Month: January 2011
Exclusive: In an Xbox Live world, Nintendo defends online Wii service
Nintendo’s online service is better than most hardened gamers give it credit for. At least that’s what company spokesman Kit Ellis told Infendo in an interview last week. When asked how the popularity of Xbox Live and PSN have encouraged Nintendo to rethink their online strategy in planning their next console, Ellis turned the conversation back to the present. “The Wii is here no...
Contest: T-shirt giveaways from Infendo!
1/11/11 UPDATE: Of all the eligible entries, two winners have been randomly chosen! Drumroll, please… The winner of the shirt from Crazy Dog T-Shirts is Stan of Ayer, MA! and… The winner of the shirt from Nacho Mama Tees is Paul of Rocklin! Stan and Paul, please pick a t-shirt valued at $16.99 or under. Stan will choose one from the Crazy Dog T-shirts site, and Paul will select one fro...
Columnist arrives late to Wii party, still falls head over heels
From a Salt Lake Tribune column entitled Diving into the video game experience: This Christmas, my wife and I bit the bullet and got the boys (and, truth be told, ourselves) a Wii. The nickname we chose for the console (the game asks for one during the set-up process, if you’ve never had one of your own) was “the beast.” After a week, “the meth lab” might have been more appropriate. Geez...
Nintendo DS becomes nation’s best-selling video game system of all time
With 47 million sold in the U.S. alone, the Nintendo DS has become the best-selling video game system of all time in America, says Nintendo. Last year, the PS2 claimed the record for all of North America. Nintendo did not say how many additional units the DS has sold in Canada. In other news for you business types, the company today also announced that Wii has reached 34 million units sold in Amer...
Review: Sneezies infects Wiiware
Despite its annoying title, Sneezies attracted me with two elements I like in a Wiiware game: It’s five bucks and only requires pointing and clicking the Wiimote’Perfect for quick gameplay direct from the home screen. Based solely on the Nintendo Channel promo video, I downloaded Sneezies expecting an experience similar to Fantavision, the old PS2 fireworks matching game that would be awesom...
New Game Get spends your holiday gift cards
The only two games coming out during the week of January 3rd-9th are Lost in Shadow for Wii and Sherlock Holmes and Mystery Of Osborne House for DS. Early reviews indicate that Lost in Shadow might not be as fun to play as it is gorgeous to look at. Think you’ll fork over a holiday gift card or two to pick it up?
Poll: What’s the worst Nintendo peripheral ever?
Nintendo Gal last week examined some of the most neglected Nintendo peripherals in history. What would you vote as the worst? {democracy:130}
What’s your most-wanted product of 2011?
3DS? New Zelda? Something else? Let’s hear it.