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Just when i thought i was gonna have to put my DS into storage till next year, Rafa comes out of nowhere fist-pumping his way to the touch screen come December. Madrid-based Virtual Toys, by way of Codemasters, has developed Rafa Nadal Tennis, the first DS tennis game to support full touch controls, something i’ve been waiting on since November 21, 2004. The game’s features include ATP...

Infendo reader Chris Kattner has discovered the meaning of life. No wait, he’s discovered a strange new accessory/docking station for the Wii that’s worth a look. And what’s that cradled in the dock on the left? Third party nunchuck anyone?

[Review by Derek B] Nintendo Monopoly is the most fun I have had with a board game in years. Everything about the game has been given a complete Nintendo twist. The point of the game has also been Nintendo-ized. Rather than buying property and building houses and hotels, the purpose of Nintendo Monopoly is to buy Nintendo characters and give them “power-ups” to eventually make them ...

Those who still associate in-game movements with simple flicks of the Wiimote, and believe these movements are just gimmicky replacements of what we have perceieved as gameplay for the past decade are missing the point, I think. Believe it or not, I too had some quiet reservations about the Wii, but all it took was a newly released Twilight Princess trailer to quell those concerns. After viewing t...

Actually, I’m a little afraid.

It’s simple. Nintendo wants to launch with as many systems as possible so as many people as possible that want a system get one. In an age of launch shortages, false-bottomed hype and marketing, and disasterous global launches that see clumps of systems going to those gamers crazy enough to camp out long periods of time to get them and no one else, Nintendo has once again gone completely aga...

That’s right, this weekend there’s going to be a little pah-tay at the NYC Nintendo World Store and there’s a good chance Infendo Forums Moderator theJON will be there in full force, if the fuzz don’t catch him ridin’ dirty anyway. So, for those of you, like the Infendo writing ninja clan, who cannot make it to NYC for the Wii bash at the NWS, fear not, because Infend...

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y88M-AQztl0]Dios mio. It’s all about the music in this one. Best Zelda intro ever? UPDATE: My bad — this is the actual intro to the game, so don’t watch if you don’t like spoilers.

Our recent coverage of the UK’s Official Nintendo Magazine claiming that Wii can do 720p resulted in an admission of error by one of their staff writers, Chris Scullion. In a post about our article on GoNintendo, Scullion says, “We messed up, we missed it when proofreading it and NCL then missed it when it was passed to them for approval. It was a freak accident and we apologise for it...

When last we left columnist Stan Beer, he was busy downing another tub of paste and spouting off nonsense about the Wii. Stan my man, here’s a free Pro Tip: stick to IT writing. Today, Stan is once again showing us why, if given the chance, he’d probably hold the Wiimote backwards to try and play the system, and when it didn’t work he’d go and fire off an angry review as to...

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phTfYA0oxmk]Even Cartman wants one…

The new issue of the UK’s Official Nintendo Magazine claims that Wii will be able to output in 720p HD. From the magazine’s Wii Launch feature: “At the time of going to print, Wii games will output in 720i and 720p ’ 720i is your standard TV picture, 720p is a higher-quality signal …” Last time I checked, 480i was a standard TV picture and 720i technically doesn’...