Infendo
Nintendo should sell official ringtones
Is it just me, or is Nintendo missing out on some decent cash by not selling official ringtones and text message alert tones? Not to mention a complete lack of Nintendo game soundtracks over on iTunes, which is something Richard brought up last month. I’m always surprised to walk into a board game store or Target and see cheapo RC cars for Mario Kart and other sketchy merchandise when they c...
New Zelda trailer: Long looks, all business, and a climatic hadouken
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y4MhWuKZM0[/youtube] Zelda: Skyward Sword drops Nov. 20 for Wii.
Do a barrel role! Google loves Star Fox
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIkJvY96i8w&t=26s[/youtube] Quick! Google “Do a barrel roll” then hit enter. Fun!
Will you shirk work to play the new Zelda?
I’m debating it. The gaming gods certainly know I want to. But the timing of my review copy this week couldn’t have come at a more inconvenient… um, time. Abnormally high workload. Prior family engagements late into the night. Finishing up other dealines first. The cherry on top: a threatening cold. (Sob story, I know.) I could blow it all off. But I decided to wait until a prope...
Manual game saves: Retro chic or outdated design?
Derek and I have previously said that specific Zelda gameplay should be updated for the 21st century. One of those issues is manual game saves. Although not exclusive to Zelda, the new Skyward Sword, like previous Zeldas, requires the player to manually save their progress. Instead of auto saving like most modern games, Skyward Sword players will have to save their progress at “any of t...
Skyward Sword is “deepest Zelda yet” – what does that mean to you?
In a recent promotional email (seen above), Nintendo claims that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is the deepest Zelda yet. To me, depth would mean an engrossing story with characters you care about and a game world that feels alive. To others it might mean a lot of items to collect or side quests to embark upon. Dragon Quest IX had a great balance of these qualities and was able to deliver dept...
Jimmy Kimmel is perhaps the best late night talk show host on the planet
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY69iHYXgX0&hd=1[/youtube] …not only does he absolutely love video games, his whole cast dressed as video game characters on the Halloween episode of his show. Who doesn’t love a talk show host that dresses as Donkey Kong, honestly?! Does anybody else watch Jimmy Kimmel Live? Does anybody else have a feeling that Reggie will show up on the ...
The tale of Satoru Iwata and third party titles
Satoru Iwata is the fourth president of Nintendo, and has seen the company through it’s highest highs, and now it’s lowest lows. For Nintendo to get back on top, it is going to take something special from Iwata, and in this months semi-annual financial results briefing he discusses just how the company plans to do so. One of the key items on Iwata’s agenda is to gain support from...
Is Nintendo trying to be something it’s not?
Yes, says Malstrom, the obscure, long-winded, and one time Infendo commentator. “The Ultimate Big Problem is that the decision makers inside Nintendo (e.g. Iwata and Miyamoto) wish to define the company in a way different than how Nintendo customers wish to define it,” Malstrom writes on his blog. “When will Nintendo be Nintendo again? Not in the eyes of Iwata or Miyamoto but in ...
See Robin Williams slay moblins in this new Skyward Sword commercial
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H88REYN9MXU[/youtube] I loved Robin Williams in his many theatrical performances such as Hook and Dead Poets society, but  when I found out he named his daughter after my favorite video game franchise of all time, my love for him went up by the power of ten. Now Robin and Zelda are in a new commercial promoting the newest game in the franchise, Skyward Swor...
Nintentunes is here to help sooth your Halloween party hangover, with music!
Gameboy – Avenging Spirit [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0zHi1IwuIo[/youtube] One of my favorite elements of the Nintendo download services is the ability to download classic games. When the eShop Gameboy version of Avenging Spirit was released a few months ago for the 3DS eShop, I may have been one of the few people jumping for joy and looking for my credit card to put down the 3 ...
14 reasons I’m excited about Super Mario 3D Land…and 1 reason the box art bugs me
Mario hits the shelves in fourteen days! To celebrate this happy little countdown milestone, here are fourteen reasons to do the Mario! And, yes, there’s something about the box art I don’t like. See if you agree with me; I’ll mention it at the end. But first: Fourteen reasons to charge up your 3DS on November 13th! 1. 3DS really needs this game (understatement of the year) 2. It...