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The Escapist searches for Gunpei Yokoi
Who is Gunpei Yokoi? You have to ask? Game & Watch, R.O.B., the D-pad, Kid Icarus, Fire Emblem and Metroid. The Game Boy. The Virtual Boy. I own them all (high five!) and now you know who invented them. The late, great Gunpei. Today the Escapist’s Lara Cringer digs deep into Gunpei’s past. Gunpei, a man responsible for much of what makes Nintendo Nintendo today, yet is still a pret...
Nintendo keychains are music to my ears
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUMXto8qmF4]These would never get annoying. Ever. But are they old? Too old to be news? Please tell me.
Wii shortage: Supply chain issue or cold, calculating Nintendo?
Normally I’d dismiss this tip to Infendo as a “just because it happens to you don’t mean it happens to everyone” event, but because it’s theJON I’m listening: “I got a job at my local Gamestop recently and last week, the Nintendo Rep stopped by and talked to us a bit about the Wii and DS (and how our kiosks weren’t on). One of the things he told us w...
The Perry Bible Fellowship does Mario
Always bizarre, usually disturbing, The Perry Bible Fellowship does Mario this week. Click the pic for the whole comic.
Infendo Weigh In – SSX Blur
It seems like reviews about the first snowboarding game for Wii have been very mixed, but I’m here to weigh in on SSX Blur. Don’t consider this a review; it’s just my impressions on a game I bought and suggestions for improvement. What they got right:Sound: The music by Junkie XL gets me very excited to play this game and it is perfectly synced to events on the slopes. Come to a ...
Another solid gold DS stylus
I think I’m developing a thing for special variations of the DS stylus. Add this $536 stylus to the list. UPDATE: theJON informs us of a GameStop stylus deal for Pokemon preorders.
Nintendo Spotting: Let’s play doctor edition
“On a door in Kingston on Princess Street. “ [Flikr, via Joystiq]
Mario goes Commie red, kills Goombas
Ever wonder what Mario would have been like in an oppressive, Communist regime? Well hit the link and wonder no more (positively hilarious/bloody flash video of Mario going “Red”). Communist Mario In Communist Russia, Super Mario Bros. plays YOU!
This guy says Nintendo stock GET (now)
Some analyst (I loves my analysts and their crazy “numbers”) says Nintendo is a market force to be reckoned with, and that its low cost and Wiimote capabilities give it incredible momentum for the next two years, at least. Nintendo trades at about 32 times forward earnings. While no analysts publish five-year growth expectations, earnings are expected to soar over the next two years, w...
Wii development training this week at GDC
A new AFP release profiling this week’s GDC conference suggests Wii development training will be a large part of the show for Nintendo: “Among [GDC’s] features will be lessons in designing games for Nintendo’s popular new Wii video game console with motion-sensitive controllers.” I think third-party publishers have done an okay job so far, lackluster graphics and repu...
Infendo Radio host loses his phone to toilet while playing DS
As you may or may not know, my Infendo Radio cohost, friend, and podcaster extraordinaire Scott Johnson likes to play his DS while taking a dump on the clock as a creative director. Well just listen in and watch this hilarious account of Scott losing his phone to an electronic eating kermode. One of the funniest stories I’ve heard all year.
Get Your Spend On – new releases this week
New releases for the week of March 5-11, 2007: DSRayman Raving RabbidsShrek Smash n’ Crash RacingWario: Master of Disguise Virtual ConsoleElevator Action [NES]Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts [SNES]Sword of Vermilion [Genesis] I loved Rayman Raving Rabbids on Wii; it will be interesting to see how the game plays on DS. Wario still looks fun, even though the reviews haven’t been too hot. An...