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Single-Player Only Batman Arkham Origins on Wii U Discounted $10
When Batman Arkham Origins releases on Wii U on October 25, it will cost $50. The $10 discount, however, comes at a cost: this tablet-enhanced version of Origins will not feature multiplayer. It’s a weird call. A decision made more bizarre when you hear the logic from publisher Warner Bros. in summer: “The team is focusing development efforts on platforms with the largest MP aud...
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Meets Kickstarter Target
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero met its Kickstarter funding goal. The title crossed the $400,000 mark and now makes its way to every major console platform, including Wii U. Do you want to show your support? Don’t worry; it isn’t too late to contribute. The project has several stretch goals that yield additional chapters and modes. You can expect Half Genie Hero to release around October 2014. ...
Opinion: Nintendo Counterbalances Industry Excess
Nintendo Entertainment System was the first video game system I played. Back then, my playtime was mostly a save-the-princess affair. Playing Nintendo games granted me a way to do something larger than myself. It allowed me to do good deeds. As I’ve grown older and technology has advanced, mainstays like The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Brothers, and Pokémon counterbala...
Infendo Radio Episode 283: We have mail!
Welcome all to Infendo Radio Episode 283! Join Harrison Milfeld, Holly Fellmeth and myself (Lewis Pugh). We talk about what we’ve been playing including Pokemon Rumble U, The Wonderful 101 and Mass Effect 3 Special Edition. As always we discuss the latest in the Nintendo News and finally we finish the show with some much appreciated listener mail! Hope you guys enjoy the show, if you...
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies Release Date Announced
Capcom announced Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies launches on October 24. That’s right — the expert attorney shall trump injustice in a digital courtroom near you a week before Halloween. Remember: Dual Destinies launches as a 3DS eShop exclusive priced at $29.99 USD/$24.99 Euros. Capcom chose to release the latest Phoenix Wright digitally to cut time lag bet...
Nintendo’s Hiroshi Yamauchi has died at age 85
A sad, yet perpetual state of mourning for Nintendo today, as the company announced that their longtime former president, Hiroshi Yamauchi, has died. He was 85. Yamauchi first became president of Nintendo in 1949, when the company was just a simple card-playing game manufacture. By 1963, Yamauchi had renamed Nintendo Card Playing Co. to just Nintendo. With the boom of video games quickly taking sh...
Wii Fit U Announced for eShop Download
Today, Nintendo announced Wii U will be able to download Wii Fit U free for one month. The only requirements? You only need a Wii Balance Board and broadband Internet connection. The company goes a bit farther with the offer too. See, gamers can download Wii Fit U from eShop between November 1, 2013 and January 31, 2014. You can play the full game for one month. Then all you need to do is buy ...
Developers Unfazed by Separate Online Accounts
If you own a 3DS and Wii U you might have realized by now your online accounts aren’t connected. Fans and, apparently Nintendo employees, have clamored for a unified experience between Wii U and 3DS accounts. Still, unification remains an unfulfilled, oft-requested feature and we have heard little about its possible implementation. However, the discussion left out important party: developer...
Special Pokemon Announcement Inbound
The Pokémon Company tweeted the above message today. The developer will announce more Pokemon-related news on Monday, September 16 at 8am PDT. After the recent onslaught of Pokémon X & Y news, is there anything else to know? So what could it be? I place my bets on more Pokémon X & Y news. Perhaps more Mega Evolutions or new features. After all, the game launches on O...
Nintendo Discontinues Three Original 3DS Models in Japan
Nintendo axed three original 3DS models in Japan. Today we mourn the dearly departed Cosmo Black, Misty Pink and Ice White. It is survived by the remaining original 3DS colors — Gloss Pink, Light Blue and Metallic Red — and a plethora of special edition-themed handhelds available and yet-to-come. I always thought Japan had too many hardware colors/themes anyway. It appears Nintendo fe...
Nintendo Considered Two Other Zelda Titles for HD Remakes
What if I told you there could have been high-definition versions of Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess? How about Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword? According to Eiji Aonuma, the series’ caretaker, his team tested these Zelda titles plus Wind Waker when deciding which to make HD. In an interview with Polygon, Aonuma explained the thought process behind choosing Wind Waker in lieu of the...
First Impressions: Pokemon Rumble U
Pokemon Rumble U is available to download from the Wii U eShop right now for the price of $17.99. The game’s premise is quite simple: you take control of any toy Pokemon which you’ve collected (you’ll have four to get started with: Pikachu, Tepig, Snivy, and Oshawott) and battle in various arenas to befriend more toy Pokemon and progress in the game. In addition to your own Pokem...