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Metroid, Kirby, Donkey Kong headline year-end Nintendo games

Nintendo today revealed their “upcoming cool games” for the rest of the year. Such as… Wii Metroid: Other M (August 31) New Carnival Games (September 21) Samurai Warriors 3 (September 27) Wii Party (October 3) NBA Jam (October 5) Just Dance 2 (October 12) Kirby’s Epic Yarn (October 17) PokePark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure (November 1) FlingSmash (November 7) Sonic Colors...

This Epic Mickey cut scene is epic long

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK8xJ9q5p5E[/youtube] Looks cool, though.

Oh, my! NES, Genesis, SNES together

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-N0Kefbxno[/youtube] Here’s an inside look at the Retron 3. Enjoy.

Record number of U.S. colleges and universities now teach video game design

300 American colleges, universities, art and trade schools will offer degrees in video game design, development, programming and art during the 2010-11 academic year, according to new research from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). The degrees offered at 300 institutions represent an almost 20 percent increase over 2009-10. The growing number of educational programs comes as no surpris...

Smash Club

You do not talk about Smash Club. Also, Link totally looks like an old man in this picture. Ew.

Infendo Radio 193 is on like Donkey Kong

Do you remember a simpler time, when games didn’t need colors and p0lygons to be great? Infendo Radio does.   This week Sean, Alexis, and Zac talk a little about the game that started it all: Donkey Kong – the remakes, the high scores, and the hot-sauce.   Also on the table? Industry layoffs and third party support.  Check it out: Radio Feed iTunes Feed Check out the Download Links ...

Hands On: Lost in Shadow

For those who haven’t heard of this unique title heading to the Wii from Hudson Entertainment; Lost in Shadow is a puzzle platformer that puts you in the shadows. You are the personification of a young boy’s shadow who is, in essence, trying to climb a tower to reunite with his body. To get to his body he has to climb a giant tower before nightfall, and the only way is to interact with...

Portable gaming, now with more cellphone contracts!

So Sony is allegedly readying a PSPGo with a cellphone bolted on, courtesy Sony Ericsson. Gaming is changed forever! The 3DS is doomed! I kid, I kid. I think. More seriously, word is Nintendo and Nokia had a similar arrangement back in the day that never materialized, for reasons unknown (the device even went through the R&D process!). This isn’t exactly new territory, in other words. S...

What made GoldenEye 007 so good?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNdpXcVrYmo[/youtube] Was it the controls? The first of its kind on consoles? Something else? Whatever it was, I’m not so sure developer Eurocom will be able to revive the series on Wii, especially after reviewing their unimpressive portfolio.

Sorry, Mario, but the Princess is in another file cabinet

I think we have a better idea of what the Nintendo Finance department might look like today. Maybe not.

GoldenEye to include golden Classic Controller

Fans won’t receive a Golden Gun when they pick up the $70 GoldenEye Classic Controller Pro bundle, but they will receive—as the name implies—a Classic Controller Pro. Pricey! The regular version will retail for the usual $50. Excited?

At 30M sold, Wii sets U.S. record for fastest selling console, says Nintendo

Nintendo’s internal sales figures show that the Wiiâ„¢ video game system has now sold 30 million units in the United States alone. This significant milestone was reached in just 45 months. This further establishes Wii as the fastest-selling console in the history of the industry, reaching this milestone 15 months faster than the next best-selling console. Wii launched in November 2006 and us...