Nintendo Direct

Infendo Radio Episode 347: Directly Amiibo

Welcome all to episode 347 of Infendo Radio! We’ve had another Nintendo Direct so it’s time to discuss the details! Join Harrison Milfeld, Colin Crompton and myself (Lewis Pugh) on our reactions and impressions on everything announced. Let us know what your thought of the direct in the comments below and please do send in your questions for us to discuss on a future episode. Enjoy the ...

Pikmin Short Movies: 3D vs HD

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTnNdctBvtQ[/youtube] Nintendo has a habit of making demos or even full games available after Nintendo Direct streams. Wednesday’s broadcast was no exception. Right after the Direct came to a conclusion, players could go to the 3DS or Wii U eShop to purchase a unique set of short movies staring Pikmin for $4.99 each. Famed game designer Shigeru Miyamo...

Video: Stylish new trailer for Splatoon reveals single player mode

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EXKQQmm9EE[/youtube] During the Nov. 5 Nintendo Direct, we were treated to a look at Splatoon’s single player campaign. Even though the game focuses on frantic, 4-on-4 online battles, it will, as promised, also contain a single player mode. In it, the battle between squids and octopi rages. The player fights on the side of the squid, of course, and i...

Xenoblade Chronicles X will have “bigger world to explore” than in Xenoblade Chronicles

Ever since its announcement, Xenoblade Chronicles X (which was known only as “X” until E3 2014) has been my most looked forward to Wii U game, by far. That’s saying a lot, as Super Smash Bros. for Wii U was always high on the list too. Don’t take this as anything but my personal opinion! Xenoblade Chronicles on Wii was just so massive, with such a solid storyline and great ...

Video: Mario and Luigi felyne outfits in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLyKJo9bbl0[/youtube] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is set to offer more Nintendo crossover goodness than players will know what to do with. The news-packed Nintendo Direct that streamed earlier today contained yet another trailer highlighting such a crossover: this time, it’s Mario and Luigi outfits for your *ahem* energetic little felyne companions. I&#...

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse will have a multiplayer mode

We were treated to an in-depth look at Kirby’s upcoming Wii U game today during a Nintendo Direct video. For one thing, the name of the game has been finalized: Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (though I didn’t even realize this wasn’t final). As a spiritual successor to the Nintendo DS game Kirby Canvas Curse, the player will guide Kirby, who is restricted to ball form for the most p...

Lots of additions coming to Ultimate NES Remix for the 3DS

Ultimate NES Remix will bring the popular retro Nintendo experience to a portable for the first time on November 7th in Europe and December 5th in North America. During today’s Nintendo Direct stream, we learned a thing or two about the 3DS title: According to Bill Trinen, the game “contains the best parts of the first two [NES Remix] games.” I’m a little worried about this...

Details on amiibo compatibility emerge

Nintendo’s first wave of amiibo figurines will launch alongside Super Smash Bros. for Wii U on November 21st. Their built-in near-field communication (NFC) technology will allow players to scan them into compatible games easily by swiping them over the bottom left surface of the Wii U GamePad. In addition to their function in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, we now know how the figures will work...

Code Name S.T.E.A.M.: New trailer + gameplay revealed

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SezVDf66YA[/youtube] Bill Trinen of the Nintendo Treehouse took us through a detailed tour of the tactical gameplay and characters in upcoming 3DS title Code Name S.T.E.A.M. Trinen warned players that the game will take tactical skill and wisdom to master. Steam is your most valuable resource in the game, but it’s limited. Using myriad characters, th...

Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 1: Details, trailer, release date

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcL6JYR5eFs[/youtube] My one prediction for today’s Nintendo Direct involved Mario Kart 8’s first DLC pack: I thought it would be announced for release tomorrow, November 6th. Well, I was only a week off, as it’s officially coming on November 13th. The pack will contain three new racers: Link Tanooki Mario Cat Peach 8 new courses, includin...

Video: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker trailer shows off a little of each stage

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hRmFa6KrRo[/youtube] Nintendo didn’t disappoint with the Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker trailer in today’s Direct stream. The trailer shows a little bit of each of the game’s 70 stages, rapid-fire style. Bill Trinen prefaced the trailer by calling the levels “highly detailed.” He also described them as “mini universes,...

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D coming Spring 2015

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj6cXziHpjQ[/youtube] Proving that Nintendo listens to its fans, the long-anticipated Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3DS remake is on the way. Today’s Nintendo Direct opened with a haunting announcement trailer for the game, which will hit shelves in Spring 2015. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed that the developers of the remake have don...