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What do you look for in a video game?
I’m curious. What do you look for when deciding on a new game to play? Secondly, once a game is in your possession, what specific things does it need to do to hold your attention, keep you interested, or make you smile? Game qualities could be consciously or subconsciously observed, it doesn’t matter. So let’s hear it!
Developer Responds to a “Slow” Accusation
“We’re been following the Internet chatter after our La-Mulana announcement… I want to address a fan concern that has been mentioned by blog commentators and some forums. The preview trailer we released is a flash movie that was created for publicity purposes. Its speed is different from the actual speed on Wii. Don’t worry, Lemeza’s movements on the Wii are very fast! I th...
Oh hells yeah
Contra Spread Shot t-shirt wins at life. This power-up (remember when they called ’em power ups!?) is still the best in gaming history.
Any Infendo readers live in these U.S. cities?
Infendo just got back from a road trip to Yellowstone National Park, and we thought we’d give a shout out to the following U.S. cities that got us there:
Video games attracting larger female audience
According to Gamer Segmentation 2009, the most recent report from leading market research company, The NPD Group, the number of female gamers are is on the rise in 2009 compared to 2008, significantly among Console Gamers. There was a four percentage point rise in females among both Heavy Portable and Extreme Gamers.
Respect Nintendo’s heritage: Do you use chopsticks?
WARNING: This post is a stretch, even by Infendo standards. In any case, I gotta ask: do you use chopsticks when eating Chinese, Japanese, or otherwise Asian cuisine? I sat at a table last month among 10 other diners and was the only one using sticks. For shame. Sure, it’s difficult to transition from the convenience of a fork to miniturized cue sticks, but once you get the hang of it, it...
Mario Bros. Fan-Art Roundup
It would stand to reason that one of the world’s oldest, most popular video-game franchises would garner more than it’s fair share of fan-art. After all it is Mario and Luigi’s intentionally simplistic features that leave them more open to artistic interpretation than most game-characters. And while it’s common for sites like Infendo to post clever fan-art every now and the...
Nintendo’s last laugh goes straight for the heart
In an interview with Financial Times, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata elaborated a bit more on that Wii Vitality Sensor that had the gaming press openly laughing during the keynote. I hate to gloat, but Infendo may have logged another accurate Nintendo prediction.
Nintendo Spotting: LEGO contest edition
Pittsburgh-based S.W. Randall Toyes and Giftes is holding a LEGO contest for children, displaying each of the entries—including this brilliant production of pixelated plastic—in its storefront window. The artist was born more than a decade after the release of Super Mario Bros. for the NES. Who says kids don’t have good taste?
Vote Earthbound to get on a Soda Lable
Jones Soda is running a weird contest that allows fans to vote on their favorite decked out Vans shoe. The winning shoe will be displayed on the label of Jones Soda (I’ve never heard of this soda). All you Earthbound fans out there better vote for these shoes, we can’t let the Halo shoes win. [Via GoNintendo] [You can vote here]
What franchise would you like to see on a Nintendo console?
Question: What video game franchise not found on Nintendo consoles (e.g. Grand Theft Auto, Halo, etc) would you most like to see on a Nintendo console and why? Speak up, man!