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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...

Without further adu, we bring you the official Infendo Zelda Twilight Princess poll based off previous discussions. Let us know which platform you plan on playing Link’s upcoming adventure on. Click on the source link to see previous poll results. [Thanks, MisterInvisible] I will play Zelda: TP on… Wii GameCube Both Neither

Business Week looks into the rebranding of previously released DS games like Nintendogs and Brain Age under the new Touch Generations label. From the article: “The key for Nintendo will be to continue offering games with fresh, original content that stands out from the formulaic sports-franchise games, the first-person shooters, the movie-themed titles, and the exhaustive sequels. Games like...

One of virtual console videos we posted yesterday showcased the two weird slots featured on the back of the classic controller. *Eyes watch in horror!* What could this be used for? [Thanks, Jose]

While Nintendo Powers seems to confirm that Wii and GameCube versions of Zelda: Twilight Princess are identical excluding controls, one has to wonder what this might mean to the successfulness of Wii. Joystiq writes: “Could it hurt Wii’s chances of success if the GameCube version ends up getting better reviews, or would it merely expose the tacked-on controls of Wii’s rendition?&...

Game Informer got their hands on a new build of Red Steel (post E3 control criticism), and said the game has greatly improved. From the review: “Not only did the remote replicate our actual sword-slashes, but the recenty unveiled motion sensor in the nunchuck could be thrust foreward for parry attacks… As promised, timing and observation was key to winning the sword-fights and felt jus...

In a Nintendo corporate management meeting today, president Satoru Iwata stated that Wii would be a failure if the system didn’t sell more units than the GameCube. He also claimed that more powerful systems create longer loading times. Regarding Wii’s software offering he had this to say: “We have been intensifying the software development, both internally at Nintendo and at deve...