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Mark your calendars and spread the word: National StreetPass Weekend is Dec. 14-15 in North America
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FZWEJrqV2E[/youtube] A recent YouTube video published on Nintendo of America’s official channel has revealed details about National StreetPass Weekend, coming December 14th and 15th (a Saturday and Sunday). According to the video, “all the Nintendo Zones in North America will be put together and mixed around” on those days. Meaning that pa...
Skull Kid Confirmed As An Assist Trophy
Today’s pic of the day from Super Smash Bros. creator, Masahiro Sakurai is Skull Kid. Skull Kid will be available as an assist trophy, For those unfamiliar with the character, Skull Kid is a character in Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask and Twilight Princess, whose appearance has changed for the worse after getting lost in the Lost Woods. If there aren’t too many delays to the game...
How a 3D Zelda fan (me) feels about playing the top-down A Link Between Worlds
I am a Zelda fan for life. I grew up playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on the old N64 that belonged to my huge family (8 siblings). Strangely, I can’t remember when I beat the game for the first time: in fact, I don’t even remember things like struggling through the water temple for the first time or (SPOILER ALERT) finding out that Sheik was really Zelda in disguise for the...
Wii U gets some positive press from TIME Techland
Off-TV play via the Wii U GamePad and backward compatibility with Wii are among Matt Peckham’s 10 reasons to pick up a Wii U over PS4 or Xbox One this holiday season. His opinion article over at TIME Tech is one of seemingly few that shed a positive light on the Wii U: “The Wii U doesn’t have quite as many run-out-and-buy games as we kick off its second year, but its best and brightest...
Luigi actor Danny Wells dies at 72
Sad news to report for those who love 1980s nostalgia. Canadian Actor Danny Wells, who was known for playing Luigi in the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, has passed away. He was 72. Wells, whose real name is Jack Westelman, is the second of Mario & Luigi duo to pass away after Lou Albano’s death in late 2009. Aside from playing Luigi, Wells was an accomplished screen star and voice actor H...
Kirby: Triple Deluxe details revealed in various Japanese magazines
A few details for Kirby: Triple Deluxe have emerged from various Japanese magazines recently. The scans of the upcoming 3DS Kirby title reveal some interesting features such as tilting the handheld for puzzles and a new bell and beetle power up. The scans were first shown through a post on NeoGAF with a user helping on the translations. The additional features are as follow, according to the NeoGA...
Infendo Radio Episode 290: Lego Nintendo
Welcome all to episode 290 of Infendo Radio, another 2 person show with Harrison Milfeld and me, Lewis Pugh but with the full 3-set feature structure! On this weeks show we have What we’ve been playing (covering Zelda a Link between worlds, Wii Party U and Edge), a brief Nintendo News, Lego stories! and our final feature: the competition is here! If you have any questions for us to discuss on the ...
Youtube App Now Available For 3DS
After confirming that a 3DS Youtube app was on the way at a recent Nintendo Direct presentation, the app is now available on 3DS eShops in North America and Europe and takes up 113 blocks on your memory card. There is also the option to watch videos in High Quality and sets it to full screen instead of having a black box outside the video.
Happy Thanksgiving from Infendo
We here at Infendo would like to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. As we trot ourselves into a new console generation, there are a lot of things to be thankful for, even if it’s not video game related. So, we’d like to know what are all of you thankful for during this festive holiday? Tell us in the comments below. We at Infendo hope you have a pleasant day, and until then enjoy...
Nintendo issues new Holiday infographic for would-be Wii U buyers
Nintendo is doing their best to make sure that holiday shoppers this year do not turn a deaf ear to the Wii U. In an interesting move, Nintendo has issued a new infographic detailing why you should own a Wii U this holiday season. The infographic, highlighted first by the New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U Wii bundle, shows various reasons why the Wii U would be a logical choice over it...
Back a Kickstarter campaign to fund Festival of Magic for Wii U
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q58kKE5czNY[/youtube] Snow Castle Games, a studio based in Oslo, Norway, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund their adventure RPG Festival of Magic. According to the project’s home page: Festival of Magic is a throwback to the classic Japanese RPGs of yore, but puts a spin on the formula by fusing harvesting with turn-based combat. In the game ...
Review: Lego Friends
When the opportunity came up for me to review Lego Friends, for the Nintendo 3DS, I jumped at the chance. What I didn’t do was research the game beforehand and realize that the game was tailored to young girls around the age of 7 or 8. Instinctively, I saw the word Lego and imagined Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Batman. Imagine my surprise when the game arrived and the item pictured...