Month: July 2009
Nintendo PR boilerplate, through the years…
Old farts like me (read: 28) fondly remember the days of tearing open an NES, SNES and even the N64 on birthdays and holidays in years long gone by, so it was was some nostalgic interest that I read this interesting original post over at Kotaku this morning. You see, once upon a time Nintendo was not the juggernaut it is today, and this was reflected in their PR boilerplate (the stuff no one reads...
Remember when Wii was all sold out?
Long-time Infendo fanman Jack Loftus tells the story of how he bought a Wii on launch day. It’s dark. My alarm is going off, and I can hear my cell phone ringing on volume level 5, the highest setting. It’s my friend Fitz, the driver for today. He’s outside already. Great. I throw on yesterday’s clothes and bolt out the door. Same shirt, different day. I double, then triple...
Youtube Tuesday: Nintendo vs Sony vs Microsft
It’s been a while since this was brought up… but who do you think is winning the console war? To be honest, I’ve always believed that we’d lose no matter who wins. Have any suggestions or videos for YouTube Tuesday? Send them in at [email protected]
Mario Marathon is over, raised over $28,684!!
This weekend was the second Mario Marathon, that was put on to raise awareness for Penny Arcades child’s play charity. During the even they managed to raised almost 30,000 dollars, which almost made them a triple platinum sponsor. To a lot of us 10,000 dollars is a lot of money, but to raise almost 30,000 is amazing. So I asked them how they felt about what they had done and about the amount...
Screw Mike Tyson, it’s Doc Louis’s Punch-Out!! Club Nintendo rewards revealed!
Kotaku (and Will apparently) already beat me to it, but Club Nintendo’s Gold and Platinum rewards have been revealed – and it includes the first “titled” Punch-Out since the days of Mike Tyson – Doc Louis’s Punch-Out is an exclusive downloadable game available only to Platinum Club Nintendo members. If you reached the highest membership level, you’ll hav...
Black Wii box art is slick, menacing
This releasing a new color thing might actually work… Japan-only love for now, but we knew this.
Club Nintendo Platinum and Gold awards…
The rewards are after the jump, but you can only choose one guys. What would you choose and why?
What’s your favorite Infendo post?
If you haven’t noticed, Infendo has begun rerunning old favorites this summer for one reason or another. Partly because we’re pretentious. Mostly because we’re lazy. In any case, we need your help: What are some of your favorite Infendo posts? Since we’re smack in the middle of the gaming doldrums, we thought it would be a fun way to relive the past, or discover it for the ...
Mario & Sonic Winter Olympics arrive Oct 16
Sega announced today that the previously, um, announced Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympics would arrive Oct 16 on both Wii and DS. Apparently the game is big in Great Britain, I’m told. That’s all I got.
New Game Get goes retro and rocks out with the Pixies
This week gets some old school flavor with the retro flavored Bit Boy for WiiWare and a couple of games from classic Sega consoles. Tons of stuff for Rock Band including The Killers, Spinal Tap, and a huge selection from the Pixies. Click on in for the full list!
Child’s Play Charity: Mario Marathon is on Now!
Last year these guys managed to raise an amazing amount of money for child’s play. All they did was just by play all the original console “Super Mario” games. They did this to raise money for Child’s Play, the charity that gives the gift of games to sick children in hospitals all over the world. This year, the Mario Marathon guys are at it again, now with better equipment a...
Infendo Radio 152 goes the distance with the folks from Mario Marathon 2
This week the boys interview the crew from Mario Marathon 2, cover Game & Watch DSiWare, give full disclosure about the brand new Infendo Channel, tell you all about New Game Get, and discuss a GamesIndustry.biz article claiming there is a downturn in business for Nintendo. Radio Feed iTunes Feed MP3 Be sure to leave some comments or shoot an email over to [email protected] after the show! Musi...