Skyward Sword texture pack in the works for Twilight Princess
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Game Night, News, Podcast Stories, Wii | 0 comments
Zelda: Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword possess very different art styles. Whereas Twilight Princess is rather dark and brown to fit the atmosphere, you could say that Skyward Sword is much more colorful.
One passionate fan has come up with an intriguing mix of the two games. GBAtemp member “disbala” is working on a Twilight Princess texture pack (requires Dolphin) that incorporates the style of Skyward Sword.
While not complete, you can already see how noticeably different Twilight Princess looks with Skyward Sword’s style. You can find a few example shots above.
Thanks to Yono for the tip.
Older Pokemon RPGs still selling rather well
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News | 0 comments
The Pokemon brand is strong. Very strong. So much so that consumers are still snatching up the older Pokemon games in fairly large quantities.
Over the span of a year, Pokemon Black/White, HeartGold/SoulSilver, and Diamond/Pearl racked up nearly 1 million copies.
Here’s a quick overview:
| Released | Title | March 2012 | March 2013 | Increase |
| 2007 | Pokémon Diamond/Pearl | 17.61 million | 17.63 million | +20,000 |
| 2010 | Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver | 12.40 million | 12.67 million | +270,000 |
| 2011 | Pokémon Black/White | 14.71 million | 15.42 million | +710,000 |
Not bad, right? Something tells me that Pokemon X/Y will also sell for many, many years following its release later this year.
OFLC rates EarthBound
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Well, we’ve known since last month’s Nintendo Direct that EarthBound is heading to the overseas Wii U eShops as a Virtual Console download. Now a rating for the game has popped up on the OFLC. While I’m not too sure that a release is necessarily imminent, maybe we’ll be seeing it sooner rather than later.
Marvel Pinball 3D demo to be removed from European 3DS eShop next week
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Nintendo and Zen Studios will be pulling the Marvel Pinball 3D demo from the European 3DS eShop next week. For some unknown reason, a message on the store indicates that its removal will be taking place on May 9.
There isn’t a similar message on the North American eShop as far as we can tell.
Through May 9, US 3DS owners can purchase Marvel Pinball 3D at a 50% discount.
Conker’s Bad Fur Day and Perfect Dark betas included in “Great Rare Fundraiser”
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Care to see what Rare was cooking up for Conker’s Bad Fur Day before the game was edited and went through numerous cuts? It was a lot more graphic, though that’s probably putting it mildly.
The debug and ECTS builds of Conker’s Bad Fur Day as well as beta and NTSC versions of Perfect Dark could make it out to the public if enough money is raised. A few folks over at the Assembler Games forum are looking to collect $2,500 in order to make this a reality for fans.
You can find more information on the official forum page here.
North American Shin Megami Tensei IV website open
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Atlus has opened an official North American website for Shin Megami Tensei IV. Access it here.
The site contains various screenshots, videos, wallpapers, and more. You can also find out more information about the game by visiting the page.
Yuke’s is making Pacific Rim game
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News | 0 comments
Yuke’s, developer of the annual WWE titles, is working on a video game based on the Pacific Rim film.
We first came across this news through the OFLC. On the ratings board site, Yuke’s is listed as the author and publisher of Pacific Rim.
It appears that Yuke’s actually made an under-the-radar announcement through its website in mid-March. No details are mentioned in the press release, however.
It’s true that movie-based games often turn out to be disappointing. But since Yuke’s has a pretty decent reputation with the WWE and UFC titles, perhaps there’s a small bit of hope for Pacific Rim.
GAME giving out Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D pre-order bonuses
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Heads up, UK 3DS owners. If you pre-order Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D at GAME, you’ll receive a couple of bonus items. The retailer will be giving consumers a Donkey Kong Country Returns keyring and shopper bag.
You can pre-order Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D at GAME here.
Rayman Legends Challenges App – daily challenge (5/4/13)
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Doki Doki PreCure game coming to the 3DS
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Namco Bandai is moving on from its PreCure Wii game with a new release for the 3DS. In Japan, Doki Doki PreCure Narikiri Life is set to launch on August 1 for 4,980 yen.
A teaser site is located here. Details and images have yet to be published.
