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It’s a Wario pumpkin!
Halloween has always been one of my favorites… [via Flickr]
An Ode to Perrin Kaplan
“The princess is in another castle.” I really, really hope some diminutive Toadstool re-utters those famous words next month. Just once. It’s cheesy, sure, but the blatant nostalgia, combined with what are shaping up to legitimately be the best visuals and innovations on the system to date, could make my head explode. You know what else makes my head explode? Ignorance. Perrin Ka...
Sega shipping Nights 2 Dec. 18 on Wii
SEGA of America, Inc. today announced that NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams for the Wii video game console will ship December 18, 2007 in North America. The title, a sequel to the critically-acclaimed hit NiGHTS, will allow players to take flight, unleash incredible airborne maneuvers, and explore seven magnificent worlds of imagination, dreams and nightmares. SEGA also unveiled plans to reawaken the Art...
Nintendo wins Ad Age’s Marketer of the Year award
First, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime won BrandWeek’s Marketeer of the Year award. Today, the rest of Nintendo caught up to him by winning Ad Age’s Marketer of the Year award with nary a specialized gamer soda or crying doll in sight. Question: Can a new product not only radically revive a company but also reinvigorate an entire industry? Answer: Wii. […] “T...
Nintendo value hits lifetime high thanks to DS, Wii
Think of the coin sound from Super Mario Bros. Ka-ching. Now, multiply that sound a trillion times. That’s the sound at Nintendo today, which hit a lifetime high in terms of value thanks to the DS, Wii and its overall strategy to turn the video games industry on its collective head — in a good way. According to people who keep track of such things, Nintendo’s market value has pea...
Nintendo releases for the week ending October 20th
New releases for all Nintendo systems this week: DS Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day Fullmetal Alchemist: Trading Card Game Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure The Bee Game Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground Disney Princess: Magical Jewels Fish Tycoon Hannah Montana: Music Jam Power Rangers: Super Legends Word Jong Prism: Light the Way Wii Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure Tony Ha...
Virtual Console Monday – Ninja Gaiden II, a TurboGrafx CD-ROM game, and more
Last week NeoGeo games made their debut on Wii; this week we get the first ever TurboGrafx 16 CD-ROM title available for the Virtual Console. Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos – NES – 500 points Take on the role of Ryu Hayabusa and rescue Irene Lew, a former CIA agent, from Ashtar. Destroy the Sword of Chaos, a weapon of great power forged from the bone of a demon. Metal Marines...
GameStop makes gamer’s Wii dreams come true
I’ve had bad experiences at GameStop in the past, and I’ve let them be known here on Infendo, but today I think the cold, hard lump of ice that is my non-beating heart has begun to thraw. Just a little though. Infendo reader Casey W. writes… I just had a pretty good experience at Gamestop. They are having a special trade in bonus when you trade in games towards Super Mario Galaxy...
Super Smash Bros Brawl – video of E For All demo
GameSpot posted video of the demo that will be available for play at this week’s E For All Expo. Behold, and drool: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad-SnIBzkR8[/youtube]
Infendo Radio 77 gives it all away
Blake is too busy to hang out with Scott and Kyle this week, so what could best be described as the Shemp and Larry of Infendo Radio take over for our 77th broadcast. Listen as they reveal the winner of last week’s Metroid Prime 3 contest! Wrap your mind grapes around the onslaught of news from the recent Nintendo conference in Japan! Chuckle as Scott occasionally calls Kyle the wrong name! ...