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Dewy’s Adventure contest adds water weight
Those of you thirsting for Dewy’s Adventure can add to your fervor with a new contest from Konami and Nestle today. Best part? It’s healthy. And it’s for the children, so really you have no choice but to enter. Just be sure to schedule your increased number of bathroom breaks accordingly. Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. and Nestle Waters North America Inc. will provide a posit...
Nintendo releases for the week ending September 22nd
A huge release list, coming right at ya! GBA Puppy Luv: Spa & Resort DS 7 Wonders AniMates Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights Backyard Basketball Digimon World: Dawn Digimon World: Dusk Jewel Quest: Expeditions Master Jin Jin’s IQ Challenge MySims Namco Museum DS Nancy Drew: Deadly Secret of Olde World Park Puppy Luv: Spa & Resort Sonic Rush Adventure Wii Anubis II Cosmic Family Fishing Mas...
Virtual Console Monday – Yoshi’s Island, Super Thunder Blade, and World Class Baseball
Bringing their N64 offerings to a grand total of eight, the Wii Shop Channel now boasts the following additions: Yoshi’s Story – N64 The evil Baby Bowser has cast a spell turning Yoshi’s Island into a picture book. Worse yet, the Super Happy Tree has been stolen, making the island dark and gloomy. Super Thunder Blade – Genesis In this follow-up to Thunder Blade, you’l...
Nintendo’s New World
One day, in the very near future I think, we may well all be privy to the land that Infendo contributor Malstrom now inhabits. I’d like to think that I have purchased the ticket, but have not yet stepped foot on the ship. Many of you who have read these epic articles might consider yourselves in that same boat, pardon the pun. In this the penultimate article to Malstrom’s recent series...
Infendo Radio #74 is a good time
Kyle’s back, the show’s packed with all the regular goodness, and we deliver 33 minutes of (Nintendo) gaming bliss. Radio Feed iTunes Feed MP3 Enjoy! Podcast: Play in new window | Download (31.2MB)Subscribe: Email | RSS
Crimson Onyx DS available in October
Sure, you can buy the Brain Age 2 bundle and get a sassy little red and black DS Lite, but what if you hate the disembodied, floating head of Dr. Kawashima? Last night I wandered into the best GameStop in the greater Boston area* and spotted a slick cardboard stand-up ad for Phantom Hourglass. Perched at the top of that sign was a picture of a Crimson Onyx DS Lite and the words “Available in...
Parents blame Wii Zapper for their bad parenting
If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions? — Scott Adams (1957 – ) As is now par for the course here in the wide, wacky world that is the United States, some New Jersey parents have decided to blame a piece of white plastic for their bad parenting skills, instead of themselves. Personal responsibi...
Red vs. Blue on Wii
Hate blue? Like red? Nope, I’m not talking about Halo, I’m talking about your slot. Your Wii disc drive slot, you dirty birds. For $7.95, Talismoon’s Wii Gate kit allows you to change the notification light on your Wii disc drive, replacing the blue glow with either red or green LEDs and surely seconds or even minutes of fun. Oh, and apparently your warranty remains intact too, a...
Reggie promises streaming flow of Wii; WiiFit now $99
Nintendo of America’s Reggie Fils-Aime is promising a Wii inventory stream of Flomax proportions this winter to coincide with the holiday season. With every analyst and industry watcher predicting that this holiday will be a megaton event for the entire video games industry in terms of sales, I hope he’s right. System sellers like Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Mario Galaxy are sure to st...
Europeans set to enjoy Japanese VC
The release schedules of companies like Nintendo, Sony, et al are somewhat confusing. Sometimes, Nintendo will release a great game like Mario Galaxy in North America and Japan, and then Europe sometime later. Then Sony will release a demo of something like FIFA in North America, and then strategically decide not to release it in the Old World. Then… OK, so basically what I’m seeing he...
Ice Climbers are back for Brawl
With graphically furrier coats, The Smash Bros Dojo site confirms the return of Ice Climbers for Super Smash Bros Brawl. It’s not a huge surprise, but finally ends a slight debate on the return of these characters from Melee. Did you like using Popo and Nana in Melee?