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Business Week interviewed Kazuo Yoneyama, one of the Nintendo engineers who worked on the design of DS Lite on how to improve portables. Regarding handheld durability, Yoneyama had this to say: “For a portable console, you can’t afford to neglect durability. Rather than having our users pay several thousand yen to fix the console if they drop it, we’d rather that they be able to ...

For those that didn’t listen to Infendo Radio last week, we’re having an online Infendo meetup for Metroid Prime Hunters tonight at 8pm EST. Click here to dump in friend codes galore, and look out for me (Blake) to be hosting a game. See you peeps on NWC!!!

A recent Escapist magazine looks into the long history of Nintendo Power and analyses its effectiveness. From the article: “Instead of trying to wow gamers with stunning visuals, Nintendo has set a course to engage the hearts and minds of game fans. That is not to say they have pushed visuals aside; quite to the contrary.” What say ye, Infendo readers? How good is Nintendo Power? And m...

Nintendo beat expectations for the fiscal year ending last month. Reuters writes: “Japan’s Nintendo Co. said on Tuesday it likely beat its group net profit estimate for the business year ended last month by 27 percent, helped by robust sales of a portable game machine [DS] and foreign exchange gains.” I guess business is good. If you’ve got great content (i.e. great games o...

Congratulations to contest winner Chris Kattner (Clu) from Victoria! Send us your full address via the tips form and we’ll get your game shipped out asap. Thanks to all that posted. So yeah or nay on a future Infendo game sweepstakes? We had mixed reviews of the program, as it may have been the first cheap stunt we’ve pulled since adding site sponsors. Let us know your thoughts. Also, ...

[Update: Congratulations to contest winner Chris Kattner (Clu) from Victoria, Canada! Send us your full address via the tips form and we’ll get your game shipped out asap. Thanks to all that posted.] That’s right, win a FREE copy of Mario Tennis: Power Tour for the GBA just by being the 250th commenter on this post. To win, just write down your name and town in the post comment, and we...

Five young women put up question blocks and other SMB material throughout a city in Ohio for April Fool’s day. Unfortunately, the bomb squad was called in and the girls may face criminal charges. Qwantz.com writes: “While I feel this is an unnecessary and extreme response, I understand that sometimes people get frightened when they see something they don’t expect.” Sad situ...

Zelda: Phantom Hourglass will support NWC and Revolution link-up. Game Cloud writes: “According to Nintendo of Japans website, the new Zelda DS will support the Nintendo WiFi Connection by allowing you to play a mini-quest in the style of the four swords adventures… Also on the Japanese website, on the page about Zelda DS, there was a picture of a Nintendo DS with WiFi signals going to...

The “Biggest Competitor Poll” results are a little preemptive ’cause we’re trying to get on a Saturday result schedule for our Radio Show. Most (88%) believe that Sony will be the biggest threat for an increase in home console market share as compared with 12% that voted for Microsoft. Thanks for all that voted and let your voice be heard on our new Game Boy poll. How will ...

While the majority can appreciate the announcement that Sega Genesis games will be featured on Revolution’s virtual console, the same cannot be said about Turbo Grafx games. Game Daily writes: “Back in the late 80’s, a game console came on the scene that hit right out of left field. It wasn’t from Sega nor Nintendo, but rather from a collaboration between Hudson Soft and NE...

This week, Infendo Radio welcomes resident writer, Rollin. Due to some technical difficulties, we had to go analog on this one despite a new mic. It was as if Rollin and I were calling into the Larry King Live of Nintendo show, only cooler. Listen in for thoughts on Nintendo’s biggest competitor, Infendo Metroid meetup, gaming journalists, and some Revolution updates. As always, feedback is ...

Hey guys, just wanna remind you all that Infendo Radio’s 2nd show is set to be recorded tomorrow. So if you wanna send in e-mails and voicemails with your questions and comments, now’s the perfect time. The number is 206-338-BIGN (2446) and the email address is [email protected]. Leave us some good ones!