The Natural Resources Defense Council has put together a report that investigates the amount of energy used by current-gen and last-gen consoles. Wii U seems to come out on top of all systems – even beating out its predecessor. Check out the full results in the graphic above.
Amazon has a steep discount available for the Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I Don’t Know Collector’s Edition. It can be purchased as of now
for only $13.83.
The game itself wasn’t the best, but it might be worth purchasing if you’re an Adventure Time fan. You’ll receive the following in addition to a copy of the title:
BMO Steel Book, CDC – interviews with 4 of the actors, story board concept art from Penn Ward and other cool stuff, Expanded Manual Strategy Guide – full color art with game tips
CheeseCake Cool Conrad is heading to the Wii U eShop as well as Ouya and Steam. Reload Game Studio describes it as “a Mario Galaxy in 2D where the player must avoid all hazards, collect items, and find secret cakes”.
You can find a trailer for CheeseCake Cool Conrad above. It’s due out this summer.
Artworks from various cancelled Silicon Knights projects have appeared online, as discovered by NeoGAF’s Shiggy. Among the collection are images from Eternal Darkness 2. Some of these were shown when Silicon Knights’ unveiled its Eternal Darkness spiritual successor – Shadow of the Eternals.
You can find the Eternal Darkness 2 art above. Images from other cancelled projects are located here.
Looking for the latest information on Pokemon Art Academy? Then check out the fact sheet below!
It’s time to become a Pokémon artist! You can enroll at the Pokémon Art Academy to learn how to draw Pokémon! As an aspiring artist under the tutelage of Professor Andy, you’ll use many tools and techniques to learn the basics of art, from simple shapes to coloring. Want to draw your favorite Pokémon? Now there’s a fun new way to learn!
The gameplay is designed so anyone can quickly begin illustrating Pokémon masterpieces that would even make Smeargle envious. Hone your skills at the academy as you draw your way through lessons using the Nintendo 3DS Touch Screen. You can unlock all of the options in the game, including a set of special lessons that include Mega Evolution Pokémon, once you’ve graduated. You can even share your art via Miiverse, the SpotPass feature, and local wireless.*
What? Your art skills are evolving! Congratulations! You’ve been accepted into the Pokémon Art Academy! See you there!
Here’s a little bit of trivia for you: all Mario Kart games are made from scratch. Nintendo doesn’t reuse its programming, assets, or other material across entries in the series.
We know this thanks to a Mario Kart 8 interview with director Kosuke Yabuki recently conducted by EDGE. The magazine mentioned that vehicles are easy to handle once acclimatized to, but wondered if Yabuki ever worried about the possibility of making the game less immediate.
He said in response:
