Month: October 2006
New mixed Wii impressions (plus 1 DS)
Some new Wii impressions broke today. Some good. Some not so good. Monster Truck 4×4 and GT Pro Red Steel Rayman Raving Rabbids Splinter Cell Double Agent Hands-on multi games (“Wii is a party not true system”) Phoenix Wright II (DS) I hope people realize not everygame is going to be a home run. The real question is, how many will and how scalable and in-depth will Wii be across s...
San Jose Mercury News digs Excite Truck, Wii Boxing not so much
Mike Antonucci from the San Jose Mercury News blogs tonight that Excite Truck got him, well, excited to play the Wii. This title is seriously shaping up into one of those tune in, veg out, and have fun titles. The longevity of that fun remains to be seen, but things are looking optimistic — especially on the local multiplayer front. “The key thing to tell you: The control system worked...
Late night with Red Steel multiplayer
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rngg2O3CQAI]I managed to block out the dorky models “playing” Red Steel long enough to realize this was a video for multiplayer. Pretty cool, in a Goldeneye kind of way.
So long, GameCube – Variations on a Theme
When it first came along, the GameCube was ridiculed for its purple case. It’s no surprise that Nintendo released a few more colors such as black and platinum, but there are actually quite a few variations on the Cube that you might not be familiar with. In our last installment we talked about the GameCube’s code-name, so we start off with a rare shot of a Dolphin in captivity: The ...
Expect 3 Wii launch titles to score above 90%?
Next-Gen looks to history to predict launch title review scores for Wii come this November. They’ve averaged launch title reviews since mid-1995 for PlayStation, N64, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, and Xbox 360. Here’s what they found: 10.5% have scored 100% to 90% 25.7% have scored 90% to 80% 36.2% have scored 80% to 70% 19.0% have scored 70% to 60% 8.6% have scored below 6...
What’s could be more fun than a Wii Remote? Two of them.
When the Wii Remote was first revealed, we were shown an example of a gnarly dude drumming with two controllers. As lame as the dude was, it got me excited. E3 had a couple guys jamming out with Wii’motes, but civilians weren’t allowed to give it a chance. Since then, the idea of playing a game using two Remotes has quietly slipped away. Just when I thought all hope was lost, the offic...
Nintendo: Profit profit profit
Hoo-rah Infendo, I love the sweet smell of profit in the morning, and Nintendo is reeking of it once again. Profits for the six month period ending in September stood at YEN 54.35 billion (EUR 361 million) – up from YEN 36.6 billion (EUR 243 million) a year previously. Revenues Profits were up by almost 70%. Editor’s Note: This post conducted in Euros and Yen for our friends across the...
Infendo Poll – The three pillars
Earlier this week we spent some time thinking about GameBoy’s relevancy. Nintendo is about to replace one of its three pillars, so we ask you: Which current generation Nintendo systems do you own? GameCube DS / DS lite GBA / SP / micro
Nintendo brand to take a backseat with Wii?
Nintendo Life has found and interesting little idiosyncrasy with the Nintendo brand and how it will or won’t be used next to brand Wii in marketing materials. From the article: “Know that Nintendo wants you to refer to their new system simply as ‘Wii’, not ‘Nintendo Wii’… We didn’t think too much to this until recently we saw a full cover jacket for ...
Wii launch guide
IGN has posted a new launch guide that explains all things Wii. The micro site includes full technical specifications, price, release date; in-depth looks at the Wii remote, nunchuk, and classic controller; and Wii channels and their interface; and full details on what classic, downloadable games will be available and how much they’ll cost. Here’s some questions for your info hunting s...
Infendo Contest – F-Zero GX winner!
Congratulations to Robert, aka chikara, from North Sydney, Nova Scotia! By signing up for the Infendo Newsletter, Robert was entered in a drawing for the classic GameCube racer, F-Zero GX. Thanks to everyone who subscribed to the newsletter! Keep your eyes peeled for another Infendo Contest just around the corner.
Wii endcaps running wild at Target
According to pics posted over at Wii Fanboy, at least one Target has installed one of those Wii endcaps Infendo Forums member Basil showed us earlier this month. This means that for a few lucky Target shoppers, those Wiimote covers and infamous Wii dog tags are now available for purchase. Who’s got some? [Update: Apparently, theJON’s got some, because he had these in the forums too!]