Month: February 2009
Nintendo hires marketer to help sell Wii games
The most successful video game company on the planet has hired a company to help them sell video games. Irony doesn’t get much more ironic than that. On the Feb. 9 episode of IGN’s Nintendo Voice Chat podcast, IGN editor Daemon Hatfield claims Nintendo has hired a San Francisco marketing firm to help the Kyoto-based juggernaut sell Wii games. “I met someone over the weekend who w...
January numbers are out and–WTF?! New Super Mario Bros.?!
Wired’s Chris Kohler is right. These monthly NPD reports are getting kind of boring. Nintendo dominates, Nintendo games dominate, and Xbox 360 continues to outpace the fledgling PlayStation 3. But, as my tired eyes looked over the software sales list for January tonight, they stopped abruptly on the game in slot number eight. New Super Mario Bros. for the DS? Really? Truly, this plucky title...
Nintendo building 40,000 square-meter R&D facility for new consoles
Who’s ready for a new Nintendo console?! Well, I can’t promise you I know when one is coming, or how much it will cost, or if it will have that mystical “HD” ability the kids all love these days. Actually, I can’t really promise you anything. However, I can give you a good idea of where it will probably be researched, developed and built: Kyoto! The new building will ...
Infendo Radio survey!
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Off topic: Who’s the better singer: Mark or Tom?
As one of the catchiest popular punk bands in history, I was stoked to learn of Blink-182’s regrouping and subsequent new album this summer. Dudes write fun riffs and I digg their playful style (especially during hot summers), even if they’re not as “hardcore” as pioneers of the genre. So to take a time out on gaming, I ask that you indulge me, kind Infendo reader. Which is...
7 low-profile Wii games that piqued my interest
While paging the latest issue of Nintendo Power, I spotted (or remembered) seven lower-profile Wii games that I’m curious about, in no particular order: Broken Sword: Director’s Cut Virtua Tennis 2009 MotoGP Tiger Wood 09 Deadly Creatures The House of the Dead: Overkill Tenchu: Shadow Assassins I’m gonna try Tenchu tonight, with my impressions to follow. What lower-profile Wii ga...
Poll – Nintendo Power
An interesting blurb from Iwata can be found in an article over at MTV. It basically reassures the assumption that Nintendo farmed out the publishing of Nintendo Power to Future US because it is easier and cheaper for them to disseminate information through the Internet. Personally, I think Nintendo Power has really turned around since it left Nintendo’s grasp and recent issues have become...
Infendo Radio 135 seeks answers, finds few
This week Kyle, Sean and I compare DS and iPhone, pit Retro vs Modern games, and chat about new games galore. Radio Feed iTunes Feed MP3 Be sure to leave some comments or give us a call on the Infendo Radio Hotline: 206-338-BIGN (206-338-2446) after the show! Podcast: Play in new window | Download (33.1MB)Subscribe: Email | RSS
NYCC: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
At Comic Con this weekend Rockstar Games was on the scene with their new and upcoming game for the DS, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. While there was not much I could get out of the Rockstar guys who were at the event; they did put me in a giant decked out van that was detailed by DUB for Chinatown Wars. Inside I was shown all types of cool things, especially since it was a personalized one on ...
Nofsinger: Animales de la Muerte on hold
Esto no es bueno, mis amigos. Nintendo World Report is reporting High Voltage Software’s Animales de la Muerte has been put on hold. According to Chief Creative Officer Eric Nofsinger, High Voltage cannot fit the game into Nintendo’s size limitations for WiiWare games. Nintendo does not approve games larger than 40 megabytes for inclusion onto the WiiWare service. Nofsinger gave no pla...
NYCC: Infendo Ninja on the Scene
Ninja Town creator Shawn Smith witnessed an Infendo Ninja on the scene at New York Comic Con. He was amazed by the grace and speed of the ninja and decdided to draw an almost accurate rendition of him. Infendo Ninjas are everywhere so be careful; have you seen or met an Infendo Ninja in real life? [ Special Thanks to Shawn for the Image ]