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Infendo’s Holiday Gift Guide 2008 Edition
Looking for that right gift for that Nintendo fan big or small? Not sure what to get your grandma who is interested in the Nintendo Wii? Got a little nephew who is into anime and role playing games but you’re not sure what would be the best gift for him? Well come on in and check out what I have personally dug up (with suggestions from the fellow Infendo crew and my personal friends) to help...
Top 5 most over-hyped Nintendo games
Originally published September 26th, 2007 As gamers get bombarded with Halo 3 coverage this week (deserving or not), MSNBC has compiled a list of what they believe to be the five most over-hyped video games: Halo 3, Madden, Daikatana, Enter the Matrix, and Pac-Man in that order. The list got me thinking, “What are the most over-hyped Nintendo games?”
Zelda manga made me buy a backward book
Spotting something Zelda related when we least expect it can expose the inner nerd in each of us. Browsing a local book shop today, my eyes nearly popped out of my head at the mere sight of Link. “What is this?!” I exclaimed with all the ferocity of a ten-year old. I scrambled through Faulkner and Hemingway to grasp the Legend of Zelda manga, a Japanese graphic novel that reads from ba...
Nintendo and Gamestop pimping DS to ladies
At my local mall, I saw that Gamestop was having a contest to win a DS. After asking to enter, I was denied. “This is a ladies only contest.” Called “Me Time”, the event let the ladies try out a pretty wide variety of DS games on pink handhelds. One of the women here just won a DS in fact. Time to go cheer on my wife!
What’s Nintendo Playing?
Imagine you’re working in Nintendo of America’s marketing division in Redwood City, California, and it’s been a long week. Maybe you’ve had trouble organizing a promotion, or maybe you’re up against a deadline ”“ whatever the reason, you wonder how you’re going to make it to the end of the day. A co-worker snaps you out of your trance, “Hey, what are you sti...
PAX girls panel: “F@*k Princess Peach”
Mario has stomped through galaxies and soared above the clouds to rescue Princess Peach no less than three dozen times over the last 20 years. But has he ever stopped to consider if the dumb broad is worth the trouble? This year, the annual Penny Arcade Expo hosted a panel of women from all over the gaming industry for a discussion of women’s issues in gaming, including gender roles in video...
Nintendo haters? It’s time to fess up, shut up, or grow up
It’s pretty crazy to think about it, but E3, with all its Wii Music-induced Nintendo-is-the-end-of-gaming paranoia, was about two months ago now. And, as predicted, the cacophony of rhetoric and vocal minority-driven criticism has subsided, only to be replaced with cold, hard facts. Facts like Wario Land: Shake It and Mega Man 9, which will no doubt revolutionize and modernize 2-D platform g...
Wondering what Link is doing this December?
Opening a dentistry practice in Hyrule, just west of Kakariko Village.
E3 afterthought: Which was worse?
Nintendo’s E3 2008 press conference [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XR7LaJLLf8[/youtube] Or… Sony’s E3 2006 press conference? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJElsNaC6yQ[/youtube]
Poll: Mortal Kombat vs. Street Fighter
Though the Street Fighter series has aged better, my money is still on MK — if only because the first two games were flawless victories of win. {democracy:53}
Talk Nintendo with Infendo at 4pm EST today!
Hey, everyone. The Infendo crew will be in the chat room at 4pm EST today to discuss all your burning questions, opinions, rants, and raves. Like, has Nintendo forgotten their most loyal fans? Are gamers blowing the recent Nintendo press conference out of proportion? Are there any games (both first-party and third-party) you’re excited to play on Wii and DS this holiday? Join us, won’t...