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My fave Ninten-site, Nintendorks, is stepping in the rumor ring with their own exclusive insider tip regarding the Rev. An industry insider hard at work on a Rev title has told them that the nunchuk analog attachment also houses the accelerometer capabilities of the remote. Hence, both the nuchuck and revmote can move in 3D space, independantly. He gave this theoretical game type: You move around ...

Codejunkies has the low-down on the DS’ first headset accessory, the Communicator Headset, courtesy of Datel. In their words: “Featuring a comfortable, over-the-ear design and snazzy hi-tech look, Communicator Headset for DS works with both the original Nintendo DS and the new DS Lite…Communicator Headset is also ideal for online DS games which allow voice communication.” R...

Well Nintendo Power has an exclusive on Konami’s new Castlevania game for the DS, dubbed Portrait of Ruin. We heard rumor of this last month but now we know for sure. The Nintendo mag is calling the game a “masterpiece.” Anyone excited for this one?

AOL and Nintendo have teamed up to offer one lucky gamer the chance to play the Revolution before anyone else at this year’s E3. Revolution Report writes: “Nintendo recently announced a partnership with AOL.com to create a sweepstakes allowing one winner to be the first consumer to ever play Nintendo’s next console, code-named the Nintendo Revolution. According to a recent Ninten...

After Brain Age asked my wife and I to draw a Kangaroo, here are the compared results. Brilliant! Email Infendo your Brain Age drawings, and we’ll post the best of the best.

In Japan there are many ways to buy your train tickets but the easiest way to use the JR (Japanese Railyways) system is with the touch and go “suica” card. The card, which is about the same size as a credit card, can be used to pay your train fare by simply tapping it against the train entrance barrier, and also to purchase food and goods at certain stores and vending machines(indicate...

We know Genesis games are coming to Nintendo’s virtual console on the Revolution, but Saturn classics too? I loved me some Nights back in the day. The graphical style was a first of it’s kind, and I still remember the colorful boss battles. From the Digg translation: “The rumor of a return of NiGHTS, emblematic title of Saturn, once again returns to feed the gazettes, but when th...

Readers still like the GameCube. I know I do. Thanks to all that voted and be sure to let us know if you’ll be picking up the DS Lite on this week’s poll. Will you buy a DS Lite? Yes! Yes, after I sell my old one. No, I like my old one.

Infendo’s game sweepstakes/contest extravaganza is back, this time giving out a FREE copy of Tetris DS. What are the rules you ask? We’ll now you’ll be forced to be a little more creative. Just send in the most original t-shirt design related to the Infendo community and the game is yours. You don’t have to be a designer to win, just creative and original. All contest submi...

Coming from a long line of cartridge hardware, what do you think of Nintendo’s DS cartridges? Personally, I think their solid, extremely portable, 1GB goodness (right?), and best of all: zero load times. Penny for your thoughts? [image courtesy of Flickr]

Hello, excuse me for interrupting your beam blasting and block dropping, but there’s a new wifi game out as of yesterday. Didn’t know? Well, it’s an RPG from Taito that uses the touch screen to cast spells as if you were waving a wand. You can also command monsters into battle, giving it some strategy elements. It’s (very appropriately) called Lost Magic. Still not interest...

Slashdot speaks volumes regarding Nintendo, their DS portable, and games for all. From the article: “While Tetris and Metroid are great games, I’m most impressed by the reaction I’ve seen from non-gamers sitting down to Brain Age for the first time. There’s a smile they get, and a light in their eye. When I talk to them about it, there’s an understanding there about g...