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Wii Balance Board accessory overload — works for me
Who out there thought they heard a collective groan when Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime revealed yet another accessory at the E3 presentation yesterday? It probably happened right about the time he pulled out a steering wheel and promised it would help unskilled gamers kick veteran gamer ass in Mario Kart Wii (online, natch). Heck, I’m betting that collective groan was probab...
Nintendo Spotting: DS in Church
[Via Flickr. Thanks, FalseBlue!]
Poll – Major geek events
It’s quickly becoming E3 week here at Infendo. For some people, it’s a big deal. They’ll scour the Net looking for any scrap of news or glimpse of a booth babe. Other people just don’t care. This week we want to know: {democracy:10} Let us know why or why not in comments. For the results of last week’s Metroid Prime 3 poll, click here. [photo by Wili_Hybrid]
Steven Spielberg’s Wii title to be “action-puzzle simulator”
Back in March we reported that Steven Spielberg — inspired by his Wii Tennis encounter with Shigeru Miyamoto at E3 2006 — was interested in working on a Wii title. Today, we find out a little more about that Wii/Spielberg project and how it’s coalesced into something with a name. [The game will be an] action-puzzle simulator’code-named PQRS’that neatly blends the creativity of th...
Happy Independence Day!
Infendo wishes you and yours a happy and safe 4th Of July! If this holiday applies to you, how are you celebrating today?
The double-edged sword of Wii Sports
Wii Sports changed gaming. To some that might sound like an opinion, especially coming from someone like me, but it’s not. Wii Sports, for all intents and purposes, is selling the Wii right now. Software sales for the system are relatively OK, I know that, but Wii Sports is the game that gets people to buy the system. It’s what they see on CNN when grandma is bowling a perfect 300 in W...
Zelda director: Wii won’t alienate core gamers
In an interview with Nintendo Power this month, famed Zelda director Eiji Aonuma had this to say when asked how Nintendo can expand the gaming market without alienating its core base: It’s because of gamers that games have come as far as they have… it’s not Nintendo’s intent to alienate those people… We think we can involve everyone — people who played games in ...
The Nintendo Years: 1980’s to 2006
As I read the first part of a great 20-year recap of Nintendo’s successes and foibles over at Next Generation today, I couldn’t help but ask myself, “was Nintendo ever really out of the game?”
Miyamoto 20 on Business 2.0’s 50 most important people list
Whatever your thoughts on Wii, Business 2.0 seems to think its innovator is one of the 50 most influencial persons in business right now. Not Iwata, not Reggie, but the man we sometimes call, Shigditty, or just Shiggy. From the article: By marketing the Wii aggressively to 25-to 49-year-olds, Miyamoto is breathing new life into a $30 billion industry that was starting to stagnate. I still can̵...
Nintendo’s Wii is the best product ever
I’ve said that headline about a thousand times this month alone, but now it would seem the mainstream press is starting to say it too. Well, PC Magazine columnist Lance Ulanoff is anyway. In a column today, Ulanoff channels my inner fanboy to do a comparison between the year’s runaway success — the Wii (and Nintendo as a whole, for that matter) — and its utter failure, the ...
Manhunt 2 banned by Nintendo and Sony
The Manhunt 2 controversy grows ever deeper today. Nintendo and Sony have come together as unlikely allies to ban the game from appearing on their consoles should it retain the cooties-ridden AO ESRB rating that now resides on its shiny new case. GameSpot says Manhunt 2 and its glass shard to the head theatrics will not be on a Nintendo or Sony system unless the rating is lowered to the much more ...
Nintendo Spotting: Exploration Pikmin Edition
Flickr user Galdius takes a doozie of a picture: Pikmin exploring a moistened jungle (or someone’s backyard).