Rumors
Key executives to leave Nintendo?
According to a post on GameInformer, three key executives are set to leave Nintendo when the company moves its marketing group to San Francisco or New York. The article lists Senior Director of Public Relations Beth Llewelyn, Vice President, Marking and Corporate Affairs Perrin Kaplan, and Senior Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Communications George Harrison. This would be a major shakeup ...
New Nintendo hardware to be announced at E3?
Jeux France via Kotaku say they have their hands on some juicy and “credible” Nintendo rumors for this year’s smaller E3. They are… The company will unveil a new Mario Kart Wii Mario Galaxy and Smash Bros. to get firm release dates “Big hardware news” is coming (new hardware? doubtful…) Blake probably won’t get into Nintendo’s keynote Okay, the...
IGN says Nintendo Power may be finished
IGN is reporting that Nintendo “may be planning to close or restructure its official Nintendo Power magazine,” this according to moles deep within the company. They continue, “Sources close to the publication tell IGN that mass layoffs are underway and that employees are being told to look for new work by September of this year.” Indeed, Nintendo Power announced the depatur...
Nibris’ Sadness is an art book
Call me the cynical video game scientist, because when it comes to game development, I need to see screenshots and live action in-game trailers to believe a game actually exists. So it is today that I have come to the conclusion that Nibris is not developing a game in Sadness, but an art book. Wii Fanboy has some new “exclusive screenshots artwork” today that, for the first time, has l...
Does Nibris really exist?
I’ve got hunch today that Nibris and its stable of “almost done, we swear!” titles will either be remembered as the beginning of a prosperous new era for indie developers, or the most colossal non-starter dud since Duke Nukem Forever. There’s going to be no middle ground on this one. Here’s what we’ve seen so far: A woman prancing about on a sound stage with an ...
Nintendo snaps up space at the TGS
Get ready for more lines, readers. Nintendo is reportedly buying space at this year’s TGS. It’s not quite what we’d call confirmed just yet, but Kotaku is saying some highly placed sources (“multiple, highly placed insiders confirm that the company will be in attendance” to be precise) at Nintendo have all but came out and said the hottest video game company of the mo...
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...
Is a Wii USB drive coming for realz now?
Cubed has a scoop today involving a press release from eSOL. The press release says: (Tokyo, Japan – April 4, 2007) eSOL Co., Ltd. announced today that their leading embedded middleware products, “PrFILE2” FAT file system and “PrUSB/Host” USB host stack, were selected for the “Wii”, from Nintendo Co. Both software products constitute fundamental functional...
Should Nintendo buy Take Two?
Take Two Interactive, the company behind GTA, is in trouble. Microsoft was floated as a potential buyer, but today Infendo reader Gaumer asks, why not Nintendo? Gaumer’s email to the Infendo Tip line: I assume you have heard of the probable (and from what I have read as recently as today, inevitable) sale of take 2 interactive the great publisher/developer of games like GTA and Bully and Tab...
Director leaves Castlevania movie
Paul W.S. Anderson, director of such films as Mortal Kombat, Resident Evil, and Alien vs. Predator, has apparently left development of the Castlevania movie. Check out Dread Central for more information. Who do you think should replace him? [Thanks, Garth!]
NGamer: No Wii Friend Codes. Bwa- Whaa?
I really don’t care what the eventual Wii Friend Code outcome is, but seriously this friend code debate (or is that fiend code to some?) is getting me downright dizzy. At first each console had one code, then each game had their own code a la the DS, and then today GoNintendo digs up yet another magazine scan that shows NGamer dropping a new bomb on the pile. This whole “controversy...
NiGHTS confirmed for Wii
If by “confirmed” you mean maybe, the NiGHTS is already in development for Wii and is coming soon! Spong, via Cubed: Quick News – Following years of speculation, it has finally been confirmed that a brand new NiGHTS from Sega is coming to Nintendo’s Wii. Whilst both companies refuse to comment at present, Spong has it on good word that is definitely in progress right now. S...