Rumors
Forecast bleak for Zack and Wiki sequel
New Level Gaming has unearthed a thread at the Capcom forums in which Capcom’s Christian Svensson provides a grim forecast for a sequel to the critically acclaimed Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure. Discussing fan suggestions for a potential sequel, Svensson posted: “Let me preface this answer with a statement to set expectations that we’ve not announced another (...
Activision leak: Guitar Hero 4 priced, Spider-Man Wii to use balance board?
Joystiq yesterday posted several new details on major upcoming Activision titles, based on information from an Intellisponse survey leaked on the popular NeoGAF gaming forum. The juiciest details concern Guitar Hero: World Tour, which the survey states will be priced at $180 on all current-gen platforms, Wii included, and feature music from artists such as Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Foo Fighters, Sm...
Rumor: Capcom working on Mega Man 9
As we make that slow crawl to E3, these news-parched weeks continue to spawn exciting rumors. Today, one of the biggest pre-E3 rumors yet comes from the Capcom camp. According to a Destructoid source, Capcom is working on Mega Man 9. If true, players would control the iconic “Blue Bomber” for the first time in more than a decade. The last entry in the classic Mega Man series was Mega M...
Redmond source: Nintendo to announce new 2D Donkey Kong at E3
A Redmond source e-mailed Infendo Tuesday with a tip about one of those E3 surprises Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime mentioned on GameTrailers TV earlier this year. Here is the tip, as sent to Infendo: “I had my friend at Nintendo check around for any mention of big games, and per their investigation, the new game announcement is Donkey Kong Country, in 2D! Yes, it is going ba...
Mother 3 Translation Team And Nintendo!?
Today, while I was checking the latest news update on the Mother 3 Translation project, I happened to notice a very unusually snippet of information. Hit the jump to find out what it could be.
Rumor: Okami/RE4 devs getting bloody on Wii
Kotaku broke a major rumor Monday claiming Platinum Games, the studio founded by renowned developers Shinji Mikami and Hideki Kamiya, is working on a mature project entitled Mad World exclusively for Wii. A supposed gameplay trailer has also surfaced this week showcasing the game’s seemingly gorgeous visual presentation. The footage suggests Mad World will utilize a crisp black-and-white gra...
Unfounded DS Rumor – Virtual Console and DSware announcement for E3
Consider this sort of a rebuttal to Jake’s post from earlier today. While I don’t believe that Nintendo will announce DS 2 or DS Lite++, I think we’ll see something new for the hottest handheld in the world. I think we’ll see Nintendo bust out a legalized version of the R4 or other such storage device. It’ll allow the DS to reap the same benefits the Wii has for downl...
Ze Rumor: F-Zero coming to Wii
Infendo tipster Will dropped an interesting little rumor on us this evening: F-Zero is making a triumphant return, and is making it on the Wii. If you read German, then have a ball with this: Ein offizieller Nachfolger zu F-Zero GX erscheint auf dem Nintendo Wii. F-Zero Z, so der Titel des Future-Racers wird voraussichtlich alle Strecken des Gamecube Vorgängers beinhalten und über einen Onlinemo...
Is Project HAMMER back from the dead?
Infendo reader Kevin informs us this morning that Project HAMMER, which was reportedly killed off by Nintendo last year to the chagrin of many, could be coming back from the dead. Granted, all we have is a GameStop placeholder listing the game as back on with a January 2, 2009 release date for $49.99, but why on earth would it suddenly re-appear in the first place? Mistake by GameStop or did the c...
Sources: Tecmo Bowl DS, Wii-bound
With EA holding onto the NFL exclusivity rights like an old miser, gamers are increasingly looking to other venues to offer alternatives for their football fix. How about an updated Tecmo Bowl for DS and Wii? EGM’s Quarterman said this week that a classic version of the classic NES game is going to arrive soon for the DS, while a modern remake is inbound for the Wii. Not much moreon that, be...
Nintendo president Iwata shoots down Wii MMO rumors
Guitar playing canines around the world went silent today as news from Nintendo President Satoru Iwata all but confirmed the company had no plans to pursue MMO games for the Wii. However, Iwata also said Nintendo would pursue MMO development only if the title could appeal to people of all ages, from “5 to 95,” just like a Christmas song. I’ll chalk his comments up in the “m...
Mario Kart Wii 12-player online, wheelies set to arrive in April
We’ve touched upon the new and improved Wii-ified version of Mario Kart here at Infendo in the past, and today I’m going to start touching things again. All while doing wheelies and various Mountain Dew fueled extreme to the max X-Games tricks. First, some things have changed in Mario Kart Wii. Now it’s 12-player online, which is four less than what we knew a few months ago. Stil...