could pop open a new browser window and try playing late-80s Zelda II: The Adventure of Link as a first-person-shooter. This wonderful little late-May creation that I somehow missed puts a player in the head of Zelda hero Link in what may be the worst non-spin-off Zelda…

By Stephen Totilo Published June 10, 2010

Paper Mario. Moving. For Real.

An enterprising individual in Japan spent hours after school for a little over three weeks to do something very important: bring you this clip. Using stop motion animation, Super Mario Bros. was recreated on the walls of this Japanese school. The total budget for this production? The equivalent of US$55. Money well spent. Mario jumps…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2010

Demented-Looking Pokemon Schoolyard Graffiti

That might be a super sentai hero in the middle! As seen in Ikebukuro, Tokyo by a lovely Kotaku reader.

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2010

Namco Bandai: Nintendo Market Has “Collapsed”

Is the bottom about to fall out of Nintendo’s software market? Namco Bandai certainly thinks so, saying the market for games on both the Wii and DS has “collapsed”. “It’s a tough market,” Namco Bandai’s Olivier Comte told MCV. “We had a lot of product, and the average quality of a game on DS and…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2010

Snorlax Makes A Great Dress

This isn’t a cosplay per se. It is a Snorlax dress. Different! Over on website Deviant Art, ~bethanyagogo made this Snorlax pocket monster dress because her friend had a Pokémon-themed party. “I made the dress out of fabric from two XXXL t-shirts [one in dark teal and one in tan],” she writes. “I screenprinted eyes…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2010

Dragon Quest IX In Convenient Trailer Form

We’re a month away from Nintendo’s release of Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Sky, the DS exclusive ninth installment of the beloved RPG series. Check out this trailer to see how it measures up to its console cousins. Despite being a portable title, Dragon Quest IX is perhaps the most ambitious Dragon Quest…

By Mike Fahey Published June 9, 2010

Finally, Dogs Can Cosplay As Mario, Too

And Luigi. And Peach. Not that they couldn’t before! Etsy shop Young Urban Puppy has just make things easier with these Nintendo-themed dog outfits. Spectacular. There is also a Game Boy outfit for your dog. Look! There it is. No, really. Yes! You can dress your dog as a Game Boy. If anyone ever asks…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2010

The Most Pirated Nintendo DS Games Are…

You know it. I know. People pirate Nintendo DS games. It’s so bad that Nintendo is spearheading a lawsuit to stop piracy. Yet piracy continues. According to Japan’s Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association, the top title for illegal downloads is Pokémon Platinum with 2,071,006 transfers worth ¥9.5 billion (US$103 million). Following close behind is Pokémon Diamond…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2010

Foxconn Ditches Suicide Compensation, Looks To Relocation

This year, Foxconn’s Shenzhen factory has been hit with a rash of suicides. The company has taken measures to prevent jumpers. Now, it looks set to take the greatest preventive measure of all. It is revoking the payout it had been offering to families of the deceased. This year, there have been 12 attempted suicides…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2010

EA Boss Has Seen The 3DS

I haven’t seen the Nintendo 3DS. Have you? No, you haven’t either. But EA boss John Riccitiello has. “It’s like one of these things here where with Nintendo where you’ve got to be very careful here because they’ve got a lot to say at E3, and I want to be careful to not accidentally transgress…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2010

It’s Easy To Make Pikachu Terrifying

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By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2010

North America Getting New DSi XL Color

This July a new DSi XL color will be making its way to the US. That color is “Midnight Blue”. The new DSi XL color will join its bronze and burgundy brethren on American store shelves. Earlier this month, Nintendo revealed three new DSi XL colors for Japan: Yellow, Blue and Green. Midnight Blue appears…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2010