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That “read more” button is coming any day now, I’m sure of fit! There’s been enough time between now and the Wii launch to safely say the reviews are in. They’ve been, in a word, mixed. And by mixed I mean “wildly all over the place.” As an ardent supporter and fan of the console, having logged countless hours (actually, my system knows exactly how many now doesnR...

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U78ylX3hlvI]Not bad. Seeing it without the screen is a little weird, but I can envision it pretty well. Who’s Thanksgiving, like mine, looked a lot like this? (minus the sleeveless shirt, natch)

I really dig the Wii’s home button. Not only does it give you quick access to system navigation, it can also serve as a superior “pause” button. No more having to wait through pesky cut scenes that traditional don’t allow for pausing due to developer controlled start buttons. I use the home button liberally now for game pausing. And the Virtual Console’s suspend featu...

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isWoLyG5dpY]Oh N64 Kid, will your popularity ever fade? I hope not, because like herpes, you are the gift that keeps on giving. Wait, that didn’t come out right… [Thanks ACLetras. For the video, not the herpes]

Wii component cables are few and far between these days, and the ones you do actually find typically come with an eBay tax of $150 or more. So, with that in mind, the DIY community has taken to task making their own. Their exploits are documented in the link dump below. Enjoy, and report back if you get creative. Tutorial by tkamenhttp://www.tdficq.com/wii_component_cable Another good tutorial wit...

In order to capitalize on the sucess of “Talking DS Cooking Navi” and its upcoming sequel “Healthy Assistance Recipe 1000: DS Complete Menu (which focuses more on nutrition than the previous cooking game)”, Nintendo is releasing a new stand accessory for the DS that will let you stand the DS up on your kitchen counter or magnetize it to your fridge. Since both cooking games...

I read about the Mii Pages in a Kotaku post, and then quickly visited the site to find, dissappointingly, there are no uploaded pictures of other people’s miis. There are however, places where you can post your friend code and the Wii games you have to make multiplayer networking a very simple and very public endeavor. Since there are no Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection enabled Wii multiplayer game...

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkdihGX7iWM]This happen to any Infendo readers yet?

It’s been a week and my right arm’s gotten over the soreness just the other day. Yeah, i’ve been laying off of Wii Sports. Not that it aint fun anymore, but i haven’t played it with much anyone else. Kinda loses its appeal when that happens. Here’s my story, full with those trendy first lines in bold and length that screams “read more” buttons. The night i...

Like many of the other Infendo bloggers this week, I too brought the Wii home to the immediate family for the Thanksgiving holiday. After explaining to my mother that, no, I did not just drop more than $600 for a PS3, I set about setting up the console on the family room television. What happened next made me feel absolutely 100% satisfied with every dollar I had spent last Sunday morning.The Lear...

Sorry it took so long, but procrastination — and possibly tryptophan — killed the bloggers. In case you can’t find it, go to the Wii message board, click Write Message, click on the icon that pops up on the right, and grab that number. Leave it down below or in this thread. Once you get over this small obstacle and have all your friends registered, you’ll be set for Mii par...

The first step in determining if non-gamers, mom, dad, family, and friends are digging the Wii is if you catch them powering on the console by themselves without gamers initiating the session. Saying something is fun and enjoying it for a while is one thing. Talk is cheap. Actually turning a product “on” (and/or buying it) for personally use is the true indicator. I realize this is ext...