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Poll – How much do you play Wii?
[REMINDER: If you haven’t already, don’t forget to vote in this week’s poll. Results will be relayed via Infendo Radio this weekend!] Are you flying through batteries every night or is your Wii gathering dust? This week, we want to know: How much do you play Wii? More than other systems As much as other systems Less than other systems Not much anymore Don’t own one [Image f...
Penny Arcade pounces on Fox 6 Milwaukee
I’d love to pretend that little ol’ me here at Infendo influences what Penny Arcade puts up on their web site, but that’d be pathetic. As we all know, I am only slightly pathetic, and I am not quite ready to make the plunge 100% just yet. The PS3 game library is doing just fine in that department all on its own. Anyway, PA has a comic up today ridiculing Fox 6 Milwaukee and any o...
Japanese hardware sales numbers
I beginning to think the Japanese are playing a big joke on the rest of us. The weekly hardware sales numbers are that ridiculous (the DS week after week!). This week is no different: 1. DSL – 146,073 – 902,411 – 8,325,7352. Wii – 65,740 – 524,928 – 1,444,5713. PSP – 31,216 – 270,938 – 4,803,0674. PS3 – 18,727 – 155,303 – 612,...
Wii weights
If the tide of cheesy peripherals hasn’t started to rise for the Wii already, it is now: The concept is actually just a prototype for the time being, but since the Wii is rapidly becoming a mass-market fad much like the exercise craze of the ’80s, we wouldn’t be surprised to see it become a reality. Each pocket is designed to hold a pound of sand for up to a total of 4-lbs. Whoa....
Mario Music – manualism version
Jack, I’ll see your flautist and raise you a manualist. [Special thanks to the maestro, UnderHero5]
DS PictoChat opens pedophile doorway
First it was the Wii and its Opera Browser. Now it’s the DS and PictoChat. Fox News 6 “we need Advertising dollars mad quick” Milwaukee is reporting that PictoChat encourages child molesters to contact your children through their DS. This “story” ranks right up there with my local FOX 25 news at 10, which ran a story two weeks ago about Guitar Hero and how kids were h...
Beatboxing flutist playing Mario makes the flute cool again
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crfrKqFp0Zg]Again, Jack? Was it cool to begin with?
Here comes Guitar Hero
Activision conference call: The key difference in our strategy versus the prior cycle, is that in addition to full support on Sony and Microsoft platforms, we will aggressively target the Nintendo platforms consistent with our multi-platform strategy and Nintendo’s expected growth. In fiscal 2008, we will double our offerings on the DS and the Wii, including Spider-Man, Shrek, Transformers, ...
Why readily discounting Wii graphics can actually hinder their potential
I’ve got a bone to pick with EA and/or third-party Wii developers in general. Perhaps even Nintendo. There have been some really poopsky looking Wii games up to this point because the entire Nintendo community — including developers — readily discount Wii’s graphics potential. Yes, they are inferior when compared to the competition, but that shouldn’t give developers ...
More Wii strap messages from Nintendo
Silly me. I thought when the blue light flickered to life on my Wii yesterday it was Blake sending news of Infendo going public for $500 a share (we Infendo writing ninjas have roughly two gazillion stock options each). But I as wrong. It was just Nintendo reminding me to check my straps and send away from some beefy new ones. I promptly ignored the message, twirled both my Wiimotes around in the ...
J Allard does Japanese homework on DS (with stand)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQF5KX6WyqY]No, that’s not J Allard. Simma down now. The reason I posted this today was really to ask this question: Who amongst us uses or plans on using their DS for “other” activities outside gaming (Brain Age, Electroplankton, learning Japanese)? Is this something we’d see predominantly in Japan, or do you think the DS can become ...
Manhunt 2 coming to Wii this summer
If all goes according to plan, then the blood and guts of Manhunt 2 could be staining the pearly veneer of the Wii this summer. Rockstar Games announces Manhunt 2 for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, and the Wiiâ„¢ New York, NY ”“ February 6, 2007 ”“ Rockstar Games, the world-renowned publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NA...