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Nintendo of Europe announces Mario Kart 8 bundle
Nintendo of Europe announced a limited edition Mario Kart 8 software bundle for release this spring. The bundle includes a spiky blue shell collectible and a copy of Mario Kart 8. Europeans can buy the set when the game releases on May 30. No word yet on a U.S release, but don’t be too surprised when Nintendo spills the beans. Source: Nintendo via Joystiq
Infendo Radio Episode 303: What’s next Retro?
Welcome all to episode 303 of Infendo Radio, with Harrison Milfeld, Holly Fellmeth, Colin Crompton and myself, Lewis Pugh. On this weeks show we have What we’ve been playing (covering Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze, BLOX DROP U and some GBA classics), we then move onto the Nintendo News covering the latest events such as the shutting down of the Nintendo WIFI service and we finish up with our Final F...
Tortimer Island stage revealed for Smash Bros. 3DS
Masahiro Sakurai, director of the upcoming 4th installments in the Super Smash Bros. franchise, has revealed a new stage for the 3DS version on Miiverse: Tortimer Island. For those of you who have played Animal Crossing: New Leaf, you’ll recognize the locale as the island resort where Tortimer (the old mayor from previous AC games) spends his retirement conducting tours and soaking up the su...
Weekend Discussion: Constructing a Console
To quote Tom from Toonami, “I’m back bi…”well, you know the rest. I know I have been away a while, and some of you might miss me. So, before heading right into this weekend’s discussion question, I thought I would update you on what I have been up to. For starters, I am not only spending time with my wife and kids, but I am also working full time, going to school fu...
Review: BLOK DROP U (Wii U eShop download)
Don’t let the simple shapes and colors of BLOK DROP U deceive you: the game is very worth considering for any Wii U owner with a spare $2 on their eShop account, and here’s why. BLOK DROP U is a physics-based puzzle game developed by one-man team RCMADIAX, in which the player is tasked with using the GamePad’s touch screen to destroy all the grey bloks in a way that guides the sm...
YouTube Spotlight: Why You Should Buy a Wii U in 2014
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE6wCAXfp2o[/youtube] I don’t always agree with online gaming site GameSpot, particularly concerning their decision to award The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword a 7/10 score, but there’s always something to disagree with, and often something to agree with when it comes to any online publication. Today’s YouTube Spotlight video may seem optim...
My goodness, ANOTHER special edition 3DS on the way, Yoshi style
Another reason for those who haven’t already jumped on the Nintendo 3DS bandwagon to do so has been revealed here in North America in the form of a Yoshi-themed Nintendo 3DS XL system. Launching alongside Yoshi’s New Island on March 14, the system sports a light green hue with Yoshi on the front and “a series of cute Yoshi eggs on the back.” Oddly, the new model will not co...
Which genre could Nintendo use for their next IP?
Nintendo is ubiquitous with platformers (there’s no getting around it) and they have most of the other genres covered, such as the RTS (Pikmen) and RPG (Mario & Luigi series). But there are a few genres which are under represented by Nintendo such as an old school point and click adventure or a top-down hack and slash in the vein of Diablo in which item management could be made a lot sim...
Infendo Radio Episode 302: All By Myself
Welcome all to episode 302 of Infendo Radio, hosted by Holly Fellmeth. On this weeks show Holly goes over What she’s been playing (Weapon de Omasse Shop and Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate), the Nintendo News and finishes with special feature ‘Weaknesses of the Wii U’ If you have any questions for us to discuss on the next show or feel up to the task of being the next community guest a...
Pokemon Anime Headed To Netflix
Nintendo has announced through their Pokemon website that Pokemon will be available to be streamed on Netflix starting March 1. Episodes available as of now are the classic episodes, Pokemon Black & White and Indigo League. Two movies are also available: Pokemon The Movie: White – Victini ad Zekrom and Pokemon The Movie: Black: Victini and Reshiram are also available on Netflix.
Swords and Soldiers 2 Announced for Wii U
[youtube]http://youtu.be/IWsTvIgpTQM[/youtube] Ronimo Games has announced Swords and Soldiers 2 for Wii U. The original game was a 2009 WiiWare title for Wii. If you have never heard of Swords and Soldiers, you can get a taste of what that game is like here. Ronimo has yet to announce a release date, but you can play SaS2 at the sold out PAX East in Boston…if you already have a ticke...
Which Nintendo IP could turn fortunes around for the Wii U?
So the Wii U has two Mario Games, Pikmen 3, Game & Wario, Wind Waker HD, Wii Fit U/Wii Party U and the newly released Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and still things look bleak for the fledgling console. The good news is Nintendo games generally have low first week sales, but push copies over a longer period than other first party titles. The bad news is long term sales are not going to ...