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George Harrison officially calling it quits
Oh noes! Nintendo’s bubble has surely burst this time! Marketing guru George Harrison is officially leaving the company in December! Oh wait, he’s just a human being like the rest of us and doesn’t want to pick up and relocate with the company when it moves to San Francisco and New York City. Nintendo is fine, and crazy ineffective Mountain Dew marketing campaigns are not necessa...
TXT ‘ZELDA’ 2 ‘20769’ 4 CHANCE 2 WIN TRP 2 NYC!!1!
Obnoxious, huh? Well, it’s what the kids are doing these days, with the texting and the Googling and the whatnot, and Nintendo has it all covered with a new contest! Beginning today, to mark the Oct. 1 launch of The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Nintendo is asking people to answer three Zelda-related trivia questions for the chance to win an amazing collection of prizes. I don’t ...
Stamina Mega Flower Curry Heavy Slow Angled Brawl!
Normally I don’t post every little Smash Bros. Dojo update, because by now most of you probably know where that site is and check it fairly often. If you don’t then I’m sending a ninja after you. If I can’t find a ninja then it’s going to be fesworks, so be prepared either way.However, once in a great while that site surprises me, and thanks to a hot tip from Infendo&...
Nintendo partners with cruise lines
If any of you blokes are taking a cruise in the near future (or retiring), be sure to check out whether or not there are any Wii Parties going down, and report back to us. I only ask because the system that is currently *not* expanding video games into wider, completely new markets is now partnered with various cruise lines and retirement communities. SeekingAlpha: Nintendo has taken notice of thi...
Donkey Kong photo contest
Contest alert! If you don’t have DS yet, and love Donkey Kong, then I suggest you break out your digital camera and start shooting some sweet locations where the crazy ape can hang out. Why? Because that’s the contest, and the best eight photos win a DS Lite and DS Jungle Climber. SmugMug has the deets: Nintendo and SmugMug.com are inviting fans of all stripes to submit creative and un...
Best Smash Bros. character to never make the cut
We may have done this before on Infendo, but I don’t care. I’m old and crusty. I lack teeth. I watch Matlock reruns. I fart dust. I use words like etcetera in everyday nomenclature, which totally defeats the point if you know what that word means. Etc. And I forget things and feel entitled not to look them up in our search field. Anyway, which character do you think has no chance of be...
Nintendo’s hands-off approach to Strikers Charged
The Armchair Empire has a very interesting interview up today with Ken Yeeloy, producer, and Mike Inglehart, game designer, both from Next Level games. If you’ll remember, Next Level Games is the developer behind Mario Strikers Charged, a game that I consider a major sleeper hit for the Wii. Why is this particular interview so interesting? Because the two designers give some great insight in...
New Super Smash Bros. Brawl character is…
Anyone object to this fan-made Smash Bros. addition? [Thanks, Alucard!]
Wii Zapper pack-in will be Zelda game
I’ve been *barely* on the fence about purchasing a Wii Zapper, and I still am today, although I’ve finally decided to swing over an entire leg as opposed to just parking my butt on it. Why? Because after defeating Twilight Princess and seeing the Phantom Hourglass hype build and build, I am officially a Zelda whore.That said, today I am at the mercy of the Wii Zapper, which will come p...
Virtual Console Monday – Sonic 3, Neutopia II, and Play Action Football
The NFL kicked into high gear this past weekend and Nintendo’s take on football (with digitized voice!) hits the VC this week: NES Play Action Football – NES “Ready! Hut hut hut … ” Nintendo takes to the gridiron with the classic football powerhouse NES Play Action Football. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 – Genesis Sonic and Tails are back for another adventure as they ag...
Top 10 Wii games to play by yourself
Before it was named Wii, Nintendo’s latest console was being promoted as a system you would play with others. Mini-games and party titles account for the majority of the Wii’s software line up, but what about solo gaming? Behold, the top 10 Wii games to play alone: