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The Link Statue Of One Man’s Dreams

10:40PM December 14, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

In 2006, what were you doing? I was working at Kotaku. Derek was thinking about how he could get the greatest Link statue to ever grace this spinning blue ball we call Earth. If you ask me, he did just that. More »


In Real Life

If Only Cartoon Network Took Its Games More Seriously

2:00PM December 13, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Perhaps I was the only male over the age of thirteen to hope that Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL for the Xbox 360 was something more than a sloppy clone of Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. series of character-driven fighting games. More »


PC

Smash Bros PC Demake Super Smash Land Is Out, Free

8:20AM September 17, 2011 | Matthew Buzzi

Super Smash Land, the PC ‘demake’ of the beloved Super Smash Bros series is here in full, free of charge and looking faithfully Game Boy-esque. More »


In Real Life

The Most Painful Falcon Punch You’ll Ever See

7:40AM September 15, 2011 | Mike Fahey

You can’t go blasting your best friend through a wall and not expect a little payback. Remember kids: the Falcon Punch is not a toy. More »


In Real Life

What If Super Smash Bros Had Fatalities? Poor Link Finds Out…

6:40AM September 8, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

In some bizarre alternate universe, Ed Boon, not Masahiro Sakurai, lead development on Super Smash Bros Melee for the Wii, devising the grisliest of hedgehog-on-dinosaur fatalities. Fortunately, that’s not the case. Because I never wanted to see Link die like this. More »


In Real Life

You Can Win For Losing In Super Smash Bros.

1:30PM July 14, 2011 | Owen Good

From the creator of “Elemental Kombat” comes this, a tale of cosmic justice delivered when some guy wins four in a row with Kirby in Super Smash Bros and starts douching it up. He totally had that coming.


Nintendo

Mario Wants You To Hit Him As Hard As You Can

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5:00PM April 7, 2011 | Mark Serrels

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. More »


In Real Life

Minecraft’s Music Video Debut Scores Over 9000!

7:00PM December 22, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Hipster darling and Kotaku reader Armand Mirpour’s latest music video features a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it one of PC’s most popular games, Minecraft. More »


In Real Life

Demo Now Available For Super Smash Bros De-Make

11:00AM December 19, 2010 | Owen Good

Super Smash Land, a Super Smash Bros. game remade to the constraints of the GameBoy (but not, literally, for it) has a playable demo now available for free on the PC. More »


In Real Life

Super Smash Bros Action Figure Brawl

9:30PM December 14, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Taking a bunch of tiny, adorable Marvel Super Hero Squad figures as a template, Rust This World has created a line of tiny action figures based on the characters appearing in Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros series of fighting games. More »