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Web browsing, news, and weather channells have officially been delayed a bit. Though I’m not buying a Wii for any of the mentioned, it sucks to be out some value post-launch. From Nintendo’s press release: “The Wii Shop Channel is also where users will go to download the Opera browser that will let them surf the Internet from the comfort of their couches on Wii’s Internet C...

Japanese software sales numbers should always be taken with a grain of salt here in the States, but they’ve been fun to watch nonetheless because of the DS’s dominance there. SO, why even continue to post them, since its a given that the DS is going to command a majority of the top 10 week after week? Well, because this week saw the launch of a certain next-gen console. How would the D...

Because the Infendo staff was busy fighting crime with its new collection of Dolce and Gabbana Mario tee shirts today, we missed the fact that it was Shigeru Miyamoto’s birthday. Our apologies, but we were fighting frickin’ crime after all. So, it’s a bit tardy, but Infendo wishes the immortal Shigeru Miyamoto a happy 55th birthday. ????????! (please don’t kill me for that ...

Since Wii doesn’t feature high def graphics or Dolby Digital/DTS sound, what will the additional space on Wii discs be used for? It’s my assumption that we’ll see a lot more games with full voice acting and possibly higher quality full-motion video sequences than what we saw on GameCube. Maybe Super Mario Galaxy will feature 1,000 levels or Smash Bros Brawl could have 5,000 troph...

I was reading a BusinessWeek interview with Shigeru Miymoto this morning, and it was your standard fare. They didn’t say anything I hadn’t heard before, which was ok, because I probably read over more Nintendo and video gaming news than the average joe reading BW. However, as I read the Q&A, I started to think about other company execs from other video game powerhouses, and how for...

First impressions. They matter. People use them to judge you at that important job interview and when you’re meeting the parents of your significant other. You will make one when you turn on the Wii for the first time this Sunday. Here at Infendo — in addition to all the other chaotic posts we’re sure to put up regarding the Wii launch next week — we plan on filing our very...

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Don’t worry, i’m not here to press your buttons. I just wanted to ask something. There’ve been reports from all over about Wii games hitting retail this week. I’ve seen one commenter who’s gotten in on some Monkey Ball (boxart action?) early. Who else has gotten – or will be getting – something in the days leading up to Sunday? Some of the titles i’v...

I had my first Wii experience today when I got to play ExciteTruck at my local EBgames. The kiosk was casting it’s blue light into the hallway, but no one else was ensnared by its gleam. I walked up to the counter and said, “Can I take this for a test drive?” Gave the guy my license and was handed the Wii Remote. First impression, “Man, this thing is small .. but fat!”...

GamingTrend.com (currently down) previewed Activision’s Wii launch titles (CoD 3, Tony Hawk, Marvel) and praised ’em all. Regarding Call of Duty 3 and its controls: “I had serious concerns with the Wiimote and its ability to handle first person shooters. I said that it couldn’t be done, and I said that it SHOULDN’T be done ”“ there was no way that this control scheme ...

Nintendo, Best Buy, and Atlanta-based UPS held a boring cross-promotional press conference today pitching a bunch insincere corporate ramblings (lame video here). No one cares. Just get the product to the address listed on the box, okay?

Nintendo shares reached a record high this month as the launch of the Wii console gets closer and closer and closer still. It’s actually three seconds closer since you started reading this post. That’s not too big a deal, but I’m getting the impression that for some readers the wait is starting to make them loopy (FAMICOM, I’m looking at you). Amazing, huh? Shares hit 26,77...