Month: June 2011
Breaking: Pikmin was Wii title now for Wii U
Miyamoto just dropped a bomb. Pikmin was a Wii title but was canned and is now coming to Wii U. Miyamoto wasn’t supposed to talk about it, but he felt like it so he did! Good news for Nintendo fans, bad news for everyone waiting for Pikmin Wii. Apparently we won’t have to wait long for the game, maybe a Wii U launch title perhaps? Who knows! I for one am certainly excited though!
Breaking: Super Mario 3DS to feature top down Zelda style levels
At the Miyamoto roundtable a few Mario 3DS levels were shown in a top down Zelda style in commemoration of Zelda’s 25th anniversary. Zelda fanfare and enemies will be included in these levels, totally blowing this writers mind! Keep the channel on Infendo for more info from the show floor!
I don’t think Nintendo ever had any idea what it was doing
The Wii and the Nintendo philosophy of 2005’the console and company with such promise’are dead. They just don’t know it yet.
Impressions: Mario Kart 3DS
My time with Mario Kart 3DS was short but sweet at the Nintendo booth. The game plays exactly how you would expect a Mario Kart title to play, so gamers will be able to jump right in and begin karting without a hiccup. When your kart hits a jump, it will sprout a hang glider out the back which gives you the ability to glide the kart to the ground. This adds an entirely new element to a familiar f...
Impressions: Luigi’s Mansion 2
Luigi’s Mansion 2 will be immediately familiar to anyone who has played the Gamecube original, which is a good thing. To dispose of ghosts, Luigi must surprise them with his flashlight which can be controlled by holding  down the strobe button and moving around the 3DS using the accelerometers. Once Luigi has them stunned, his trusty Poltergust 3000 is used to suck the ghosts into the v...
Impressions: Super Mario 3DS
The e3 demo for Super Mario 3DS was short but sweet, giving the public their first chance to see how 3D can make an impact on a platformer. Miyamoto has gone on record saying that stereoscopic 3D would be a beneficial feature to platformers, and I’m here to tell you that he is 100% correct.
Impressions: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8VS8r2uMug[/youtube]Skyward Sword was one of the most polished titles available at Nintendo’s e3 booth, which is a relief to fans who remember the technical difficulties the title was experiencing at last year’s show. The Wii Motion Plus is absolutely essential to the titles gameplay. In the dungeon demo given at the show, Link faces off a...
Keeping cost down: Wii U only compatible with one screen controller
According to Popular Mechanics, “Nintendo says that just one U controller can connect to the U at a time, along with four standard Wiimotes.” That’s how they’ll be able to sell this thing for an estimated $299 or less next year. That’s why most local multiplayer games will be Wii remote only or Pac-Man Versus like. Thoughts?
New York Times on Wii U: “Nintendo has another hit on its hands”
Early praise from a respected newspaper: Two days earlier, under extreme secrecy and security precautions, I got to try Wii U for myself. My initial verdict: Nintendo has another hit on its hands, an innovative new system that has a chance to shake up electronic entertainment… As is true with the Wii, words don’t really convey the visceral reality of the new system. You can’t rea...
Wii U controller: Let me see if I understand this correctly
In addition to overall gut reactions and the console itself, here’s what I think Nintendo is trying to convey with their new controller: Since it has no processor, it’s not a true tablet. Rather just a dummy screen that streams information to and from the console. Translation: This will help Nintendo keep costs down. That said, I don’t believe Nintendo wants or expects people to ...
HD Zelda looked good, no?
Mmm, HD Zelda.
Up close and personal: The Wii U console
Aka the Mother Brain of Wii U. If my logic is correct, the new controller will not have a processor in it. Rather, it will stream stuff to and from the console, thereby allowing Nintendo to keep costs down. Any chance Ninty can release this for $299 or less next year?