Nintendo

The Week In Unbelievably Gorgeous Screenshots

Last week, I was so happy to publish a feature about the incredible screenshots of DeadEndThrills, a.k.a. Duncan Harris. Duncan is regularly cranking out so many terrific shots over on his site that I thought it would be fun to share some highlights from each week, as well as a few classics from his many collections.


July 25, 2011
In Real Life

The Best Parts Of Super Smash Bros. Melee And Brawl Together = Project M

Kotaku AU

It’s easy to underestimate the broad depth of the Super Smash Bros. franchise, but beneath the simple mechanics lies an incredibly in-depth meta-game and an huge community dedicated to playing and refining their smash skills. Some hardcore Smashers decided that the most recent effort, Brawl, didn’t quite live up to expectations, so they set about tweaking the game. The end result? Project M.


June 6, 2011
In Real Life

Check Out Conan O’Brien In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

I wasn’t aware Conan O’Brien was an unlockable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Well, that’s because he isn’t. This is a mod by user Ike_Lawliet that turns Snake into the Late Night host. He even does the string dance at the end of a round. [via GameInformer]


May 3, 2011
Nintendo

And We Enter The Wii Budget Age With The Arrival Of ‘Wii Select’

Nintendo will drop the price of the Wii to $US149 in North America this month, according to details forwarded to Kotaku by retail sources. That price drop, pegged in mid-April, will also coincide with a new budget friendly line of Wii software dubbed “Wii Select”.


February 9, 2011
News

Play Super Smash Bros. Brawl Like It Was Melee Now

Project M, the Super Smash Bros. Brawl hack that injects more of what you loved about Super Smash Bros. Melee into its Wii sequel, has been released in demo form. This is your opportunity to answer the question “Why not just play Melee?”


January 18, 2011
Nintendo

The Super Smash Bros. Mod That Looks Backward

Fans of Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. series of fighting games love to tinker, hacking new characters, stages and moves into the game. A soon-to-be-released demo for a Super Smash Bros. Brawl mod named “Project M” takes a different approach.


December 28, 2010
Nintendo

Super Meat Boy Hacked Into Super Smash Bros

The Wii release of Super Meat Boy is looking grim, but resourceful Super Smash Bros Brawl hackers find a way to get the blocky man of meat into Nintendo’s beat ‘em up. Kirby sure is flexible!


December 15, 2010
News

The 20 Most-Loved Wii Games, For The Last Time

After more than three years of tracking Nintendo stats, I’m done. Monster Hunter wins. Smash Bros comes in second. Mario squeaks in at the last minute.


November 16, 2010
News

The 20 Most-Loved Wii Games, Breaking The 80-Hour Barrier

Every month we dig into the numbers to find out which 20 Wii games are played the most by the average person who has them. For November, one game finally breaks the 80-hour barrier.


November 5, 2010
News

Major League Gaming’s Grand Finale

Kotaku AU

For fans of console pro gaming, the MLG National Championships is the culmination of a season full of events, and the chance for the best pro players to compete against one another for enormous cash prizes, not to mention the bragging rights of being the best in the world.