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Top 5 most anticipated Wii games of 2008
Generating a list like this one is tough because I believe the best Wii games in the coming year will be the ones we can’t fully imagine yet. This isn’t to take away from the DS, or any lists compiled by other people, not in the slightest; it’s actually meant as a testament to the game-changing role the Wii is playing, and will play, in video game culture. In that vein, we’...
Infendo Radio 85 – the Three Bulls are back!
The Three Bulls are back! Listen in as Scott, Blake, and Kyle give you the scoop on Wii, whips, and whatnot! Radio Feed iTunes Feed MP3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (53.3MB)Subscribe: Email | RSS
Virtual Console Monday – Pokémon Snap, Ghosts’n Goblins, Baseball Stars 2, plus Gifting now available
Starting this week, Wii Shop Channel patrons can use a new Gifting feature to send games to other Wii owners with whom they’ve traded Friend Codes. If your friend already has the game you’re trying to give, you’ll get a simple message and be bumped back into the catalog to continue shopping. Pokémon Snap – N64 – 1,000 Wii Points – 1999 As one of the most unique...
Review: Geometry Wars packs a bigger bang
As the debate over the validity of game reviews reaches unprecedented volume, the very purpose of the craft of writers everywhere has been called into question. Are reviews merely written to pander to the selfish bias of stubborn fans, and have our words themselves completely lost their importance? Could it really be true that most readers simply scroll past the text in search of an all-telling ar...
Another sad week for Nintendo releases
Oof .. better keep enjoying the gems we got in November. December continues to fail us on the release schedule: DS Luxor: Pharaoh’s Challenge Wii Pimp My Ride Showtime Championship Boxing Super Swing Golf Season 2 Winter Sports: The Ultimate Challenge Indianapolis 500 Legends Kawasaki 4X4 Quad Bikes Kidz Sports Basketball Myth Makers: Orbs of Doom
Nintendo winners at 2007 Video Game Awards
Super Mario Galaxy and The Legend Of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass won at Spike TV’s 2007 Video Game Awards. Zelda won for Best Handheld Game while Super Mario Galaxy took honors for Best Action Game and Best Wii Game. The awards program will air on Sunday, December 9th at 9PM on Spike TV.
Smash Bros. Brawl is the anti-sore loser
Do you hate it when someone purposely disconnects just as they’re about to lose to you in an online game? Does it irk you to no end? If it does, Super Smash Bros. Brawl might have an answer. Kotaku summarizes the Dojo update for today: Masahiro Sakurai is a freaking genius. In the Smash Bros. Dojo!! update today he reveals details on the With Anyone mode of online brawling, which basically a...
DS set to overtake PS2 in early 2008
The idea has been bandied about, dissected, contested and now it appears as though it will finally come to fruition: the DS, that plucky little multicolored portable, is set to overtake the PS2 in Japan sometime in early 2008. For some, this milestone was a given, especially in light of the portable’s insane sales numbers thoughout late 2006 and all of 2007. According to an article at GameIn...
Infendo Radio 84 – Let It Snow (and Crane) – UPDATE: iTunes feed fixed!
As snow, sleet, and nasty weather blanket a large part of the US, bundle yourself up and let Blake and Kyle warm your ears with the best Nintendo podcast on the web! Radio Feed iTunes Feed MP3 UPDATE:Â The iTunes feed has finally been fixed! It should download for you iTunes users out there now. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (27.1MB)Subscribe: Email | RSS
UPDATE: Guitar Hero 3 mono issue being fixed with new discs (2008)
As previously reported here on Infendo, Guitar Hero 3 for the Wii only played tracks in mono. It was sloppy, unfortunate, and needed a fix ASAP. Well, a fix is coming, but it won’t arrive until early 2008. Activision relayed this statement to IGN on the issue today: “We recently became aware that some consumers have not been able to enjoy the full audio output in the Nintendo Wii versi...