Month: October 2006

ARS Technica has a great article on how the risky Wii went from planning, engineering, and design to the small, glossy Wii box you see pictured above that will launch on November 19. From the article: “Nintendo realized that as the core group of gamers gets older, there is a demand for a less toy-like enclosure… [engineers] had a significant engineering challenge from the company presi...

Infendo Radio #28 is live, and we discuss all things Wii, yet again. Enjoy the show! Radio Feed iTunes Feed MP3

I don’t know if this post will help or hurt Nintendo’s efforts with the Virtual Console because I’m having too much damn fun this morning playing NES titles in an online emulator to care. Another NES online emulator has joined the ranks of everyvideogame.com, and it’s pretty slick. It offers multiple languages, although the majority of the games posted so far are in English...

For a brief moment, I was frightened beyond all comprehension that Nintendo had somehow goofed up, and the Wii Channels would be rendered completely in Japanese. Lucky for all of us, I’m just ignorant and I was looking at a Japanese Nintendo site for all my information. Today, Yahoo! has graciously given us a few screenshots of some unseen Wii Channel images, and they are indeed in English. ...

Since my nom de guerre was banned at Joystiq, I now have plenty of time to post more items to Infendo, like this update to our Wii retail box post from the weekend. As some may have suspected, the picture looked suspiciously like the non-functional Wiimote that was handed out at some of the recent Nintendo press events (I believe the first images of this psuedo-Wiimote surfaced after the Japan Sep...

So tell me if this sounds familiar:Now with AIM (AOL instant Messanger) you can create a customizable online avitar for yourself called a WeeMee, to play around in some online community called “WeeWorld.” From the site:“They’re taking over the internet! Make your own WeeMee and join the revolution.“Think this is a rip-off? Have a WeeMee yourself? Can it play Tennis or...

MSNBC thinks highly of Wii and its chances despite Nintendo’s past. From the article: “Four years ago, I suggested that Nintendo drop out of the console race and stick to its handheld and software strongholds. I don’t see it that way anymore. In fact, even though Nintendo is taking some pretty risky chances in launching a revolutionary system, I think the climate couldn’t b...

The above surfaced on some forums via Flickr. Though not confirmed, it sure does look legit, not to mention slick. Totally diggin’ the grey box.