E3
Nintendo still burning calories with Wii Fit Plus
Still have pounds to shed? Don’t worry—Nintendo has your back. The company confirmed rumors by today revealing Wii Fit Plus, a sequel to its popular fitness game Wii Fit. Included with the exercises are 15 new balance games, including juggling, skateboarding and a “perfect ten” math game. Executive vice president of sales and marketing Cammie Dunaway calls it “Brain A...
New Super Mario Bros. Wii revealed at E3
He’s back. Nintendo today announced New Super Mario Bros. Wii, a 2D Mario “flatformer” exclusively for Wii. Aesthetically similar to New Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo DS, the new Wii iteration features the same 3D characters and environments scrolling in old-school 2D fashion. Unlike Mario platformers in the past, however, the focus with the New Super Mario Bros. Wii is on m...
Nintendo Live Press Conference Time
Hey Infendudes! Just a friendly reminder to set your clocks, watches, beepers [if you still use those], for the following times tomorrow. 12pm – Eastern 11am – Central 10am – Mountain 9am – Pacific I’ll be live blogging the event, so be sure not to miss it! be there or be square… enix.
Pre E3: Natsume Game Line up
Want to find out what Natsume is bringing to the table? Hit the jump to harvest some of that info.
Infendo meetup at E3?
Infendo reader Used Cisco wants to know if any other Infendo readers are going to E3 this year. If so, it would be cool to do an informal meetup with Will, Sean, and myself during our stay. Would anyone else be interested, say local area LA readers? Let us know.
Nintendo details its E3 press conference
Briefing to Unveil Upcoming Products at the Video Game Industry’s Premier Trade Show WHAT: Consumers responded to Nintendo this year, as evidenced by continued growth of the Wiiâ„¢ home video game system, record-breaking sales of the Nintendo DSâ„¢ portable franchise and the introduction of the newest hand-held iteration, the Nintendo DSiâ„¢ system. Nintendo will provide information about up...
Infendo to devour E3 next week
Have you ever asked yourself the following: “Will Nintendo finally unveil a proper Zelda game for Wii at this year’s E3?” “What upcoming Wii and DS games are worthy of my radar?” or “Where are video games headed?” If so, don’t forget to stop by Infendo next week for our on-site, breaking coverage of E3 2009 in Los Angeles. We will have three reporter...
“The Nintendo Difference” at E3 2001 was mangled Japanese
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUcWsCtZkS8[/youtube] While researching E3’s past, I stumbled upon the above video. It is described as showing, “an idiot from a fansite asking Miyamoto the first question at Nintendo’s 2001 E3 press conference in unbelievably bad Japanese.” Reputedly after Miyamoto and company laughed off the embarrassment, the reporter repeated the ...
Analyst puts his E3 chips on Fox McCloud
It’s easy in poker. Just watch his eyes and call his bluff. There’s a problem when trying that with Michael Pachter, though. His eyes glow with unwavering confidence and intensity 24 hours a day. A gaming analyst with Wedbush Morgan Securities, Pachter spoke Friday with GameSpot about what to expect from the “big three” gaming companies at this year’s E3, Nintendo inc...
What do you want to see at E3?
E3 is just a couple of week away, and we want to know what you want to see most. If all you’re wildest dreams could come true, what do you hope is announced at the show? Will, Sean, and I will be on site bringing you all the goodies. It will be so awesome, your eyes will burn from overexposure to awesomeness. So let us know!
Even Nintendo admits “disappointment” with E3 showing
I still stand by rosy fanman’s assessment of Nintendo’s E3 showing, but I can easily agree with people who wanted more games like Wario pushed to the forefront of their keynote. The game simply deserved more attention than it got, period. Nintendo cheerleader Cammie Dunaway agrees, telling VGChartz (they do interviews?!) that “we were disappointed with our performance at E3. Ther...
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]