Month: January 2010
Poll: Do you buy third-party controllers?
Despite their improved quality, third-party controllers have sold worse than they did a decade ago when compared to first-party controllers, according to the NPD. So we want to know: {democracy:107}
Metroid Other M coming out in the Summer?
Metroid Other M is supposed to be launching sometime during the Summer according to the translation of the Japanese teaser website. Is 2010 the year of Nintendo? Maybe… just maybe. [Via Metroid Other M] ~Thanks for the Tip Kale
Third party Dev joins Forces with Nintendo! Said to be making a game that works on the universal emotions of people…
I got an anonymous tip e-mail sent to me today about a game being made by Mistwalker studios called The Last Story. Mistwalker is a third party game studio that was created by the original man behind the Final Fantasy series. Last Story is said to draw on the emotions of the player/character, and if I remember correctly a game developer once said that “it is easier to make a person laugh the...
Nintendo to show new Zelda, Mario Galaxy 2, Vitality Sensor at E3
Want to see the new Zelda, more Mario Galaxy 2, and Vitality Sensor stuff? Then you’re in luck, because Nintendo plans to show all three at E3, according to a Nintendo investor meeting held in Tokyo today. The company also plans to show Metroid Other M. No word yet on what else they plan to show, so you’ll just have to wait until July 15-17 to find out, impatient ones.
New Pokemon RPG Coming to Japan in 2010?!
That’s right, kids! We’re not talking about the new Pokemon Ranger. Not a new Mystery Dungeon. Not even a remake of an older game. We’re talking about a possible successor to the Diamond/Pearl/Platinum games.
Nintendo yawns in the face of iPad, 3D
What does Nintendo president Satoru Iwata think of the newly unveiled iPad? Oversized iPhone. “It’s a bigger iPod Touch,” he told the Associated Press. “No surprises.” Okay. But what about all those fancy 3D televisions shown at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month? Impractical. “I have doubts whether people will be wearing glasses to play games at h...
DS outsells population of France, Great Britain
Who’s my favorite top-selling handheld gaming console? That’s right Nintendo DS, it’s you – and you deserve it. Between the original DS, the updated “DS Lite,” and the new DSi, Nintendo’s double screened handheld has topped over 125 million in hardware sales – enough to populate an entire country! At the current writing, there are more Nintendo DS sy...
Professor Layton is a fan of Ice Skating
Did anyone know that Professor Layton is a professional ice skater?
Should a 33 year-old man play Mario? Kotaku investigates
“I’m 33 and, with mixed emotions, I play games that star Super Mario,” writes Kotaku’s Stephen Totilo, in a candid column that explores if you’re ever really “too old to play.” It’s bloody brilliant, and I think all of you should read it. Right now. Go. Shoo. Get out of here already. (Thanks for sharing, Markus)
Infendo Radio 172 Live Podcast is on NOW!
Infendo Radio 172 talks up the Natal that never was, Monster Hunter Tri’s incoming Classic Controller Pro, and mulls over the rise and fall of the ancient dead literary format once known as the PLAYERS GUIDE! Infendo Radio LIVE – re-broadcast as a podcast for your convince! Radio Feed iTunes Feed MP3 Infendo Radio is a LIVE podcast, open to the whims of the community! Want in on the ac...
Some FAKE Zelda Wii screens on the Net
Gomu Gomu NeoGaf has put together an assortment of fake Zelda Wii renders from Garrys Mod to try and show people what he expects the game to look like, and I have to say some of these don’t look that bad.
Ragnorok headed to DS’s in North America
XSEED Games has just announced that they will be bringing Ragnarok DS to retailers across North America beginning on February 16th. Ragnorok, for those of you unfamiliar with it is a online PC MMO game created by GRAVITY co. ltd and developed by Gungho Works for the Nintendo DS. Ragnorok is one of the few games that offers a lot of customization for it’s sprite based characters and tons of e...