Nintendo

Donkey Kong Turned 30 Yesterday—or Did He?

Researching the exact birthday for a tribute to the 30th birthday of Donkey Kong, Patrick Scott Patterson of the Arcade Examiner came up with conflicting information. Absent official word from Nintendo, he thinks the big ape—and therefore Mario (né Jumpan)—turned 30 yesterday, July 9.


February 10, 2011
In Real Life

Killzone 3 Taps FPS-Loving Japanese Porn Star

You’ve made a first-person shooter. Who better to hawk it than somebody who really likes first-person shooters. Somebody like Noa.


September 18, 2010
In Real Life

Japan’s Western-Game Loving Porn Star Pops Up At TGS

Noa Torigoe, star of adult films like Max Orgasm and Ultimate Gold, really loves video games. I guess you could call her “hardcore”? But she doesn’t just love Japanese video games, she loves Western video games.


March 27, 2010
News

Nintendo President Explains Why You Need A DSi XL

With the DSi XL hitting this weekend, smack dab between last year’s DSi and next year’s 3DS, is there a reason you should bother picking up this over-sized portable? Plenty of them, the head of Nintendo of America tells Kotaku.


May 1, 2008
Uncategorized

Nintendo: Our Online Is Not For You

Do you hate Nintendo’s online setup for the Wii? OK if you do. It’s too slow, too cumbersome, too…impersonal. But that’s OK! Because it’s not for people like us. NoA’s Eric Walter explains:

Different services do things differently. Nintendo’s three goals for Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection are to make the service free, easy and safe. These goals are there not just for young players, but also older ones and new players. Nintendo is bringing a lot of new people into the world of video games, and we want to reduce barriers while making the online experience as enjoyable as possible.

Close, Eric. Close. Think you mean “different services do things better“. Online Enn-Wii [1UP]