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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...

It can’t be said enough that the success of the Wii really depends overwhelmingly on the Wiimote and gameplay. So, here’s a quick question: There are indications that the Wii will be extremely hard to come by, at least around launch time. That said, has anyone looked into whether or not there are enough Wiimotes to go around? A lot of people are going to be needing 2, 3 even 4 Wiimotes...

GamePro has uploaded the entire Wii manual for your pre-launch viewing pleasure. Maybe now we’ll actually read one of these things… Nah.

Every Star Wars movie is currently running on Cinemax right now, so maybe that’s why when I read this article on Forbes.com today I imagined the scene when Obi Wan and Vader are fighting in the hangar in Episode 4. If you remember, all the stormtroopers go over to gawk at their infamous final lightsaber duel, leaving the Milennium Falcon unguarded so Luke, Han and the others can get aboard a...

The various “usual” outlets have started to review Wii games (GN, GameInformer, Game Spy), and they’re running the board from 7.5 to 8’s. So far I’ve seen Monkey Ball, Wii Sports, Trauma Center and Call of Duty reviewed, and they’re all fairing quite well. Trauma Center and Monkey Ball have done especially well, receiving scores in the 8’s. Now, I know we ...

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNi4p7mpBlM]Oh come on. Gizmodo is just rubbing it in now. First, they were getting Wii delivered via ice cream truck, then they were stuffing brand new next-gen consoles down their pants, and now they have their intern Benny opening his “Christmas gift” in a video that recreates the demonic glory of the Nintendo 64 Kid. Poor Benny, I laugh at yo...