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Italian mag gives Mario Galaxy 11/10 review

The game is that good, apparently. CORRECTION: I errantly reported the text as Spanish, not Italian. I speak English and Portuguese only, bella. Perdoa me, por favor.  

NiGHTS Wii looking better everyday

NiGHTS is yet another title that has my interests piqued, even though it fails to leverage Wii’s saving grace: motion. Still, I’m anxiously awaiting this one when it drops on Dec. 18 — The perfect kiddie game to play on Christmas morning. Link

Mario calls, reminds gamers of Galaxy preorders

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWnv2eoVXiM[/youtube] Link

Useless homebrew a sign of Wii vitality

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0awjPUkBXOU[/youtube] Impractical, but its existence is still cool — not to mention another metric of Wii popularity. (Link)

The best Nintendo release week of all time

Another huge list of games, as the holiday season draws near. I could literally spend hundreds of dollars this week with titles coming out like Super Mario Galaxy, Medal Of Honor Heroes 2, Rayman Raving Rabbids 2, Geometry Wars, Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles, Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Contra 4, and Cooking Mama 2. You must be buying something this week .. what’s on your list? Full list ...

Virtual Console Monday – Volleyball, Axelay, and Blue’s Journey

New for the Virtual Console this week: Volleyball – NES – 500 Wii Points Step onto the court in one of the first volleyball games ever made. Select either the men’s or women’s competition, choose from one of eight available countries to represent, and prepare for some intensely fun game play. Axelay – SNES – 800 Wii Points Mysterious aliens have invaded the Eart...

Review: Carnival Games

Creating a game that captures the spirit of a carnival shouldn’t be too hard. Carnival Games brings you almost everything you’d find on a midway, minus the smells. Most of the minigames are fun, you’re not required to “walk around” to play games, and the sound effects are perfect. I’m not a fan of collecting items in games, but they’ve made it pretty simpl...

Infendo Radio discusses the issues that matter most

It’s a Crane/Snow show only this week as Scott was busy frightening children at a local playground (pictured). Regardless, listen in as Blake fumbles his intro and Kyle sounds intelligent. There is some good discussion, however, so be sure to email your audio comments to [email protected] or 206-338-BIGN. Enjoy the show. Radio Feed iTunes Feed MP3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (37.5M...

Super Mario theme song played by Tesla coils

It’s quickly becoming Mario Weekend here at Infendo. Dig this crazy clip of twin Tesla coils playing the Super Mario Bros theme song in Baraboo, Wisconsin! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1O2jcfOylU[/youtube] The music that you hear is coming from the sparks that these two identical high power solid state Tesla coils are generating. There are no speakers involved. [Thanks, Adam!]

On the eve of Galaxy – Mario Retrospectives

With Super Mario Galaxy coming out next week, various Mario retrospectives are starting to pop up on the web. Jamie from Scotland even spotted this one on the Nintendo of Europe site, too. What are some of your most memorable Mario moments?

DOOM creator: The DS is a dream

For John Carmack, the mastermind behind Doom, programming for the DS is as smooth as butter. In an interview with IGN today, the id programming guru confirmed that he wrote the 3D code for the Orcs & Elves in just four days and that it was “probably the most fun platform that I have personally worked on. It is a shame that homebrew development can’t be officially sanctioned and sup...

I’m playing Guitar Hero III today at 6pm EST

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