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The case for Friend Codes
A lot of people are telling Nintendo to just “copy Xbox Live already” and get an online community going. It seems like most folks are vehemently against Friend Codes for online games, whether it be on DS or Wii. Infendo commenter Caion makes the case for Friend Codes and an example of what purpose they can serve: My nephew wanted to play Halo 2 and I saw no harm in allowing him to (Hal...
Wii Big Brain Academy’s Online Features
The Japanese webpage for Wii’s “Big Brain Academy,” called Yawaraka Atama Jyuku, or “Soft Brain Cram-School” in Japan, has a section highlighting the game’s online features. The online component of the game allows you to compare your game grades with those of all your Wii friends, as well as race towards better scores. Big Brain will also be taking advantage of ...
Wii games that will feature online play
A lot of people seem disappointed that the Wii doesn’t have any online playable games. This will of course change in June with the release of Pokemon Battle Revolution, but what other games will feature Wi-Fi Connection online play? These titles have been confirmed to have online play: Battalion Wars 2 Forever Blue Guitar Hero III Mario Strikers Charged Pokemon Battle Revolution Super Smash ...
Mario Strikers Charged online play detailed
I had a fugly post on Wii online play the other day, so hopefully this makes up for it: More Mario Strikers Charged info, including what the online will entail. From our brothers in arms at 4cr: 12 Captains, with each their own attributes. Bowser is a new playable Captain this year. For the first time you can mix and match sidekicks in your team. Boo, Dry bone, Shyguy and Monty Mole are new sideki...
Is Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree the first online Wii title?
Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree drops on June 11, which is before Pokemon. This is the official Nintendo box art, as supplied to us by Play Nintendo. Are the folks at Nintendo planning a little surprise? NOTE: With all of the “real” video game blogs out there still reeling after running with a satire article as real news last week, I am stamping this post with a RUMOR tag. UPDATE: A gent...
Top 10 DS games on Nintendo Wi-Fi
Pocket Gamer has compiled the top 10 games on the Nintendo Wi-Fi network as of April 16. They are: Animal Crossing: Wild World (54,663 players) Mario Kart DS (41,052) Pokémon Diamond (34,253, Japan only) Metroid: Prime Hunters (32,503) Pokémon Pearl (29,568, Japan only) Tetris DS (15,724) Jump! Ultimate Stars (14,677, Japan only) Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (11,489, Japan only) Yu-Gi-Oh! World ...
Mario 300
I’m still laughing a bit from the VG Cats comic that had “alternative” Wario Ware Wiimote positions, so today’s strip had me rolling on the floor.
When will Wii play online?
Reuters examines the somewhat controversial and unknown release of a complete Wii online platform. From the article: “In early March, rumors began circulating on popular video game Web sites that Nintendo was not allowing any third-party video games to include online multiplayer features in 2007, drawing the ire of some fans who want to break out of their living rooms and take their Wii gami...
Nintendo sells 500k DS units in Australia
[Australian exclamation term for surprise here]!!! Sorry, I don’t know any Aussie slang, so my placeholder will have to do for this news today: Nintendo has cracked the 500,000 mark for DS’s sold in Australia! Plus, I’m pretty jealous of their Wi-fi hotspot set up, as described to us by the chaps over at IGN: Nintendo Australia, in conjunction with Telstra, today announced that A...
Mario Strikers Charged for Wii – more online details emerge
When Mario Strikers Charged was originally announced, it was revealed to have online play. We now have more details from the director of the title. From an article on The Wiire: According to Mike Inglehart, Charged will feature three types of online matching: friendship, “regular” and regional. Friendship matching will allow players to compete against others whom they’ve swapped ...
Aeropause goes to the mat for Friend Codes
Is anybody talking with a friend over IM right now? Have you ever? Congrats, because you’re using a form of the much maligned Nintendo Friend Code system. And I bet you’ve never complained about IM screen names, have you? And when you get an unsolicited IM from some stranger, it’s a bit of a shock? Thus, IMO the Nintendo Friend Code system begins to lose it’s black mark as ...
Poll – GameSpy and Wii
This might be old news, but I was on vacation last week (hence no poll for a while). GameSpy and Nintendo are in cahoots for Wii’s online capabilities. I’m still not really sure what that means (apparently they’re involved with DS, too), so I thought I’d ask Infendo Nation. How does GameSpy’s involvement with Wii make you feel? Frightened Excited Confused I don’...