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Next-Gen (who generally belittles Nintendo) writes: “Compared with its competitors, [Nintendo] has scored in many areas such as pricing, introducing information correctly and exciting the public. And, as far as DS goes, it has hardly put a foot wrong. Although Nintendo has made its share of errors, and will no doubt stumble somewhat in the future, it’s worth celebrating companies that ...

Double cult fans are still talking about an Apple buyout of Nintendo. Crave Talk writes: “Online conspiracy theorists suggest that Apple is about to frag the gaming community with a revelation that could shake Microsoft to its core: Apple will buy Nintendo. What could be more quintessentially left-field Apple behavior than buying out the US’s number three games console manufacturer?...

Rumor has it that when Nintendo unveiled virtual console pricing at a management meeting this week, the company might have been unveiling pricing for new virtual console games, not back catalog games. Kotaku writes: “In reading a translated clip from the quote’s source magazine Famitsu, it sure sounds like Iwata was talking about new titles selling for that price, not older, previously...

In case you haven’t heard of either, IGN has a nice retrospect on BS Zelda for the Broadcast Satellaview system (SNES extension) made by Bandai. From the article: “Unlike the previous Zelda games, BS Zelda isn’t one game per se, it’s a theme — or a collection of episodic games and quests. Playing BS Zelda meant playing two different types of Zelda adventures. One was ...

A Nintendo messaging service patent filed in the US was discovered yesterday, conjuring up ideas of what Nintendo might be up to with VoIP and messaging systems between their consoles. IGN writes: “Will we be sending messages and chatting during games of Bonk’s Adventure? Or more impressively, does this mean a DS user on the go could text- or voice-chat with a friend at home playing Wi...

Joystiq has dug up a nice little eBay find. Pictured above is a 12-in-1 NES console used for retail stores way back when. It even comes loaded with 12 games. From the auction: “I used to play a system like this at Lionel Playworld to preview new games. This is the actual store display system that sat on the counter. I bought it over 15 years ago when a store went out of business. “ [vi...

We know what Nintendo thinks will make them a success over the next year; Blue Ocean Strategy, innovation, motion-sensing controls, DS, etc. But what do you think will make the company a success? Before you go commenting, pick up the phone and let your opinion be heard on Infendo Radio show #12. Call in, leave us your take, and keep it under 30 seconds. Remember: conversational and creative though...

Check out this video by the Brother’s Chap (creators of Homestarrunner and the beloved Strongbad) from a long time ago. Graphics and sound added in the present. See also: Strongbad Gaming [Thanks, Casey]

The Nintendo World Store is holding a midnight DS Lite launch event this Saturday, June 10, from 9:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. There will be free pizza, a live DJ, people way too excited about Nintendo, and the first 100 to purchase a DS Lite will get a free case. A Nintendo representative will also available for interviews. Anyone want to cover the event for us? See also: Infendo Visits Nintendo World S...

A black DS spotted at Linz Airport in Austria. But what could he be playing? [Thanks, Zorniki]

An Infendo tipster writes: “While I was shopping at Toys ‘R Us down under, I came across a big sign offering a free game at launch if you pre-order Wii with a $50 AUD deposit. I asked what titles [were available to] choose from, and a rep said that it was gonna be a Wii title but wasn’t sure what.” The sign also promoted a tentative November 6 Aussie launch. [Thanks, Joe Tr...

Well, it looks like Wii’s controller uses Duracell batteries (at least for now). When asked if the batteries where rechargeable, notice how Nintendo VP Perrin Kaplan says “yes,” after which the gentleman opens the back and replies that Duracell’s are not. She then corrects herself by saying the batteries are “replaceable.” Hopefully this was just for E3. [Thanks...