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Former Mario Kart Pitch Girl Dangerously Thin

When Nintendo launched Mario Kart Wii in Japan, it roped in some of the country’s biggest celebrities for the ad campaign. Among them, was Aki Hoshino. In a country obsessed with youth, the 33 year-old Hoshino is older than most pin-up models. She’s noted for her bubbly personality and her hourglass figure. Rumor has it…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 24, 2010

Pokémon’s Health Care, Better Than America’s?

Ooohh, politics! Well, not really. More like humorous insight, with a Facebook group springing up based on the premise that the health care afforded to Pokémons trumps that offered to real, breathing Americans. “Universal Health Care: Good enough for Pokémon, Good enough for America” is the name of the group, and it has a point.…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2010

2D Zelda Games vs. 3D Zelda Games

The Legend of Zelda games have been rendered in 2D and 3D. Is one better than the other? The 2D Zelda games include the original Legend of Zelda as well as those Capcom-developed Zelda games on the Game Boy and the Game Boy Advance. With The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the games were…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 24, 2010

Hollywood Still Wants To Make Nintendo Movies

There was a Mario movie once. It was awful. There was also a Zelda cartoon. Same story. So you can understand why, when Hollywood comes-a-knockin’ these days, Nintendo are quick to reply with “nothankyou”. Asked by the LA Times whether there’s still interest in doing things with the rights to Nintendo franchises like Zelda, Mario…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2010

Nintendo 3DS Will Be Playable In June

If you remember the last time Nintendo revealed a new piece of hardware (the Revolution/Wii) it was ages before people got their hands on the thing. The 3DS, on the other hand, will be playable in less than three months. Nintendo spokesman Ken Toyoda said yesterday that “We wanted to give the gaming industry a…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2010

Apple Cuts a Larger Slice of Mobile Gaming Pie

If iPhone and iPod Touch gaming is in the same category as the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable, then the Apple device surged in 2009 at the expense of the two dominant mobile platforms, especially the PSP. That is the finding the analytics site Flurry, which found Apple’s control of the DS-PSP-iPhone portable gaming marking,…

By Owen Good Published March 23, 2010

WarioWare: D.I.Y.’s Monster Manual: A Thick Primer On Micro-game Making

If you plan on picking up WarioWare: D.I.Y. next week—with or without a shiny new Nintendo DSi XL to go along with it—get ready to do some heavy reading, thanks to the game’s bulky instruction booklet. A copy of WarioWare: D.I.Y. just showed up here at Kotaku Towers West (sans gigantic sandwich) and it may…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 23, 2010

Kotaku Talk Radio Is Live Tomorrow With The Man Behind Red Steel 2

Just in time for the release of Red Steel 2 comes this week’s episode of Kotaku Talk Radio with special guest Ubisoft’s Jason VandenBerghe, the creative director of the Motionplus Wii title. VandenBerghe will be on Kotaku Talk Radio this Wednesday at 11 a.m. Kotaku Time (that’s 1 p.m. ET, 10 a.m. PT), giving you…

By Brian Crecente Published March 23, 2010

Report: Nintendo 3DS Also Has “3D Joystick,” Force Feedback & More

Nintendo’s fifth generation version of its wildly popular Nintendo DS hardware, the Nintendo 3DS, comes with more than just the power to display 3D images. It also comes with a new joystick and force feedback, according to one report. Fortunately, that report is from the typically reliable Nikkei, who writes that Nintendo “plans to give…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 23, 2010

This Nintendo Game Supports Decapitation, Crucifixion, Immolation

I think we should be prepared for all sorts of evil, player-created games when WarioWare D.I.Y. hits North America this weekend. The DS game allows you to create the sort of mini-games found in classic WarioWare titles using your own graphics, sounds and imagination. Unfortunately, that means at least some wannabe game designers are going…

By Brian Crecente Published March 23, 2010

Look, Somebody Actually Made A Wii Football Controller

Last year, a patent was uncovered for a Wii football. It had been designed by Nintendo, and yet, it was stupid. Well, looks like somebody else has beat the Big N to the market. CTA Digital, manufacturers of cheap gaming peripherals and accessories, has released the “Soft-football for Wii”, a product so stupid it couldn’t…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2010

Nintendo 3DS Is A New Hardware Series

Whether it be the DS Lite or the DSi, Nintendo has released a spate of Nintendo DS hardware spin-offs in the last few years. The Nintendo 3DS is not a spin-off. It’s worth pointing out, you know. Nintendo released its Game And Watch series of handhelds in the early 1980s. Following that, the company released…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 23, 2010

Nintendo Announces New Hardware, The Nintendo 3DS

At E3, Nintendo will be introducing new hardware, the Nintendo 3DS. In an official release, Nintendo describes the portable as allowing games to be “enjoyed with 3D effects without the need for any special glasses”. It is not yet known how the 3D effects will work, but it is possible that it could work like…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 23, 2010

The 19th Century Called, It Wants Its Game Boy Back

Steampunk may be growing a little long in the tooth as far as internet crazes go, but that doesn’t mean we turn our backs on it completely. Fancy steampunk Game Boys, for example, are worth a second look. Designed by Game Boy modder Thretris, it’s an original 1989 model, and comes with not just a…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2010

Will The Next Zelda Game Change Based On Your Pulse?

Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto may be toying with new ways to shake up The Legend of Zelda, adding more than just Wii MotionPlus support for the next adventure of Link. Is he also considering Wii Vitality Sensor-based gameplay? While Miyamoto didn’t confirm whether the next Wii Zelda game would feature pulse-pounding, biometrics-based additions, he…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 22, 2010

Smash Bros., Metroid, Scribblenauts Creators Making Free WarioWare Microgames

Nintendo’s upcoming WarioWare: D.I.Y., the game that lets players create their own playable microgames, is tapping a handful of all-star developers to create free downloadable content, including the makers of games like Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Metroid and Scribblenauts. Followers of WarioWare: D.I.Y. may already be aware of Nintendo’s celebrity-made microgame giveaways. The Japanese version…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 22, 2010

Nintendo DSi XL Delivery Comes With a Five-Foot Surprise

A delivery man just brought this to my door. Inside, a DSi XL for reviewing. But what he left in his truck was more interesting. “I’ve got a five-foot sub for ya,” he said smiling. For me??? You know how I love my sandwiches, especially when they are subs delivered to my home. Was this…

By Brian Crecente Published March 22, 2010

Super Guide, Vitality Sensor and Netflix DS: A Conversation With Nintendo

While both Sony and Microsoft are focusing on their own forms of motion gaming this year, Nintendo plans to continue their efforts to change the way we play games. Speaking with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime recently, the charismatic executive walked me through some of Nintendo’s 2010 game plans including the publisher’s push to…

By Brian Crecente Published March 22, 2010

The Nintendo Download: This Is The Story Of A Cave

It’s Cave Story week on the Nintendo Download, and Nintendo has gotten every other WiiWare game out of the way in order to make sure Studio Pixel’s eagerly anticipated action adventure has center stage. IT feels like we’ve been waiting forever, but we don’t have to wait no more. Cave Story for WiiWare is here,…

By Mike Fahey Published March 22, 2010

Nintendo And McDonalds: A Short History

The king of fast-food. The biggest Japanese video game company. Nintendo and McDonald’s have been in cahoots for years The recent news that McDonald’s is using the Nintendo DS to quickly train new part-time employees is just the latest in a long, long line of Nintendo-McDonald’s tie-ups. This collaboration helps McDonald’s cuts training time in…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 22, 2010