Month: June 2010
Official Nintendo 3DS Specifications
Size (when closed): Approximately 5.3 inches wide, 2.9 inches long, 0.8 inches tall. Weight: Approximately 8 ounces. Top Screen: 3.53-inch widescreen LCD display, enabling 3D view without the need for special glasses; with 800×240 pixel resolution (400 pixels are allocated for each eye to enable 3D viewing). Touch Screen: 3.02-inch LCD with 320×240 pixel resolution with a touch screen. C...
Infendo Reader Q&A: Nintendo, and the 3DS
I know you guys probably have some questions about certain games, hardware, and other various technical aspects you want answered. So here’s your chance, submit your questions in the comment section below and we will answer them the best we can! The best might even be read on the upcoming Infendo E3 special podcast! P.S. We might have swag to give out as well.
Skyward Sword’s eclectic art style is a link to the past
That Nintendo is clearly going for a new art style with the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is undeniable. The initial screens, and those colors…they are, if nothing else, a marked departure from the browns and greens found in Twilight Princess. What we saw at E3 was clearly a demo, complete with ever-present visual Wiimote cues onscreen, so I think it’s safe to say Link will be journey...
Infendo at Nintendo’s E3 Presser
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu0m-kWD_H8[/youtube] Ever wondered what Nintendo’s press event looked like from row 3? Then check out the event from our perspective. Â Will, myself, and a few friends from around the Internet check out the presser. See our predictions, reactions, and two of our company (including Will) being the first E3 attendees to get their hands on Zelda: Skyward...
Nintendo says there’s “no immediate need” to upgrade Wii. I’m not so sure.
The nine year old graphic technology of the Wii is finally showing its age. Despite this, Nintendo seems set on drinking console milk beyond its expiration date. “I do not think that there is an immediate need to replace the Wii console,” Nintendo president told Reuters this week. “But of course, at some point in the future, the need will arise.” If he’s talking about...
The 3DS is the PR lie that tells the truth
Major hardware innovations and revisions come and go, often with promises that they will “change everything,” and “forever alter the way we see gaming.” Â The Nintendo 3DS delivers on these nonsense PR phrases in a very literal sense, delivering a 3D visual experience without the need for glasses – we are now looking at games in a new way, one that was not previously ...
Pilotwings 3DS to feature Mii Support
According to a Nintendo representative at Nintendo Pilotwings 3DS to feature Mii’s and to be on Wuhu Island. No word if it is going to be a launch title or not, but the game controls pretty decent. Not much else is known about the title, more to come later. Are you guys excited about Pilotwings making a return? Even though its on a hand held then a console?
Nintendo 3DS on the Show Floor
The Nintendo 3Ds is a device that has a 16:9 top screen that renders objects with and a 4:3 bottom screen that is touch enabled. The top screen has a switch on top that is a 3D slider that changes the amount of dimensional depth you can actually see; which means you can play 3DS games without having 3D enabled. The system also has a D-Pad and features a slide nub, which basically acts as an anal...
O’Desu Ka
In a secret hallway, behind the Nintendo booth… a door awaits.
Nintendo 3DS just keeps getting better and better
Our intrepid trio of Infendo editors will surely have video impressions of the 3DS up later, but for now I just had to do a quick post on some of the stuff I’ve read already. Tell me if this sounds as awesome to you as it did for me:
Will takes Zelda Skyward Sword for a test drive
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2VfGVjYzHs&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Your podcast co-host and ours, Will Thompson was one of the very first people to pick up the newest Zelda game, Skyward Sword, at the Nintendo Press Conference yesterday morning. Will’s playthrough of the demo was led by his lovely guide Amber and captured on film by Roger DiLuigi. In this playthrough, ...
Missing: Vitality Sensor
Nintendo’s E3 ’09 press conference brought the announcement of the Vitality Sensor and shortly thereafter specualtion about what it might be used for. This years press conference however did not even contain a mention of the device. Why was the vitality sensor completely absent from Nintendo’s press conference?