Nintendo Direct

Nintendo Direct alert: November 5th, 2PM PT

Another Nintendo Direct livestream is just around the corner. Set to begin Wednesday, November 5th at 2:00 PM Pacific, it will apparently contain “updates about upcoming games for 3DS and Wii U.” Nintendo’s wording here may indicate a lack of any substantial announcements, but when it comes to Nintendo Direct broadcasts, the company surprises us more often than not. I’m loo...

Top 5 “new” things in Super Smash Bros. Wii U from the livestream event

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0BBGzfw0pQ[/youtube] A little behind-the-scenes info on Infendo for you: many of us were too busy to watch, let alone post on, the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U “50-Fact Extravaganza” that streamed yesterday. Our deepest apologies for that. Since everyone who wanted to watch the broadcast has probably seen it by now, I’m going to approach i...

50 things about Super Smash Bros. Wii U to be revealed in Oct. 23 livestream

  The Super Smash Bros. for Wii U-focused Nintendo Direct we’ve all be waiting for is just around the corner. Nintendo announced this morning that a livestream focusing on the game will air over at the Nintendo Direct website on October 23rd at 3:00 p.m. PT. A tweet from Nintendo of America’s official Twitter account reveals that the broadcast will show off 50 new things from the ...

New costumes and mode announced in Bayonetta 2 Direct

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0phuu6KkTMM[/youtube] Today’s Bayonetta 2 Direct (viewable here) was packed with gameplay and, maybe more importantly, announcements. We’ve known for a while now that a port of the original Bayonetta coming to the Wii U will include costumes inspired by Link from The Legend of Zelda, Peach from Super Mario, and Samus from Metroid. These costumes...

Bayonetta 2 Direct headed our way

  Time to board the hype train: Nintendo has just announced another Nintendo Direct broadcast, this time focusing entirely on Bayonetta 2. The Direct will stream here this Thursday, September 4 at 3:00PM PT. What are you expecting and/or hoping for from this Nintendo Direct broadcast?

[Updated] Nintendo Direct focusing on Hyrule Warriors headed our way

Update: Fans in the UK can watch the Nintendo Direct here at the less insane time of 08:00 CEST. If you’re good with 05:00 CEST, however, feel free to tune into Nintendo of America’s broadcast here! Original Post: Nintendo of America’s official Twitter account has revealed that a Nintendo Direct broadcast focusing on Hyrule Warriors is on the way. The live stream of the Direct wi...

Mario Kart 8 Direct reveals new characters, items, tracks, and online features

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbuJZP0_8iQ[/youtube] Nintendo has surprised fans with a spontaneous Nintendo Direct focusing on the highly anticipated Mario Kart 8 for Wii U. The broadcast is fairly unique compared to other Nintendo Directs, but it delivers on the usual promise of new announcements and reveals. Let’s dig in to the meat of today’s broadcast. New Ideas Plus New ...

Nintendo details its E3 2014 plans

Nintendo has announced how it plans to present its newest and unannounced games for the Wii U and 3DS at E3 2014, and it’s, well, somewhat different. Last year, Nintendo opted out of a traditional E3 press conference in favor of a previously-taped Nintendo Direct to showcase its games. Fans who were wanting to see Nintendo return to doing press conferences will be sadly disappointed. Instead...

North America: get ready for the quircky Tomodachi Life on 3DS

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcmx4kC0tiU[/youtube] Nintendo has surprised us with a Tomodachi Life Direct. Tomodachi is the Japanese word for “friend.” The game will be populated by Mii characters you import from your Mii Maker, scan through QR codes, or receive through StreetPass encounters. Imported Miis can be customized in many ways, starting with a unique voice and endi...

10 Weird, Quirky, and/or Interesting Moments from the Super Smash Bros. Direct

Infendo Radio was begging to be recorded right after yesterday’s Super Smash Bros. Direct, so I didn’t get a chance to post all of the news that came out of the broadcast. And since, at this point, you surely know all of the main points that came out of the Direct, this post is focusing on some of the strange and unusual moments from Sakurai’s presentation. If, for some reason, y...

Get excited: A special Super Smash Bros. Direct is headed our way

A Nintendo Direct focusing on Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS is on its way: on April 8, at 3:00pm PT, prepare for some news on the two highly anticipated installments in the beloved franchise. This is definitely something to get excited about. I mean, like the Pokemon X and Y Direct and the Wonderful 101 Direct that came before, this is an entire Nintendo Direct dedicated to just two games. T...

Nintendo Direct 2.13.14 Announcement: Little Mac punches in to Smash Bros. 4

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmtrmAvL5aw[/youtube] The first and arguably biggest announcement made during today’s Nintendo Direct was the inclusion of Little Mac in the Super Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS roster. Little Mac’s first and most revered appearance to the video game world was in Punch Out!! for the NES, in which the player controls him to take out various opponents in b...