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This looks pretty freakin’ fun, oooooooh!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V28cfU8lCVc[/youtube] It’s like Just Dance with better dancing, music, and cooler graphics. Disclosure: I think MJ is a top 5 musician all time, right up there with Mozart, The Beatles, and Gwar. Okay, maybe not Gwar, but you get the idea.
With exception to Nintendo, Japanese game-makers suck
Or so says the New York Times: “I look around Tokyo Games Show, and everyone’s making awful games; Japan is at least five years behind,” said Keiji Inafune, 45, head of global research and development at Capcom and one of Japan’s most prominent game designers. “Capcom is barely keeping up,” he said in an interview at the show, which ended Sunday. “I want to study how Westerners live,...
Wii successor to make jaws/panties drop
In a recent interview, Nintendo game designer Yoshio Sakamoto mysteriously hints that “the new Nintendo machine will leave you all with your mouth open.” He then goes on to aptly sum up Nintendo’s long-time philosophy behind console design, hinting that the Wii’s successor will similarly innovate and revolutionize the market (no word yet on whether it will have a feature fo...
In case you missed it: Batman on Wii is good
“A classic 2D brawler that’s easy to pick up and enjoy, and it doesn’t take itself seriously, with plenty of self-parody to go around. The adventure is over too soon, but don’t let that stop you from suiting up.”
Wii anniversaries, continued
To further celebrate the Wiimote’s 5-year anniversary (thanks, Blake!) I thought I’d dig up some old Nintendo YouTube commercials depicting all the fun launch games that came out for the Wii back in 2006 and play them here on Infendo. Enjoy! UPDATED:
How would you describe the primary Wii owner?
This is how I responded to the same question on Game Theory: I’d say the “real” Wii audience is made up of the following: – People who play games for fewer than 5 hours a week total, regardless of genre – People who play games for fewer than 5 hours per *month* total, regardless of genre – People who used to like playing games, but feel overwhelmed by the 17 depressable bu...
On this day five years ago, Nintendo unveiled the Wii-mote
Exactly five years ago, Nintendo unveiled its game-changing motion controller, the Wii Remote, at a press conference in Tokyo. With all that we now know, here’s what the company said on that fateful day:
Japanese Mario All-Stars packaging looks scrumptious
Infendo reader Wii-Luigi writes: “Here are pics from the upcoming Super Mario All-Stars Wii game that’s coming in November to Japan. I will say, the red collector’s box looks sweet. Hopefully the U.S. gets something as nice as that.”
Lego improves everything: Top 10 most wanted Lego games
There are few perfect things in the world. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Pixar. Walruses. And Lego. Lego sets never have missing pieces. Lego always works, always inspires, and never disappoints’even in videogame form. Lego Star Wars proved that blasters plus exploding Lego equals awesome. Lego Indiana Jones? Not quite as good, but well done. Lego Batman? Solid. Lego Rock Band? Hilariously fun...
Worst Wiiware week ever. Feed the pig!
I hope everyone’s in the mood for another hidden-object game, because that’s the only new title Nintendo’s offering Wii owners this week. To be clear, I’m glad Wiiware exists. It’s a great concept. When the service first launched, I bought every one of the debut week’s games. All were fun, but none held my interest for long. Now, many months later, my enthusiasm...
Nintendo Week is shrinking. Do you even care?
Each Monday, I look forward to dragging home from work, plopping into my favorite chair and switching on the Nintendo Channel to check out the week’s new promo videos. The routine’s not done until I’ve watched the latest installment of NINTENDO WEEK, the company’s magazine-style Nintendo news show. And, each week, there they are: Allison and Gary, the show’s super-upb...
Wii sales fading. Is this the end everyone was predicting in 2007?
“The Wii realized its lowest month since launch in hardware unit sales,” market researcher NPD announced today, and the console was beat for the third consecutive time by Xbox 360. Total U.S. bragging rights were as follows: Xbox 360, 356.7k Nintendo DS, 342.7k Wii, 244.3k PlayStation 3, 226.0k PSP, 79.4k That said, think Wii sales will ever pick back up? More importantly, will three s...