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Open-world Zelda confirmed for Wii U
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTMhGg5mtp8[/youtube] We were promised a tease of the new next-gen Zelda title for the Wii U, and that’s what we got during Nintendo’s Digital Event. In a brief presentation by longtime Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma, we are shown a glimpse of the world and art style to land of Hyrule. Aonuma later mentions the game will be open-world and the player...
Watch the Nintendo Digital Event here
Nintendo’s Digital Event will be airing today. The streamed media briefing will be 47 minutes in length. You can watch the event at Nintendo’s official YouTube channel or at here at Nintendo’s E3 2014 website. Is your body ready?
Nintendo quietly announces new eShop titles for Wii U and 3DS at E3
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptkymqqbtwY[/youtube] Nintendo has released a bundle of trailers for upcoming eShop titles for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. The 20-plus trailers come a day early from Nintendo’s Digital Event, which seems to point to the company focusing more in first-party software during their streaming event. Enjoy! Also, thanks to NeoGAF for the information. The be...
Shigeru Miyamoto will be showing off new games during Nintendo Treehouse Live @ E3
Legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto has a message for those in attendance at E3 2014: I have new games to show. In a tweet from the official Nintendo of America Twitter account, Miyamoto will be showcasing some new games (an possibly his new IP) during Nintendo Treehouse: Live @ E3. The Treehouse event will be live streamed immediately after Nintendo’s Digital Event which airs tomorrow ...
Video: Really Freakin’ Clever – Metroid Prime
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ueh-f0KwK0#t=484[/youtube] Joshua M. has posted a new video looking back at the Space Pirate Frigate prologue to Metroid Prime. In the video, we are taken aback to how Prime 1’s prologue level was an inventive and subtle way to teach the player the rules and controls as they become, in essence, Samus Aran. At eight minutes long, the video may not sur...
When was Nintendo’s golden era?
I have been sitting on this idea for a while and after conversing about this topic with some friends for a few hours we still couldn’t reach an agreement. One said the SNES era was when they reached their zenith while another thought the Wii and DS were Nintendo’s most outstanding achievement. I disagreed with both because I believe Nintendo’s golden era has yet to happen, but my...
Mario Golf: World Tour The Fourth Infendo Tourney Is On Now
After another week of golfing challenge has passed we have the top three golfers for the third Infendo tourney and they are in reverse order: 3rd: Louis 2nd: Dan (I’m sorry it’s not the correct symbols, the selection I can use is kinda limited on WordPress.) and 1st place goes to NegusBlack Congratulations to our top three golfers and I hope they return for another round. But now a new...
Blok Drop U creator RCMADIAX reveals Poker Dice Solitaire Future for Wii U
One-man development team RCMADIAX as unveiled one of three “Tabletop Gallery” games heading for Wii U this summer: Poker Dice Solitaire Future. According to RCMADIAX: “In this game, you must roll the dice to create your best poker-style hand. Winnings chips are assigned to the corresponding hand and points are awarded based on difficulty of hand played. Bonuses are given when the...
The calm before the storm: Infendo’s E3 2014 predictions
E3 2014 is upon us, which is a blessing (and a curse for the stress and writing workload) for many game journalists and bloggers like us at Infendo. In a span of a few short days, Nintendo will be unveiling new games for the Wii U and 3DS and possibly some other surprises along the way. The excitement and anticipation alone has made myself included continue to dub E3 “Gamer Christmas.” We have alr...
Iwata will miss E3 due to a minor illness
Satoru Iwata will not be attending E3 in Los Angeles this year due to health-related reasons. A Nintendo representative confirmed the news to Polygon this morning. “He’s been instructed by his physician not to travel overseas in the immediate future, and so he will not be making the trip to Los Angeles,” said Nintendo’s Vice President of corporate affairs Cindy Gordon in an...
Join Infendo’s experimental Mario Kart 8 tournament!
Reader MikeIsaPoet, who works closely with myself and other Infendo contributors at times, has posted an experimental Mario Kart 8 tournament on his Wii U Facebook page, which you can find here. As of yet, Infendo (and Mike, for that matter) has not delved into the tournament mode of Mario Kart 8’s online infrastructure much, but that’s precisely what an experimental tourney is for! Ch...
Wii U system update adds Quick Start menu and more
A new Wii U update that Nintendo President Satoru Iwata promised a few months ago is now available; the update adds the quick start menu to the Wii U, which will show the user’s 10 most recently used games or other software right when the Wii U boots up. The update also improves “user settings and selection experience,” allows system updates to be downloaded in standby mode, offe...