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Happy Halloween from your friends at Infendo! Did you carve a pumpkin or dress up Nintendo-style this year? [Wii-o-lantern photo by Ethan S. J. Smith]

Some games make the case for significantly better graphics, some don’t. If that bothers you this go around, buy a 360 or PS3. Hit the source for more comparisons. [via Go Nintendo]

Wal-Mart is all over the Wii today with a 30-page Wii Buyer’s Guide, complete with explainers, interviews, game profiles and ads for upcoming games. Said blogger biffsputnik: “The guide, brought to you by Wal-Mart and IGN, devotes several pages to explaining exactly what the Wii is and how it works, with a full page dedicated to the Wii Remote, and another for the Nunchuck. The hardcor...

Let me preface this post by saying I am deeply sorry if you or your parents or loved ones do not yet own a DVD player. That said, get with the program and join the majority of the world in the 21rst century. I say this because one of the latest rumors regarding the Wii — that DVD playback would be included in an “update” console in 2007, only in Japan — has been confirmed b...

Modojo explores the biggest portable flops in history and don’t do a very good job with it. From the article: “The Game Boy (and now, DS) brand seems to be unstoppable, even in the face of shinier, more advanced competition. We take a look at the top 10 handheld losers.” Virtual Boy places 8th, GBA places 7th (for lack of backlight), and GBA Micro places 2nd. Yeah, put the Game B...

IGN suggests that Wii Sports (or most of its games) are weak sauce when played for extended periods of time. From the article: “Nintendo clearly has a lot of faith in Wii Sports… But I’m not so sure. In the last couple of weeks, I’ve had the chance to log several hours into the compilation of games and I’m not entirely convinced that these mini sports outings work as ...

Warp Whistle is reporting sans source link to GoNext that the above image is the first third-party Wii nunchcuck controller, and it’s black to boot. Rather than analog, however, the unit features a d-pad to control. From the article: “Game peripheral maker Big Ben is making a Wii Nunchuk Controller, with an on/off switch because it either has rumble or it is wireless.” You lost m...

HD, according to companies like Sony, is going to feature heavily into this self-proclaimed next-generation of gaming. But is a new coat of paint on the same house really worth the true buy-in costs? Much has been said of console pricing here and elsewhere, but I think there’s still a massive amount of confusion and misinformation which the Boston Globe looks at today. “The problem wit...

Last week we asked which of Nintendo’s three pillars you owned. The results: It appears that the three pillars support Nintendo’s roof rather evenly (even if DS seems to be taking on some of its older brother GameBoy’s weight). With less than three weeks left until the release of the next generation of game control, Infendo wants to know: What is your favorite non-traditional gam...

Let’s see: Take a forum poster, a GameStop manager, and add a hearsay comment (“Reggie announced their is still one more big secret left on the Wii”) and you have the newest Wii rumor. Keeping the above in mind, however, that rumor has lost nearly all credibility before it started. I’m calling bogus royal on this one. Though Wii enthusiasts have always been suckers for rumo...

Sorry about the hiccups over the weekend and early this morning, Infendoians. Blogger was sick (though we thought it might be Mr. Server). Everything should be up and running so let us know in the comments if you safely traversed the depths of the intertubes to get here. As a bonus, and proof, I’ve attached the screenshot of the new Infendo set to launch November 19, the same day as Wii. It ...

Crazy hair may be taking over his brain and face, but every once in a while ol’ Casamassina at IGN Wii has a moment of clarity. This time it’s a 10-minute video of the Wii interface — including the revelation that Wii consoles will have one code, and not many, with which to interact online. Wireless security is also mentioned, so you tinfoil hat wearing types will be glad to know...