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TMNT: A tale of three reviews
Turtle power has its limits, apparently, but it’s still kicking on the Game Boy. Yes, the Game Boy. The new TMNT movie-based game tanked on a variety of hand helds this week (3.4 PSP review, the 3.1 DS review), but then Gamespot goes and gives everyone in gaming a migraine with its 8.1 rating for the GBA version. If I could channel Cartman’s Kyle’s mother for a moment: Wha wha wh...
EA Salt Lake ramping up Wii development
According to Utah Business, EA is seriously ramping up Wii development at a local level. For those who don’t know, both Scott and I live in the beautiful (today snowy) state of Utah where there are a significant amount of game developers relative to the state’s small population of 2 million not to mention the founder of Atari going to school here. From the article: “EA Salt Lake ...
GameStop discovers Nintendo is a corporation
GameStop is today accusing Nintendo of holding back stock because it has met its Q4 Wii sales quota. The retailer believes the Big N is holding back stock until April, because that’s when the new year begins and they can thus begin the sales push anew to meet the continued demand for the console. Let me be the first to congratulate GameStop on figuring out that Nintendo is a corporation, and...
Wii baby is better than you at Wii Sports
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDdErzFwrRY]It’s frackin’ official — Infendo is the official Wii Baby Blog. I s’pose it’s OK though, everyone needs to find their niche, right? Wait for about 1:20 or so. The cuteness positively explodes out of your screen.
Where be Puzzle Quest?
The boys over at Penny Arcade are tripping the light fantastic — hardcore — over this new title for DS called Puzzle Quest (it exists for the PSP too, but I mean, come on, I mean really…). No less than a comic and a blog post are up over there; and I must say my interest has been tickled to the point where I may lift my no game purchases until Super Paper Mario ban and go get it....
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games – new for DS & Wii
While I can’t say the title they chose is very exciting, this announcement is pretty big. SEGA® Corporation and Nintendo Co. Ltd. today made a historical announcement that two of the biggest icons in the entertainment industry, Marioâ„¢ and Sonicâ„¢, are joining forces to star in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. Developed for the Wiiâ„¢ video game system and the Nintendo DSâ„¢ system...
Should Nintendo buy Take Two?
Take Two Interactive, the company behind GTA, is in trouble. Microsoft was floated as a potential buyer, but today Infendo reader Gaumer asks, why not Nintendo? Gaumer’s email to the Infendo Tip line: I assume you have heard of the probable (and from what I have read as recently as today, inevitable) sale of take 2 interactive the great publisher/developer of games like GTA and Bully and Tab...
Iwata’s goal = my new mission statement
I’d like to build upon the Satoru Iwata post from this morning by stealing his quote from the Barron’s article and using it from here on out as my own. “We are not fighting against other companies ’ we are fighting against ignorance of video games.” I guess my main quarrel with game companies today is that they refuse to take risks, and then repackage yesterday’s game...
Internet Channel developers discuss final version of Wii browser
Developers of the Internet Channel for Wii had a round table discussion and revealed some new info concerning the final build (with video examples). While this doesn’t exactly sound like the last version of the Internet Channel that we’ll see, it is exciting that the new version will have some dynamic differences from the Trial edition currently available. A few embellishments: updated...
Satoru Iwata makes Barron’s list, one step closer to world domination
Even stuffy financial types are getting on the Nintendo bandwagon, and with good reason. The Kyoto-based flagship of fun has capitalized on the success of the Wii and the DS to the tune of $6 billion in cash. Oh, and Satoru Iwata was the only video game exec to make Barron’s top 40 CEOs list. Kyoto, Japan-based Nintendo’s earnings are jumping and its cash hoard has swelled to more than...
Nintendo Spotting: Pokemon takes over the world edition
A flight on this puppy comes with some Poke-swag as well. [Via GoNintendo]
Nintendo DS tops 3 million in U.K.
With all the news flying about this week about the “fastest selling console” in the U.K., it’s important to keep things in perspective, right? New figures from Chart-Track have revealed that more than 3 million people in the UK now own a Nintendo DS or DS Lite. According to a statement issued by Nintendo, DS was the best-selling platform during 2006 and “has already establi...