Nintendo

Nintendo’s Official Spokesdog Is The Cutest

This is Uggie. He’s Nintendo’s official canine representative. He’s also the most adorable thing ever.


January 13, 2012
News

Video Game Helps People Forge Stronger Relationships… With Pigs

We breed them, kill them, cook them. Millions of man-hours have been spent flinging Angry Birds at them, but has anyone ever tried playing video games with them? A team of livestock ethics researchers and game designers in the Netherlands is doing just that with Pig Chase.


December 31, 2011
Mobile

Watch Real Animals Kick Arse At Video Games

You remember that Bearded Dragon, right? Or the orangutans? Or the African bull frog crushing virtual ants?


December 15, 2011
In Real Life

Watch This Lizard Kick Ass At A Video Game With His Tongue

I’ve seen orangutans play video games on a touch screen, but this is the first lizard. And this Bearded Dragon doesn’t need opposable thumbs to master the art of gaming, he uses his tongue.


September 17, 2011
PC

There Are Voice Actors For Dogs. And Horses.

Hard-working professionals (who usually stand on two feet) are paid to sound like dogs and, now horses in the video game series The Sims 3 Pets. Today, we present footage of some of their work.


November 11, 2010
News

Sega Promotes Awareness Of Endangered Hedgehogs By Being Cruel To Them

Britain’s hedgehog population is in crisis, with many falling victim to roadkill. Sega staged a “hedgehog road crossing” to raise awareness of the creatures, and, of course, Sonic colours. Here one’s fitted with red booties. Seen via Daily Mail.


August 8, 2010
In Real Life

Hey, Gimme That, You Big… Ape

At the San Francisco Zoo yesterday, photographer Christina Spicuzza captured five pictures of gorillas playing around with a DSi XL. They later touched a monolith and used the handheld to slay an eohippus.


July 2, 2010
News

Can’t Pull The Trigger On A Virtual Buffalo

On the topic of shooting animals in Red Dead Redemption, one player of Rockstar’s big Western writes to Kotaku about his resistance to killing virtual bison.


June 30, 2010
In Real Life

What Do Red Dead Redemption Players Have Against Crows?

Do Red Dead Redemption players hate crows? I shoot virtual deer and wolves a lot in that fantastic video game Western, but look at these stats, pulled from the Rockstar Social Club:


June 26, 2010
In Real Life

For Now The Bionic Cat Just Walks, But Could Laser Feet Be That Far Off?

After losing his back feet to a combine harvester, Oscar the cat thought he would never walk again, but we can rebuild him. We have the technology.