It’s the fourth of July, many people are throwing BBQs or are at theme parks waiting for fireworks displays at sun down. Me? I’m writing about Patriotic games, cause I did all that stuff yesterday. So if you want to check out what I consider to be the top 5 patriotic games skim through the pages, I also added an extra non-Nintendo game at the end (I couldn’t help it). So check it out and let me know what your favorite patriotic games are as well!

We’ve all imagined our favorite non-Nintendo developer releasing a hit title on a Nintendo home console/handheld. What development studio would you want to see? Here’s our list of the top five developers that should be pumping out software on the current generation of Nintendo consoles.

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After spending equal time with both this week, one thing is clear: Virtua Tennis 2009 is a good game; Grand Slam Tennis is a great game—the best tennis game ever made in fact. Here’s why: (more…)

Over the last twenty years, you’ve chopped the bridge from beneath his feet and dropped him into semifluid molten lava. You’ve spun him around by the tail and tossed him face-first into heavy explosives.

And for the most part, Bowser has deserved all of it.

Reflecting on how poorly we’ve treated Mario’s horned arch nemesis, however, I’m reminded of something I learned a decade ago from an absurdly good-looking man who regularly beat himself to a pulp—you are not your job or your car, and you are not your friggin’ khakis.

Driven by questions decades in the making and irrelevant Brad Pitt quotes, Infendo is looking beyond the menacing spikes to explore the real Bowser, what motivates his wickedness and what secrets he hides within the walls of his castles. We don’t have psychology degrees, but we did watch Fight Club last night. And that’s a pretty deep movie.

If someone had penned a list of my finest exploits by my first birthday, the piece would’ve covered infantile handiwork typical of one-year-olds.

Times I made dookie behind the couch might be a favorite for high-ranking inclusion, for example.

That’s not the case with WiiWare. Nintendo’s download service may not be toddling as confidently as similar amenities on other consoles, but it is making greater strides than most one-year-olds—it’s not pooping behind furniture, at least.

To celebrate little WiiWare’s first birthday, we’ve taken a sentimental browse through the scrapbooks, baby socks and SD cards, and with a teary eye, we’ve chiseled out a list of the best games on the service.

Oh, they grow up so fast!

Ahead of its time when first introduced on last generation consoles, enhanced-definition is old news now. Yet the majority of Wii owners still haven’t upgraded to the superior picture quality that the technology affords. Here’s why.

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Summer fun often means time at the beach, sun dresses, cool drinks and warm weather. But not for us. At Infendo, we punished our brains over the last week thinking up ways to remain inside during the hot and humid summer. And upcoming Wii games were at the top of our list. We took the ten best, set them to pictures, and listed them here. So sit back, have a lemonade, avoid the sun, and enjoy! And once you’re done getting clicky with it, be sure to tell us what you’re looking forward to playing this summer.

Funny how some gamers get worked up over shovelware.

Have they forgotten about console lockout chips which limit the damage? Or trustworthy recommendations to help navigate the murky waters? And is there some video game Boogie Man I’m not aware of, forcing players to buy terrible games against their will?

On the surface, I can understand the concern. The Wii is home to more poorly-received games than other modern system, according to Metacritic. That can complicate the process of finding good games on Wii. But it’s not as bad as it was in the early ’80s, and there are modern tools to ensure you can avoid the stinkers.

To be clear, I don’t sympathize with game makers hoping to make a quick buck on cheap software. I despise them in fact. But I have rarely (if ever) gotten burned by said software. Here’s why:

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Scientists estimate one Wii dies every hour, an unfortunate victim of suffocation beneath heaps of unnecessary, cheap plastic peripherals.

Accessories for the Wii and DS have gotten out of hand, and a short walk through your local Target or Wal-Mart provides ample evidence. Remote sleeves, stickers, cooling fans, tennis racket add-ons — aside from robbing you blind, this price-tagged waste has no practical use.

I’ve been paddling through ponds of pointless plastic peripherals all week long, and I’ve found you can easily clear your console clutter by trimming it down to two accessories with real, functional benefits.

Then again, if you really believe a baseball bat attachment aids your swing in Wii Sports, clutter should be the least of your concerns.

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When you go to a game store how often do you find yourself looking at various Wii and DS titles and wondering if you should buy them? There are numerous games released every week for every system and it really is a hard choice to pick up a game you know nothing about. Some even have very alluring box art and sometimes false promises of greatness, but you just aren’t really sure what to get out of fear of wasting your money on some type of shovel-ware garbage.

I honestly find myself doing this little dance a lot as of late. This is because when I usually go to a game store to buy some games with some spare cash, I like to blindly dive into one hoping to find something good to play. Like taking that chance and picking up an obscure title like Disgaea that might be actually be good. (more…)