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Courtesy of oft contributor MisterInvisible comes the newest installment in what is becoming Infendo’s bi-monthly poll rather than the usual weekly one. Let us know what you think about Nintendo’s reluctance to divulge Wii information: Lack of Wii information is… Good for Nintendo’s business Bad for Nintendo’s business I don’t know but it sure is fun! It sucks, ...

Now I don’t want to speak too soon here, but it appears that Nintendo’s business strategy is working in light of recent DS sales success. If Wii can execute on what has made the DS successful as a portable (namely games over technology), will Sony and Microsoft continue to dismiss them as a home console player? A recent Nintendo press release states: “‘Nintendo DS is the on...

I really don’t understand how Nintendo is able to ship out new DSes when they can’t seem to restock the old ones, but come the beginning of September, the previously Europe-only Jet Black DS Lite will be available in Japan. This brings the Japanese DS Lite rainbow to five colors. Lately I’ve seen a lot of people on trains rocking their black SPs and DS originals, so I’m gue...

It ain’t good when a dog finds your DS. One kid got Nintendo to fix his for $50 though (the same $50 they wouldn’t fix here?).

Initial reports of cracked DS Lite hinges are coming in from various sources and it appears that Nintendo isn’t fixing the $50 problem. Any readers have a similar problem? [Thanks, =puppetmaster=]

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Official Wii developer documentation obtained by IGN has revealed some new Wii controller details. Mainly the controller will utilize AA batteries with an expected power lastibility of 30 to 60 hours. Here’s what else is revealed in the article: The controller communicates with the Wii console via Bluetooth technology on a 2.4GHz band. The Wii-mote features 6KB of “non-volatile” ...

I don’t know how I missed this one, but the last (August) issue of Nintendo Power features the above picture of a girl holding a black wiimote with a mysterious blue button on the side. Z button a la GameCube’s controller maybe? [updated issue information]

An Infendo tipster writes: “During Monday’s speech in an orphanage, Mexican President Vicente Fox said to the kids to invite him again to play some soccer and to play Nintendo with them since his term is going to finish January 1st 2007. That link is the actual goverment’s site and in the last paragraph it says: ‘So thanks again, God bless you all and don’t stop invit...

Looks like Nintendo is investing in some 55+ senior gamer marketing with a new Brain Age/DS Lite event they’re holding tomorrow between 11-2pm PDT. From the release: “Hundreds of seniors at the Solera at Stallion Mountain Recreation Center in Las Vegas will have an opportunity to play Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day for the Nintendo DS Lite… Solera at Stallion Mounta...

Granted, comparing home console sales to portable ones is like comparing apples to oranges, but the result still bodes well for Ninty. Next-Gen writes: “During the month [of June], PS2 sold the most pieces of home console gaming hardware at 312,000 units. Xbox 360 sold 277,000 units, slightly above analystsÂ? predictions, and the Nintendo DS outsold both, coming out as the top-selling piece...

DS titles comprimised six of the top selling Japanese games last week with New Super Mario Bros. as the top selling game for the sixth week in a row. Hardware sales were as follows: Hardware – This Week | Last Week | Total 2006 Sales 1.) Nintendo DS Lite – 149,454 | 153,566 | 2,789,6632.) PlayStation Portable – 31,959 | 25,935 | 952,8983.) PlayStation 2 – 23,332 | 23,133 | ...