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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...
Bronies Rejoice!
Wayforward recently gave us an amazing remake of Ducktales, making fanboys from the NES era something to squeal about. Now, they are after the Bronies. Via reddit, Wayforward announced that they would like to create a My Little Pony game. The desire to create the game came directly from Adam Tierney. “Oh, and we’re 100% not kidding, people – SO many people here at WayForward wanna make a ...
Opinion: Nintendo Counterbalances Industry Excess
Nintendo Entertainment System was the first video game system I played. Back then, my playtime was mostly a save-the-princess affair. Playing Nintendo games granted me a way to do something larger than myself. It allowed me to do good deeds. As I’ve grown older and technology has advanced, mainstays like The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Brothers, and Pokémon counterbala...
Infendo Radio Episode 283: We have mail!
Welcome all to Infendo Radio Episode 283! Join Harrison Milfeld, Holly Fellmeth and myself (Lewis Pugh). We talk about what we’ve been playing including Pokemon Rumble U, The Wonderful 101 and Mass Effect 3 Special Edition. As always we discuss the latest in the Nintendo News and finally we finish the show with some much appreciated listener mail! Hope you guys enjoy the show, if you...
Weekend Discussion: Remakes, Good or Bad?
Recently, there was news of a Wii sports HD remake which made some fans upset that Nintendo is scraping the barrel for games. I am in the camp that the online capability alone will be worth the HD remake. Could you imagine settling some of the arguments on here with a quick boxing or tennis match? However, on the flip side, Windwaker HD has had a stellar welcoming from Zelda fans. Then there a...
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies Release Date Announced
Capcom announced Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies launches on October 24. That’s right — the expert attorney shall trump injustice in a digital courtroom near you a week before Halloween. Remember: Dual Destinies launches as a 3DS eShop exclusive priced at $29.99 USD/$24.99 Euros. Capcom chose to release the latest Phoenix Wright digitally to cut time lag bet...
Nintendo’s Hiroshi Yamauchi has died at age 85
A sad, yet perpetual state of mourning for Nintendo today, as the company announced that their longtime former president, Hiroshi Yamauchi, has died. He was 85. Yamauchi first became president of Nintendo in 1949, when the company was just a simple card-playing game manufacture. By 1963, Yamauchi had renamed Nintendo Card Playing Co. to just Nintendo. With the boom of video games quickly taking sh...
Ducktales Remastered Coming To Wii U On A Disc
On November 12, for $19.99, you will be able to purchase your very own physical copy of DuckTales Remastered! There is a downside though…it is not a Wii U exclusive. Not only will Wii U(sers) be able to play the amazing game, but so will PS3ers and 360ers. However, those that might be upset about the non-exclusivity, or those that have something to say about the Wii U’s poor perform...