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Nintendo’s Sakura Samurai hits eShop this week. Looking good!
eShop just keeps getting better! I buy my share of titles from Apple’s place, but I find Nintendo’s shop currently ruling as far as delivering quality games that look great, hold my interest for longer than a bus ride, and actually–get this–control really well! On February 2, a very promising-looking action adventure arrives for your downloading consideration.
Could the Nintendo Network actually be Nintendo’s answer to Xbox Live and PSN?
During Satoru Iwata’s latest financial briefing, the Nintendo president revealed a few interesting tidbits about Nintendo’s new console. First and formost, it looks like Nintendo is finally going to be taking online seriously with Wii U. The new online network that Nintendo has christened the ”˜Nintendo Network’ will be far and away Nintendo’s most ambitious step towards re...
Whatever you do this weekend, make this your soundtrack
WARNING: What follows is an off-topic post. Get out while you can, man! Looking for some fresh music to listen to this weekend? Do you enjoy what the kids call “Electronic Dance Music”? If so, skip over to my personal blog and grab a one hour continuous dubstep mix I put together. Before you say, “Eww, dubstep,” know that I weeded through hundreds of what I would agree is m...
Wii U near-field communication more a money grab than gameplay enhancement?
Nintendo this week announced near-field communication support for Wii U (or whatever it ends up being called). While the addition may help developers introduce new gameplay ideas, 1up makes a strong argument that the technology will likely be used to “milk money” out of enthusiast gamers. Iwata only gave one explicit example of how the NFC tech might be used, “micropayments.̶...
Mario/Sonic demo does its job: I want the full game
Hooray for demos! Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (This is possibly my least favorite game title of all time) has just landed on eShop in demo format. It’s spectacular and a lot of fun to play through, running you through a medley competition involving target shooting, goal kicking, trampoline, swimming and BMX racing. It’s worth mentioning again: this game is spectacu...
Rumor: Wii U name could be scrapped in favor of something, anything, better
Just imagine what must be happening at Nintendo headquarters right about now. After thwarting Miyamoto’s lastest attempt to escape his cell and fighting to turn a profit even among the recent sales success of 3DS, Nintendo is once again facing criticism over something else. The name Wii U. I mean, I have never really much cared for the name of Nintendo’s forthcoming console, but then a...
At a loss: Nintendo still not out of the woods
Company lost more than three quarters of a billion last year and even announced more expected losses into this year. That’s to be expected from other console makers who lose money on new hardware in the first year, as they hope to recoup losses and turn a profit in the coming years. But for Nintendo, that’s rare. They usually turn a profit in the first year, with exception to their l...
Not-so “United Kingdom” getting stand alone white and pink 3DS next month
Starting next month, the country that still can’t decide if it’s four individual ones or one unified one (i.e. they still won’t play together in the olympics or world cup) is getting stand alone pink and white 3DS units, Nintendo announced today. Previously, both white and pink were only available in bundle packs. No word if the company will make these stand-alones available else...
How does Wii U compare to the rumored Xbox?
While not exactly Nintendo news, IGN today has revealed that the next Xbox (how bout we DON’T call it the 720, shall we?) will be based on the AMD 6000 series of GPU architecture which was introduced last year. While we don’t know exactly what will ship inside the next Xbox, IGN cites that the GPU will be similar to the Radeon HD 6670, which sports DirectX 11, 3D, 1080p output, and mul...
Dorkly hits the modern day platformer on the nose
Sometimes Dorkly just gets it right. Not much going on in the world of Nintendo today, so I thought I would drop this comedy bit that has been making its way around the interwebs. Got to love video game humor, right? Anyone else have any funny videos to share this Monday to help everyone get through the work week? If you like this post, be sure to follow me on Twitter @infendo_eugene and check o...
Not sure I’d pay $150 for this obscure Wii game
Infendo reader JJ writes: I compiled a list of the 15 rarest and most expensive Wii games and what makes them so hard to find. Many of them have been discontinued or the publishers have closed.  The most expensive game, One Piece Unlimited Adventure, sells for $150 brand new. Like I said before, Metroid Prime Trilogy is a want for me. Also, I’m surprised my dusty copy of Walk it Out is f...
If the most interesting man in the world listened to music, he would listen to Nintentunes!
NES – Bionic Commando [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjKzFihYYf0&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLE33D0AD22B5B66F7 [/youtube]Back in the days when most of my gaming experiences came from borrowing games from other people, and my uncle was the biggest gamer I knew (which also made him the coolest), I would spend many a weekend visiting family with all of us huddled...