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The (Once and) Future King: Part 2
Read the first part of this article here. It has been a rocky couple of decades for Nintendo. Going into the mid-’90s, they were at the top of their game. The Super Famicom/Nintendo Entertainment System was a huge success, and their key franchises were ubiquitous within the industry — but then they hit a snag. Minor missteps, like the Mortal Kombat controversy, and major ones, like the Virtu...
Super Mario Maker Community
Super Mario Maker is out now, and taking the world by storm. So many interesting, unique, and just generally out there levels have started to pop up, and Infendo wants to see your best. This post is your space for sharing your levels with the Infendo community. I’ll start it off with my own level Spook City. Comment below with your critique on my level, and also put all your unique levels be...
Infendo Poll Time!
Have you ever wanted to make a difference in the world? Have you ever thought to yourself, ‘gee self, I wish I could help others in a meaningful and impacting manner.” If you answered yes to either of these questions, than this post is for you! It’s Infendo Poll Time! Today we want to know what characters you would most like to see added to Smash Bros. Make sure to get in your vo...
Infendo Presents: The History of Nintendo – Part 10 Revolution
Welcome to the Infendo Presents: The History of Nintendo! Join us as we chronicle Nintendo from their humble hanafuda beginnings, to the dominance of the Wii and DS and beyond! It was no secret that Nintendo had lost its stranglehold on the home console market long before the launch of the GameCube. The last vestiges of their console dominance was during the mid-90’s when the SNES was king, ...
The Once (and Future) King
Most of us here at Infendo probably remember a time when Nintendo dominated the gaming market; a time when the name “Nintendo” was synonymous with video games; a time when Atari was dead and (literally) buried, Sega was just an insignificant blip on the radar, and companies like Microsoft and Sony were nowhere near the industry. Fast forward to today, and the king is a ghost of its for...
Infendo Super Mario Maker update
Thank you everyone who participated in the contest, the response was great! Super Mario Maker is now here, and it is almost time for a few lucky Infendo Winners! The contest winners will be announced on Sunday, September 20. Be sure to stay tuned to the Infendo twitter, Facebook, and of course Infendo.com to find out if you’re a winner! Thank you all again, and be sure to keep checking back ...
Infendo Presents: The History of Nintendo – Part 9 DS Mania
Welcome to the Infendo Presents: The History of Nintendo! Join us as we chronicle Nintendo from their humble hanafuda beginnings, to the dominance of the Wii and DS and beyond! With Nintendo in such a precarious position in the home console space following the success of their first two consoles, many analysts at the time were ready to write Nintendo off. The Nintendo 64 was a failure they would s...
Infendo Presents: The History of Nintendo – Part 8 Project Dolphin
Welcome to the Infendo Presents: The History of Nintendo! Join us as we chronicle Nintendo from their humble hanafuda beginnings, to the dominance of the Wii and DS and beyond! Nintendo found themselves in an interesting position after the turn of the millennium. Never before had they failed to be market leader in the console space, but the race between the Nintendo 64 and the Sony Playstation was...
Infendo Presents: The History of Nintendo – Part 7 Nintendo Advanced
Welcome to the Infendo Presents: The History of Nintendo! Join us as we chronicle Nintendo from their humble hanafuda beginnings, to the dominance of the Wii and DS and beyond! To this point in Nintendo’s history, it could be said that the company had reached its lowest point in its long existence. Nintendo still managed to stay profitable with the Nintendo 64, but the company had begun to l...
Pokemon Go
Pokémon Go was announced as an Android and iOS game. Developed by Nintendo and Niantic, the game allows players to explore the real world to catch virtual Pokémon.
Infendo Presents: The History of Nintendo – Part 6 Project Ruh Roh
Welcome to the Infendo Presents: The History of Nintendo! Join us as we chronicle Nintendo from their humble hanafuda beginnings, to the dominance of the Wii and DS and beyond! To this point in its history, Nintendo has made almost no poor business decisions, almost to the point of clairvoyance. Aside from an early mishap by a young Hiroshi Yamauchi in the Laser Clay Shooting System, Nintendo has ...
Infendo Super Mario Maker contest!
Infendo and Mario have teamed up! Are you excited for Super Mario Maker? Would you like a chance to win the game for free? We thought so! It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3! 1. All you have to do is send out a tweet mentioning @infendo, and telling us what kind of Mario level you plan on making in Super Mario Maker. 2. Follow @infendo and @infendoeugene on Twitter. 3. RT the tweet from the...