Infendo

From the announcement of its name, Wii was supposed to be all about playing together with other people. There are a few excellent party games out there, but I tend to spend more time working on Pro status in Tennis or hunting bugs in Zelda by myself. Sure, the wife and I sit down and play some Rayman on occasion, but I’m more likely to hang out with Dr. Stiles than a human opponent so far. I...

Wii Friend Codes are the bane of my existence. They are the roadblock that deters me from adding everyone I can from the Infendo Forums, and I fear they are the future thorn in my side if I decide to plunk down hard-earned git for an online-enabled Wii title. But is there a method to Nintendo’s madness with Friend Codes? Sure, it’s maddeningly tedious pointing and clicking the arm̵...

It’s just a wisp of a phantom of a rumor, but NiGHTS for the Wii is back in the headlines this week. Siliconera says that someone else has translated a release schedule for the Wii and one of the entries is for NiGHTS. I remember playing this game on the only Saturn system I ever saw in person over at a friend’s house back in high school, and it was thoroughly enjoyable. Bonus points f...

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNzExVglyb4]The guy’s only using the d-pad, so this could be done with any controller, but he’s shooting at a cat so I posted it. After the one that lives with me (I refuse ownership) ate my sensor bar wire, this is like a late Xmas gift for me. YouTube comment: “haha, eat it cat.” Yes, eat it, cat. Eat it indeed.

1up is reporting that Chris and Tim Stamper, two of Rare’s three founders, have left the studio to “pursue other opportunities.” This news comes nearly four years after Nintendo’s controversial sale of Rare to Microsoft for $375 million. Many critics of Rare have since said Nintendo made a wise business decision giving up the studio that gave them Goldeneye 007, Banjo-Kazooie, an...

I don’t always agree with IGN‘s Matt Casamassina, but his latest blog entry perfectly sums up my frustration with the Wii’s Forecast Channel. Matt writes: “If you want to know what the weather was like eight hours ago in your city, Nintendo’s Wii Forecast Channel is amazing. But if you want up-to-date information on the weather, you’re in trouble. I don’t ...

Site Wii Wii (really bad pun or nod at Frech acceptance, I’m not sure) recommends 7 new’s year’s resolutions for Wii. They are as follows: Get proper online play off the ground Back that up with proper community features Prove that WiiÂ?s as good at the gaming basics Introduce some form of social networking / blogging / virtual world Bring out some kind of keyboard accessory Get...

GeekIdiot.com posted what they consider to be the 40 Essential GameCube Games. I’ve personally played about 17 of them. Some of those titles definitely deserve to make the list, but how Mario Superstar Baseball is on there and Chibi-Robo isn’t I’ll never understand. Which games are they missing?

TIME magazine named Wii Sports the #1 game of 2006. They go as far as claiming the game “looks like Colecovision”, but that’s fine since the gameplay is good. And because I hate it when top ten lists are presented with number one first, here’s the list in proper countdown format: 10 Bully (PS2)9 Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (for Xbox, Xbox 360, Gamecube, PS2)8 Gu...

So the most recent Virtual Console dropping was just that, a steamy dropping. Why Nintendo would deem it necessary to release Baseball for a system that shipped with motion-controlled Wii Sports Baseball is beyond me. Maybe it was a mistake. Maybe they hit send before the email was finished. Maybe not. Urban Champion apparently belongs in the very same sewer the character in the game has been task...

Was there a bit too much champagne flowing at Nintendo last week? Were the Virtual Console handlers asleep at the wheel when they released Soccer — CORRECTION: Baseball — and Urban Champion as the first party VC titles? Having never owned Soccer and having never even heard of Urban Champion until today, I immediately thought this might be the case. However, maybe Urban Champion has som...

If I were to ask you what language people spoke in Japan, you might say something like “Japanese” — but you’d be wrong. They speak Nintendo. And the capital of Nippon? Nope, not Tokyo. It’s the Kyoto-based Nintendo HQ. Now, I understand your confusion so let me explain. After 2006 ended, Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe was made privy to Nintendo’s sales ...