Nintendo

Kirby Massive Attack Is Confusing And Adorable

We got to check out a snippet of the upcoming Kirby DS game, Kirby Massive Attack while walking the Nintendo booth today. As you’ll see in the video, many of the game’s mechanics eluded me. Basically, there are a whole multitude of little Kirbys grouped together, and you lead them around using the stylus.


June 8, 2011
Nintendo

Kirby Mass Attack Goes Large On The DS

Kirby is headed to the Nintendo DS with Kirby Mass Attack. This is the game’s latest trailer. Watch it. Or not.


May 2, 2011
In Real Life

Hey, This Mascot Looks Really Familiar

This month, a sweets festival is being held at Kanazawa Castle. The mascot character looks very familiar.


April 7, 2011
Nintendo

Mario Wants You To Hit Him As Hard As You Can

Kotaku AU

We’ve seen a zillion Mario youtube parody videos, but here’s one more – one that takes Mario and friends, then shoehorns them into the world of Fight Club. If you don’t want to see Mario pulverising the adorable Kirby, then for the love of all that’s good and holy, don’t watch this video clip.


February 14, 2011
In Real Life

Video Game Valentine Cards My Wife Will Probably Hate

Kotaku AU

As I mentioned before – I’m in dire need of a last minute gift to satiate my wife’s Valentine’s Day needs. I’ve had a bunch of suggestions – thanks for that – but I don’t think this one is going to fly. Here are a bunch of really cool video game valentine card, that my wife will almost certainly throw back in my face.


In Real Life

An Invasion Of Mario, Donkey Kong And Kirby Toys

This line of Yoshis are just a fraction of the population of Nintendo toys and figures at Toy Fair 2011. These guys are from Global Holdings, a company that gets Nintendo items onto the shelves of Toys ‘R’ Us, Walmart, GameStop and other shops.


January 29, 2011
Nintendo

The New Wii Kirby Loses The Yarn But Keeps The Epic

Revealed during yesterday’s Nintendo investor meeting in Japan, there’s a new Kirby game headed to the Nintendo Wii, and this time around the pink puffball is a bit more substantial than he was in Kirby’s Epic Yarn.


December 16, 2010
News

Kirby’s Epic Yarn Gets Patched At Club Nintendo

Nintendo’s excessively adorable Wii game Kirby’s Epic Yarn provides the latest contribution to America’s version of Club Nintendo, two pairs of patches that will embroider their way into your heart.


December 14, 2010
In Real Life

Super Smash Bros ‘De-made’ For Game Boy Looks Crazy

This is Super Smash Land, the Game Boy release of Nintendo’s bestselling brawler that never existed until now. And, yes, that’s Kirby and Mario duking it out at Peach’s Castle in monochromatic glory.


December 2, 2010

The Allure Of Plush Tech

When I was a kid the future looked like this.