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Ok, picture my man Rafa’s character model here, but about a third as detailed. That’s what you’ll get in my new new favorite upcoming game. Madrid-based development studio Virtual Toys will be the first to make a real Wii tennis game with the big boy version of Rafa Nadal Tennis. WiiSports Tennis can now officially shove it. The horrible translation from the developer’s pag...

Natrino & Basil from the Infendo Forums report in with Target’s launch day plans. Details include a time schedule, tickets, security, and even what snacks will be served to those waiting in line! UPDATE: Now you can search for the number of Wii consoles your local Target is getting right here. FINAL UPDATE: Forget that other search tool .. check out this Google Maps enabled tool here. Wi...

Infendo Forum moderator, theJON, visited the Nintendo World Store this weekend and spent some time playing Wii. Unfortunately, he spent even more time waiting in line. His hours of waiting netted him play time with only three titles, but despite that, he says, “I’m quite satisfied with my experience and put at ease with the fact that the Wii is going to be one kick butt system.” ...

If the control menu/sensitivity settings for Twilight Princess are any indication, then the whole “will my Wiimote be as accurate as I think it should be” thing can be laid to rest. From IGN: “And finally, you can fully modify your Wii remote’s settings. For instance, you can turn the device’s internal speaker volume up or down. An on-screen circle shows where your re...

I kid the Cass here on Infendo sometimes; about his crazy hair taking over his brain; about being corporate; about seizure-inducing flash-ads … but then he goes and says something like this about Twilight Princess, and I just melt. “There’s no way to know for sure how it’ll all turn out yet, as even with 10 hours under my belt I’ve only scratched the surface. However,...

Big week for Wii news. Tons of it. Mounds of it. And it’s all right here. We also talk controller mechanics, Zelda: Twilight Princess previews, and listening calls. Enjoy the show! Radio Feed iTunes Feed MP3

Infendo reader Kale is a lucky man, and is admittedly excited today after he played what I gather is one of the first live, hands-on Wii kiosks at a GameStop in the U.S. Kale aslo has some interesting info about Blake’s A+B post, as well as the trucks in Excite Truck. “I JUST PLAYED WII……I won’t sleep for two weeks now….and then never….Excite Truck kicks @...

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Go Nintendo had a bit more luck — and fun it would seem — with the hours and hours of hands on time Nintendo provided for them this week than did Kotaku. Just a taste, before I send you over there to read the lengthy post: “Using the Wiimote to control Link’s sword attacks is just too much fun. It worked for me 100% of the time. I never had an instance where I took a swing ...

Kotaku’s Mark Wilson was one of the lucky ones in Redmond this week playing Twilight Princess on Nintendo’s dime. That said, he still gave a very honest assessment of the title citing some jaggies and control issues as downers, but overall it appears to be a positive experience for one of the Wii’s premier launch titles. “I attempted to regurgitate my Twilight Princess expe...

That strange “start up disc” that was shown on the back of a Wii retail box is, wait for it, a start up disc, probably loaded with a last minute firmware update. Over at Joystiq a commenter makes a good point: that this disc probably means Nintendo started manufacturing the hardware before the firmware was 100% complete. This move, in theory, would ensure more units available at launch...

Nintendo made several attempts to advertise GameCube to video game consumers with mixed results. An early ad in Japan seems cluttered and a bit manic: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd5o0wBMwFE”> Advertisements that ran in the UK and US took a bit more serious and surreal tone. While beautiful, this series of commercials may have been too weird to capture a wide audience: Even ga...