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A gamer video reviews the Japanese version of Starfox Command. While he points out the enjoyable gameplay, he also notes that the sound is annoying. [via Joystiq]

Well, this is news to me. Anyone have some Nintendo manufactured playing cards? And is the company still making Hanafuda cards?

Remember that big grain of salt I took over the weekend? I’m taking another one. A bigger one. Think Sony’s ego. Why? Because there’s some significant news regarding a BETA TESTER and his experiences in the first area of Twilight Princess floating around today. The description he provides deals mainly with how Link trains for the outside world and gains the skills needed to fight...

Since there really isn’t any ammo out there for people to attack the DS based on its software, it seems to me they’ve taken up attacking the hardware. No, not the specs or processing power — the actual casing that contains one of the best portable packages ever conceived. In this latest case there aren’t any cracked hinges or dead pixels to be found, but there is a large re...

IGN is reporting that a new Mario Strikers for Wii might be unveiled at the Leipzig Games Convention this month. From the article: “Sources close to Nintendo of Europe tell IGN that the company is underway with a sequel to the hit GameCube sports title Super Mario Strikers… Rumors out of France allege that Nintendo may show off as many as five never-before-seen Wii games at GC 2006....

As the Wii launch approaches in September in October in November, please forgive me for putting up the occasional syrupy, Full House-themed post about the GameCube; that very purple, battle-hardened console whose fading away into the Mario-shaped sunset in the sky marks the end of Nintendo’s current console generation (which will live on in the Virtual Console/backwards compatible Wii). Toda...

Aww. Look at that little fella. So cute, and yet so capable of destroying the lives of countless millions of DS Lite owners through hours and hours of Pokemon addiction. If you hadn’t heard already, this little guy is Pocchama, one of the new starters in the upcoming Pokemon Diamond/Pearl for the DS. When Pocchama isn’t kicking butt and taking names as an adorable anime penguin, heR...

Just awesome! See also: Strongbad Creator’s Punch Out Movie

This is the antithesis of hip.

Lucky me. As I was preparing to hit the road for dinner, I decided to check the Nintendo gossip rags one more time and I found this gem. Rumor is that some developers for the DS Lite have received an updated motion sensing cartridge that will be used to completely control games like Tony Hawk Downhill Jam (for the DS). Oh, and the DS Lite-as-a-Wii-controller bit has resurfaced again, too. From the...

Infendo Radio show #20 is live! Listen in as we announce the winner of the FREE Drill Dozer contest and discuss this week’s poll, E3’s cancellation and what it means for Nintendo, the Leipzig Germany Games Show, and a what gaming might be like without Nintendo discussion. Enjoy the show! Radio Feed iTunes Feed MP3

GameDaily explores how the gaming industry might be without Nintendo. While the article cites interesting points such as “less PC ROMs” and the possible lack of entire genres and game mascots altogether, I think they’ve seriously missed some key influences of what Nintendo has done for video games across the board. The company is the father of modern video games, period. I don...