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Kotaku gave me the heads up to this rad Super Mario wedding cake on Flickr. The Flickr description says it’s all edible except for the plastic Mario and Princess at the top, but parts look questionable to me. Geek weddings are the greatest. I’m sure I’m only a Google search away from a wedding where the bride and groom dressed like Mario and Peach. Too bad I didn’t think of...

When Nintendo unveiled the Wii Channel component of the Wii, it was yet another enigmatic piece of the overall puzzle, in my opinion. Price and date had been set, and yet we had this new online feature that would allow us to see the weather, use a comment board, and create Mii likenesses of ourselves for play in Wii Sports, et al. But there is still much to be learned about this feature, and I thi...

This non-Wii, non-console battle, non-price related Super Mario 3 goodness from newly launched animation site BitFlicks was soaked up by my beleagured brain like water into a sponge. Check out the link below to see the movie, which employs a mix of LEGO, stop motion animation and CGI, according to the site. Only quirk was that the designer obviously didn’t know the old run and jump diagonall...

Via the comment section from Infendo reader and pre-order ninja in the field funkonaut: “The clerk said that “there’s a rumor going around the Internet” that we’re only getting 100-300 units. He said that’s false; they’re getting several thousand. As it stands now, if you preorder anytime soon you’re guaranteed one on launch day. If you miss out, you...

The Wii pre-order situaiton is still hazy at best, with places like Lik-Sang touting sketchy no money down pre-orders since early September and the Nintendo World Store NYC having “100 to 300” pre-order slots available for those gamers lucky enough to get there in person to snatch them up. Today, we can add another to the pile as Amazon opened a small window for Wii pre-orders on Frida...

Live in the New York area? Don’t live in the New York area but want your shot at one of the first legitimate pre-order offers to hit the street? Then, by all means, go to New York City! Engadget is reporting that the Nintendo World Store in Manhattan is taking preorders for $50 a piece. There are roughy 100-300 slots total, but that was as of Saturday night and the store has been taking the ...

You know everything about the Wii. We know you already have a gameplan of your first moments with your Wii. What is the first thing you plan to do with your Wii once you bring one home? What’s the first thing you’re going to dowith your Wii? Play Twilight Princess Create a Miicharacter Buy classic games Play some other game [comment] Check the weather Free polls fromPollhost.com

We celebrate our half-year mark discussing all things Wii including the November 19 launch, $250 price point, listener calls, and much, much more. Enjoy the show. Radio Feed iTunes Feed MP3

Who wanted the Wii to launch sooner rather than later? Now put your hands down. An October launch would have been nice, but it is clear that a November launch is better. Hands-on previews and developer interviews have show that the Wii’s launch titles have a lot of potential, but could use a bit more time to refine controls, improve texture quality, and fix a few bugs. This is always crunch ...

Episode 26 of Infendo Radio (our half-year mark) is all about Wii. But we need your help: Call the Nintendo Line and leave us an intelligent and/or comical opinion on Wii’s launch details for a chance at having your comments heard on the show. Keep your message under 30 seconds, and we’ll see you tomorrow on the airwaves. Number: 1-206-338-2446 (BIGN)

Dear Nintendo, Thank you, thank you, thank you. You left us in the dark for so long, but in the end, that only made the light so much sweeter. Yesterday’s announcements proved once and for all that you own my soul. I’m sure many gamers feel the same way. Even though you probably won’t read this, and even if you did it would affect you about as much as the looming PS3 affects me (...

Have I seemed a bit grumpy and overly critical of Nintendo lately, especially during such a momentous announcement as the Wii one from yesterday? Maybe. But don’t view such judgment as a bad thing, just a culmination of scrutinizing Wii coverage by a Nintendo enthusiast for well over a year. That and a little last minute gamer doubt. I have never followed the pre-launch of a gaming platform ...