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Nintendo Fans Are Too Entitled, And It’s Time to Change the Culture

Entitled Nintendo fans are nothing new - in fact, entitled gamers in general are commonplace. But is it time to change how we look at gaming?

Minecraft Realms: The Feature I Didn’t Know I Needed

Minecraft on Nintendo Switch got a major update this last week. And with my strange history with Minecraft, it is no surprise I am ecstatic. It received the 1.5.0 update to the Bedrock Codebase, which was the second half of the Update Aquatic. With it, came new mobs such as Turtles and Drowned (Sorry Phantoms, you are part of 1.6, not Update Aquatic). But with it, came one feature I either glossed...

Minecraft And Me: A Story

For everyone that follows Infendo Radio, you all know I absolutely love Minecraft. On Nintendo consoles alone, I have put 25 hours into Bedrock, 145 into Nintendo Switch Edition, 15 into Wii U edition, and 1 solid hour in New 3DS Edition. That’s also not counting what I have put into Minecraft: PS4 Edition, PS3 Edition, and PS Vita Edition. That’s a lot of Minecraft. But, there is one ...

Microsoft Thought They Owned Donkey Kong?

I know that Microsoft is a very large company, and I am sure that things get lost in the shuffle all the time, but could they really have thought they owned the rights to Donkey Kong?  According to Chris Seavor, formerly of Rare, they did. On twitter, Seavor was asked about whether the Xbox One would receive a version of Knack.  He went into a story about Microsoft’s acquirement of Rare. ...

Xbox One Backtracks On DRM Policies

I know, I know, this is not exactly Nintendo news, however it could potentially affect future sales of the Wii U once the Xbox One is launched.  According to Kotaku, “Microsoft will reverse course on their DRM policies for Xbox One, dropping their Internet requirements and all restrictions on used games”.  This news has also been reported by WhatHiFi and GiantBomb. GiantBomb created th...

Video: Microsoft Employee Tries To Persuade Gamers At Best Buy Wii U Event

We have all heard the rumors that Microsoft sent employees out to the Wii U Best Buy event to persuade the gamers towards the Xbox One.  However, until now, video of the party crash was rather elusive.  However, thanks to YouTuber shiggy diggy, we have some proof.  Now, the video is not the best quality, so you might need to turn up your sound.  However, the man wearing a Microsoft Polo and a back...

Miyamoto on game ownership: Operate like a toy company

Today, Miyamoto offered his thoughts on Microsoft’s controversial approach to game ownership and why game companies should allow the customer to retain the use of their property. Speaking with Eurogamer, Miyamoto states that a consumer has the right to keep a game or download for as long as they please. He further mentions that gamers will want to keep the ownership of these games from their...

Nintendo, E3, and The Competition

Although today is the official start of E3, yesterday was pretty revealing. By now, you surely know that the Xbox One will retail for a whopping $499 and will launch on November 21st in various markets.  They blasted us with game after game after game during their presentation, however it was fairly predictable in nature.  The always on requirement was confirmed (Must connect once every 24 hour pe...

What are your most wanted games of 2013?

It seems like we say this every year, but 2013 has the potential to be one of the best gaming years in quite a long time. We here at Infendo pride ourselves in not only providing you with the best Nintendo information money can buy (wait, I’m supposed to get paid!?), but we also dabble occasionally in the non-Nintendo realm of gaming. This is one of those times. Here are the games that I am ...

Taking The Role Of Bowser, Microsoft Plots To Kidnap Wii Sales

Now that we are officially in the month of November, my excitement for the Wii U is overflowing.  I cannot wait!  However, Microsoft’s general manager of Interactive Entertainment product marketing, Matt Bowser, uhm…I mean Barlow, is plotting to capture the attention of current Wii owners.  Of course, he wants us to buy an xBox 360 this holiday season. “I think this holiday seaso...

Watch Out Nintendo, WeMade Entertainment is Coming For You!

Over the years, Nintendo has battled many competitors across the gaming universe and each foe has fallen to the wayside.  Sure, you can argue that Sony and Microsoft are hanging on, and I wouldn’t disagree, but in gaming years they are still infants.  Nintendo has been around much longer and has learned from trial and error many times over.  I would say that Nintendo has been around the bloc...

Could Xbox be Banned from the US?

I know what you are thinking, this isn’t an article about Nintendo.  You are right, it isn’t…at least not directly. In 2010, Motorola sued Microsoft for infringement of 16 patents.  I won’t bore you with the details, however Motorola had requested that Microsoft cease using their patented technology and provide compensation for past infringement.  Needless to say, Microsoft...