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It's OK, We Could Have Skipped E3 This Year
17.6.2021
This year—for the first time since 2006(!!)—I didn’t have to cover E3 for Kotaku, so I got the chance to experience the event as a reader and a fan, watching presentations and press conferences for stuff that excited me, instead of what needed to be written about.Read more
Breath Of The Wild Fans Are Competing To Nail The Biggest Combo
16.6.2021
So you can do consistent flurry rushes in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, huh? Big whoop. Arguably, you’re not even playing the same game as the BotW fans who have mastered the combat well beyond Nintendo’s intended gameplay.Read more
Every Confirmed New Game At E3 2021
16.6.2021
As E3 2021 relentlessly marches from one streaming event to the next, it can be difficult to keep track of all the games making their big debut. Was that game new? Haven’t we heard of it before? No, wait, it was totally announced at that one event last year!Read more
Report: Breath of the Wild 2's Real Title Might Give It Way, Nintendo says
16.6.2021
Yesterday, Nintendo came out swinging with its E3 presentation, showing off a trailer for the long-anticipated Breath of the Wild 2. But amidst the explosion of new fan art and fan speculation, you might have noticed that Nintendo isn’t calling this game BotW 2 like everyone else is.Read more
E3 2021: 20 Games Missing From The Show
16.6.2021
Silence screams volumes. Over the past five days, video game publishers have shouted announcements for the biggest games from the rooftops. But that chorus has been drowned out by the far more deafening din of what wasn’t announced at E3 2021.Read more
Why Was Nintendo's 'Switch Pro' Missing From E3?
16.6.2021
There was a bunch of cool stuff to get excited about during today’s E3 2021-adjacent Nintendo Direct presentation. Metroid Dread is real, Advance Wars is back, and Tekken’s Kazuya Mishima dropped the entire Super Smash Bros. Ultimate cast into a volcano. But one major announcement was notably...
Bayonetta 3 Director Seems Annoyed By Speculation
16.6.2021
One glaring omission in yesterday’s Nintendo Direct for E3 2021 was Bayonetta 3. Heck, even Kotaku thought news about the game was a “safe bet.” Hideki Kamiya, the game’s outspoken creator, is once again not mincing words with those speculating as to why the title was absent.Read more
Japan's Giant Robot Crossover Series Is Back For What Feels Like Its 1174th Game
16.6.2021
Super Robot Wars, one of the longest-running and most numerous video game series of all time, is back once more, and this time it’s celebrating its 30th birthday.Read more
Nintendo At E3 2021: The Biggest Announcements, In Four-And-A-Half Minutes
16.6.2021
Nintendo’s E3 2021-flavored Direct presentation was meatier than most of the last few days, with a good deal of info on upcoming games and surprise reveals. If you don’t have the time to sit through the entire press conference, our video is the perfect place to get all the juicy highlights in just...
Metroid Dread’s Adam Won’t Order Samus Around, Says Nintendo
16.6.2021
It’s been a busy day for E3 2021, with the biggest announcement probably being Nintendo’s revival of the long-rumored Metroid Dread title for the series’ fifth mainline installment. Metroid Dread, coming to Switch on October 8, again follows Samus Aran on her planetary explorations, but also...
Breath Of The Wild 2 Looks A Lot Like Skyward Sword, Huh?
15.6.2021
The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword is perhaps one of the most divisive main titles in the entire Legend of Zelda series. But with a new HD re-release and elements seen in today’s Breath of the Wild 2 trailer, Nintendo seems to want to rehab Skyward Sword’s reputation.Read more
BOTW 2's First Gameplay Trailer: 7 Details That Are Pouring Gasoline On Fan Theories
15.6.2021
Everyone holding their breath for any news pertaining to Breath of the Wild 2 can finally let out a big ol’ exhale because Nintendo finally gave us a look at what we’ll be doing in the RPG follow-up. But in all that excitement, it’s pretty easy to miss some finer details hiding in the absolutely...
Nintendo’s E3 2021 Direct: All The Biggest Announcements
15.6.2021
The last big presentation of E3 2021 happened today, with a Nintendo Direct. Here are all the big announcements Nintendo made during the show.Read more
Zelda 35th Anniversary Game & Watch Revealed By Nintendo
15.6.2021
As part of its celebration of The Legend of Zelda’s 35th anniversary, Nintendo announced at E3 2021 a special Game & Watch system with three classic games from the long-running franchise: the 1986 original, its polarizing sequel The Adventure of Link, and the Game Boy version of Link’s...
Breath of the Wild 2 gameplay shows Link flying with all-new powers
15.6.2021
It’s been about two years since we last heard anything new about the highly-anticipated sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but Nintendo has officially broken its silence on what’s next for the open world RPG. Tuesday’s Nintendo Direct presentation finally gave fans a closer look...
Nintendo Briefly Shows Off Skyward Sword HD Details
15.6.2021
Today, during Nintendo’s E3 presentation, we got another peek at The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD. The HD remaster of the 2011 Wii title will be released on the Nintendo Switch July 16 and is available for pre-order now.Read more
Advance Wars Will See A 3D Switch Remake, oh snap
15.6.2021
It’s called Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp and it gives the strategy game by Intelligent Systems a more modernized look. It’s out on 12/3 this year for the Nintendo Switch.Read more
Shin Megami Tensei V Coming To Switch On November 12
15.6.2021
Shin Megami Tensei V, the next installment of Atlus’ cult classic role-playing franchise, will launch exclusively on the Nintendo Switch on November 12.Read more
WarioWare Finally Returns With Get It Together
15.6.2021
Mario’s lovably disgusting foil Wario hasn’t had a new game in quite a while. Nintendo fixes that September 10 with WarioWare: Get It Together, featuring the same fast-paced mini-games we know and love with support for two players at once. Read more
Fatal Frame Is Coming To Nintendo Switch
15.6.2021
Earlier this year, a Fatal Frame pachinko game was announced, seeming to dash hopes for a proper release anytime soon. But good news! Today, during Nintendo’s E3 Direct, it was announced that Fatal Frame is headed to the Switch.Read more