Month: December 2011
Review: Don’t pass up Pushmo!
Nintendo’s software winning streak continues with Pushmo, another brilliant eShop title. In this odd, ingenious puzzle/platformer, you play a roly-poly little guy named Mallo on a mission to save children who’ve gotten trapped on Pushmo climbing walls, created by a loveable old carpenter who’s made it his life’s mission to build incredibly dangerous playground equipment. Th...
Review: Skyward Sword truly soars and is the reason to be a fan of Nintendo
When Nintendo sets out to make a Zelda title, there are always high expectations even before a single line of code is written. There are few games that have the legacy of the Zelda franchise, and even fewer still outside of Nintendo. Because of this, The Legend of Zelda is always in the limelight and is always held to a higher standard than any other video game around. With the release of Skyward ...
Breaking: Miyamoto steps down from his position at Nintendo, will focus on smaller games
Miyamoto. The man needs no introduction. He has been a mainstay in the industry almost since it’s inception, and today it has been revealed that he is stepping down from his position as Senior Managing Director and General Manager of Nintendo’s Entertainment Analysis and Development Division. In an interview with Wired’s Chris Kohler, Miyamoto stated will be passing the torch to ...
Zelda Skyward Sword: How far in are you?
I’m 48 hours in and still can’t see the finish line, although all indications are I’m about to turn the final corner. What’s more, there is a boatload of treasure, side missions, and islands I hope to unlock immediately prior to my final push to the summit. Yup, I’d say I could enjoy this thing for a good 15 more hours before beating and laying it to rest as my favo...
If this Zelda fan video doesn’t melt your heart, then perhaps you have taken far too many rupoors
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiAwuz-YWSw&list=UUjv1OZL51mgH4a_27a9612A&feature=plcp[/youtube] I dare you watch this video and not crack a smile. Go on, I dare you!
Nintendo 3DS update available right now, includes 3D video recording
Give Mario Kart 7 a rest for awhile folks and start up your 3DS system update if you have a hankering for shooting some 3D video or stop-motion photography. Nintendo has just let loose a new 3DS system update, and with it a few new tricks up its sleeve. Aside from the ability to shoot up to ten minutes of 3D footage and create stop-motion photography, the system update also brings with it the abil...
Infendo PSA: Game ending glitch in Skyward Sword and how not to let it happen to you!
Nintendo has sent over what they have found to be a game ending bug found in the later stages of Skyward Sword, that unfortunately would require the player to reset his game and start from the beginning. After 25+ hours, if that would have happened to me I know I would be angry, so take the proper precautions to not let it happen to you! In the “Song of the Hero” quest, if the desert portion is c...
Review: Mario Kart 7 delivers incredible gameplay, the best Rainbow Road ever and one aggravating omission
Before playing Mario Kart 7 for the first time, keep your expectations realistic. This game doesn’t blow away Mario Kart DS or Mario Kart Wii, but instead stands confidently beside them as another great, vastly entertaining installment. It looks and sounds amazing, plays perfectly, and pulls some terrific tricks out of its sleeve, but in the end it’s 100% good old Mario Kart. It brings...
Wayward Nintendo fan buys Wii for first time, falls head over heels again
The following letter comes Infendo reader Verno, who until last week, hadn’t owned a Nintendo console since the Nintendo Entertainment System in the ’80s. He never left games’opting instead to play Xbox, PlayStation, and Sega hardware in that time. But man does he like Nintendo again. Not only that, his letter is a nice reminder of why most of us like Nintendo as much as we do. We just...
Nintentunes celebrates Mario Kart 7 so this week it’s an all racer edition!
There is no way that I am about to jump online with Mario Kart 7 tonight. Why you ask? Well embarrassment for one, and I usually like to finish the single player game first to get a feel for the tracks. Oh yeah, and I don’t want to get smoked ever single race. In celebration of the launch of Mario Kart 7, this week Nintentunes will visit the wide world of racers on Nintendo consoles. I...
Nintendo of America changes it’s tone, Xenoblade finally officially announced for the US
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fSQOyb4qVs[/youtube] Nintendo of America has been insistent that the Wii and DS will continue to see support through 2012 and beyond, even as the shadow of Wii U looms larger then ever and 3DS continues to take sales away from DS. All of this sounds great and all, but the company has said time and time again that games that are already finished and released...