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Cal band does Mario, Nintendo favorites at halftime
Forgive me for ruining the Super Mario Galaxy lovefest (98%, y’all, ain’t review score grand? :-P) with a video, but this performance by the Cal band at halftime features Mario and got me all choked up with pride. Enjoy. [Thanks, Will!]
Liberal, conservative — we all love Mario
Infendo doesn’t lean one way or the other as far as politics are concerned; we just love Nintendo. Hint: That’s a good thing (Independents FTW!). However, if you happen to lean to the right or left, you’ll be happy to know that Mario is welcomed with open arms everywhere. According to a recent Zogby poll, everyone loves the plucky Italian plumber: Apparently, not only is the coun...
Is Mario a modern, marketable character?
Here’s an interesting and timely question posed by the Escapist today: How would Mario fare if he were introduced in 2007? As everyone and their dog knows, today is the official launch of Super Mario Galaxy. It is the latest Mario adventure; the most far flung (literally, the dude is in SPACE); and it is perhaps one of the most important titles to grace any video game console in recent memor...
Infendo Reminder – Daylight Saving Time ended today
If your location observes Daylight Saving Time, don’t forget to set the clock back on you Wii and DS today! Unlike many modern electronics, these game systems don’t set themselves. Not sure how to do it? Find your manual here.
How the Wii is like a toothpick
In the 1860s, Charles Forster did something pretty remarkable with an object many people considered ordinary. The object was the toothpick, and what Forster managed to do was get people who would never have been caught dead with one to use this sliver of wood to pick their teeth outside swanky restaurants, hold it in their mouths, and use it in a variety of other venues that at first glance appear...
Why star classification would fix game reviews
Kotaku’s Mark Wilson perceptively describes the current and outdated state of video game reviews. If there is no such thing as a perfect game, then why are you scoring out of 100?… Movie reviewers solved this problem a long time ago. That’s why most adopted a simpler rating system in which a 4-star movie didn’t imply “perfection” but supreme excellence. The star...
An exploration of Zelda theory
Ah, Infendo, let’s embrace it — we loves us some Zelda. And we’re far from alone in our affinity for sword-slashing and Hyrulian dungeon-crawling. The Legend of Zelda has been one of the most revered video game franchises of all time, selling nearly 50 million units of software and spanning more than 20-years-worth of games. And if the recent release of Phantom Hourglass for the ...
Nintendo set to expand DS into … train stations?!
By this time next year, the Nintendo DS could be watching your children, piloting your 737 to see relatives on the West Coast and/or reinventing the wheel. Or something like that. Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal today, didn’t quite say all the gibberish I just typed above, but he came close–as far as a video game company is concerned anyway...
Nintendo: Core gamer ‘still very important to us’
From the “sky is falling” files comes the latest verbal commitment by Nintendo that they are still making games for long-time players despite the increased popularity of casual games. Pro-G tells the story: Speaking at a press conference in London this morning, David Yarnton, general manager of Nintendo UK, said: “It’s important to know that we’re not ignoring the har...
Smash Bros. delay part of overall strategy shift at Nintendo
Are you one of those people that believes all the good games should come out in Q4? Nintendo was, once upon a time, but just like all the other disrupting they’re doing to the industry right now, they’ve decided to turn their sights to the calendar too. No, I’m not talking Calendar DS Fun Time Touch or some other wacky new title, I’m talking release dates.
Nintendo advertising grows up
Via DS Fanboy, this ad appeared in Nintendo Power, of all places.
Lifelike Mii spotted in the real world
This just looks eerily resemblant.