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Nintendo: Tom Nook Is ‘Misunderstood’

As I play an advance copy of the newest version of Nintendo’s beloved Animal Crossing games, I’ve again been pondering the nature of Tom Nook, a character who could teach Bowser and Mother Brain a thing or two about tormenting a Nintendo gamer.


New 3DS Colour Option Is Very Metal

Nintendo Japan just unveiled a new colour of 3DS. It’s not red. It’s metallic red.


This Sure Is A Lot Of Ass Cheek For A Nintendo-Licensed Product

Nintendo is about as family-friendly as video game companies can get. This goes double for the company’s merchandise, which normally begins at T-shirts and ends with plush representations of cute little Mushroom Kingdom characters.


Nintendo’s Commercial For Luigi’s Mansion 2 Is Straight-Up 90s

Grab your Gushers, kids. This new commercial for the second Luigi’s Mansion — out March 24 for 3DS — feels straight out of 1995. That’s not a bad thing, of course.


Why The 3DS Has Become The Best Gaming Machine Out There

Two years ago, Nintendo was in trouble. The House of Mario had just released a brand new handheld system with impressive 3D graphics, but nobody seemed to care. Sales were sluggish and reception wasn’t great.


Fire Emblem: Awakening’s Amazing Musical Milieu

We’ve talked plenty about how much we like the new 3DS strategy role-playing game Fire Emblem: Awakening here at Kotaku. Among other things, we like the romance, the permanent death and the even more permanent marriage. And all this despite the fact that no one in the game has feet.


I Sure Hope The Dragon Quest VII Remake Comes To The West

Via GoNintendo, here are two new commercials for the Nintendo 3DS remake of Dragon Quest VII, out in Japan this week. As expected, it looks great.


Detailed Look At Character Progression In Fire Emblem: Awakening

Nintendo is really pushing Fire Emblem: Awakening, the strategy-RPG that comes out for 3DS next Tuesday.


See A Bunch Of The Classes In Fire Emblem: Awakening

Just a few hours before yesterday’s news bonanza, Nintendo unleashed this trailer for Fire Emblem: Awakening, the upcoming fantasy strategy-RPG that will be out for 3DS on February 4.


Here’s The Official Commercial For Fire Emblem: Awakening

It’s really, really intense. EVERY DECISION COUNTS. THIS IS LIFE. THIS IS DEATH. FIRE EMBLEM: AWAKENING.


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