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What games have you been playing on your DS Lite? Heck, what games are you playing regardless of platform? Post ’em in the comments below! See also: Now Playing [vol. 3]

So you live in Japan and you’re depressed that you can’t get a DS lite anywhere because they are all sold out? Ironically enough, if you need it that badly, you can actually buy imported American DS’s at some independent game stores in Tokyo. Who would’ve ever thought Japanese stores would be importing Japanese game systems from another country? Maybe I can get the cool Eur...

The last track is tight. I always knew Reggie was from St. Louis. “Oh!” See also: Excuse me, Princess! (video) [Thanks, Jaime]

Infendo Radio Show #14 is live and hot! Listen in as Scott and I discuss Zelda: Twilight Princess, the Nintendo Management Briefing, 3D Mario, and Wii’s front flap. Enjoy the show! Radio Feed iTunes Feed MP3 (right click to save)

Infendo readers of the world rejoice! Since my digital camera is kind of large and tends to flash unwantedly, I’ve always felt uncomfortable using it to take pictures of things inside small, smelly, scary, Japanese game stores and have instead been using my cellphone to take such photos. The catch: Sending your photos to your computer from your Japanese cellphone via e-mail costs a fortune. ...

The original Sonic The Hedgehog for Genesis is coming to the GBA this fall. From the release: “In honor of its beloved mascot’s 16-bit roots, SEGA will release the game that started it all with Sonic The Hedgehog Genesis exclusively for the Game Boy Advance this November. The game will feature two new additions to the classic 1991 debut including Sonic’s famous Spin-Dash move and...

When asked in an interview with GameDaily whether Nintendo is “looking to do another 3-D Mario on DS,” co-series director Takashi Tezuka replied: “Well I’d love to! [laughs] I can’t say anything more than that.” He can’t say anything more ’cause he wants to, has already asked Nintendo to, and got shot down by management for now? Or the project has al...

Follow the source link for tons of pics of a fan-made Wii mockup as compared to just about everything. I didn’t realize Nintendo’s new console was smaller than the GameCube.

The New Super Mario Bros. is selling like a mug. Nintendo writes: “After just 35 days on store shelves, New Super Mario Bros. for Nintendo DS has racked up sales in excess of one half million in the United States alone. That’s a sell-through rate of more than 20 every minute since the game went on sale May 15.” Good on you, Mario.

One of the GoldenEye designers explains how much of the games success came from not following the “right” way of making games. The article says, “The level creators, or architects were working without much level design, by which I mean often they had no player start points or exits in mind. Certainly they didn’t think about enemy positions or object positions. Their job was...

Though not an official Nintendo Spotting, Infendo reader Tasan writes: “Maybe it’s the building anticipation of collecting my shiny black ds lite tomorrow morning, or it could be that I have an unhealthy infendo.com addiction for wii related news. Either way, this is what I saw from my car on the way to work this morning in Cardiff. I couldn’t decide if it triggered infendo or ni...

Next-Gen has a nice editorial piece on Nintendo and just how much of an effect Sir Miyamoto has had on the company’s success. From the article: “As it is now, Nintendo is in many ways a microcosm of the game industry. When Nintendo has something to say, it changes everything. When Nintendo gets its head up its butt, so does the industry as a whole. The best solution I can offer: don...