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Inaba says MadWorld feels “at home” on Wii
Talk about strange neighbors. Dripping with blood and gratuitous violence, MadWorld is making a bold move by moving into Nintendo’s neighborhood, a sunny community known mostly for tennis matches, minigames and fitness routines. But in a CVG interview up today, Platinum Games’ Atsushi Inaba insisted the match is a natural one. “We’re really interested in the Wii platform, s...
WildTangent CEO says next-gen consoles “not going to happen”
Gifted with the clairvoyancy of a dodo bird, Alex St. John is anything but a Nostradamic prophet. But like any dexterous doomsayer, that doesn’t stop him from making grandiose predictions. The outspoken CEO of the WildTangent online gaming network, St. John foresees a grim end to the console gaming era as we know it. And he says it’s coming sooner than you think. “There’s n...
Wii to exceed N64 lifetime sales next month
When there aren’t any asses left to kick, why not kick your own? VGChartz is reporting today the Nintendo Wii has topped 30 million units in worldwide sales. The video games sales-tracking site projects lifetime Wii sales will surpass those of the Nintendo 64 in August. This projection is based on sell-through data for the week ending July 26, according to which Nintendo has sold 30.01 milli...
Guess what? Wii console shortages are coming back for the holiday!
I’m going to assume everyone reading Infendo probably has a Wii that wants one by now, but think of the children when reading this post, because they’re probably going to be babbling, crying messes come December. That’s right, the Wii shortages are going to return in force for the holiday season. Get your eBay accounts ready to roll! “…the expansion of the market for ...
Show me the perfect Nintendo game, please
If there’s one thing I would have loved to have seen revealed at E3 this week, it was a long-term memory for people who frequent the Internet. Something they could download easily and upload into their cortex. Nothing fancy. I say this because, by and large, the apoplectic reaction to Nintendo’s “sell out” press conference has been baffling.
New DS to feature smaller size, no GBA slot, reduced price?
Meh. More DS rumors. I’ll just do a quick recap post, since the E3 presser is coming later today. Smaller size $100 cheaper Correction: The accurate info is “sub-$100” DS ($99, if Nintendo’s track record holds up) No GBA slot Tllt, motion sensitivity Motion sensitive carts Activision motion peripheral Tony Hawk DS title uses Activision peripheral I’ll take wild, rampa...
Steady sales help Boom Blox beat anti-hype
Boom Blox failed the midterm, but it just might pass the final. Sales tracking Web site VGChartz is reporting Boom Blox, Electronic Arts’ critically acclaimed Wii exclusive, has sold approximately 250K copies worldwide in its first two months on store shelves. The figures also suggest Boom Blox may have long legs at retail. It has sold no less than 11,000 copies each week in North America, a...
Lost Winds “validates” development process, says Frontier Developments boss
Frontier Developments had something short, but special, on their hands when they launched Lost Winds via Nintendo’s WiiWare service last month. It received mostly critical acclaim, numerous downloads, and is currently the number one WiiWare download in Europe. As Frontier boss David Braben sees it, the game provides evidence that the development process it came out of is constructive. What B...
Developers in the dark for Wii Ware, VC launches
I have to admit, I do enjoy the element of surprise that greets me every Monday morning. What will David post for the VC update? What WiiWare games are going to drain my bank account this week? These are the fun questions that betray my lack of a social life and my obvious love of Nintendo-related surprises. But what if I were a developer, whose livelihood depended on the games being digitally dis...
Infendo interviews Tommy Tallarico
At Infendo we try to bring you the most positive and informative news we possibly can. When my review of Video Games Live was being plagued by some imposters who were pretending to be Tommy Tallarico, I took the initiative to get in contact with him and try to find out what exactly was going on. When we finally started talking we managed to have nice conversation about Video Games live and gaming ...
The Wii Fit Balance Board is a console
“I have an idea for an Infendo post you should do…” — Sean Malstrom And so began this simple post on an extraordinary idea. Perhaps a bit crazy too, but then again all disruptive technologies are labeled as such before they’re accepted en masse. The idea? That the Balance Board packaged with Wii Fit isn’t an accessory at all. It’s a console, just the like ...