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3DS XL charging cradles sell out at Club Nintendo
Earlier this week, Club Nintendo had teased that multicolored 3DS XL charging cradles would be available; each cradle would come in five different colors with a Club Nintendo price of 500 coins. Within a hour of its initial release, the charging cradles were officially sold out. No word from Club Nintendo on whether the multicolored 3DS XL charging cradles would again become available. But given t...
Mystery Pokemon Title is a Detective Game Starring Pikachu
Surprise! That mysterious Pokémon title you heard about has been revealed! It is a detective game that partners you with Pikachu to solve mysteries. Japanese TV network NHK aired an episode of “Professional – Style of Work” recently that gave a sneak peek of the game. Apparently, Pikachu shall have a speaking role — yes, actual spoken language, no Pika Pika — with...
Infendo Radio Episode 286: Prepare for trouble and make it double!
Pokémon X & Y is now released so get ready for a Pokémon special. Harrison Milfeld and myself (Lewis Pugh) double-team up to talk all thing Pokémon. What we’ve been playing is naturally dominated by X & Y as we talk mega evolutions, gyms, online and current team line ups. Next up is the Nintendo news where the Pokémon’s sneak in here too. Finally we finish with our feature topi...
Luminose City Patch Available for Pokemon X/Y
Nintendo just released a patch for Luminose City’s save bug. You see, some players found that saving the game in certain areas within Luminose City made them lose their progress. Players could not open their game save, which forced players to start a new playthrough. Nintendo worked fast to provide a fix and announced a patch. The patch restores the corrupted game saves. Did you encou...
Weekend Discussion: Scariest Nintendo Game?
Since Halloween is fast approaching, and I am a sucker for good horror (Maybe that is why I chose to write in the horror genre?), I thought it was the perfect time to discuss our favorite horror Nintendo games, as well as the scariest! I intended to create a daily post counting down my top 31 scary Nintendo games, but have been insanely busy with work, school, family, and completing edits on a ho...
Club Nintendo (of America) to add colorful Nintendo 3DS XL charging cradles on Halloween
Although Club Nintendo has offered fans some really awesome stuff in the past, I can’t help but admit that the rewards service has been suffering from a bit of a drought for some time now. The Pikmin 3 tote was a nice addition, but I tend to prefer practical items that work with my hardware, such as the Nintendo DS Lite sleeve from a while ago and the Wii remote holders, which are still avai...
Lengthy new Super Mario 3D World trailer features smorgasbord of power-ups, reveals online features
If you follow Nintendo’s official Facebook pages, Twitter account, or YouTube channel, you may have seen the company upload the following 6-minute trailer for Super Mario 3D World: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnInWnRCTKk[/youtube] The trailer covers various aspects of the game, starting with the storyline. In order to free up Peach as a playable character from the start, Bowser i...
2DS Screen Replacement Cost Revealed
According to the team over at Destructoid, if you break your 2DS screen you can expect to dish out $65 (plus shipping)for the replacement. Obviously, physical damage will not be covered under the manufacturers warranty so it is essential that you are careful with the device. Now, the benefit of the 2DS is that it is only one screen, and not two like a 3DS. Although it is missing the clam-shell ...
Nintendo Officially Discontinues Wii in Japan
Nintendo of Japan quietly listed Wii as discontinued in Japan on its official website today. We all knew it was coming. Earlier this year Nintendo shut down several off the system’s major channels and other networking functionality. Then Nintendo told us Wii production would end soon in Japan. Now, here we are. Nintendo will continue to produce Wii’s elsewhere in the world, but ...
Infendo Radio Episode 285: X or Y?
On todays episode of Infendo Radio Harrison Milfeld, Holly Fellmeth and myself (Lewis Pugh) join up to discuss the latest in everything Nintendo. Starting with What we’ve been playing, we cover The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker HD, Pikmin 3 and Apollo Justice. Then onto the Nintendo news we have another Nintendo Direct to discus including a new Smash Bros character unveil. Finally we end...
Weekend Discussion: Would Another Industry Crash Be Beneficial?
Would a gaming collapse help the industry? I ask because we seem to be in a gaming drought,overall. Sony and Microsoft seem to believe that beefing up their machines, makes them next gen worthy, along with adding in various other medias such as movie players, social networking, television connectivity/control, motion control, etc. Some of which have been copied form Nintendo and their history o...
Pokemon X and Y Sells More than 4 Million Units Worldwide in First 2 Days!
According to a press release provided by Nintendo UK (after the jump), Pokemon X and Y has sold a combined total of 4 million units in just the first two days of sales. Due to the high sales, it looks like X and Y are destined to become the fastest selling Pokemon of all time, so far projecting ahead of Black and White 2 by 70%! Since 2002, only a select few Pokemon games have exceeded 10 Millio...