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Nintendo’s Wii software sales are No. 1 for December
Is the tide turning? Was I actually right for once with one of my now infamous pro-Nintendo Infendo rants? I only ask because this morning I read something that was borderline Bible end-of-the-world Revelations territory: Wii software sales for December were officially higher than the market leader, Xbox 360. This spectacular feat actually occurred last month in the wake of the annual video game s...
Virtual Console Monday – Adventures Of Lolo 2 and Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
Keeping their sad trend of only two games a week this year, Nintendo announces the following Virtual Console games available on the Wii Shop Channel today: Adventures Of Lolo 2 – NES – 1990 – 500 Wii Points Lolo and Lala are back in this sequel to the popular puzzle game The Adventures Of Lolo. On their return from the Haunted Castle, the Great Devil kidnaps Lala and challenges L...
Capcom’s Svensson defends Z-Dub marketing
If there were a causal relationship between critical praise and commercial success, Capcom’s magnificent Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure would have sold a few million copies by now and this wouldn’t even be an issue. Unfortunately, most Wii owners are ignoring Capcom’s imaginative masterpiece. Despite the fact that Z-Dub has received a continuous stream of uni...
Rumor: Factor 5 working on new Kid Icarus
“A new Kid Icarus game.” Without doubt or rival, it has become the long-sought Holy Grail of Nintendo gaming. Even the slightest possibility of its eventual existence – and, as the stubborn would argue, inevitable brilliance – has fueled the unswerving, seemingly hopeless desires of fans for almost 20 years. It may have been an entire era ago, but fans never forget. And fin...
Nintendo releases this week are a rare January feast
After weeks of junk food, Nintendo systems get a feast this week. We have the DS version of a popular Wii title, the latest version of a handheld classic with added online play, a mature title for Wii that has some gamers salivating, an anime adventure, and a new, budget first party title from Nintendo. And a jet ski game. New releases for the week ending January 26th: DS Advance Wars: Days ...
Infendo Radio 89 has rated M comments to make about the Brawl delay
Listen in as the crew discuss lack of M rated titles on Nintendo systems, the second Smash Bros Brawl delay, and much more. Bringing the sweet sounds of Nintendo chatter, Infendo Radio is on now! Radio Feed iTunes Feed MP3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (53.1MB)Subscribe: Email | RSS
The Wii’s Success: It’s time for developers to put up or shut up
OPINION — It’s officially time for 3d party developers to put up or shut up. The act of complaining about developing games for a Nintendo console and turning a profit against the big bad Ninty and its cadre of 1rst party behemoths has officially been exposed as the pathetic, cry baby act that it is.
Guitar Hero III “disc exchange” coming Feb
Activision says, “We wanted to provide you with an update regarding the status of the Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Wii replacement discs. The game has been approved by Nintendo and is currently in manufacturing. We expect to have the replacement discs available in February. Once we have the discs, we will contact you and then proactively send you a prepaid return envelop with a game exch...
Nintendo DS and Wii Finish as the No. 1 and No. 2 Best-Selling U.S. Systems
REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ — Nintendo DS(TM) and Wii(TM) finished strong in 2007, commanding sales in the holiday shopping period and finishing the year as the two best-selling video game systems in the United States, according to new data just released by the independent NPD Group.Nintendo DS was the top-selling U.S. system of 2007, with nearly 8.5 million sold, including more tha...
Lack of “Mature” Wii games is disturbing
Matt C. from IGN tells why: “I’m on the phone with the president of a big development studio yesterday. His teams have created an original IP for Wii. It’s dark and scary. And while every publisher they’ve met up with has loved the premise and execution of the game, few of them want to touch it. Why? Nobody believes it will sell on Wii. Let me just drive that home. Publishe...
Promising online stripped from Worms Wii
It didn’t take THQ long to capitalize on the good press and success of its latest handheld Worms title. Only days after the critically acclaimed Worms: Open Warfare 2 released to market on DS/PSP and reinvigorated the long-running strategy franchise, THQ and Team17 Software announced an exclusive and surprisingly ambitious Worms title would be coming to Wii in early 2008. In a Sept. 6 interv...
Myst confirmed for Nintendo DS
AUSTIN, Texas – January 16, 2008 – Empire Interactive today announced that MYST, the popular adventure-based video game, will immerse North American fans in a new experience created specially for the Nintendo DSTM. Adventure-seekers will be captivated by the mesmerizing worlds and environments that have been enhanced and recreated with an original soundtrack, re-mastered video and an a...