Image: Spike Chunsoft Sometimes, the games announced or showcased on a Nintendo Direct are the same in the West as they are in Japan. Other times it’s not until you circle back around and check out the Japanese video that you realise it contained news of a new Summer Vacation game. The Boku no Natsuyasumi

Image: Sega Samba de Amigo, a game first released in arcades in the 20th century but most well-known for its Dreamcast version, is over twenty years old. So now, in the year 2023, it is time for it to once again return, and once again return on a Nintendo console that has motion controls. If

Image: Nintendo / Kotaku I had wondered if the Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers would apply to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom when they were rolled out of retirement last week. It turns out they do, and with it being Nintendo’s first $70 game, the timing couldn’t be better. Nintendo accidently revealed Zelda’s

Screenshot: Nintendo / Kotaku Nintendo always likes to sneak up on us with its Nintendo Direct upcoming product showcases. After only a day’s warning, tonight we found ourselves bombarded by news of the Japanese giant’s gaming plans for 2023. Here is everything we saw. Metroid Prime Remastered Nintendo It finally happened! After so many years

Screenshot: Nintendo / Kotaku During today’s Nintendo Direct, the company announced the next batch of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC, which will bring Birdo to the long-running kart racer this spring. Birdo is accompanied by a course based on Yoshi’s Island, which is based on the spin-off series of the same name. Both the racer

Illustration: Nintendo While The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom is one of the most hotly-anticipated video game sequels of all time, that’s not the only reason it’s notable this week. It is also, sadly, the first Nintendo game to hit the $70 threshold. While physical copies of the game have previously been available

Screenshot: Nintendo / Kotaku Splatoon 3‘s Expansion Pass is out now on Switch, with two waves of DLC due out later this year. The first brings back Splatoon 1‘s Inkopolis while the second looks like a new mini-adventure titled “Side Order.” Announced during Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct, Wave 1 will arrive sometime this spring. In addition

I break-a da Twitter before da Nintendo show!Image: NBC Universal / Kotaku Update: 2/8/2023 5:58 p.m. ET: Twitter appears to be working normally again. Moments before the February 8 Nintendo Direct kicked off at 5 p.m ET, Twitter broke—no one could send tweets. At the time of writing, it is still broken. Every user, no

Screenshot: Nintendo / Kotaku After years of waiting, Nintendo finally pulled back the curtain a little more on what fans can expect from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. A snazzy new gameplay trailer revealed a ton, including a world that’s more than just a reskin of the one from Breath of the Wild.

A free demo, you say?Screenshot: Square Enix / Kotaku During today’s Nintendo Direct presentation, the company briefly talked about Square Enix’s upcoming turn-based RPG Octopath Traveler 2, which launches on February 24 for Nintendo Switch, PC, and PlayStation consoles. Nintendo also revealed that a free demo will be available later today. The best part, though,