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Quite a bit of news broke over the weekend (especially today). Here’s what going on if you haven’t already hear. What has you most excited? New Super Mario Bros has 80 levels (new screens) GDC Starts tomorrow Free game with Nintendo DS purchase Was the cube a failure? Pandemic Studios on Revolution

About.com dubs this the year of Nintendo on the home console scene. From the article: “If Nintendo manages to introduce their next-gen system several months before Sony, it could well put them on their way to becoming a significant player in the home console market again… I can’t help but think that Sony is continuing to drop the ball. It certainly suggests that this year’s...

This is our game recommendation letter. Take it to your retailer, tell ’em Fendo sent ya.Drill Dozer is the subject of our first Infendo Rec Letter. What’s great about this gem is that it’s a present day platformer with its old school roots firmly in the soil. It has a retro difficulty that instantly reminded me of the NES Megaman games, but blended with a very modern feel. It ev...

From Rob’s email: “I transformed my town into hyrule and also made an 8 texture mural out of the Zelda: A Link To The Past start screen. It is also up for grabs in my Able’s shop too.” Up for grabs, huh? If you’da sent us your friend code, maybe. Also note the wacky date. Time travel much? Been plucking that Master Sword? [Thanks, Rob Squared!]

Granted, this could all change when Nintendo drops its fifth generation console currently dubbed Revolution, but which Nintendo home console do you feel has the best industrial design? Forget graphics, the games, everything. What is the best designed system in terms of aesthetics, usability and quality product?

Direct quote straight from MisterInvisible‘s tip. Pay attention to the last line: “There are rumors that the Revolution could be released as early as June,” says Akiteru Itoh of Tokyo-based game-research outfit Media Create. “If that happens, and Nintendo sells around 1 million units, Sony would have a harder time catching up.” Sounds like Rollin’s gut feeling o...

“Nintendo occupies a unique position in our industry. We are one of the top two game system manufacturers in the world and one of the top two game publishers in the world. Nintendo remains first and foremost a content company. We exist for the love of the game. We’re about the levels the characters, the interface, the entertainment. We’re about reaching what’s known, and going in...

The above image was released close to a year ago (pre-e3 ’05), but I must have been in the bat cave that day. Interesting to see the size comparison against a Wavebird and Gamecube. Can’t wait to get my grubby Infendo hands on this one…

In case you haven’t already seen this oldie but goody, Gamespot has a nice little profile on Nintendo’s longstanding history in the entertainment business. From the article: “Nintendo has been in existence in one form or another since 1889, making it the oldest company to be involved in the manufacturing of video games. Started in Kyoto, Japan, by Fusajiro Uamauchi, the business ...

In case you didn’t already know, this is a Nintendo news site. I thought the DS or GBA might pull an upset, but I was proven wrong. Thanks to all that voted and be sure to hedge your bet on this week’s poll regarding what Nintendo will announce at next week’s GDC. [Thanks, MisterInvisible for the new poll idea]

Regarding playability with the new Revolution controller, Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon had this to say: “It’s like your holding a television remote and you have that directional pad and you have a big A button next to it. But there’s not five or six buttons to give you all of these functions, so maybe they will compensate but tilting one way for blocking or another way for attac...

At the end of the month Nintendo is slated to release a ton of non-games and casual games that are intended to appeal to their growing audience of both older gamers and also female gamers. None of these games, however, are playable on the new dusty pink GBA SP. Why? Because they’re all for the DS. Believe me, I am more than glad that Nintendo is deciding to release their systems in pink (DS ...