Infendo

There are lies, darn lies, and forecasts. Regardless, The Yankee Group is projecting today that the US portable games business could reach $2.9 billion by 2009. That means if Nintendo keeps doing what they’ve done so well, they’ll make a lot of money. It also means the competition will be even fiercer to get a piece of that tasty pie. Sony is having troubles with the PSP, but you gotta...

You’ve seen the screens, now see the comparisons to the original NES Final Fantasy. GamersDaily is reporting that the character styles for the new DS title are similar to Crystal Chronicles for Gamecube. When can we get a release date for this mug? [Source: GamersDaily]

Speaking at a recent Nikkei Business event, Nintendo President Iwata confirmed that no one will see the revolution prior to April of next year. He continued by saying “I want to put [The Revolution] on the market to as many countries as possible at the same time.” So maybe the Revolution will be internationally released despite Microsoft’s vocal opinion on how it’s been dif...

If you want to play the Revolution controller, but can’t wait ’till it’s released next year, build it yourself. According to Joystiq, that’s what one gamer did. Using a gyro mouse and an ASCII one handed Playstation controller, the dude played Half-Life 2. While aiming was a bit difficult, he feels that “with a little practice, gamers will love this new controller lay...

I’m a big FIFA buff. I’ve always enjoyed the semi-arcade style that EA brings year in and year out. With that said, I was a little skeptical with how the beloved Nintendo characters would turn out on the soccer, err, I mean football pitch in Strikers. I got my hands on a demo this weekend, and I was thoroughly surprised. Strikers is insanely fast paced with extremely smooth animation. ...

How about this for a rumor: Spong claims to have confirmation from an “inside source” that Mario Paint is in the works for DS. Even more, they mention online collaboration with a Revolution verison of Mario Paint. A DS Mario Paint makes tons of sense. The DS is perfectly suited for such a game, in fact so is the Revolution. So, is it fact or fiction? Only time will tell, but I personal...

I’ll be the first to admit. The constant comparisons between Apple and Nintendo is cliched, overused, and even stretched despite the similarities. However, I’ve recently been pondering what Nintendo could do to make portable gaming even more accessible. iTunes has revolutionized portable music players. It’s easy, cheap, and it works. Could the same be true for portable video game...

A recent Nintendo Dream magazine out of Japan features commentary and impressions from 10 developers that woo the Revolution’s capabilities and innovation. This bodes well for Nintendo in that the development community has really taken a liking to the next-gen console. What’s more important is that most of the developers in the article are third party. Could the glory days of third par...

Kotaku has posted some initial impressions of Sega’s Where Do Babies Come From?, the follow up game to Feel the Magic for the DS. They’ve liked what they’ve played so far and say it’s more well crafted than the first. Follow the link to read more. On a side note, sometimes the premise of Japanese games just twerk my brain, like this one for example. Westerners seem to appre...

Capcom has announced today that Resident Evil for the Nintendo DS will be available stateside in the first quarter of 2006. This will coincide with the 10th anniversary of the original Resident Evil for the PSX. While the DS version is a remake of the original RE, it will feature a new Rebirth Mode that will emphasize action, have upgraded puzzles, touch screen input, and microphone input. It will...

The fine folks at 4cr took the liberty to pick up a Mario Kart DS Brochure from EB Games and scan it for us internet junkies. November 14 can’t come soon enough. [Source: 4cr]

One of the many good things Nintendo did with the GameCube was to mitigate load times. Nearly all of their first party and many 3rd party games had little to none. That’s always been a staple for me while playing video games; no waiting to play. Call me a purist or whatever. It’s interesting that the recent Tony Hawk’s American Sk8land commercial makes note of this. The commercia...