Nope. Wavedashing is not a glitch. At worst, it is an exploit, but it breaks absolutely no rules of the smash universe. Directional air dodging was put into the game on purpose. Sliding as a result of air dodging into a surface was put in there on purpose. Players were just smart enough to put the two together.…

One thing I always hated about Smash Bros, is how serious some people take it. In college, I'd watch some serious pros play the game, and they were all serious douchebags. They hogged the controllers among themselves, never letting the less skilled players, play against other unskilled players in the room, and…

There are a number of reasons this doesn't really infringe upon Nintendo's best interest, and the PM team has made sure to address it very publicly. They won't add a single character new to Smash 4 into PM, and are just tweaking the game rather than making something new, and they're also not selling it. Obviously…

So glad you guys are giving this publicity! Sakurai and his team did a phenomenal job laying the groundwork for Brawl, and with these subtle yet game changing tweaks Project M looks better than it ever has been. I love that it balances the game, by giving buffs to the lower tier characters while not ripping to pieces…

Yeah, because that's what Kotaku needs, more obvious bias against the Wii U. Thanks for being the brave soul to demand this.

Science constantly tests, retests, makes new hypotheses, and then tests them. There is no one paper that explains a certain thing; there will be myriad of papers, all detailing different research conducted, in different facets of a given topic.

So were they playing just any games, or games approved by their parents, or games designated by the study? I believe the concern is that violent games desensitize children to violent acts and normalize violence as a viable solution to social conflicts.

Actually, results of such studies are mixed. The biggest one, with over 130.000 participants (meta-study) in both Japan and the USA, did find a significant increase in violent behaviour (including bullying). But then again, quite a lot of other studies did indeed find the opposite. I personally believe, they should…

TV is generally thought of as more harmless than video games when it comes to the emotional health of kids but the Glasgow study found that "watching TV for 3 h or more daily at 5 years predicted increasing conduct problems between the ages of 5 years and 7 years." No corollary effect was found with video games,…

I too am excited, but I can only afford one this week and I can't decide what to get. I'm thinking of holding off on A Link Between Worlds since I just got A Link To The Past from club nintendo. Replay that to get pumped up, ya know?

Sad but true.

Wow, an actually well-mannered and happy post. Thank you sir, may your gaming endeavors be merry as well!

I am so excited! I'm finally getting a console day 1 and while I'm aware they could come with problems ps4 cough I already gave my prayers to Arceus so that doesn't happen.. Lets hope for the best!

I'll be happy when its finally out. I'm hoping the "war" will die down a bit and people will just have fun playing video games for a while. I won't be getting an Xbox One, but to those who are, I hope its everything you wanted.

I hope you guys who are looking forward on getting XboxOne have a great time with the console and the release goes well. :)

You are welcome! My PS4 has been great so far and I'm looking forward to my Xbox One next week! If I get bored with either I'll just play something on my 360, PS3 or even my gaming PC. I'm a "have your cake and eat it too" type of guy.

This is why people need to ease up on the early adopters. Without them, the rest of us wouldn't get information like this, or future price drops.

Operation Rainfall was a great movement that did influence the gaming scene.

I agree with you! My PS3 has so much mileage left.
I still have games I haven't had a chance to play. Plus there isnt anything that is compelling me to get a PS4 currently. Ill wait for more games, and all the issues to be ironed out.

I've always enjoyed being an early adopter. I like the Wild West feel of early days. I remember last gen when everyone was excited to buy the consoles day one. This time around there seems to be a lot less enthusiasm. I don't understand why. 400$ isn't exactly a kings ransom, that's approximately 3.5 nice dinners with…