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Wiimote retail box surfaces?
The above surfaced on some forums via Flickr. Though not confirmed, it sure does look legit, not to mention slick. Totally diggin’ the grey box.
Console specific friend codes confirmed for Wii?
N-Europe is reporting that Nintendo Europe has confirmed the use of console specific friend codes for online Wii play on their website. N-Europe fails to link to any actually Nintendo page as they claim however. If true, this would be a nice move in lieu of game-specific friend codes for DS’s Wifi that can get cumbersome to manage (read: less usable for gamers). Here’s to hoping this o...
Video: Wii up close and personal
IGN gets up close and personal with Wii. Slots, plastic, and controller goodness in its small white glory.
Happy 10th Birthday, Nintendo 64!
Ten years ago today, the Nintendo 64 launched in the U.S. Critics can say what they want about the cartridge format, the lack of third party support, and the long wait between games, but there’s no denying the N64 had many successes. After all, this is the system that gave us Super Mario 64, the game that defined 3D platformers. Also, there was Ocarina of Time, which is arguably one of the g...
Reggie the Gamer
When I listen to the typical executive blowhard from any number of corporations talk about their product, either here at Infendo or for my less exciting job as a reporer, they usually don’t sound as though they really, really enjoy what they’re selling. It’s a means to an end; a product to be sold; a way to shoehorn some new proprietary format into the laps of we the consumers. B...
Final Wii Retail Hardware
Just kidding. The name on the box says it all. More pics via the link.
Wii print ads spotted in the wild
In case you haven’t seen… And another.
Que lastima! Brazil Wii pre-orders begin — for a price
Yes, I realize the heading is in Spanish and not Portuguese, my apologies for speaking only one additional language 😛 From Brazilian Infendo reader KaidoBattle: Greetings from Brazil, Some online stores from Brazil started the Wii pre-order for R$ 1399,00 (or US$ 640.00). Zelda: TP and Excite Truck are for R$199,00 each(or US$ 90.50)– Diskgames (www.diskgames.com.br) will send it at november...
More hot air from MS about a Wii60 Xmas
Oh Microsoft, if you weren’t such an evil empire overall I think I could honestly respect what your games division is trying to accomplish with the Xbox 360. Aside from those cheesey MTV marketing specials and world domination, of course. Via Next Generation and MS’s Peter Moore: “Dual platform ownership of Xbox 360 and Wii could be as high as 40% depending on what territory we are tal...
Nintendo, the Wii, and the gamer as designer
Who knew something as simple as designing a Mii character could get BusinessWeek off on a tangernt about Web 2.0 and “user-generated content?” Regardless, the article and the Web 2.0 buzzword thing got me thinking: Could gaming resemble YouTube someday? Well, not all of it, but could one day there be a “developer channel” in amongst the Wii Channels we’ll all experien...
Banjo-Kazooie jumps to Xbox 360
Today in Barcelona, at its X06 media briefing, Microsoft announced that Rare, Nintendo’s ex-lover, is making a new Banjo-Kazooie game for the Xbox 360. The bird and bear platforming duo will set out on their first non-Nintendo adventure, with “new next-gen visuals and presentation as well as their sharp wit and hilarious sense of humor.” I dunno if I consider burping, fart jokes,...
"Wii is just like a member of the family!" (with Friend Codes…)
The recently translated interview between Iwata and his team of Nintendo engineers has been an interesting insight into what has gone into this new console. Today, another portion has been translated for the non-Japanese speaking public that covers the Wii Message Board. Or, as I like to call it now in a fit of dorkdom: One Wii Channel to rule them all. I say that because the interview shows this ...