Month: October 2007
Monster Hunter 3 is Wii-exclusive, PS3 version canned
It’s a sign of the times: a big name publisher/developer moves an incredibly successful game from a failing environment to one with both proven promise and latent potential, all because of spiraling out of control production costs. Today, it’s CAPCOM and a signature franchise in Monster Hunter (4.5 million sold to date). The game will be a Wii exclusive when it launches sometime next y...
Female gamers dominate Nintendo systems
I went back into the Nintendo press conference notes for a second look this morning and found something that surprised me. And it’s about girls, so I hope you’re sitting down. What I found was that according to a Nintendo survey in Japan (so take it with a grain of salt), for each household the DS has 3.0 users and the Wii has 3.5 users. The DS has a 53% female user base and the Wii ha...
Japan Everyone gets USB keyboard support
Dan in Japan writes us today with some cool news out of Japan: USB keyboard support has arrived for the Internet Channel! I live in Aomori Japan and I noticed that lovely blue glow hit my Wii just about 15 minutes ago. Looks like Nintendo just released a new updates for parental controls as well as new versions of the Internet and Everybody Votes Channels that finally allow for USB Keyboard suppor...
Is Nintendo’s fall press conference a Megaton?
OK, so Megaton is overused, tired and lost its impact long ago. But I’m bringing it back! Why? Because I think the Nintendo Conference 2007 Fall press conference has just enough new info to be considered such an event. A summary provided by Infendo’s own, David: Sonic in Brawl Online co-op mode in Brawl (no details) WiiFit in Japan on 12/1 for 8800 yen Mario Kart for Wii will include m...
BREAKING – Sonic confirmed for Smash Bros Brawl
Early this morning on the game’s official site, Sonic was confirmed for Super Smash Bros Brawl. Click here for info about Sonic, here for his introduction movie, and here for a video shown at the Nintendo Conference. Are you surprised they actually did it?
Sega Bass Fishing coming to Wii
Bait Your Hooks and Catch Some Bass In SEGA’s Upcoming Fishing Game SEGA of America, Inc. and SEGA Europe, Ltd today announced SEGA Bass Fishing for the Wii, the latest addition to one of the most successful fishing game franchises of all time. With content developed exclusively for the Wii, SEGA Bass Fishing will be released in early 2008.
Smash Bros. Tournament, Galaxy hands-on at E for All
Anyone lucky enough to be heading to E for All — and yes, I just said “lucky enough” — will get a chance to play Super Mario Galaxy and Smash Bros. Brawl. Nintendo’s PR firm just pinged the Infendo mailbox with the good news… and there’s more: Nintendo will be showing a huge lineup of cool games for both Wii and Nintendo DS, including the hugely anticipate...
Report: Wii will rule the holiday season
According to the analysts at U.K.-based Screen Digest, Nintendo’s current success with the Wii means great things for the company during the important holiday quarter, and further realignment towards the Wii at the publisher level is set to continue as it has throughout 2007. GameDaily BIZ: 86 titles are scheduled for release on the Wii in Q4, compared with 47 for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 ...
Fils-Aime wins Brandweek’s “marketer of the year” award
We often joke about Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime’s no holds barred quotes and conference keynote bravado, and we really shouldn’t since he can apparently fly and shoot lasers from his eyes. But on a more serious note, he really does appear to believe in his products and that they will, ultimately, extinguish conventional thinking about video games. For that Brandweek ...
Super Mario Galaxy pre-orders yield free coins
OK, so strike my previous rant on the September Surprise. Nintendo was a little late, but today they came through in a pinch. Basically, Nintendo is going to be giving away free money to people who pre-order Super Mario Galaxy. Nintendo’s Super Mario Galaxy Horoscope For Monday, Oct. 8, 2007 You’ve got plenty of energy today; it’s a good day to dream of future rewards. After a li...
Nintendo overtakes EA in “Best Publisher” list
Have a killer 2007 year as a game maker, subjectively dethrone Electronics Arts as the top video game publisher. GameDaily has the story: CMP’s Game Developer magazine has released its fifth annual “Top 20 Publishers” report, revealing that for the first time ever Electronic Arts has lost its crown. CMP’s Gamasutra states that, “Nintendo prevailed due to top marks for...
O Reggie, Reggie, wherefore where art thy “September Surprise?”
Far be it from me to tell a high powered, high paid, ass kicking executive how to do his job, but I will anyway. Reggie, where the heck is my Nintendo September Surprise? I forgot to change my desk calendar, so it still *appears* to be September, but deep in my gut I know it’s really October 8. On this fine Columbus Day here in the Americas I am feeling, in a word or five, let down and rippe...