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CNET names Wii U the tech gift to avoid this Holiday season
With the Holiday season about to crank into full gear, many technology and video game websites/publications have been gathering together their annual gift guides. Some of these guides either cater consumers to what products to buy and which ones to avoid completely. One tech publication in particular, CNET, has recently named their worst holiday tech gifts and unfortunately the Wii U was one of th...
Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Gameplay Footage
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVJJdWNMC2k[/youtube] Ready for more The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds footage? Good! The video above shows off the Tornado Rod, Link’s new way to get around. Players will be able to use the Tornado Rod to avoid obstacles and traverse dungeons. Or… you can just use it to see the cool animation. Either way, you can try this new co...
Wii Sports Club Launch Trailer
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tftWbfIFePc[/youtube] Nintendo released the launch trailer for Wii Sports Club. The trailer shows off happy people enjoying virtual bowling and tennis. Each of the five sports is an individual download from eShop on Wii U. Bowling and tennis are available now and baseball, boxing and golf will arrive at a later date. Each game features online gamepla...
Nintendo UK Courageously Releases New Bravely Default Trailer
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb84JDKzFTQ[/youtube] Feast your eyes on this brand-new Bravely Default trailer courtesy of Nintendo UK. The trailer features new game play footage and shows off the 3DS title’s collector’s edition. If you didn’t know — Bravely Default is a spiritual successor to the Nintendo DS title, Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light. You ...
Nintendo Land Price Now $29.99, Other Deals Announced
If you wanted a copy of Nintendo Land, now is the time to give Nintendo your money. The company recently cut the price of Nintendo Land by $30, from $59.99 to $29.99. This is part of Nintendo’s holiday sale surge, as detailed in its recent press release. Here are the other deals Nintendo highlighted: Mario and Luigi-themed Wii Remote Plus controllers ($39.99 each) Wii U Deluxe Set wi...
Bayonetta 2 NYCC Interview
[youtube]http://youtu.be/poQAu_Ky7Vs[/youtube] Full disclaimer: I am a big Bayonetta fan. So I was excited to hear more about the title in a New York Comic Con interview. David Young, Nintendo’s Assistant PR Manager, gave a short talk about the game’s features. I will let you view the video to see for yourself but Young describes the game as “non-stop crazy action”, ergo expect craziness. Bayon...
Animal Crossing: New Leaf has sold over 6 million copies
During Nintendo’s investor’s meeting this week, the company announced that the critically-acclaimed 3DS title, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, has reached a lifetime sales mark of 6.35 million copies sold worldwide. From April to September, New Leaf sold to around 2.49 million copies highlighting one of the 3DS’ biggest sellers to date. Other notable titles that sold extremely well in...
3DS XL charging cradles sell out at Club Nintendo
Earlier this week, Club Nintendo had teased that multicolored 3DS XL charging cradles would be available; each cradle would come in five different colors with a Club Nintendo price of 500 coins. Within a hour of its initial release, the charging cradles were officially sold out. No word from Club Nintendo on whether the multicolored 3DS XL charging cradles would again become available. But given t...
Mystery Pokemon Title is a Detective Game Starring Pikachu
Surprise! That mysterious Pokémon title you heard about has been revealed! It is a detective game that partners you with Pikachu to solve mysteries. Japanese TV network NHK aired an episode of “Professional – Style of Work” recently that gave a sneak peek of the game. Apparently, Pikachu shall have a speaking role — yes, actual spoken language, no Pika Pika — with...
Infendo Radio Episode 286: Prepare for trouble and make it double!
Pokémon X & Y is now released so get ready for a Pokémon special. Harrison Milfeld and myself (Lewis Pugh) double-team up to talk all thing Pokémon. What we’ve been playing is naturally dominated by X & Y as we talk mega evolutions, gyms, online and current team line ups. Next up is the Nintendo news where the Pokémon’s sneak in here too. Finally we finish with our feature topi...
Luminose City Patch Available for Pokemon X/Y
Nintendo just released a patch for Luminose City’s save bug. You see, some players found that saving the game in certain areas within Luminose City made them lose their progress. Players could not open their game save, which forced players to start a new playthrough. Nintendo worked fast to provide a fix and announced a patch. The patch restores the corrupted game saves. Did you encou...
Nintendo Officially Discontinues Wii in Japan
Nintendo of Japan quietly listed Wii as discontinued in Japan on its official website today. We all knew it was coming. Earlier this year Nintendo shut down several off the system’s major channels and other networking functionality. Then Nintendo told us Wii production would end soon in Japan. Now, here we are. Nintendo will continue to produce Wii’s elsewhere in the world, but ...