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The Game Boy Advance is finally getting some discounted software lovin’…in Japan. Dubbed the “Value Selection”, its games consist mostly of RPGs and retro compilations, such as Golden Sun and Pac-Man Collection. There are even some RPG/compilation hybrids, like Mother 1+2. Prices for these games are now about half of what they used to be, so it’s a pretty good idea to...

With Mario Kart DS and the NWC having been launched nearly two months ago, head to head multiplayer gaming has never been so intense. Mario Kart provides an amazing experience, online and off. Yet, I’m sure all of you who have play online have experience or used one of the most controversial techniques multiplayer gaming has seen in a long time: snaking. For those of you who don’t know...

The below metroid cover is off the hook. Listen to it courtesy of the San Franciso NES quartet with mega band skills. Very nice. Metroid – Kraid’s Hideout mp3 (right click to save)The Advantage Website

DS – 390,181 (Sold Out)PSP – 110,741PS2 – 78,646GBA SP – 15,998GC – 12,579Xbox 360 – 12,300GBM – 11,234GBA – 447Xbox – 121 1. NDS Brain Training 2 – 414,5562. NDS Animal Crossing DS – 205,119 (1,382,228)3. NDS Mario Kart DS – 168,680 (836,478)4. PS2 Kingdom Hearts 2 – 156,837 (884,428)5. NDS Brain Training – 153,18...

Eager to show others how the Revolution controller could work with FPS games, Tim Etler put together a simple but inntuitive Revolution controller Flash demo. There is even a slider for the sensitivity of the controls. Update: There’s also an “i” in the corner. If you click on it, targets appear that you can shoot at and destroy. [Source: Kotaku]

Back in July, this picture surfaced as yet another “leaked” Revolution controller. The only strange aspect of the picture was the large black space on the controller. It was theorized that it could be a touch-screen, but this picture was decried as fake and quickly forgotten. However, in hindsight, doesn’t it look a lot like an early controller shell prototype? [Source: Falafelki...

It looks like the rumor started by UK mag, NGC, is in fact just a rumor. Nintendo recently told Eurogamer: “The article in the January edition of NGC Magazine is pure speculation. Nintendo has made no new announcements regarding The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. We can however confirm that the game is still in development and that it will launch on Nintendo GameCube in 2006.” The...

From the article: “Apparently, even the Nintendo USB connector can cause a ‘blue screen of death.’ Rappateng on Flickr has experienced the issue along with some others in his write up and use of the connector. From his account: ‘The connector made such a mess of my laptop during the install… Try and shutdown, and my poor laptop just dies at a blue screen (pictured) un...

FIREEMBLEM54 posted about a recent problem with a DS shortage in Japan and linked to an apology letter on Nintendo’s Japanese webpage. Unfortunately for some readers the page was in Japanese, but that’s where I gleefully come in! Here’s the first of many translations for Infendo! Apology for running out of stock on “Nintendo DS”We would like to, with great sincerity, ...

In Japan, keychains are called keyholders and they’re way cooler than any cheap American plastic square with something sassy written on it. My friend Nico recently got me this amazing Mario “keyholder” that Banpresto sells in Japan. The company apparently put out a series of Famicom-themed Keyholders featuring Mario, Ice Climbers, and even that guy that looks like Mario from Ball...

Nintendo knows how to deliver a frontman in a video game. Call ’em cute, kiddy, or whatever, the peeps at Nintendo know what they’re doing. They’ve delivered tons of character franchise that millions have come to know and love, namely Mario, Link, Donkey Kong, Metroid, and Kirby. The list goes on and on. So who’s your favorite?

Hey Infendo readers, time for part two of the recurring Now Playing feature. What game(s) are you currently playing? As always, put ’em in the comments. Thanks. Now Playing [Part 1]Now Playing [Part 2]