Reruns

Remember when Wii was all sold out?

Long-time Infendo fanman Jack Loftus tells the story of how he bought a Wii on launch day. It’s dark. My alarm is going off, and I can hear my cell phone ringing on volume level 5, the highest setting. It’s my friend Fitz, the driver for today. He’s outside already. Great. I throw on yesterday’s clothes and bolt out the door. Same shirt, different day. I double, then triple...

What’s your favorite Infendo post?

If you haven’t noticed, Infendo has begun rerunning old favorites this summer for one reason or another. Partly because we’re pretentious. Mostly because we’re lazy. In any case, we need your help: What are some of your favorite Infendo posts? Since we’re smack in the middle of the gaming doldrums, we thought it would be a fun way to relive the past, or discover it for the ...

Review: Zelda Minish Cap (GBA)

I just completed The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap for Game Boy Advance. It was a delight. What’s more, it still amazes me that developers (Capcom, in this case) can create such compelling experiences for a system so short on capabilties like the GBA. That should tell you something about what makes a great game. For those who played Wind Waker, you’ll feel right at home with the overall ...

GameCube games for Nintendo newcomers

Nintendo has sold more than 20 million Wii consoles worldwide since launching its motion-controlled sensation in Nov. 2006. The system has become a global phenomenon, and over the next few months, it is likely Wii will eclipse the total worldwide hardware sales of Nintendo’s last console, the ill-fated and underappreciated GameCube. What took GameCube six years to achieve, Wii will have surp...