Month: June 2011
How do you feel about the Game Over screen?
Wired has a great piece up on how video game developers have dealt with in-game death over the years. From the power-up mushroom in Mario to the Regenerative Shields in Halo, developers have been tackling creative ways for players to ”˜die’ or ”˜fail’ for years. I am of the camp that would like to see less ”˜fail-states’ in gaming, because let’s be honest, nobody likes to ...
A great week for Virtual Consoles
3DS gets Kirby’s Dream Land and Wii gets Final Fantasy III (known as FF VI in Japan). Classic digital downloads rule the roost this week. I have to admit, the 3DS Virtual Console has surprised me. It was the one feature I thought I’d never use, and now I’m about to purchase my third title. There’s a moral here somewhere about gameplay over graphics, but let’s just mov...
Eiji Aonuma talks Skyward Sword, Zelda not a princess this time around
In an interview about upcoming Wii title The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Eiji Aonuma talks to Famitsu Magazine and reveals some slightly spoilery details. If you are attempting to keep pure and avoid all Skyward Sword info, you probably won’t want to click through.
Death of the fanman: How Nintendo lost one of its most avid evangelists
Jack Loftus was one of the first contributors to Infendo. He began writing for the blog in 2006, a year after I founded it. Known for his wit, provocative writing, and unabashed subjectivity, Jack lovingly referred to himself as the “fanman.” When gamers prematurely wrote off the DS, and later Wii, Jack was quick to champion each platform and its maker. Over the last half decade, i...
Send Capcom a message: Don’t buy Resident Evil: Mercenaries 3D
The reason: The game does not let you reset saved game data. Why? Presumably as a parlor trick to disuade used (or as I call them: pre-owned) game sales. But Capcom ambiguously says that’s not the case. “Secondhand game sales were not a factor in this development decision,” Capcom said in a statement to Giant Bomb. “This feature does not remove any content available for users.” But ...
eShop Treasures: Five years later, Electroplankton still amazes
If you headed Nintendo of America, how would you release a brilliant first- party title you knew wouldn’t sell? Back in 2006, the company found the perfect solution: If you didn’t pre-order the $19.95 Electroplankton, you probably couldn’t get the game. Arriving in beautiful, shiny-foil packaging, the quirky music generator marked the most limited cartridge launch in NintendoR...
Mighty Switch Force coming from Wayforward
It’s no secret that Infendo loves Wayforward Technologies and the unique titles they bring to the table. From Contra to Shantae, Wayforward has delivered the goods. In an interview with Nintendo Power Matt Bozon reveals what the studio will be releasing next. Nintendo Power: What about Mighty Switch Force makes it something you can experience on the Nintendo 3DS system? Matt Bozon: In Mighty...
Infendo PSA: June 30th is the deadline to reach elite status on Club Nintendo
Since its inception, Club Nintendo has provided Nintendo fans an opportunity to get more from their product purchases. The program is a wonderful way for Nintendo to reward its customers for purchasing their products, thereby giving consumers a reason for buying new. If you want to qualify for elite status, however, your time is almost up! June 30 is the last day to fill out those post play survey...
New world record – lowest Super Mario Bros score ever
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0E2SCGKtLI[/youtube] RecordSetter, formerly known as the Universal Records DataBase, has proclaimed 700 points to be the lowest Super Mario Bros score ever. Check out the video above to see the glorious 7 1/2 minute run, avoiding all goombas, koopas, time bonuses, and all but one coin. p.s. I’m a current world record holder!
“Sonic, I don’t hate you anymore.”
Nintendo Power editor Chris Slate wrote a great column this month on Sonic vs Mario. I enjoyed it so much, I wanted to share. Here it is transcribed in its entirety from print to internet: Sonic, when you first burst on the scene bragging about blast processing, I kind of hated your guts. For me, no other platformer came close the Super Mario series. So when some friends suddenly sided with the ne...
If you like things that are awesome, Nintentunes is the place to be!
Music is by far the aspect that sticks with me the longest after the console has been powered down. Before even thinking about the awesome battle that occurred at the end of the Fire Temple, I can hear the Bolero of Fire being played in tandem by Link and Sheik. Without question the most influential pieces of music, to me, have come from video games…not Lady Gaga. With that, I welcome yo...
Review: Just your average rice-cake streaking through a haunted spa game…
The eShop added a few new titles to its line-up this week, including Gameboy Tennis and a truly strange and funny little DSi platformer from Aksys Games Pro Jumper! Chimaki’s Hot Spring Tour! Guilty Gear Tangent!? puts you in the role of Chimaki the living rice cake. At the beginning of each level, Chimaki staggers home (presumably from his job as a minor sight-gag in the Guilty Gear games) ...