In Real Life

These Video Game Idols Put The Old In Old School

We’re all getting older, but hopefully most of us will age more gracefully than these beloved video game characters.


July 7, 2011
In Real Life

Let’s See What You’ve Got American Cosplayers!

You’re dead wrong if you think the West can’t cosplay. It so can. And at the recent Anime Expo in Los Angeles, America did just that: cosplay.


December 14, 2010
In Real Life

Nintendo Characters Covered In Plastic And Strung Out On Crack

That “on crack” bit isn’t me being rude. That’s what the guy who made these figures said – that they look like they’re on crack.


August 9, 2010
In Real Life

A Peach Of A Tramp Stamp

As seen on FuckYeahAlbuquerque’s tumblr, via Hawtness. And thanks for the porn, Thorax!


July 1, 2010
In Real Life

A “Shine Get” From Mario To Peach

Kotaku AU

This is what happens when Kotaku-reading Nintendo fans get engaged.


June 9, 2010
In Real Life

Finally, Dogs Can Cosplay As Mario, Too

And Luigi. And Peach.


June 2, 2010
In Real Life

Thank You Mario! But The Daddy Is In Another Castle …

Huh. Didn’t know Bowser was also the mailman in the Mushroom Kingdom … As seen on Played Online via Hot Blooded Gaming.


October 19, 2009
News

Miyamoto, Asked Why Peach Isn’t Playable, Looks To Skirt Issue

Oh, the eminent Nintendo designer still answered the question directly. He just said that Peach’s flowing gown would have required different programming to incorporate her as a playable character in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. See? Get it? “Skirt issue?”


June 10, 2009
In Real Life

Return Of The Video Game Burlesque Girls

Last month, burlesque troupe Devil’s Playground performed a video game-related show in LA, with the promise of a return show during E3. Somehow, we missed it. SORRY. Thankfully, reader Jonathan did not.


February 15, 2009
In Real Life

Video Games’ Five Most Romantic Couples

It’s Valentine’s Day, the one day in the western world U.S. (sorry, forgot about you, Amsterdam) where it’s legal to pay for sex. So here’s a very NSFW video of gaming’s top five couples.