Infendo Radio host Sean Buckley announced today that the popular Nintendo Blog’s weekly live podcast event would not be taking place at it’s usual scheduled time.  “Something went wrong with our distribution service, and so the last episode didn’t fully launch until yesterday,” the intrepid podcast stated, “It wouldn’t make sense to release two episodes a week.”   Regular co-hosts Will Thompson and Alexis Sanots declined comment, stating only that they stood behind Mr. Buckley’s decision.  The staff did assure us that Infendo Radio would be returning soon, and in full force.

Interested parties should stay tuned to Infendo for the latest Nintendo news and future broadcast dates for Infendo Radio.

Why Seth Green is sharing a lunch with a couple of tweens on a set straight out of Saved by the Bell is something we’ll likely never know, but we do know that he’s hocking Dragon Quest IX, and that’s cool.

In any event, Nintendo’s streak of celebrity-studded DS ads continues unabated…

Many are familiar with Studio Ghibli Academy Award-winning Spirted Away, and other inspiring works such as Kiki’s Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Howls Moving Castle, and so forth. The studio has now begun work on a game for the DS and PS3.

Ninokuni stars a child character named Oliver, illustrated in the dreamy, quasi-historical style of Ghibli animation films.
The game comes with a 352-page book of magic spells that players use to help Oliver cast against enemies on a mission to bring his dead mother back to life.

“Ninokuni” will debut on the Nintendo DS in Japan in December, and on the PS3 in the following year. The studio is working on the project with Level-5, the creators of Professor Layton. The project is predicted to have great success in Japan, however it will need a strong distributor if they wish to have success in the US. According to 1up.com’s Ryan Winterhalter, sales of Japanese titles have slumped in recent years in America in favor of American rivals like EA.

The game including the magic spell book will sell for $75 in Japan.

via The New York Times

Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata made $2.1 million last year (included bonuses), much less than Sony CEO Howard Stringer’s $9 mil or Square Enix’s $2.7 million-making CEO.

That may come as a surprise to some, since Nintendo outsells the other two combined. But keep in mind we’re talking salaries here. And in senior executive land, salary is often peanuts when compared to year-end bonuses and/or any ownership draws.

As long as he’s happy.

Wonder what Mario is doing this summer? check out the video! I mean there’s no way he’s getting ready for a summer competition that will be open to two and four player teams. Where you can compete with friends and family to win prizes and bragging rights. No way any of this is happening.

It’s that time of the year again, were we get to relive our favorite Mario Memories in the form of charity! Mario Marathon is an annual fan run fundraiser for Child’s Play Charity. Child’s Play provides toys, games and books to patients of children’s hospitals worldwide. This is a godsend to those children who are stuck in hospital rooms unable to experience the happiness of playing outside with others. Helping fill the void and giving them a little bit of happiness when they need it the most.

The multi-day internet event, broadcast live online, attracts an audience from around the world to watch as the team plays through twenty five years of Super Mario Brothers video games.

Now in its third year, the event has attracted over 300,000 viewers, and raised nearly $45,000 for Child’s Play. If you want to encourage and cheer them on you can visit their site MarioMarathon.com, or you can hit the jump to start watching and see what games they’re playing. (more…)

This week in New Game Get! We get re-branded with new information. We start covering Europe and Australian releases, Sin and Punishment 2 comes out on Wii, bringing the shooting action to maximum levels! And Mario Tennis hits the Virtual Console! All in this week’s New Game Get! (more…)

According to “sources” close to “Nintendo” at “Kotaku,” Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aime may have been “mistaken” when he told Jimmy Fallon that the 3DS would be launching “Next Year.”

Did Reggie forget to use the word “in” before “next year,” to cover his bases?  Maybe. Was the NOA President misinformed about the release plans for Nintendo’s next big handheld? Probably not.  Should we treat unnamed parties as confirmed reliable “sources?” No. We really shouldn’t, but let’s stay hopeful – if this rumor really is true, it means we might see the 3DS by the end of 2010.  Confirmed? No? Hopeful, yeah sure.

We’ll update you when we get a source with a name.

Infendo Radio is BACK, and hot of the heels of E3.  Will and Sean answer YOUR questions about the Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo’s lineup at Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010.  How does The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Play?  Does the 3DS hurt your eyes?  What kind of games were shown?  All of this and more, in Infendo Radio 189:

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If you have been living under a rock somewhere and missed all of E3 news over the past few weeks… Here is your chance to catch up! I have congregated every little trailer released by Nintendo and third parties in a chance to allow you guys to get caught up! Also, let us know who had the best trailer of E3 2010! (more…)