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  • John Kirby, Former Nintendo Lawyer And Kirby’s Namesake, Dies At 79

    This week, the man after whom Nintendo’s iconic pink blob Kirby was named passed away. John Kirby, who died on October 3 from a form of blood cancer, represented Nintendo in the company’s 1984 case about whether Donkey Kong violated Universal Studios’ copyright for King Kong. John Kirby helped Nintendo win that case, which is…


  • Two Old Men Rank The SNES Games On Switch

    After years of wishing and hoping, Nintendo finally added a selection of Super Nintendo games to its Switch online service. Which of the 20 classics should you play first? We had Kotaku’s resident old men, Chris Kohler and Mike Fahey, Statler and Waldorf together a ranked list.