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Nintendo Direct 10.01.13

Get hyped for tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct at 10AM EST on the Nintendo Direct Website!  Topics will include Wii U and 3DS games, and future launches!  There might also be news of an upcoming firmware update!  What do you hope they discuss?

Single-Player Only Batman Arkham Origins on Wii U Discounted $10

  When Batman Arkham Origins releases on Wii U on October 25, it will cost $50. The $10 discount, however, comes at a cost: this tablet-enhanced version of Origins will not feature multiplayer. It’s a weird call. A decision made more bizarre when you hear the logic from publisher Warner Bros. in summer: “The team is focusing development efforts on platforms with the largest MP aud...

Infendo Radio Episode 284: RIP Hiroshi Yamauchi

  We have the full Podcast team together for a special show. We get straight to the Nintendo News covering the recent Wii Fit U direct, including Wii Sports Club. Next up we have questions from listeners and finally end on a large feature to celebrate the legendary former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi, and how he turn Nintendo from a playing card company to a leader in the gaming indust...

Game Freak: Pokemon Snap on Wii U or 3DS a Possibility

  In an interview with Polygon, Game Freak Director, Junichi Masuda discussed the possibility of Wii U getting its very own Pokémon Snap title. Fortunately, we didn’t get corporate speak. Matsuda was a bit more straight-forward:  “Personally, I really love the Pokémon Snap game, but it wouldn’t be interesting if we just released the same game, how it was before, for the Wii ...

Weekend Discussion: Future Of Nintendo

Before I get into this weekend’s discussion topic, I wanted to thank each of you that contribute to the discussions each week.  We have read a lot of fantastic feedback, and the discussions have presented various views that are worth debating. Over the past week, we have had to endure the sad news of Hiroshi Yamauchi’s passing.  Many believe that he was the soul person that made Ninten...

Pokemon Origins coming to Pokemon TV November 15th, English trailer appears

“To those who played the very first Pokemon games…” begins the English trailer for Pokemon Origins, a four-part animated series coming to Pokemon TV starting on November 15th. The show will follow Red, the Pokemon trainer featured in the first Pokemon games, as he explores Kanto, fights Team Rocket, tries to best his rival, and eventually challenges the Pokemon League. The traile...

Toon Link returns to the Super Smash Bros. roster

Nintendo confirmed today that a returning character has been revealed for Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. The character? Toon Link. Toon Link first made his official appearance on the Smash Bros. roster in 2008’s Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii. Link’s move-set was not detailed in any way on the official Smash Bros. website. He joins Captain Olimar and Pit as the ...

EA Announces Miyamoto Is A Failure

Richard Hilleman, Chief Creative Officer of Electronic Arts, has recently shared his disapprovement of Shigeru Miyamoto’s role at Nintendo.  In response to Miyamoto’s one time grandeur, he believes that he has not kept up with the times, and should have gone mobile quite a while ago. “I thank Miyamoto for that,” he said of the Nintendo designers historical contribution to games. “But h...

Tribute To Yamauchi

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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Meets Kickstarter Target

  Shantae: Half-Genie Hero met its Kickstarter funding goal. The title crossed the $400,000 mark and now makes its way to every major console platform, including Wii U.  Do you want to show your support? Don’t worry; it isn’t too late to contribute. The project has several stretch goals that yield additional chapters and modes. You can expect Half Genie Hero to release around October 2014.   ...

Photo: Mariners hold moment of silence for the late Hiroshi Yamauchi

  On Monday night, the Seattle Mariners held a moment of silence at Safeco Field in honor Hiroshi Yamauchi, who held a majority stake in the Major League Baseball franchise since 1992. Yamauchi, the longtime president of Nintendo from 1949 to 2002, died last week at the age of 85. Yamauchi had transferred his majority stake of the Mariners in 2004 to Nintendo of America, but was still conside...