Thursday, May 8th, 2008 at 2:50pm by Jake
Former President of Nintendo, Hiroshi Yamauchi has moved up to the number 1 spot for the richest man of Japan. Mr.Yamauchi gained the title when his net worth boosted 3 billion just last year. This brings his total worth to 7.7 billion dollars! Much has been increased due to his very successful shares in the Nintendo’s current Wii and DS platforms. This feat comes 2 years after Mr.Yamauchi donated $60 million to the Kyoto University Hospital.
Hiroshi Yamauchi served as Nintendo’s president from 1949 to 2002. He brought evolved Nintendo from a simple playing card company to the video game giant of today. Mr.Yamauchi stepped down from his duty in 2002 and was succeeded by current president, Satoru Iwata. Hiroshi Yamauchi is 80 years old.
Bloomberg
Thursday, May 8th, 2008 at 10:36am by Will
At Infendo we try to bring you the most positive and informative news we possibly can. When my review of Video Games Live was being plagued by some imposters who were pretending to be Tommy Tallarico, I took the initiative to get in contact with him and try to find out what exactly was going on. When we finally started talking we managed to have nice conversation about Video Games live and gaming in general and we talked about his view on my review. Hit the jump for the transcript of the interview.
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008 at 6:07am by David
Four men will enter, but how many will survive the challenge of Infendo Radio 102!? Listen in as Scott, Blake, Kyle, and David (hey that’s me!) fight to the death, er, talk about all things Nintendo. Also featured this week: an exclusive interview with Tommy Tallarico of Video Games Live!
Thursday, May 8th, 2008 at 4:30am by Will
Nintendo is hiding a little spy in the “Nintendo Channel”. That spy will share all your dirty little secrets to Nintendo. To find out how the channel is doing it, hit the jump.
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008 at 2:15am by Jake
Pure sweetness…
(Note: All gameplay is done by computer.)
via Kotaku
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 at 2:22pm by Jake
Anascape has filled suit against both major companies Nintendo, and Microsoft over violation of “controller patents”. The infringements include: “Remote Controller with Analog Pressure Sensors”, and “Game Controller with Analog Pressure Sensors.” The claim includes 10 more patent violations that deal with a users input into a device.
They are seeking damages with interest. In addition, they are asking the courts to instruct these two companies to pay them license fees in case they are allowed to continue selling gaming consoles with controllers infringing on their patents.
Give me a break! Just another ploy from a society of sue happy companies trying to squeeze one more dime out of failure to act on their own designs. My question is: Where’s Sony in all this?
via Techwhack
Update: Yes this was filed (and covered) in 2006, but to my knowledge not resolved. Just bringing the issue back up. Anyone know if there was an outcome?
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 at 8:25am by David
Was your Wii flashing blue this morning? Nope, it wasn’t another Mario Kart challenge .. the Nintendo Channel is now available to download! I hopped on my Wii, went to the Shop Channel, and started the download. Firing up the Nintendo Channel plays a short video preview of what the channel contains. After that, I downloaded a demo of Crosswords onto my DS, watched video previews for a couple Virtual Console games, and told Nintendo what I thought about Mario Kart Wii and Wrecking Crew.
It’s a fun channel to explore, so check it out and let us know what you think!
[Thanks for the tip, Roger!]
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 at 6:01pm by David
The game has been out for a week now and you’ve had plenty of time to check it out. This week, we want to know:
What is your favorite Mario Kart Wii control scheme?
Check out the results of last week’s poll on Infendo Radio 102, coming later this week!
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 at 5:55pm by David
By now, I’m sure you’ve seen Cowboy Jed and his Mario Kart Emporium on TV a few dozen times. Apparently we’ve seen the end of the “We would like to play” guys and their Smart Car. So what should Nintendo focus on for their next ad campaign? More importantly, what will the new slogan be? My suggestion is for them to hire DMX and have him yell: “Wii. What?! Wii. Word!!!” Okay, maybe not. Help me out here … share your suggestions for a new Nintendo slogan in comments.
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 at 5:47pm by David
VGChartz is the source of the graph that shows us 45% of worldwide current gen consoles on the market are Wii. Wii Fit seems poised to push Wii sales past the 50% mark. Do you think the hype surrounding its North American release later this month will spur a slew of new console sales?
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 at 2:18pm by Jake
The unofficial totals for last weeks US software sales shave arrived via VGchartz. Mario Kart Wii has clocked in at an amazing 1.2 million copies sold which puts world wide sales at 3.4 million. Quite an accomplishment for a “bridge” title with an average review score of 8.0. Unsurprisingly, Grand Theft Auto IV for the 360, and PS3 sold a staggering 3.6 million copies in its first week. Now that Mario Kart is out of the way, future game releases are unknown.
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 at 12:58pm by David
Infendo Radio is still coming your way this week. Kyle’s got it cooking up in the crock pot and will be serving up a stew of Nintendo-licious glory!
Meanwhile, why not take a virtual stroll over to our new Donation page and see what’s going on over there. It’s pledge drive week on Infendo!
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 at 1:14am by Jake
At one time or another we have all wondered what Nintendo’s next step in the industry will be. Whether it be unrevealed games, ideas, or possible hardware revisions it’s always exciting. Using all of my combined Nintendo knowledge and examining past patterns, I’ve constructed a small list of predictions that I believe the company will make. This list covers major games, new peripherals, hardware, etc… Here we go!
(Note: In case you skipped the paragraph above, the list below are complete speculations, predictions, and guesses. They could be completely wrong, but I do believe I’m not far off.)
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Monday, May 5th, 2008 at 6:56pm by Blake
In response to today’s announcement that MTV Games will sell Rock Band expansion discs in lieu of downloadable Wii songs, Harmonix has confirmed to Game|Life that gamers need only buy the expansion pack if they just want to play the 20 included songs and have the means to acquire at least one supported instrument. Assuming Rock Band works with the excellent $50 Front Man controller (Circuit City has ‘em), Wii owners could sample the action for as little as $80 before upgrading to the full 4-piece instrument set and/or game. Penance perhaps for the lack of online multiplayer and DLC.
Monday, May 5th, 2008 at 6:22pm by Blake
Welcome to Infendo Radio’s first annual donation drive (because the show doesn’t have any sponsors)! In an effort to subsidize our podcast costs, reach episode 200+, and compensate (more like financial encourage) the deft production work of Scott Johnson, Kyle Crane, David Cole and my soothing verboseness, generous podcast listeners are asked to…
DONATE NOW!
We’re hoping to raise $1 million dollars by week’s end, or whatever we can get (wink, wink). Skeptics are encouraged to read how the money is used and to think of the drive as PBS-like fundraising and/or a really big tip jar (but not like those Nigerian email scams). Thanks, everyone!
[Many thanks to Dustin Rue, Infendo’s first generous donor!]
