Month: February 2009
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President Obama had ‘Wii Station’ set up for Super Bowl Sunday
President Obama, as part of an overall, far-reaching Super Bowl stimulus package, reportedly set up a “Wii station” in the East Wing of the White House last Sunday during the big game. That’s so modern. No word on games or who played the thing, but regardless I still find it incredibly cool that we have a competent president now who can not only speak clearly, but game with his f...
Infendo Radio 134 – Boom Blox Bash Party, Need For Speed: Nitro, the number 1 game of 2008, and Wii 2
This week Sean and I cover Boom Blox Bash Party, Need For Speed: Nitro, the number 1 game of 2008, and Wii 2. Take a listen and hear what’s new. 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 (37.9MB)Subscribe: Email | RSS
Deep Nintendological Thoughts #5: On Critical Mass and Turning Points
Is EA’s recent (confirmed) decision to dedicate 50% of its development budget exclusively to the Wii a “turning point” for the system, one that could be seen as akin to the DS gaining critical mass with third parties approximately two years after the portable’s release? No loaded questions or Jack trickery here. Just a simple question to start the day, meant to generate som...
Dead Space coming to Wii this year, says reliable Facebook user
According to N’Gai Croal‘s Facebook feed, which is currently covering an EA investor call today, EA says, “We’re bringing core intellectual property to the Wii,” the first example being a port of Dead Space coming to Wii later this year. Excited? I only played a single level of the game in a demo, so can’t effectively comment on its critical awesomeness. Regardl...
Staff of Kings to include an Extra Game
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings is a recent title that is set to be released on the Wii, DS, PSP, and PS2 systems. As like all games getting the general multiplatform run around; the game will be built differently for the Wii and DS, due to the different control schemes each system has. Staff of Kings is also said to feature a whole slew of environmental interactivity, as according to ...
Trailer: Learn the History of Fire Emblem
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1dTk7wli04[/youtube] Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon will be coming to the DS on February 16th.
What if Retro Games… had Modern Music?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3ilEc_DGx8[/youtube]
Which are better: retro or modern video games?
I was talking with an old friend/Infendo reader by phone today, and we starting romanticizing of past games while comparing them to modern classics, which got me thinking: {democracy:74} The definition of “better,” “retro,” and “modern” is entirely up to you.
Let’s WiiLove, not WiiHate
[Guest article by Andrew Adam] Internet communities tick me off sometimes. No matter if I am on the Nsider2 forums, surfing internet gaming sites, or listening to podcasts, it’s easy to hear a lot of bashing of the Wii. “I’m bored with my Wii.” “The Wii has no good games.” “The casual players are killing video games.” Really people? I don’t quite understand all the com...
Wii Shop Channel Monday – Snowboard Riot, Lonpos, and Sonic Chaos
The groundhog came out of the ground and decided it wanted more winter to going snowboarding. This week we get a Balance Board compatible game from Hudson called Snowboard Riot and Nintendo brings us a new puzzle game, Lonpos. The onslaught of Master System games on the Virtual Console continues with Sonic Chaos. If I had a Balance Board, I’d definitely check out Snowboard Riot. Anythi...
Nintendo Spotting: Wii is not indestructable edition
Unlike the Game Boy, the Wii would probably not survive an attack in a warzone, as these photos suggest. Poor thing got caught up in a fire. Oh, and apparently Nintendo customer service replaced this Wii and a burned Game Boy SP for free. Happy Ending of the non-massage parlor variety GET.