Month: November 2006

Art imitates life or life imitates art, I can’t remember. Regardless, our second TIME Magazine themed post for the day is a bare bones guide to the three console systems that are out or will soon be out for the holiday season. Portable consoles are also included, but we know which one people will buy already now, don’t we? [Thanks, nilly nerdswerth]

No, I’m not a day late — this vote is for TIME’s “Gadget of the Year!” Why is this news for Infendo? Well, because one of the gadgets just so happens to be the Nintendo DS! And, like GameStop when it talks about its $700 Wii unbreakable bundle, I love to use exclamation points to show I am excited! Anyway, go vote today if you haven’t already, because the DS is ...

In an interview with CNET, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime has confirmed there is no final Wii secret. For weeks now, there have been whispers that Reggie supposedly warned EB/Gamestop managers to brace for one final hardware secret. However, like a lot of Wii speculation over the past year, this rumor is just a lot of hot air. It’s too bad ”“ I was really hoping that hypnotic...

Pre-orders, camping, and Target numbers .. oh my! Seems like a lot of folks need to get their hands on a Wii next weekend. So this week, Infendo asks: Do you fear being unable to buy a Wii at launch? Yes, it haunts my dreams! No, there will be plenty to go around. Don’t care, I plan to wait before getting one. Don’t care, I’m never buying a Wii!    Free polls from Pollh...

Nintendo Japan’s “Hajimete no Wii,” often called “Wii Play” in US demos but translated as “Your First Step to Wii” on the game’s Japanese packaging is going to contain nine mini games and will be released on launch day in Japan. According to this wikipedia article the game will be sold with an additional Wiimote as well.Here’s a rundown of the ...

James Kochalka Superstar provides us with a rap track about the unique way that white people would rap in commercials back in the 80’s. It was directly inspired by the old Zelda television ad which you can stare at in horror right here. While Kochalka admits it was hard to top the lyrics of the original ad, he still manages some pretty “dope” rhymes about Zelda: Well, The Legend ...

Over at Wii.TV is a gameplay video of Dragon Quest Swords, which looks like an interesting take on the RPG genre. If you’ve played Killer 7, you’ll know that playing a game on rails doesn’t necessarily take away from an exciting experience. The boss battle with the Golem even reminds me of Mike Tyson’s Punch Out. Maybe it’s the nostalgia that this cross-genre title br...

“Not only making excellent use of the Wii’s controllers, this is huge fun in its own right. For a launch title to get so much right is an indicator of things to come.” — NGamer concluding remark in Red Steel review But I don’t understand. There is no blood are no Gears of War-like buckets of blood [Update thanks to Anon in Comments]. It’s not even photo realisti...

In a move that will no doubt hinder the haters’ claims that Nintendo is “teh kiddie,” Disney has announced today that will form a games studio specifically tailored to designing games for the Wii. If that lead wasn’t dripping with enough sarcasm for you, just read on from this Bloomberg article: “Disney views Nintendo as a natural partner since its users tend to be yo...

Mac only: Infendo in-field developer Alex put together this nifty Wii Countdown widget for the time conscientious. Less than two week’s until the system’s North American launch. Download Now (250k) See also: The (big) Infendo Widget

A little Nintendo speed linking on a fine Monday: 10 reasons to get a Wii Elite Beat Agents press release (getting high 9 reviews!) Petition against $1200 Brazilian Wiis (Nossa!) Target Wii catalog General guide to finding Wii at Launch (We say go with Sears, Kmart, or Shopco FTW!) Nintendo World Wii event pictures GameCube Runs Away From Home Perrin Kaplan interview (“We have people calling...

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