Month: February 2007
Nintendo Spotting: Washed Up Celebrity Edition
Tara, get out of the shot. You’re ruining the Wii’s mojo. [Thanks, Hollywood Blake]
Nintendo Fan vid makes light of flying Wiimotes
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qfMK23avLY]Hold on tight. But is it authentic?
Infendo Radio (Superbowl edition) is on now!!!
Infendo Radio pre-Superbowl edition is on now and it’s bumpin’. Listen in as Scott and I chat Wii online, how much we’re playing Wii at the moment, Poopsky Nintendo customer service on VC, EA on Nintendo, and more. Enjoy the show! Radio Feed iTunes Feed MP3 Outro music: Nikkfurie – A La Menthe from the Nightfox’s awesome Capoeira caper on Ocean’s 12 (right click...
Nintendo’s back… but can they hang on?
GigaGamez has an interesting little piece examining how Nintendo can keep its newly found mojo. From the article on how to keep the home console momentum: “The first thing they should do is in two to three years introduce a $249-$300 Wii 2 that is capable of HD graphics, that supports the winner of the Blu-Ray/HD-DVD battle, and, most importantly, is completely backwards compatible with the ...
Madden 07 for Wii predicts Super Bowl winner
NOA Rufus from Nintendo.com came up with some Super Bowl predictions using the Wii version of Madden 07. The Colts ended up winning six out of the ten games he simulated, but the Bears’ defense didn’t make it easy for them. I can’t say I agree with his methods (2-minute quarters?), but I’ll definitely be comparing his report with the results come Monday morning. Who are you...
Wii rave imminent
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46DOpVNhNn8]This spin goes out to Blizake and all da Infendo ravers out there. Booyakasha!
Poll – Getting online with Wii
[REMINDER: If you haven’t already, don’t forget to vote in this week’s poll. Results will be relayed via Infendo Radio this weekend!] Wii owners are getting impatient while waiting for online gaming. Just imagine how much more fun Mario Party 8 would be if you could challenge a friend in another state. Who doesn’t think Red Steel would’ve sold better if it had online ...
Dewy’s Adventure – new for Wii from Konami
IGN has the scoop about Dewy’s Adventure, a new Wii game from Konami. It looks like a combination of Elebits and a Kirby platformer. The Elebits comparison is fair since both games share the same illustrator. The game also uses the “Excite Truck” style of holding the Wii Remote, something we’re starting to see more titles use. Of special note, though, are the graphic effect...
Spore confirmed for DS
Spore on the DS. It was but a rumor once upon a time, but now it’s fact says Next Generation. “We have shifted and acquired resources and are attacking these successful platforms,” said EA CFO Warren Jenson, referring to Nintendo’s platforms. My Sims will be coming to both the DS and the Wii, and SimCity will also be coming to the DS. Formerly a PC-only release, a version of Spore wil...
Wii and Tupperware
I believe it was my man Denzel Washington who once said, “Tupperware ain’t got nothing on Wii!” before he and Ethan Hawk took out 30 thugs in the movie Training Day, but I could be wrong. What I do know is people are starting a new trend — with the Wii at its center. Kris Smith called it “the equivalent of a man Tupperware party.” In early December, he and a few...
EA plays catch up
Holy smokes, the Wii is a profitable system to develop for. At least, that’s what EA is now claiming in the drive to become the number two Wii developer. Via Joystiq: Speaking during a financial results follow-up conference call, EA CEO Larry Probst discussed the publisher’s plans to increase support for Wii and DS. “Clearly Nintendo will always be number one on the Wii and Ninte...
Nintendo statment on Mario Kart 64 glitch: Get over it
Nintendo goofed on the Virtual Console version of Mario Kart 64 and has decided to tell people who have already purchased it to go take a hike. From Nintendo: “Due to unavoidable technical reasons unfortunately it is not possible to save ghost data from Mario Kart 64’s Time Trials in the Virtual Console version of the game,” reads the statement issued to Pro-G. Nintendo has ̶...