Month: January 2009
GameStop stocks Korg DS-10 on February 9
Aspiring DS composers and DJs rejoice, for Korg DS synthesizer is coming to GameStop as part of a widespread U.S. release on February 9. U.S. availability has been limited, to say the least, so if you’re jonesing for this rather robust little title now’s your chance. Oh, and it’s 50% off too.
WiiWare – Cave Story almost ready for Release
Tiffany a programmer on the Cave Story port recently did an update on the official Nicalis blog. She posted about how busy it has been for her working on the project and how awesome it is to be working with Pixel and Tyrone on the project. However, the most interesting part of her post was this… If you’ve read Tyrone’s post, you probably have figured out that the game is almost c...
JPN – Mario and Luigi 3 DS Trailer
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RtspXjHHTE[/youtube] This game is actually looking pretty good, not that it wasn’t expected. [Via Go-Nintendo]
Capcom defends Dead Rising, Blames Critics
Following the latest media backlash bemoaning the lack of zombies, photography, and “Xbox 360 like” features in Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop, Capcom spoke up to defend the upcoming horror title. In Gamedaily’s most recent “My Turn,” a bi-weekly column that gives industry professionals a soapbox, Product Marketing Manager Colin Ferris tries to show critics why the...
Iwata to deliver ‘Discovering New Development Opportunities’ GDC 2009 keynote
But what the heck does that even mean, man?! No real hints are present in this news about Nintendo head Satoru Iwata other than the title of his upcoming GDC keynote. Called “Discovering New Development Opportunities” the keynote promises to deliver, well, I haven’t a clue. Given the Nintendo track record over the past three years the big announcement could be anything from a fla...
Infendo Radio 133 – Four Dudes talkin’ ’bout Nintendo
This week on Infendo Radio, Kyle and I are joined by both Will and Sean for a podcast full of .. well .. full of Ubisoft’s 2012 prediction, 1st party vs 3rd party games, the UK release of the Prof Layton sequel, New Play Control games topping the chart, and even more! Radio Feed iTunes Feed MP3 Be sure to leave some comments or give us a call on the Infendo Radio Hotline: 206-338-BIGN (206-3...
GH: Metallica songs, Wii differences detailed
The underground metal scene vomited all over its patch-covered denim vests in 1984 just because Metallica recorded a ballad. Imagine the reaction if the band had released an NES game. Nonetheless, Metallica revealed Friday a complete list of the songs included in Guitar Hero: Metallica, the legendary heavy metal band’s upcoming take on the wildly popular rhythm game franchise. According to M...
Ubisoft to publish Wii TMNT “brawler” game this fall
If you’ve read the January issue of Nintendo Power there’s no new news here, but if you haven’t there’s a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game set to arrive this fall, courtesy of Ubisoft. Cool trivia: It’s being developed by some of the same dudes who worked on Super Smash Bros. Brawl. An official announcement for the game hit the wires today (see link). That latter poi...
Wii Shop Channel Monday – Niki Rock ‘n’ Ball and Wonder Boy in Monster Land
Not a very thrilling day on the Wii Shop Channel, I guess. Niki – Rock ‘n’ Ball is a new WiiWare game from Austrian developers Bplus and over on the VC we get another Sega Master System game, Wonder Boy in Monster Land. Head past the break for full details.
THQ says to expect more de Blob following strong sales on Wii
One of the games I was most pleased to see under the tree this past Christmas was de Blob. It’s a great game all-around, it’s third party, and apparently it did very well–even better than Nintendo’s Wario Land: Touch Shake It!, which released on the same day. The game did so well, in fact, that THQ all but confirmed a sequel will be coming our way. A sign of things to come ...
New Game Get – Nintendo releases for the week ending January 31st
It’s a pretty short release list this week. DS The Chase: Felix Meets Felicity Coraline Wii Coraline
Professor Layton and The Demon’s Box?
Apparently in a small blog update on the official UK Nintendo Magazine site, they released information that in the upcoming issue of their magazine that they are going to be looking at some upcoming titles. These titles include Grand Theft Auto: China Town Wars, Ghost Busters, Dead Rising, and Professor Layton!? Here is an excerpt as seen on their website… In addition to GTA we’ll be l...