Infendo

GameVideos.com has a few in-game videos up for one of my personal “most anticipated DS games of 2007.” I’m a big fan of the old Humphrey Bogart Maltese Falcon type films, as well as more modern fare like L.A. Confidential, so I hope this game lives up to that. If not, I can always zone out on Wario Ware, I suppose. Hotel Dusk Room 215 ‘Puzzle’ gameplay Hotel Dusk Room...

Two slots, like a toaster! Whether or not this device is legal is a hazy matter, but this article from Gamasutra is a start. If anything, it’s half legal. [Thanks Audun]

The February issue of EGM critiques Wii’s virtually non-existent online play. Though I’m reserving final judgment until we see online multiplayer, I feel that online play isn’t a priority for Nintendo. From the article (issue 212): “The Wii’s unified friend code system initially seemed like an upgrade to the DS’s daft online plan, but it’s actually just mo...

The recent IGN previews the most anticipated games of the year and has a nice little feature on Sonic and The Secret Rings for Wii. The article claims that despite the on-rails gameplay, the game is “far more instinctive, addictive, and fun than any 3D Sonic game in recent memory.” To boot, the game will have over 30 muyltiplayer minigames. Having played an early demo at E3, I was sold...

IGN has posted their top winter game picks for both the Wii and DS. Though many are expected, you might find some new gems that suit your liking. Now back to my thorough enjoyment of Wario Ware: Smooth Moves.

Did this happen to anyone else’s SNES? It happened to mine, but I thought maybe it was because my SNES was jealous of the time I was spending with my shiny new PSOne. ars technica did some digging earlier this week on plastic oxidation and found a cool article on why this happens to some SNES consoles, and not others. Since two different batches of plastics had two different aging results (a...

Europe has officially joined Japan amongst the ranks of the “Nintendo Crazy” That’s because over the holiday season the Wii and the DS accounted for more than half of all European video game hardware sales in December. From Gamasutra: According to data compiled by Chart Track, the recently released Wii console sold nearly 200,000 units in the UK between its December 8 launch and ...

Just a quick update on that Wii-related tragedy in California: “According to the Sacramento Bee, ten employees of the radio station KDND (107.9, the end) have been fired for their role in a contest for a Nintendo Wii which allegedly lead to the death of one listener. In addition to the firing of the DJs and radio “personalities”, the station also saw fit to cancel the “Morn...

Kotaku reports today that the elusive Wii could be sighted en masse at Best Buys nationwide this Sunday. “One of our favorite anonymous Best Buy tipsters lets us know that the big blue retailer will have a minimum of fifteen Wiis in stock at each brick and mortar location this Sunday, January 21st. He says we should, in reality, expect around 35-45 consoles at each store, but we suggest sett...

After all the pre-launch HD debating of 2006 and Nintendo opting out of a conventional next gen, they let so-called graphics whores down easy, saying, “We can still be friends… with benefits.” Benefits like 16:9 widescreen support and progressive scan for 1st party games. In an unusual turn of events (depending on how you view them), Nintendo’s reminiscent of another Japane...

From Wonderland: KK Slider, Toad, Pikachu and a provocatively winking Princess. If I wasn’t going steady with Midna right now I’d be tempted.

Ok, so call me a hypocrite. No, I mean more than usual. Why? Well, I’m going to speak out in defense of EA and their tacking on of Wii control schemes to existing franchises (see: Madden, SSX Blur). Why the change of heart? Well, one reason is first hand and the other is word of mouth. Madden is a game I got over the holidays and I have to say I enjoy it in short bursts here and there, unfai...