Month: September 2011
Nintendo already thinking about an original on Zelda 3DS
The Legend of Zelda is one of Nintendo’s biggest franchises after Mario, and each of the games in the series have been given extra special attention because of it (if you don’t count the CD-i titles, because really, who does?). This means that when a new Zelda title is released, gamers pay extra special attention to it. Nintendo knows this. As such, series producer Eiji Aonuma has gone...
Infendo Radio: Nintendo’s next 3DS move?
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Can the 3DS become the console of Zelda?
With the advent of the eShop and the recent 3D remake of Ocarina of Time, 3DS owners with a soft spot for our beloved teen-in-green have plenty of options when it comes to purging Hyrule and it’s outlying realms from the forces of evil. Right now, no less than four Legend Of Zelda games are available on the handheld- and the 3DS’s backwards compatibility with the DS library adds two mo...
Is this the beginning of the end for Nintentunes?
Just kidding! Today’s episode of Nintentunes is brought to you by the letter R.
ummmm prepare to be “massively shocked”
…or not. Turns out that the announcement is not a new Wii U game, nor is it a new 3DS title. In fact, the announcement isn’t even a new game at all. As it turns out, the official Pokémon Smash website has detailed that Mewtwo will be given away soon through some type of event, and next weeks episode will bring the details of this giveaway. This news shouldn’t have been a s...
“Massive Pokemon Announcement” teased by Japanese TV show Pokemon Smash
According to Serebii.net, next week will be a big one for Pokémon fans. Game Freak’s Pokémon director Junichi Masuda is scheduled to appear on next weeks episode of Japanese television show Pokémon Smash, when he will reportedly be giving a “massive shock announcement”. No details on the announcement have been given at this time, but it stands to reason that if this news is indeed “massi...
Review: Starfox soars, delivers and makes me glad I have a 3DS
Funny thing: right in the middle of all the current doom-and-gloom discussions, Nintendo’s just released one hell of a great game. Want a break from all the weird recent Nintendo announcements? Care to remember how fantastic this company’s games can be? Buy Starfox 64 3D; it’s a spectacular, funny, smooth-as-silk, super-replayable, nonstop thrill ride. I agree with Infendo Radio&...
Is Nintendo following in the footsteps of Sega and Atari? Not likely.
Look, I won’t sugar coat it for you, Nintendo is certainly in a funk at the moment with the slow sales of the 3DS and the absence of games for Wii. Should we all jump ship and swear off Nintendo because of these missteps? Not necessarily. Rumors of Nintendo having problems during the development of Wii U have been swirling around the Internet, stating that the Wii U is supposedly in “d...
Is this the beginning of the end for Nintendo?
I’ve said for a while now that for all its success over the past five years Nintendo actually never had any idea what it was doing, but this latest Wii U rumor seals the deal beyond a reasonable doubt. Basically, the Wii U is shaping up to be as ill-defined and rushed as the 3DS. Its centerpiece, the single-point of contact non-HD touchscreen, allegedly isn’t working without a tether, ...
Could Iwata’s days be numbered?
The evidence is fairly obvious- Nintendo’s change in business strategy under the leadership of CEO and President, Satoru Iwata, brought the company back from the depths. Back in the GameCube days of the early 2000’s, many had ultimately consigned Nintendo to the same fate as Sega. And, let’s face it, some of us didn’t know what the hell to think after seeing the initial DS ...
3DS numbers looking up for the month of August
For the month of August, Nintendo saw a healthy surge in sales for the 3DS as the console managed to move 235,000 units in the U.S., approximately 185,000 of them coming after the August 12 price drop. This increase amounts to a 260 percent increase in sales for the month. This could very well be the beginning of a sustained sales run for Nintendo and the 3DS with the holiday season approaching an...
Kid that mows my lawn: “Ocarina is better than Majora”
The neighborhood boy that mows my lawn approached me after cutting my grass yesterday. He’s 14. “Have you ever played Majora’s Mask?” he asked me. “No,” I replied, it being one of only two Zeldas I’ve never played (the other being Link’s Awakening). “Man, it’s so annoying,” he countered. “You have to keep playing your flute wh...