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Who knew that Nintendo tweaked the Japanese and US versions of Super Mario Bros. 3 so differently? TMK writes: “It is interesting to note that neither the Japanese nor American versions of SMB3 in Super Mario All-Stars are based on their respective NES versions… both games contain an amalgamation of the Japanese and English versions, with the level changes remaining from English versio...

High pre-orders reflect high sales. Looks like Brain Age on the DS is doing well. PunchJump writes: “Nintendo’s Brain Age is climbing higher on the sales charts. The mental exercise game has reached the #2 position on Amazon’s Computer and Video Games top sellers chart, behind a new Final Fantasy XI expansion pack for PC.”

No, we don’t own the booth, but we are going to be all up in that mug for this year’s E3. Click on the image for the full layout.

“I love the Power Glove… It’s so bad.” I really can’t believe that movie (The Wizard) was made in 1989. Seems older.

Infendo Radio show #4 is live! Listen in as we discuss the GameCube, New Super Mario Bros controversy, E3 2006, and reader calls and emails. We also welcome special guest Chris Grant from Joystiq. Enjoy the show! MP3 (This works, but RSS or iTunes is so much nicer.)

No one knows for sure, but self-proclaimed Nintendo insider Matt from IGN is saying so. Game|Life writes: “For many reasons, Metroid Prime 3 is considered the flagship title for Nintendo Revolution — at least in the West, where the first-person shooter is king. And Nintendo knows it — according to the intrepid editor of IGN’s Revolution channel, the game will be “full...

Hey Infendo readers! I’m sure some of you have probably noticed my extended absence in recent weeks, but due to some other things in my life, gaming has had to take a back seat. However, my good friends at Nintendo have sent me an advance copy of Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day. Here are some quick thoughts on the title for those who have their doubts. Enjoy! Video games are abo...

Infendo-ites (or as one commenter put it, the 10 people that come to this site), this is a reminder that Infendo Radio’s 4th show is going down tomorrow morning. We’ll be covering the newsworthy posts of the week, discussing controversial Infendo articles, and we might just have a guest on the show! Be sure to send in e-mails and voicemails with your questions and comments. Or just tel...

A couple of nice apps on the handhelds that play for Nintendo’s team. From Spain comes Lupi with a DS Zelda homebrew codenamed Zelda Platformer. While he’s coding the enemy engine at the moment, so far Lupi’s achieved a level system, collision system, life system with hearts, Link sound effects, title screen, most sword attacks, bombs, arrows, and an 8-direction boomerang. When h...

Mark your calendar for this Friday night, 8pm EST for our second Metroid Prime Hunters meetup numero dos. I’ll be hosting a game, along with a slew of others, so stop by, chat via VOIP, and kick my sorry trash. See you then, and be sure to follow the link to update your friend codes.

Become no. 1 in so much more than just the home console scene. That seems to be Nintendo’s new strategy. Red Herring writes: “It’s exactly what you’d expect the underdog to say. While Microsoft and Sony have amassed more weaponry than Congolese warlords in the coming battle over who will lead the next generation of video game consoles, third-place Nintendo says it is conten...

A while back we linked to a story from Kotaku about the Mario Party mini pez with no link to buy them, but last week I found a Gacha Gacha machine in Shibuya where you can get one of the dispensers at random for only Â¥200 (just under two dollars). There are actually a lot more Gacha Gacha with Mario Pez in them than I thought there would be so perhaps if there’s interest I’ll pick up ...