Lucas M. Thomas
@lucasmthomas.bsky.social
Video Game Journalist and Father of Five! Editor-in-Chief of Nintendo Force Magazine, Publisher of Hand-Drawn Game Guides: Mega Man, President of NF Publishing and Author of The Impact of Iwata. Formerly Editor-at-Large for IGN.
Happy 40th anniversary to the NES! In 2006 — 19 years ago now! — I wrote a small book all about the system's launch on October 18, 1985. It got my foot in the door at IGN, leading to the beginning of my game journalism career! (Its digital version is on sale at NFMagazine.com if you're curious!)
October 19, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Happy 40th anniversary to the NES! In 2006 — 19 years ago now! — I wrote a small book all about the system's launch on October 18, 1985. It got my foot in the door at IGN, leading to the beginning of my game journalism career! (Its digital version is on sale at NFMagazine.com if you're curious!)
Thank you, Nintendo Today app, for pointing out October 18's most important Nintendo anniversary.
October 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Thank you, Nintendo Today app, for pointing out October 18's most important Nintendo anniversary.
My kids have prepared our space for Pokémon Legends Z-A's midnight release!
October 16, 2025 at 2:49 AM
My kids have prepared our space for Pokémon Legends Z-A's midnight release!
Doug Bowser is retiring!
September 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Doug Bowser is retiring!
How I'm feeling today
September 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
How I'm feeling today
Due to my run covering the original Virtual Console at IGN, I've ended up mentioned on dozens of classic Nintendo games' Wikipedia pages. But I think the page for the Petz brand takes the cake -- there I'm credited *21* times!
September 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Due to my run covering the original Virtual Console at IGN, I've ended up mentioned on dozens of classic Nintendo games' Wikipedia pages. But I think the page for the Petz brand takes the cake -- there I'm credited *21* times!
The best part of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is the big-screen debut of Lubba
September 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The best part of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is the big-screen debut of Lubba
What are we even doing anymore
September 4, 2025 at 4:41 AM
What are we even doing anymore
Fire Emblem: Awakening is on Nintendo Music now, and the way "Class Change" has been cropped on the menu is hilarious. :p
September 2, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Fire Emblem: Awakening is on Nintendo Music now, and the way "Class Change" has been cropped on the menu is hilarious. :p
Leveling up again
August 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Leveling up again
Agreed. Giving him that little metal spike of a beard pointing straight down really helps people to clearly see the letter Y
August 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Agreed. Giving him that little metal spike of a beard pointing straight down really helps people to clearly see the letter Y
Me opening my Nintendo Classics GameCube app for the first time in a while:
August 26, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Me opening my Nintendo Classics GameCube app for the first time in a while:
The new era of Kotaku is brought to you by "cat food for urinary care."
August 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The new era of Kotaku is brought to you by "cat food for urinary care."
Metroid Prime 4 is out now!
(But seriously, this was posted by accident in June. It has to be closer than 2026 for this ad to have even been printed to begin with.)
(But seriously, this was posted by accident in June. It has to be closer than 2026 for this ad to have even been printed to begin with.)
August 20, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Metroid Prime 4 is out now!
(But seriously, this was posted by accident in June. It has to be closer than 2026 for this ad to have even been printed to begin with.)
(But seriously, this was posted by accident in June. It has to be closer than 2026 for this ad to have even been printed to begin with.)
Starman. Starman. Star Man. Starman.
August 20, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Starman. Starman. Star Man. Starman.
Shenmue III Enhanced is coming to Nintendo! (I assume Switch 2, but the press release didn't specify.) More info at Gamescom. Any Shenmue fans out there have thoughts on this one?
August 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Shenmue III Enhanced is coming to Nintendo! (I assume Switch 2, but the press release didn't specify.) More info at Gamescom. Any Shenmue fans out there have thoughts on this one?
Hey, uh, Nintendo Today app ... what do you mean by this?
August 17, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Hey, uh, Nintendo Today app ... what do you mean by this?
Cowabunga Collection pained me. What in the world was this?
August 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Cowabunga Collection pained me. What in the world was this?
Wise Waddle Dee says "One cannot chew who has no teeth."
August 8, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Wise Waddle Dee says "One cannot chew who has no teeth."
This is the closest that Donkey Kong has ever come to having an accurate name.
July 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This is the closest that Donkey Kong has ever come to having an accurate name.
Nintendo Today is spreading misinformation! Don't believe this dastardly erasure of Bob-omb's true origin in Doki Doki Panic. (They could've at least said Super Mario Bros. 2.)
July 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Nintendo Today is spreading misinformation! Don't believe this dastardly erasure of Bob-omb's true origin in Doki Doki Panic. (They could've at least said Super Mario Bros. 2.)