In Real Life

Three Nintendo Icons Draw Kirby

Nearly 20 years ago, three household names in Nintendo gaming took a shot at drawing Kirby inside the official strategy guide for Kirby’s Adventures. Masahiro Sakurai, the game’s creator (and creator of the Super Smash Bros. series); Shigeru Miyamoto, who really needs no introduction, and Satoru Iwata, who doesn’t either, unless you don’t know who Nintendo’s current CEO is.


April 21, 2012
Nintendo

Kirby Anthology Coming This Year For Wii, Says Nintendo

Not much more than a brief tease; as part of today’s “Nintendo Direct” news event in Japan, the company said “a special Wii disc featuring all your favourite Kirby games,” will be released this year, the character’s 20th anniversary.


January 12, 2012
In Real Life

From Metroid’s Power Suit To A Pink Nurse Outfit, She’s Got You Covered

Meet MissNatsume. The Costa Rican cosplayer is at ease covered both in Samus’ Power Suit or dressed up cute, like a real life Kirby.


November 2, 2011
Nintendo

Kirby’s Return To Dreamland: The Kotaku Review

Kirby was always a simple video game character. He was a pleaser. Today, he’s a rebel.


October 26, 2011
Nintendo

Should You Buy Kirby’s Return To Dreamland? No.

Kirby’s Return to Dreamland is the first Nintendo-published game for the Wii since June and only the third of the year, but scarcity alone does not guarantee quality. Nor does the fact that this Kirby game allows him to do what he hasn’t done for years: inhale his enemies. So Kirby sucks, but is Kirby’s Return to Dreamland worth buying?


October 18, 2011
Nintendo

Quick Impressions Of Kirby Wii, New Layton, Uncharted 3

I used to write a thing called the Game Diary each weekday. I did it for a previous employer. I did it for my own now-dormant blog. I briefly did it for my Facebook Fan Page (hmmm… maybe I should do something there).


September 17, 2011
Nintendo

6 Minutes Of Kirby’s Surprisingly Insane Nintendo DS Swan Song

Silly me. I thought the main draw of Kirby Mass Attack would be Kirby Mass Attack. Nope. The main mode of what I assume is Kirby’s final game on the sunsetting Nintendo DS — the mode that gave this game its name — is a decent experiment in controlling 10 pink puffballs at once in a side-scrolling adventure.


September 14, 2011
Nintendo

When The Kirby Truck Rolled Up To Kotaku…

We got a visit from the Kirby ice cream truck today, part of Nintendo’s promotional push for September 19′s Kirby Mass Attack, which just might be the last Nintendo-backed DS game. Maybe.


August 12, 2011
Nintendo

Kirby Explains, Without Words, The Appeal Of Kirby Mass Attack

Kirby has been kind to the Nintendo DS. He’s been a good ambassador for the platform with Kirby Canvas Curse, Kirby: Squeak Squad and Kirby Super Star Ultra. His next DS game, Kirby Mass Attack, looks to continue the streak of good, dual-screen portable Kirby games.


June 16, 2011
Nintendo

Nintendo’s Favourite And Least Favourite Screenshots

Nintendo has a habit of being especially uptight about the press’ use of imagery from E3. Nintendo sent a message along with the screenshots they distributed at the show, stating that the enclosed images were “prioritised”, and that magazines and blogs like ourselves should try to use the higher rated images if you had to choose.