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Bowser’s personal life shrouded in mystery

Over the last 20 years, you’ve chopped bridges from beneath his feet and dropped him into semifluid molten lava. You’ve spun him around by the tail and tossed him face-first into heavy explosives. And for the most part, Bowser has deserved all of it. Reflecting on how poorly we’ve treated Mario’s long-time arch nemesis, however, I’m reminded of something I learned a d...

Blow out the candles with WiiWare’s top five

If someone had penned a list of my finest exploits by my first birthday, the piece would’ve covered infantile handiwork typical of one-year-olds. Times I made dookie behind the couch might be a favorite for high-ranking inclusion, for example. That’s not the case with WiiWare. Nintendo’s download service may not be toddling as confidently as similar amenities on other consoles, b...

More than just an accessory: Enhanced-definition a must on Wii

Ahead of its time when first introduced on last generation consoles, enhanced-definition is old news now. Yet the majority of Wii owners still haven’t upgraded to the superior picture quality that the technology affords. Here’s why.

Ten Memorable Super Nintendo Songs, Themes

During my last post about video game music, I selected ten songs from the Game Cube era. This time I did the same exact thing except for the Super Nintendo. Even though the Super Nintendo had 8 channels of 32 kHz 16-bit stereo sound, the system still managed to produce some of the most memorable themes in gaming history. Although, for you to remember the themes you had to have played the games rig...

Infendo’s top 10 Wii games of summer

Summer fun often means time at the beach, sun dresses, cool drinks and warm weather. But not for us. At Infendo, we punished our brains over the last week thinking up ways to remain inside during the hot and humid summer. And upcoming Wii games were at the top of our list. We took the ten best, set them to pictures, and listed them here. So sit back, have a lemonade, avoid the sun, and enjoy! And ...

Unreleased Games: Star Fox 2 (SNES)

Every once in a while a great game series has a game announced, and somehow it ends up canceled. This generally happens once in a blue moon with a popular franchise. The reason it happens could be because of many things, company restructure, new hardware is being released, or even a contract expires. Of the many Nintendo franchises that had a game canceled, Star Fox happened to be one of those rar...

Unsold shovelware can’t hurt you

Funny how some gamers get worked up over shovelware. Have they forgotten about console lockout chips which limit the damage? Or trustworthy recommendations to help navigate the murky waters? And is there some video game Boogie Man I’m not aware of, forcing players to buy terrible games against their will? On the surface, I can understand the concern. The Wii is home to more poorly-received g...

Trim console clutter to two best accessories

Scientists estimate one Wii dies every hour, an unfortunate victim of suffocation beneath heaps of unnecessary, cheap plastic peripherals. Accessories for the Wii and DS have gotten out of hand, and a short walk through your local Target or Wal-Mart provides ample evidence. Remote sleeves, stickers, cooling fans, tennis racket add-ons — aside from robbing you blind, this price-tagged waste h...

Nintendo systems have more shovelware titles than Microsoft and Sony combined

When you go to a game store how often do you find yourself looking at various Wii and DS titles and wondering if you should buy them? There are numerous games released every week for every system and it really is a hard choice to pick up a game you know nothing about. Some even have very alluring box art and sometimes false promises of greatness, but you just aren’t really sure what to get o...

The 10 most anticipated Wii games of 2009

2008 was one of the best years for Nintendo games in recent memory, but the lineup for ’09 has it beat. In the coming year we’ll see mindless violence, classic platforming, new paths blazed in motion control and game design, cherished franchise revivals, and nostalgic throwbacks galore. Kiss your checkbook goodbye: it’s Infendo’s Most Anticipated games of 2009!

The Top 10 DS Games of 2008

I’m sure you guys are eagerly anticipating this top 10 list, and just like the previous year before we decided to get together and decide which DS game could be crowned the best game of 2008. We tried various ways to figure out which one would be the top contender. Colosseum fights, poetry writing, archery, and a cook off reminiscent of iron chef, but being inanimate cartridges that they are...

Top 10 Wii games of 2008

Yo Adrian, we did it! After deliberation and a few fist fights, we’ve narrowed down a year of Wii software into a list of the ten best. Each staff member submitted ten picks, each of which was assigned points. From those picks, we totaled the points and chiseled out an overall top ten. We’ll be doing the same for the DS list. Last year’s list is still available, in case you misse...