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In Real Life

Classic Video Games With Real-Life Backdrops Are Delightful

Video games from the 8-bit and 16-bit era mixed with real life environments look awesome, and it’s a technique that lets anyone’s creativity shine. It’s something that Kotaku has covered before, but it would be a mistake to not share the new ones.

24 May 2013

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Watch Donkey Kong Scare The Crap Out Of Children

To celebrate the release of Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, Nintendo spent a lovely afternoon scaring the crap out of children. The video (above) is quite fun.

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Nintendo Will Have A Large Booth At E3

Previously, Nintendo said it was not holding a big E3 press conference. It also said it was bringing E3 to… Best Buy retailers across the US. But that doesn’t mean Nintendo will have a rinky-dink E3 booth. No sir-ee!

22 May 2013

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Nintendo Made A New Dungeon Crawler. This Is It.

Early last month, Nintendo released a download game on the Japanese 3DS eShop. However, as it was only given out free to Gold and Platinum Nintendo Club members, the chances are high you’ll never get to even see it — much less play it.

21 May 2013

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Mario Party, A Game For People Who Want To Watch The World Burn

I’ve never met a person who likes Mario Party, the digital board game featuring iconic Nintendo characters. I mean, I know people who do like the games exist; we’re up to, what, Mario Party 9 now? Someone is buying these things.

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This Wii U Game Doesn’t Seem As Polished As Its PS3 Version

The first Yakuza game debuted on the PlayStation 2. Last year, an HD version of the game hit the PlayStation 3. Later this year, it’s coming to the Wii U. How does it stack up?

20 May 2013

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The Wii U Has Nothing To Offer A Sports Fan. Does It Even Matter Now?

If it wasn’t obvious at its launch in November, then this past week should have made it clear: The Wii U is functionally irrelevant to sports video games, and there is no reason for any sports fan to buy the console. The only question now is how much that will really matter to the fate of the machine.

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What If Pokemon Were Pets

This video is just too cute. Way too cute. That one dog with his little furry dog face…

19 May 2013

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Tomodachi Collection Is One Odd Little Game

I spent this past week playing what is currently the best-selling game in the world: the Japan only 3DS game Tomodachi Collection: New Life. After scouring the internet for Miis to populate the game, I spent my first three hours with the game in a state of nostalgic, yet amused, bafflement. My extra hours with the game have done little to change my original opinion: it is a crazy random game designed from the bottom up to take as much of your time as possible.

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Today’s Gamers Are Having A Little Trouble With Super Mario World, Too

It was recently established that the 2013 gamer is perplexed by some parts of 1994′s Super Metroid. The 2013 gamer is having some issues with 1990′s Super Mario World, too.

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