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Rayman Origins: These tiny character “sprites” are making me thirsty!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9rcIK_t4IY[/youtube] Rayman Origins is wonderfully artistic. That I cannot deny. But something bothers me about its graphics: Playable characters are frustratingly small. That is to say, the camera is too wide to really appreciate the playable character. Instead of enjoying the entire screen, you’re eyes are focused on such a tiny spot of TV real esta...

PAX Prime attendees get first crack at some new Nintendo games

Heading to PAX Prime? Then you’ll be among the first to play games like Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, and many more. I went to PAX East this spring and really enjoyed getting a chance to play the 3DS before it was on sale. In fact, that play time confirmed my purchase and got me to buy one for my wife, too. So is anyone heading to PAX Prime this year? Check out the list of titles past t...

Nintentunes: Citizens on Patrol

This week’s edition of Nintentunes has heavy dose of RPG, perhaps in anticipation of the arrival of my import copy of Xenoblade. This may also be the reason why a game that has never seen the light of day outside of Japan is featured as well. Charlie Sheen also makes a cameo this week so what are you waiting for? Head past the br… was that the doorbell!?

Rayman Origins could just be this holiday’s sleeper hit

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLgXYSa1eLw[/youtube]When booting up the Nintendo Wii, it is a given that you won’t be getting HD visuals and huge polygon counts when compared to other gaming machines on the market. These limitations breed innovation, however, and this is shown of magnificently with Rayman Origins for Wii and 3DS. The hand-drawn art direction that Ubisoft has taken f...

Zelda Skyward Sword coming Nov. 20 to Wii

Nintendo just announced it today via press release, calling it “the biggest game in the series yet.” I call it one last hoorah for Wii. UPDATE: !!!!

New Wii incoming, and it isn’t Wii U

Eurogamer is reporting that the Nintendo Wii is about to get a face lift this holiday season. In what is most likely a cost cutting measure, the new Wii will no longer have Gamecube support and will not have ports for Gamecube controllers and memory cards. The redesigned Wii will be designed to lay flat as apposed to standing up straight (which is already possible with the current Wii) and will ...

This is the story that put Infendo on the map

Here it is, in all its glory. The image was said to be a conceptual marketing ad sent to Infendo in June of 2005. Notice the accuracy of the Wii outline, including undertones of “thinking” i.e. playing outside the box. The backstory was featured on this week’s episode of Infendo Radio. Listen in, if you haven’t already. (Oh, and by map, I really mean niche game blog linked-...

Nintendo on Project Rainfall: We will be watching very closely what happens in Europe

While not everyone may be fans of traditional RPGs, there are many a gamer up in arms at the fact that they will not be able to play the games they wish to play. This is nothing new to gamers; in fact, I can remember at time when MOST of the game I wanted to play were only available to the Japanese speaking gamers among us. Shin Megami Tensei, Contra Spirits, Fire Emblem, Akumajo Dracula XX…...

Have you played these four newly discounted Wii games?

Nintendo will soon relabel Super Paper Mario, Super Mario Galaxy, Punch-Out, and Mario Strikers Charged as $20 “select” games, says the rumor mill. In case you missed one of the 4-star plus rated games, you’re Wii will thank you for jumping. The original four Select games were Mario Super Sluggers, Wii Sports (replaced by Mario Kart Wii as the Wii’s bundled game), The Legen...

Nintentunes: Better late than never edition

As many of you may have noticed, the Infendo.com hamsters that keep our servers at headquarters running were on strike. Can you believe that they demanded more shredded carrots and celery sticks? The nerve! Contracts have been signed, cages have been cleaned, and your work week is about to be kicked of in style, Nintentunes style.

Minna no Rhythm Tengoku tops Japanese sales charts, Wii’s elsewhere jealous

Aside from the occasional Virtual Console or WiiWare title, I am sad to say that my Wii has received as much action this summer as the pimply kid on prom night. Thankfully there are  titles in the pipeline such as Skyward Sword and Rhythm Heaven to fight for my hard earned free time. Although no definitive release date has been confirmed for Rhythm Heaven stateside, the game has already released...