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Toys ‘R Us of Australia is giving away an “unspecified free game” with Wii pre-orders ($249). Gameworld Network writes: “After contacting Toys ‘R Us for comment, they have indeed confirmed that everyone will receive a free game with their Wii as part of the package, but they did not know which game this might be… Sounds to us like Nintendo might be planning to i...

Cliffy B of Epic Games and working on Gears of War (which is an excellent and intense game from what I played at E3) recently spoke to Joystiq on his Super Mario Bros. score being published in the first Nintendo Power: “I can still remember how that issue of Nintendo Power smelled. That and the Zelda instruction booklet. Hell, I get butterflies when I see things like the E3 nominations and G...

The Seattle Times writes: “Microsoft is indeed developing a digital-media player [code named Argo ’ a reference to the huge warship used in Greek mythology] to compete with Apple’s iPod, and there’s much more to the story… Microsoft isn’t commenting, but… what’s being developed is actually a complete line of Xbox-branded digital-media products, including a...

Rumor has it that Resident Evil Wii information could be coming as soon as August 6. From the Gamer Age forum: “Be sure to get the next copy of Official Nintendo Magazine UK as it contains exclusive information on Resident Evil Wii. It states, in the September issue that they ‘had’ exclusive information on this upcoming exclusive for the Wii, but it didnt turn up in time for the ...

Infendo Radio Show #16 is good to go! Listen in as Scott and I discuss Wii launch speculation, GBA weapon of choice, GameCube games on the cheap, DS dominance in Japan, and listener calls. Dial in and nerd out, Nintendophiles! Enjoy the show. Radio Feed iTunes Feed MP3 (right click to save)

Quite possibly one of the most nostalgic Nintendo downloads ever featured on Infendo. Retro Gaming by Racket Boy is on a mission to start scanning old school magazines in all their goodness, and they’ve got a PDF version of the first Nintendo Power, issue #1, ready for download. The issue features a SMB2 preview, a Zelda walk-through, and so many nostalgic ads, you’ll be bursting with ...

by MisterInvisible, guest contributor The GameCube will die this year. Nintendo didn’t even bother showcasing the system or its upcoming releases at E3. Months before its release, the launch (and post-launch) titles for Wii sound better than the bulk of what’s available for the five year old GameCube. Maybe it’s because of the new gameplay capabilites with the Wiimote, but I feel...

Homebrew Legend of Zelda for a cell phone featuring Minish Cap graphics? It’s true and you can find all the details at the official project site for Zelda Mobile (download here). Now let’s get an official polished version from Nintendo for the GBA. Get to it, Nintendo! [via Joystiq]

Nintendo DS is being credited for single-handedly driving Q1 Japanese software sales to 30% growth from 207 billion Yen in 2005 to 277 billion Yen this year. GamesIndustry.biz writes: “The growth has been primarily attributed to Nintendo’s DS, which has managed not only to outstrip sales of Sony’s rival handheld system, the PSP, but also rules the software charts week after week....

After a long delay, the Infendo Weekly Poll is back, baby! Let us know how important market share is for your Nintendo loving self. How important is hardware market share to you? Nintendo for the win! I’d like Nintendo to stay/become small. As long as Nintendo keeps making games, I’m happy.

Since the Micro’s launch in the fall of last year, it’s been my weapon of choice for GBA gaming. I never liked using the original DS for GBA games, but the DS Lite with its superior buttons and screens has made me thing twice about ditching the Micro in favor of the Lite. Given the option, what do you play GBA games on?

In response to speculation yesterday that Nintendo’s Wii console might launch as early as September, Nintendo spokesperson, Yasuhiro Minagawa responded by saying: “There’s no change in our plan to release the console in the last quarter of this year. We are planning an announcement in September and it may be causing some confusion.” So the good news is we should know in Sep...