Month: April 2009
Great moments in video games PR
Who said this mind numbing bit of PR idiocy (paraphrased for reading ease)? The Nintendo DSi is for kids. Play ours. Did you know ours has Hannah Montana? More here. More seriously, did anyone happen to pick up a DSi Sunday? I know more than a few Infendo editors did. Thoughts?
Nintendo Download – DSiWare, WiiWare, and Virtual Console releases for April 6th
[Nintendo Press Release]Â This week marks the launch of Nintendo DSi, the third iteration of the nation’s top-selling portable video game system. Along with it comes the grand opening of the Nintendo DSi Shop, an online store where players can redeem Nintendo DSi Points for a wide variety of games and applications, including Nintendo DSiWare titles. Just as the WiiWare service does for Wii ...
Infendo Radio 140 is on now! [updated]
[The MP3 link is working now. Sorry about the problems earlier!] This week Kyle, Sean, and I talk about Zelda: Spirit Tracks, Punch-Out, 8-bit baseball, and much more! 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! And now you can follow us on Twitter, too! Podcast: Play in new window | Downloa...
New Game Get – Nintendo releases for the week ending April 11th
This week not only are there a bunch of new games for the Wii and DS; the DSi is out this week, too! Game-wise, the big release this week is the awesome Rhythm Heaven for DS. If you haven’t yet, grab the demo from the Wii’s Nintendo Channel. Wii Professor Heinz Wolff’s Gravity Hannah Montana: The Movie Party Pigs: Farmyard Games Samurai Shodown Anthology Tournament Pool DS Rh...
Reggie Says: No VC for DSi, Friend Codes Here to Stay
In a recent Interview with Wired, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime admitted there are no current plans to make classic Gameboy, GB Color, or GBA games available through the DSiWare download service: …we don’t want to see is a game that is available on a number of other platforms, either mobile or home, nor do we want to see games that don’t take advantage of the uni...
Rumor: Wii Fit “Plus” Sequel in Fall, Wii Sports Resort and Motion Plus on the way in Summer
GoNintendo is reporting rumored release dates on Wii Motion Plus, Wii Sports Resort, and something called “Wii Fit Plus” for July and November, respectively. The tip comes by way of GoNintendo reader Maxemillian_X, who snapped a covert shot of an upcoming release list in an Amsterdam game shop. We already knew Motion Plus and Wii Sports Resort was on it’s way – and July...
Man Builds “Larger than Life” DSi out of LEGOs
Full time LEGO artist Sean Kenney just finished a promotional masterpiece for the Nintendo World store – a giant LEGO DSi. Kenney works exclusively with the miniature toy bricks and has created anything from family portraits to full size chairs and tables out of LEGO. The giant DSi is currently on display at the Nintendo World Store in Rockefeller Center, New York. Check out the construc...
Brutal Legends Rumors its Way onto the Wii
When 1UP asked Tim Schafer if Brutal Legends would be released on the Wii, he was quoted as saying “We are making an Xbox 360 and a PS3 version of Brutal Legend”. Which is interesting because he never once said that the game was not being made for the Wii. However, according to Variety’s gaming blog The Cut Scene, which is quoted below, they say EA is planning to release Brutal L...
Seriously Nintendo? We’re sending ‘journalists’ cakes now?
GameIndustry.biz, as observant as ever in their latest weekly newsletter, rails against the lazy games media for building up the GDC conference into something it’s not. I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that Nintendo, in this particular case, is actually part of the overall problem.
Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars homage?
Was I the only one who happened to notice the similarity?
Amidst the spin, Reggie has a point
Developers typically blame used game sales when their bloated single-player titles end up in the bargain bin after a week on the shelf. Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime, on the other hand, looks at used games and sees an opportunity to stroke the Wii, so to speak. “We don’t believe used games are in the best interest of the consumer,” Fils-Aime said. “We have products that...