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• Nintendo Spotting: Mario themed Matryoshka
• Infendo’s E3 2009 predictions
• Trailer: No More Heroes 2 Desperate Struggle
• Pre E3: Natsume Game Line up
• What are you playing this weekend?

Nintendo Spotting: Mario themed Matryoshka Posted: 30 May 2009 05:00 AM PDT Why isn’t Bowser bigger than Mario? Matryoshka Dolls [Thanks Jibaro009]

Infendo’s E3 2009 predictions Posted: 29 May 2009 08:23 PM PDT Another summer begins thus spawning another E3. For Nintendo fans this event is the super bowl of gaming. Unfortunately our past two E3 experiences have not been quite enjoyable (see "broken wrist"), but as always here at the Infendo headquarters we have faith in a promising press conference that bears some substantial fruit. Here's what [...]

Trailer: No More Heroes 2 Desperate Struggle Posted: 29 May 2009 07:51 PM PDT

Pre E3: Natsume Game Line up Posted: 29 May 2009 07:28 PM PDT Want to find out what Natsume is bringing to the table? Hit the jump to harvest some of that info. Animal Kingdom: Wildlife Expedition (Wii) In Animal Kingdom: Wildlife Expedition, players take on the role of a wildlife photographer exploring the exotic and diverse wildlife of Animal Island. Each day, they’ll be given new photo assignments, [...]

What are you playing this weekend? Posted: 29 May 2009 01:29 PM PDT With E3 firing up Monday it’s time to utilize the calm before the storm. Will you be downloading some virtual console games, or maybe play some Mario Kart? It’s up to you, but tell us below! What are you playing this weekend?

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• Infendo Radio pre-E3 mini-show!
• Dogbone in da house!
• Trauma Team comes to the Wii in 2010
• Mega Man 2.5D… Why isn’t Capcom Making this!?
• Nintendo Spotting - Tingle Bento Lunch
• Sonic racing game leaked by SEGA Europe
• Plättchen developer reveals Wii vector game
• XSEED picks up Fragile for stateside release
• Hey Nintendo, remember WiiSpeak?

Infendo Radio pre-E3 mini-show! Posted: 29 May 2009 03:47 AM PDT Tune in to Infendo Radio with Kyle as he gets us hyped up for E3! Radio Feed iTunes Feed MP3 Be sure to leave some comments or shoot an email over to tips@infendo.com after the show! And now you can follow us on Twitter, too! This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Dogbone in da house! Posted: 29 May 2009 03:00 AM PDT Score! Just received my first dogbone NES 2 controller care of eBay. Now if I could only transport my NES from my parents’ attic in Georgia to my home in Utah. In any case, this fella is ergonomic to say the least, more so than the SNES controller even.

Trauma Team comes to the Wii in 2010 Posted: 29 May 2009 01:19 AM PDT It’s been almost a good two years since the last release of a Trauma Center title on the Wii. However, Trauma Team is not just about being a masterful surgeon with the healing touch. Visit the next page for some more screens and find out exactly what the game is about.

Mega Man 2.5D… Why isn’t Capcom Making this!? Posted: 29 May 2009 12:32 AM PDT Mega Man 2.5D mixes classic Mega Man game play with 3D. This new video shows some of the different stages and modes. Of course this isn’t being made by Capcom, and is another one of those amazing homebrew game design efforts. Mega Man 2.5D Homepage

Nintendo Spotting - Tingle Bento Lunch Posted: 28 May 2009 11:15 PM PDT Tingle, Tingle, Kooloo-Limpah! link

Sonic racing game leaked by SEGA Europe Posted: 28 May 2009 08:30 PM PDT Sorry, Tails. My money’s on Sonic. SEGA today revealed Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing, an apparent Mario Kart-like racer featuring some of the company’s most popular characters. The game is currently scheduled to release in early 2010 for multiple platforms, Wii and DS included. According to SEGA Europe, only Sonic, Dr. Eggman, Tails, Rose and Samba de Amigo’s [...]

Plättchen developer reveals Wii vector game Posted: 28 May 2009 03:54 PM PDT I got a fever, and the only prescription is more vectors, baby. Austrian software developer Bplus today revealed first screenshots of Vektor Tank, a new retro-styled action game in development for Wii. According to a press release from Bplus, Vektor Tank is a hybrid of traditional game genres in which shooting and tactical tank warfare are gameplay [...]

XSEED picks up Fragile for stateside release Posted: 28 May 2009 12:26 PM PDT XSEED Games’ reputation as one of Wii’s most ambitious publishers is growing faster than the universe. The company today revealed plans to bring Fragile to North America. Subtitled Farewell Ruins of the Moon, the acclaimed role-playing game released in Japan earlier this year and was lauded as one of the most beautiful games on Wii. XSEED has given [...]

Hey Nintendo, remember WiiSpeak? Posted: 28 May 2009 10:12 AM PDT Hey Nintendo - pictured above is the WiiSpeak peripheral that came with Animal Crossing six months ago.  Can you please release another game that uses it?  Or maybe talk to one of your eager 3rd party developers about it?  Apparently The Conduit will use it, but The Conduit can also apparently grant wishes and emits [...]

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• EA Sports responds to Madden 10 graphical change on Wii
• Atlus Rolls out Shin Megami Tensai: Devil Survivor screens!
• Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage Announced
• Nintendo aims to increase third-party support
• Infendo meetup at E3?
• New Zelda (or Mario), Wii Fit Plus likely for E3, says unheard of Japanese research company
• Sweet looking Left 4 Dead knock-off coming to Wii

EA Sports responds to Madden 10 graphical change on Wii Posted: 28 May 2009 03:00 AM PDT Depending on how you slice it, the new look of Madden NFL on Wii is either a welcome change or repulsive break from the norm. When EA Sports unveiled the unique, admittedly more playful look last month, a lot of fans were turned off. Overnight, the Wii version ditched the simulated realism it was known [...]

Atlus Rolls out Shin Megami Tensai: Devil Survivor screens! Posted: 27 May 2009 02:04 PM PDT Atlus has released a batch of screen shots for the upcoming DS release of Shin Megami Tensai: Devil Survivor. This is the first time Shin Megami Tensai has been on a Nintendo System since the SNES release in Japan, and the secret Game Boy Color release “Revelations: The Demon Slayer”. Shin Megami Tensai: Devil Summoner (SMT:DS [...]

Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage Announced Posted: 27 May 2009 01:18 PM PDT Shaun White Snowboarding for the Wii had good visuals, awesome use of the Wii Remote’s motion sensing capabilities, and the best implemented Wii Balance Board support seen yet on the console.  If you liked it, get ready for more: Ubisoft announced Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage today exclusively for the Nintendo Wii: Players will hit the [...]

Nintendo aims to increase third-party support Posted: 27 May 2009 01:01 PM PDT Nintendo has a message for its third-party partners—there’s still plenty of room in the Mushroom Kingdom. Speaking Tuesday with the Wall Street Journal, Nintendo of America president Reggie-Fils Aime said he hopes to increase the percentage of Wii games published by third-party companies by 15 percent. Fils-Aime’s goal would raise the third-party Wii share from 55 to [...]

Infendo meetup at E3? Posted: 27 May 2009 12:52 PM PDT Infendo reader Used Cisco wants to know if any other Infendo readers are going to E3 this year. If so, it would be cool to do an informal meetup with Will, Sean, and myself during our stay. Would anyone else be interested, say local area LA readers? Let us know.

New Zelda (or Mario), Wii Fit Plus likely for E3, says unheard of Japanese research company Posted: 27 May 2009 10:17 AM PDT Talk is cheap. Nevertheless, some Japanese research company is predicting that a new Zelda or Mario game will be announced next week, in addition to Wii Fit Plus. GameDaily distills the important stuff. The research company asserts that Wii Fit Plus will be announced, available in a bundled version with the Wii Balance Board and as [...]

Sweet looking Left 4 Dead knock-off coming to Wii Posted: 27 May 2009 10:04 AM PDT Three games in the works and not a single review score. Only a day after announcing Gladiator AD for Wii, developer High Voltage has announced another game for Wii, dubbed The Grinder, before releasing its first major Wii title next month (The Conduit). IGN has the story: Today we’ve got a special treat that we think [...]

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• What do You Readers Like to be Called?
• German revealed, Australia banned: strip poker, in my WiiWare?
• Nintendo details its E3 press conference
• Virtual Boy named “epic console failure” by Tom’s Hardware Guide
• Early reviewers like EA Sports Active more than Wii Fit
• Infendo to devour E3 next week

What do You Readers Like to be Called? Posted: 27 May 2009 03:24 AM PDT Joshdad, one of our main Infendo forum contributors and an awesome moderator posted a thread a few days ago. He basically asked what the readers of the forums and infendo would like to be called? What are we? Infendoites, Infendonites, Infendonians, Infendoians, Infendoists, Infendoans, Something else? What do you think we should be called? I vote for Infendonites. (Maybe we could [...]

German revealed, Australia banned: strip poker, in my WiiWare? Posted: 26 May 2009 06:12 PM PDT Apparently last month’s update to the German USK ratings service revealed that Gameloft’s “Sexy Poker,” a strip poker video game, is in development for WiiWare, and Australia isn’t happy. After blocking recent mature rated titles such as Fallout 3 and F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, it’s no surprise to hear that a strip-poker title has been barred [...]

Nintendo details its E3 press conference Posted: 26 May 2009 03:08 PM PDT Briefing to Unveil Upcoming Products at the Video Game Industry's Premier Trade Show WHAT: Consumers responded to Nintendo this year, as evidenced by continued growth of the Wii™ home video game system, record-breaking sales of the Nintendo DS™ portable franchise and the introduction of the newest hand-held iteration, the Nintendo DSi™ system. Nintendo will provide [...]

Virtual Boy named “epic console failure” by Tom’s Hardware Guide Posted: 26 May 2009 12:53 PM PDT From the article: Even the greats like Nintendo are not immune from making horrible, horrible system choices. The Virtual Boy is probably the most ridiculous looking system on this list… To our friends reading this that may be prone to motion sickness or epileptic seizure, you may want to avoid these puke goggles at all cost. The [...]

Early reviewers like EA Sports Active more than Wii Fit Posted: 26 May 2009 11:49 AM PDT If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. That’s what EA is trying to do with EA Sports Active, the publisher’s “Western fitness” alternative to Wii Fit, which has been the best-selling game every month for an entire year. And from early scuttlebutt, it seems EA may have beat Nintendo at its own game. “I am [...]

Infendo to devour E3 next week Posted: 26 May 2009 10:49 AM PDT Have you ever asked yourself the following: “Will Nintendo finally unveil a proper Zelda game for Wii at this year’s E3?” “What upcoming Wii and DS games are worthy of my radar?” or “Where are video games headed?” If so, don’t forget to stop by Infendo next week for our on-site, breaking coverage of E3 [...]

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• Old Famicom Games - Nazo no Murasamejou
• Conduit Developer reveals Galdiator A.D.
• Classic Commercials - Kirby Super Star
• “No good games”
• Get up off the couch and start walking with New Game Get

Old Famicom Games - Nazo no Murasamejou Posted: 26 May 2009 02:00 AM PDT Nazo no Murasamejou was one of the few original Nintendo releases that never made it outside of Japan; this was due to its limited sales success. The game features a similar engine to The Legend of Zelda, but it also features a similar Super Mario style time limit. This was done to make the game [...]

Conduit Developer reveals Galdiator A.D. Posted: 25 May 2009 10:33 PM PDT In an IGN exclusive interview, High Voltage Software CEO and founder Kerry Ganofsky revealed Gladiator A.D., a fast paced, brutally violent action title designed exclusively for the Wii. Kerry J. Ganofsky: Gladiator A.D. is our next step in filling the holes in the Wii’s library. Players choose a Gladiator, each with unique attacks, behaviors, moves, and [...]

Classic Commercials - Kirby Super Star Posted: 25 May 2009 09:30 PM PDT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8hDdkFHquc Have any suggestions for our weekly classic commercial? Send us your pick at tips@infendo.com

“No good games” Posted: 25 May 2009 03:45 PM PDT

Get up off the couch and start walking with New Game Get Posted: 25 May 2009 08:12 AM PDT Personal Trainer: Walking for DS, Bubble Bobble and Adventure Island for WiiWare, and much more in this week’s New Game Get.  Head on in for the full list! [UPDATE: more songs added for Rock Band 2 DLC including free GLaDOS "Still Alive"!] DS Personal Trainer: Walking Space Camp Jake Hunter Detective Story: Memories of the Past Puffins: Island Adventure Sanrio Party! Up Wii The Munchables Rolling [...]

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Muscle March for WiiWare looks … interesting? Posted: 24 May 2009 08:17 AM PDT Nice muscle!  No word on a US release date for this awesome new WiiWare title from Namco-Bandai. Head past the break for the debut trailer then let us know what you think in comments! [Thanks, Kime!] Video Games | Muscle March | Japanese Debut Trailer XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

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Retro Profile: Kid Chameleon (Virtual Console - Sega Genesis) Posted: 23 May 2009 09:49 PM PDT The folks at Sega were no strangers to offbeat games. A look at some of their earliest examples on the Sega Master System like Alex Kidd, Space Harrier, and Fantasy Zone reveal that the arcade game developing powerhouse of years past had a knack for creating games that were based on familiar gameplay elements, [...]

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• Weekly Sweet Power Up for May 22nd, 2009
• XSEED Games developing a grudge with Wii
• Punch-Out!! floors critics, cracks Wii top ten
• GameStop CFO expects ‘very, very strong fall’
• Metroid Prime Trilogy coming Aug. 24 to Wii
• Nintendo Spotting: LEGO contest edition
• Infendo Radio 145 is on NOW!

Weekly Sweet Power Up for May 22nd, 2009 Posted: 23 May 2009 02:40 AM PDT This Pokémon packed DS Lite cake was created using pre-made Sarah Lee cakes by youtuber banannieannie for a cub scout dessert competition and comes complete with video instructions from the creator and her son! Note: creator does not explain if the DS Lite cake would be lower in calories than an original DS cake.

XSEED Games developing a grudge with Wii Posted: 22 May 2009 10:01 PM PDT Publisher XSEED Games today announced Ju-On: The Grudge, a horror game for Wii based on the popular 2003 Japanese film. The game is being developed by the Japanese studio Feel Plus and will hit North America in October 2009. According to XSEED, Ju-On: The Grudge is exclusive to the Wii. In today’s official press release, the publisher states [...]

Punch-Out!! floors critics, cracks Wii top ten Posted: 22 May 2009 08:27 PM PDT Forget the split decision. Little Mac has knocked out the critics. With an average review score of 8.9 out of 10 on Metacritic, Punch-Out!! has nudged the newly released Boom Blox Bash Party and cult classic Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure out of their spots among the Wii’s ten most critically acclaimed games of [...]

GameStop CFO expects ‘very, very strong fall’ Posted: 22 May 2009 02:43 PM PDT Like rustling leaves freed by an October breeze, blockbuster games will be falling from store shelves into consumers’ hands all autumn long. Or so hopes David W. Carlson. The executive vice president and chief financial officer of GameStop, Carlson said Thursday the company expects to finish 2009 strong thanks to a Q4 release list including, among major [...]

Metroid Prime Trilogy coming Aug. 24 to Wii Posted: 22 May 2009 11:59 AM PDT It’s been two years, but gaming’s interstellar femme fatale is back. Sort of. IGN today confirmed Metroid Prime Trilogy, a single-disc repackaging of all three Metroid Prime games. The Trilogy compilation will cost $49.99, the premium on Wii. According to IGN, the first two games have been reworked from their original 4:3 forms to include full widescreen and 480p [...]

Nintendo Spotting: LEGO contest edition Posted: 22 May 2009 11:09 AM PDT Pittsburgh-based S.W. Randall Toyes and Giftes is holding a LEGO contest for children, displaying each of the entries—including this brilliant production of pixelated plastic—in its storefront window. The artist was born more than a decade after the release of Super Mario Bros. for the NES. Who says kids don’t have good taste?

Infendo Radio 145 is on NOW! Posted: 22 May 2009 10:50 AM PDT Kyle and I talk up Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom’s US release announcement, Tony Hawk’s Ride’s skateboard peripheral, new info on Wii Sports Resort, adventurous cake ingredients, and much much more! Radio Feed iTunes Feed MP3 Be sure to leave some comments or give us a call on the Infendo Radio Hotline: 206-338-BIGN (206-338-2446) after the show! And now you can [...] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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• Another cool pic of the NES 2 found on the internet
• There’s a Mii in my DS…
• A new challenger: Another great retro port!
• Vote Earthbound to get on a Soda Lable
• THQ sends Queen of England gold-plated Wii, crappy game
• Kolibri is a beautifully weird game
• What franchise would you like to see on a Nintendo console?
• GameStop to hold Punch-Out tournament
• Blasphemy…?

Another cool pic of the NES 2 found on the internet Posted: 22 May 2009 05:00 AM PDT Because I’m still enamored with the thing… See also: Our previous NES 2 coverage

There’s a Mii in my DS… Posted: 21 May 2009 06:12 PM PDT While playing around with Personal Trainer: Walking, Kotaku editors discovered previously unknown Mii Channel Feature: Wii to DS Mii transfers. Since launch, the Wii has been able to send Miis to Wii Remotes so that the Miis can be transmitted to other Wiis. And Miis have been snaggable via non-Nintendo Mii-editing computer programs. But Miis hadn’t made [...]

A new challenger: Another great retro port! Posted: 21 May 2009 04:19 PM PDT This little beauty has been making the rounds at Kotaku, Offworld, and Cnet - and for good reason - it might be the ultimate solution to your VC controller woes! To be distributed by Innex, the Komodo Retro adapter is a cute little N64 shaped device that hooks up NES, SNES, and N64 pads to your [...]

Vote Earthbound to get on a Soda Lable Posted: 21 May 2009 03:57 PM PDT Jones Soda is running a weird contest that allows fans to vote on their favorite decked out Vans shoe. The winning shoe will be displayed on the label of Jones Soda (I’ve never heard of this soda). All you Earthbound fans out there better vote for these shoes, we can’t let the Halo shoes win. [Via [...]

THQ sends Queen of England gold-plated Wii, crappy game Posted: 21 May 2009 01:47 PM PDT THQ sent the Queen of England a Gold Plated Wii this morning in promotion of their most recent “party” title, Big Family Games. “BIG Family Games is the ultimate Wii game to get all family members, from grandparents to young children, playing together.” THQ’s Danielle Robinson said in a Thursday morning press release, “The Royal Family [...]

Kolibri is a beautifully weird game Posted: 21 May 2009 01:09 PM PDT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxkvXu4Q5mE I never owned a 32X, but I always wanted to play this one. Was it any good?

What franchise would you like to see on a Nintendo console? Posted: 21 May 2009 12:45 PM PDT Question: What video game franchise not found on Nintendo consoles (e.g. Grand Theft Auto, Halo, etc) would you most like to see on a Nintendo console and why? Speak up, man!

GameStop to hold Punch-Out tournament Posted: 21 May 2009 07:01 AM PDT PRESS RELEASE—GameStop, the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today announced that it will host a nationwide Punch-Out!! video game tournament on the Wii in 2,000 stores on Saturday, May 30, 2009. Participating GameStop locations will begin their tournaments at 2 p.m. local time; however, customers are encouraged to contact their local store to [...]

Blasphemy…? Posted: 21 May 2009 06:51 AM PDT One bit of news that has my curiosity piqued regarding this year’s E3 is the rumored PSP redesign. I’m seriously interested in a hyper-online connected, UMD-less portable. Even so, this time next year I guarantee I’ll have a DSi instead (still not going to buy a $200 handheld, Sony, sorry!). That said, the minor competition [...]

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EA uses Spielberg to frighten coax Wii owners Posted: 20 May 2009 10:01 AM PDT Boom Blox Bash Party is available now for $49.99 on Wii.

Gore versus gameplay over at Wired Posted: 20 May 2009 07:39 AM PDT More evidence today that Nintendo is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the current paradigm shift happening in the gaming industry: Violent video games just aren’t very fun. The article is from respected columnist Clive Thompson. On the lack of innovation, and how it breeds not new games, but old games with violent new paint (see also: [...]

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Give away: Tell us what the best non-Mario platformer is, win a copy of Klonoa for Wii Posted: 20 May 2009 03:00 AM PDT Yay! Infendo is giving away a new copy of Klonoa, the solid little 2.5D platformer game for Wii. For your chance to win, please tell us in the comments what the best non-Mario platform game of all time is and why. The person to make the most convincing pick and arugment will win, as determined [...]

A Punch-Out contest winner is you, Andrew G! Posted: 19 May 2009 03:21 PM PDT After hours of deliberation, Infendo is pleased to announce the winner of the Punch-Out give away. Congratulations to long-time Infendo reader Andrew G. for his creative update of WiiFit. Send us your address Andrew and we’ll get your game in the mail. Then continue reading for the runner up, third place, and other notable entries. [...]

Mario Kart Wii used in High School drivers ed Posted: 19 May 2009 12:25 PM PDT Kotaku unearthed something interesting today: Vail Christian High School in Colorado has been using Mario Kart to teach students the dangers of driving while distracted.  Students are challenged to play Mario Kart Wii while sending and receiving text messages. “I ran into a lot of things and it was very stressful,” said 13 year old [...]

Mario picks up supply of performance enhancing drugs Posted: 19 May 2009 07:31 AM PDT Not all of Mario’s power-ups came from question mark blocks.

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A Witches Tale [DS Trailer 2009] Posted: 19 May 2009 03:45 AM PDT Another interesting title from NIS brings a nice mixture of gothic macabre with anime-esque humor.

Knock out: Infendo reviews Punch-Out for Wii Posted: 18 May 2009 11:27 PM PDT Developer Next Level Games must have studied Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out for years. Because they have recaptured the spirit of that classic game and revived it with slick presentation, tight controls, and fresh perspective in the all-new Punch-Out for Wii. It doesn’t happen often, but Punch-Out not only lives up to the hype of the original, [...]

Nintendo Download Update for 5/18: Majora’s Mask! Posted: 18 May 2009 09:31 PM PDT Watch out for even numbered milestones, because Nintendo has set and followed up on a precedent: the “250th Virtual Console” release saw us the much awaited Super Mario RPG, and this week’s “300th Virtual Console release” brings us The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask! Virtual Console: The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask WiiWare: CRYSTAL DEFENDERS R2 Silver Star Chess DSiWare: Art [...]

Two new sports added to Wii Sports Resort Posted: 18 May 2009 03:26 PM PDT Two new Wii Sports Resort mini-games have been discovered in a Wii MotionPlus demonstration video released on Nintendo of Japan’s Wii website. From the video we can see that table tennis, and golf will be included as well as an enhanced katana-chopping-bamboo mini-game. Will you be picking this up?

New Punch-Out with really ugly t-shirt en la casa de Infendo Posted: 18 May 2009 10:24 AM PDT Nintendo sent us the new Punch-Out for Wii today with an oversized screen of Little Mac on a black t-shirt and a little flyer that reads, “Hellz yeah, Little Mac is back!” We’ll be playing the game all day (just KO’d our calendars) and will have a final single-player and multiplayer verdict up shortly. Oh, [...]

It’s official: Guitar Hero 5, Tony Hawk Ride announced for Wii Posted: 18 May 2009 07:28 AM PDT Activision, the world’s largest software-only video game publisher, revealed two peripheral-based games for Wii, Xbox 360, PS2, and PS3 today. Guitar Hero 5 will go head-to-head with Rock Band Beatles this fall. Tony Hawk Ride is being billed as a “reinvention” of the 10 year franchise that uses a new skateboard controller. Although both games [...]

Chart on how to pick a video game system is funny Posted: 18 May 2009 07:07 AM PDT Via Digg

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“The Nintendo Difference” at E3 2001 was mangled Japanese Posted: 18 May 2009 06:00 AM PDT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUcWsCtZkS8 While researching E3’s past, I stumbled upon the above video. It is described as showing, “an idiot from a fansite asking Miyamoto the first question at Nintendo’s 2001 E3 press conference in unbelievably bad Japanese.” Reputedly after Miyamoto and company laughed off the embarrassment, the reporter repeated the not-so-sophisticated question in Engrish: “Uh, how do you [...]

Bethesda announcing ‘really big Wii game’ this year Posted: 18 May 2009 05:42 AM PDT Great and interesting Wii news today, as I’ve loved Fallout 3 and its DLC. I just hope it’s not the huge, buggy mess that Bethesda titles have become known for in recent years.

Punch-Out!! and Boom Blox Knocks out the Competition this Week in New Game Get! Posted: 18 May 2009 05:09 AM PDT Highlights this week include portable puzzler Puchi Puchi Virus for DS, Bloom Blox Party Bash for Wii, plus some more tracks for you Guitar fiends to play in Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero. We also have the launch of The Legend of Zelda Majora’s Mask on the Virtual Console, along with an Art Style [...]

Analyst puts his E3 chips on Fox McCloud Posted: 17 May 2009 04:34 PM PDT It’s easy in poker. Just watch his eyes and call his bluff. There’s a problem when trying that with Michael Pachter, though. His eyes glow with unwavering confidence and intensity 24 hours a day. A reputed gaming industry analyst with Wedbush Morgan Securities, Pachter spoke Friday with GameSpot about what to expect from the “big three” gaming [...]

[Spoilers] A New Challenger Appears in… Punch-Out!! Posted: 17 May 2009 02:58 PM PDT I don’t believe it…

Final Fantasy IV The After Years [Trailer] Posted: 17 May 2009 10:34 AM PDT Coming out for WiiWare on June 1st, 2009.

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Tatsunoko Vs Capcom comes stateside. Will be playable at E3! Posted: 16 May 2009 09:30 PM PDT Did anyone expect this to happen? Thanks to Capcom’s long hard fight with all those companies that own the to the various Tatsunoko characters; we will now be getting Tatsunoko vs Capcom on our shores! As it was just confirmed in Nintendo power that Tatsunoko vs Capcom is coming stateside. We can pretty much expect to [...]

Retro Profile: Kung Fu (NES) Posted: 16 May 2009 09:00 PM PDT Kung Fu is the home console port an arcade game by Irem know as Kung Fu Master, which was loosely based on Bruce Lee's "Game of Death" movie. Most noteworthy about the game was its genre-defining gameplay. Believe it or not, Kung Fu gave birth to the beat 'em up genre. So [...]

Review - X-Men Origins:Wolverine [Wii] Posted: 16 May 2009 08:03 PM PDT Most video game and film enthusiasts have learned that a good movie does not always make a good game - in fact, as a rule almost all movies make bad games.  Unfortunately and unsurprisingly, X-Men Origins Wolverine on the Nintendo Wii is no exception.  It’s a prime example of the boring, uninspired, cookie-cutter and mediocre [...]

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Bowser’s personal life a shrouded mystery Posted: 15 May 2009 09:37 PM PDT 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 [...]

What are you playing this weekend? Posted: 15 May 2009 10:10 AM PDT Another long week is coming to an end and you know what that means…games! Take a look at Derek’s top five Wiiware titles and download a few. What are you playing this weekend?

I’m seriously doubting the new Tony Hawk controller Posted: 15 May 2009 09:47 AM PDT GameTrailers unveiled the new Tony Hawk peripheral controller, which is a life-size plastic skateboard with no wheels. I like the Balance Board for Shaun White Snowboarding. Didn’t like it so much on Skate It. So my reaction to the above image was a bit subdued. What do you think?

Infendo Contest reminder - win Punch-Out for Wii! Posted: 15 May 2009 09:00 AM PDT Infendo is giving away one copy of the upcoming Punch-Out for Wii.  To enter, send us a jpg of a Nintendo game re-imagined in the classic Atari 2600 box styles of yesteryear.  It can be any Nintendo game, but the box art should have that retro style of the late 70’s and early 80’s.  Do [...]

What do you want to see at E3? Posted: 15 May 2009 08:46 AM PDT E3 is just a couple of week away, and we want to know what you want to see most. If all you’re wildest dreams could come true, what do you hope is announced at the show? Will, Sean, and I will be on site bringing you all the goodies. It will be so awesome, your [...]

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Deep Thought: Those April Nintendo NPD numbers… Posted: 15 May 2009 06:01 AM PDT Wasn’t it just last month that the enthusiast press was predicting Nintendo’s downfall in the wake of the PS3 finally “beating” Wii in Japan for a whole entire month? [NPD numbers]

Infendo Radio 144: cola, cookies, and games Posted: 14 May 2009 11:32 PM PDT WiiWare! Motion Plus! E3! Factor 5! Catch all this and some surprisingly off topic yet irresistibly charming banter on Infendo Radio 144! Radio Feed iTunes Feed MP3 Be sure to leave some comments or give us a call on the Infendo Radio Hotline: 206-338-BIGN (206-338-2446) after the show! And now you can follow us on Twitter, too! This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

I’m really starting to like my DSi Posted: 14 May 2009 11:14 PM PDT The DSi is a fun device. I’m still not sure it’s worth $40 more than the DS Lite right now, since there really isn’t a killer-app for it. The best games can be played on any DS model, after all. And the exclusive DSi online store is still light on content. That said, I had [...]

Blow out the candles with WiiWare’s top five Posted: 14 May 2009 05:05 PM PDT 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 [...]

Wii Remote finally grows a pair with Wii MotionPlus Posted: 14 May 2009 02:21 PM PDT After telling my wife that the Wii MotionPlus was coming out next month and how awesome it’s going to be, she said, “Looks like the trouser snake finally bagged a pair of mice.”

If they ever make a movie about video game celebrities, it might look something like this Posted: 14 May 2009 01:23 PM PDT More here, courtesy of GameSpy

Broken Sword wants to be in my console Posted: 14 May 2009 09:52 AM PDT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89mNfITo-DA Point and click adventure games are ancient. But I still love them. So much in fact that I’m strongly considering the purchase of Broken Sword for Wii, even though I beat the Game Boy Advance version in 2002. Released in March, the updated Wii version is getting favorable reviews—both on Metacritic and Amazon—thanks to updated animations, [...]

Goomba named “most pathetic” gaming enemy Posted: 14 May 2009 08:07 AM PDT The walking mushrooms from Super Mario Bros—otherwise known as goombas—are the sorriest enemy of all time. Or so says the June issue of Game Informer. “The only way goombas could possibly be easier is if they somehow stomped on themselves,” the gaming rag writes. “Displaying no initiative or intelligence, they trod along set patterns just [...]

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Multiplayer modes revealed: Infendo leg humps Grand Slam Tennis… again Posted: 13 May 2009 03:28 PM PDT If you hate playing games with other people, put down the internet, turn around slowly, and calmly walk back to your single player game. If you ain’t afraid to express your love for party games, though, check out the above multiplayer modes to complement the single-player and versus modes of Grand Slam Tennis. There’s freakin’ [...]

Infendo now serving 13,000 RSS subscribers Posted: 13 May 2009 03:13 PM PDT Stat boy, here: I checked the number of Infendo RSS subscribers recently and was pleasently surprised to find 13,000 of you in there. We’re not the multimedia tycoon we soon plan to be (look out IGN), but dem’s some respectable numbers for a boutique outfit like Infendo. Thanks, everyone! And be sure subscribe to the site [...]

DSi Controller Grip is all kinds of Awesome Posted: 13 May 2009 09:50 AM PDT Japan always gets the coolest accessories for gaming, but the DSi controller grip has to be one of the coolest accesories in a while. Not only does the thing give your DSi a controller shape, it also stores an extra stylus, game, and extra SD card. Now if only someone would release it in the [...]

Team Fortress 2 meets Super Smash Brothers Posted: 13 May 2009 08:30 AM PDT This is what happens when you combine Team Fortress 2 & Super Smash Brothers 64.

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Hands On - Spyborgs [is That a Spy Cyborg?] Posted: 12 May 2009 07:00 PM PDT This afternoon I managed to hang out with Daryl Allison, who happens to be a senior producer at Capcom. I was contacted by Capcom to meet at a secret location [some hotel] to play some of their upcoming titles that will also be seen at E3, some of which that will probably not be released [...]

ExciteBots-inspired gambling question of the day Posted: 12 May 2009 11:42 AM PDT What’s the over under, in months, on the amount of time before Nintendo reveals an all-in-one Wiimote w/MotionPlus built in? I’m saying three, and bet the under.

Wii pricing Posted: 12 May 2009 07:07 AM PDT Completely anecdotal comment coming at you here, but a quick glance at the upcoming games list over at GameStop revealed that something like 80% of the games are $40 or less. This includes Virtua Tennis and Ghostbusters. I know prices are subject to change, but did I miss a MSRP shift or something? Regardless, it’s a [...]

Ubisoft’s gambit? Red Steel 2 is MotionPlus-only Posted: 12 May 2009 06:40 AM PDT Back in 2006, while pundits were snickering about the console’s name, publisher Ubisoft threw caution to the wind and devoted substantial development time and marketing to the Wii. Exclusive titles, shovelware, rush jobs like Red Steel that were panned by critics yet managed to carve out a cult following—Ubisoft touched all those bases in its quest [...]

World of Goo Medley by Sebastian Wolf Posted: 12 May 2009 06:39 AM PDT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L19VLjX4kgo Vist the link for a free Mp3 and Sheet Music in the video description.

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Happy Birthday WiiWare! Posted: 12 May 2009 05:40 AM PDT Hard to believe it’s been a full year since the first WiiWare titles went on sale.  Head on past the break to check out Nintendo’s press release about and then stop by the comments section and tell us what your favorite WiiWare game is! REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WiiWare™, the downloadable [...]

More than accessory: Enhanced-definition a must on Wii Posted: 12 May 2009 03:00 AM PDT 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. For $5-10, your Wii could look a whole lot better. Chump change, as most would call it. Even so, a [...]

“The biggest threats to Nintendo’s success” isn’t even trying Posted: 11 May 2009 11:32 AM PDT An IGN editorial made the Digg homepage over the weekend and subsequently has been making the online rounds. The piece examines “the biggest threats to Nintendo’s success in 2009,” but I couldn’t help but feel underwhelmed after skimming it. It’s a great topic, but IGN’s reasonings seem irrelevant. Here’s why: PS3 outsold Wii in Japan last [...]

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Posted: 11 May 2009 05:55 AM PDT Highlights this week include portable shooter C.O.R.E. for DS, Guilty Gear for Wii, plus a whole mess of tracks for Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero … and is that a real game being released for DSiWare? DS Desktop Tower Defense My Farm Around the World Dreamer Series: Shop Owner History Great Empires: Rome C.O.R.E. Wii Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus Pirates vs. [...]

Classic Commercials - Pokemon Stadium - Japan Posted: 10 May 2009 09:49 PM PDT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6ehH35msUk The transfer pack was what it was all about. Who here remembers busting that bad boy open and playing Pokemon Blue/Red/Yellow on their TV? Good times.

Mother’s Day Sweet Power Up Posted: 10 May 2009 07:42 PM PDT What could be more fitting for a Mother’s day treat than this Mother-themed Mr. Saturn cookie from Snack or Die? Check out their recipe for yourself if you want to surprise mom with this clever cherry-filled delicacy.

Little Mac - The Documentary Posted: 10 May 2009 02:54 PM PDT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEaL8HqufFI

Two new Pokemon remakes coming to Japan in 2009 Posted: 10 May 2009 10:42 AM PDT Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Pokemon Gold and Silver in Japan this fall, Nintendo plans to issue two enhanced remakes.  English translation gives us the titles Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver.  No word on these coming to other regions, but would you be interested in them if they did?

Summer Bummer - very few enticing DS games on the way Posted: 10 May 2009 06:17 AM PDT This started out as a list top ten list, much like our top 10 Wii games of Summer, but I failed to find even enough to make a top 5 for the DS. Sadly summer just isn’t getting much portable gaming love, but the lists for the Fall and Winter will be easy to make!  [...]

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Retro Profile: Golden Axe (Virtual Console-Sega Genesis) Posted: 10 May 2009 05:00 AM PDT “The Hobbit” was written, many people have been enthralled with the idea of warriors, with various traits and personalities, doing battle with some powerful force of malice in a medieval setting. As the years rolled by, strategy board games, such as Dungeons & Dragons, gained much popularity with kids (and many more adults) that [...]

Happy birthday, Infendo.com! Posted: 09 May 2009 09:00 PM PDT Hey everyone, Infendo quietly turned four years old today. Happy birthday! In commemoration, please do us a solid and spill your guts on how and when you first discovered the site, and what kept you coming back. Cheers!

Guitar Hero Metallica - any good? Posted: 09 May 2009 09:22 AM PDT All this news about Guitar Hero 5, DJ Hero, Band Hero, and this summer’s upcoming Guitar Hero Van Halen* has me pretty excited .. to rent these games.  Something I haven’t had a chance to play yet is Guitar Hero Metallica.  So, anyone who has played it, is it any good? *unconfirmed by Activision, but is [...]

Retro-rich Contra Rebirth Konami Codes WiiWare May 12 Posted: 09 May 2009 08:55 AM PDT But the completely new Contra title is only going to be available in Japan. Figures! Still, it would not be a surprise at all if the $10 title made its way Stateside after the success of other retro re-imaginings like Mega Man 9 (but not so much Gradius–corny!).

X-ray images of video game systems Posted: 09 May 2009 08:38 AM PDT Not sure if you caught this in the latest (awesome) Infendo Newsletter, but check out these interesting images of video game systems and peripherals that have been x-rayed!  Also, if you aren’t already getting a kick ass dose of Infendo in your inbox every weekend, you should really subscribe to the Infendo Newsletter!

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Let’s Tap trailer strangly reminds me of Tron bicycles and has awesome music Posted: 08 May 2009 03:22 PM PDT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLueFAdBNAo Featured at number seven in our Top 10 games of summer, Let’s Tap looks like a blast. Here’s the official trailer that came out today, replete with Tron-inspired graphics and rocking music. Can’t wait for June 16.

A note on multi-page Infendo articles Posted: 08 May 2009 08:59 AM PDT Dear readers, In an effort to optimize advertising page views to grow our little site, we’ve begun using multi-page articles on Infendo this month. We’re still working on where they make the most sense, but in the future, we plan on adhering to the following guidelines: For short news articles and blog posts, will we continue [...]

What are the most overlooked, under-rated, under-appreciated DS games of all time? Posted: 08 May 2009 08:19 AM PDT I need some help. I’m putting together a story and wanted to crowdsource the always intelligent and handsome Infendo community. Specifically, what are the most overlooked, under-rated, and/or under-appreciated DS games since the system launched in 2004? Do tell!

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Infendo Radio 143 blows out the candles Posted: 08 May 2009 05:44 AM PDT Celebrate Sean’s birthday with this week’s edition of Infendo Radio!  Kyle and Sean talk about Nintendo games, too. Radio Feed iTunes Feed MP3 Be sure to leave some comments or give us a call on the Infendo Radio Hotline: 206-338-BIGN (206-338-2446) after the show! And now you can follow us on Twitter, too! This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Fall Heroics: Guitar Hero 5, Band Hero, and DJ Hero coming in Autumn Posted: 07 May 2009 02:25 PM PDT Wake up simulated music junkies - today is your day! Activision announced their fall lineup today, dishing out details for Guitar Hero 5, DJ Hero, and the family friendly Band Hero. In a press announcement the Guitar Hero crew bragged that Guitar hero 5 and DJ Hero would “transform how consumers engage with music,” [...]

First-look at DJ Hero controller to be shown at E3 Posted: 07 May 2009 09:15 AM PDT It’s only a partial shot, but was uploaded to Tweetpic by an account labeled DJ Hero. I wonder where the orange and yellow buttons are?

Inchworm: Nifty DS software without a publisher Posted: 07 May 2009 08:50 AM PDT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBo_qTf9u98 In researching rotoscope animation last night, I stumbled upon a DS title by Bob Sabiston called Inchworm. It’s basically and drawing and animation application, a la Mario Paint on SNES. Unfortunately, the game still doesn’t have a publisher, even though development is complete. “I'm a licensed Nintendo developer, but so far no company has been [...]

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Ghostbusters only Sony exclusive in PAL territories, US multiplatform release still a go Posted: 06 May 2009 11:21 AM PDT Ghostheads in US territories can breath a collective sigh of release thanks to Atari CEO Jim Wilson, who contacted GamesIndustry this morning to assure them that Sony only bought the rights to the upcoming Ghostbusters game in PAL territories. “The Sony Computer Entertainment partnership is exclusive to Europe, Atari is going to be publishing on all [...]

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Sony Just Crossed the Streams, and Fans. Ghostsbusters Delayed Posted: 06 May 2009 03:30 AM PDT What will probably be known as the most dickish move of 2009, Sony just picked up the rights from Atari to publish the Ghostbusters game. What this means is that the game will now be an exclusive for the Playstation 2, Playstation 3, and Playstation Portable. There has been no word on what will happen [...]

Fight! Ghosts ‘n Goblins vs. Wizards & Warriors Posted: 06 May 2009 03:01 AM PDT I played a lot of Ghosts ‘n Goblins and Wizards & Warriors as a child. In retrospect, I’m not sure which I liked better. But I think I leaned slightly more towards the Wizards & Warriors side for its awesome music, in addition to solid gameplay. Ghosts ‘n Goblins was tops too, but something about [...]

Red Steel 2 trailer leaked to internet, looks fun Posted: 05 May 2009 08:40 AM PDT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGhnEafXKfc I actually never played Red Steel, but I know reviews were mixed. A handful of players said they liked it. And handful said they hated it. I’ve heard that about a lot of games, many of which I personally liked. Regardless, after seeing the above trailer, with its slick Prince of Persia cel-shaded graphics, I [...]

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Ten Memorable Super Nintendo Songs, Themes Posted: 04 May 2009 09:24 PM PDT During my last post about video game music, I selected ten songs from the Game Cube era. This time I did the same exact thing except for the Super Nintendo. Even though the Super Nintendo had 8 channels of 32 kHz 16-bit stereo sound, the system still managed to produce some of the most memorable [...]

Infendo Contest reminder - win Punch-Out for Wii! Posted: 04 May 2009 05:20 PM PDT Infendo is giving away one copy of the upcoming Punch-Out for Wii.  To enter, send us a jpg of a Nintendo game re-imagined in the classic Atari 2600 box styles of yesteryear.  It can be any Nintendo game, but the box art should have that retro style of the late 70’s and early 80’s.  Do [...]

Great news: Tiger 10, Grand Slam Tennis arrive one week early on Wii Posted: 04 May 2009 09:32 AM PDT PRESS RELEASE—EA SPORTS™, a label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that both Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 10 and EA SPORTS Grand Slam® Tennis will ship to stores June 8 in North America, one week earlier than originally announced. EA SPORTS recently announced that the Wii™ version of Tiger Woods PGA TOUR [...]

jOG - pedometer dependent gaming is here! Posted: 04 May 2009 07:37 AM PDT So, do you love running in place? Great, have I got the product for you! Presenting  jOG for the Nintendo Wii.  This little device goes somewhere between the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, and makes sure that the player character only moves when the player does.    The designers hope this will provide an athletic and immersive [...]

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Donkey Kong brings the beats to this week’s New Game Get Posted: 04 May 2009 05:45 AM PDT This week we get a couple Animal Crossing apps for the DSi while Klonoa and the Wii-make of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat arrive in stores.  Keep on reading for the full list as well as Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero DLC for this week! DS Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Puzzle Kingdoms Magician’s Quest: Mysterious [...]

Free Show - UMD Gamer Symphony Orchestra Posted: 03 May 2009 03:11 PM PDT Has anyone ever gone to a good video game show? If so, where event was it and what games were featured? [More Info Here]

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Turtles in Time remake coming to WiiWare, Maybe Posted: 01 May 2009 11:06 AM PDT Joystiq is reporting an Xbox Live remake of the classic arcade beat ‘em up Turtles in Time that may see the light of day on PSN and WiiWare. The Alpha build of the game is being demoed on the Xbox 360 throughout the tour, but we’re getting reports it could possibly makes its way to PSN [...]

Contest: Win a copy of Dark Spire from Infendo Radio Posted: 01 May 2009 09:00 AM PDT Want to hear your name on Infendo Radio and win a free copy of “Dark Spire” for the Nintendo DS? It’s easy! Just tell us about the hardest game you ever played! That one classic you could never beat, bad programming that made the game impossible, unreasonable challenges, completely reasonable but impassible challenges - we [...]

First Red Steel 2 screen shot reveals unique visual style Posted: 01 May 2009 06:30 AM PDT Our first glimpse at how Red Steel 2 will look in-game. Bravo to the developers who are finally adapting to the Wii’s underpowered hardware (see Madden 10). What do you think of the new cel-shaded style? Comment below! Image via GoNintendo, via Nintendo Power - June 2009

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Press Release - Red Steel 2 arriving holiday 2009 Posted: 30 Apr 2009 10:26 PM PDT Ubisoft Paris has officially announced Red Steel 2 which is set to release during this coming holiday season. The developers have confirmed that we will get much more news as well as gameplay footage of the sequel during next month’s E3. One disappointing bit of info discovered in Nintendo Power’s coverage is the confirmation of [...]

Weekly Sweet Power Up for May 1st, 2009 Posted: 30 Apr 2009 04:19 PM PDT This week we’re showcasing Debbie Gourd’s Super Metroid helmet cake. While not a gamer herself, Debbie runs her own cake-design shop out of San Francisco and did an amazing job creating this particular cake based on images of Samus from the net. It looks so detailed I think I’d feel bad cutting a slice out [...]

Poll - Madden NFL 10 Wii Posted: 30 Apr 2009 12:43 PM PDT You may have seen the videos of the unique to Wii art style of Madden NFL 10, you may have commented on it, but let’s settle this with a poll: Do you like the new art style of Madden NFL 10 for Wii? Yes! No! I honestly don't care! View Results

Nintendo Spotting Nibbles at your Retro Heart Posted: 30 Apr 2009 11:23 AM PDT If this was actually made during the NES era, what games do you think you would have been able to play with it? NES Mouse @ mousevomit.com

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