Enhanced Ports
Team Fortress 2 meets Super Smash Brothers
This is what happens when you combine Team Fortress 2 & Super Smash Brothers 64.
Cave Story Good Things Coming Soon…
There was a rumor on the internet (originating from IGN) that Cave Story was going to launch sometime in September of this year. That would mean a Quarter 3 WiiWare release, however the good people from Nicalis have recently shot down that accusation. I think Matt at IGN must have gotten his wires crossed. We’re aiming to release Night Game around September. Pixel, Tiffany, Yann, Nicklas, Mi...
Play on Wii: Metroid Prime Brief Hands on Impression
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61xzC2Zl284[/youtube] Recently Wired Blog got the chance to take a shot at the “Play On Wii” version of Metroid Prime, and they have noticed a few changes. Changes that would be considered improvements by some, and most of these enhancements were implemented in Metroid Prime 3. You can view a summary of all of the changes after the jump.
Legacy of Ys: Books I and II delayed
So according to an Atlus update, the Legacy of Ys DS game is going to have a special premium box. Each copy is going to be turned into that box and it will include a special soundtrack CD. However there is now a small catch for this new little soundtrack CD… “What’s the catch?” We’re glad you wondered. Alas, we’ll be delaying Legacy of Ys a couple weeks, a ...
WiiWare – Cave Story almost ready for Release
Tiffany a programmer on the Cave Story port recently did an update on the official Nicalis blog. She posted about how busy it has been for her working on the project and how awesome it is to be working with Pixel and Tyrone on the project. However, the most interesting part of her post was this… If you’ve read Tyrone’s post, you probably have figured out that the game is almost c...
Fan made Link’s Awakening (Map) in 3D!
As covered in a previous story, blogger and 3D animator, MithosKuu, is trying to recreate the world map of Links Awakening in lush 3D. As of right now he has about 38% of Koholint Island completed, and it isn’t going to stop when he completes it. MithosKuu plans to fully render all of the dungeons in the game including the bonus dungeon only available in DX. However, if you were wondering ab...
Dead Rising Chop til you Drop is already Dead
It seems that zombies are not the only problem that is an issue for the port of Dead Rising. According to the latest Nintendo Power it would appear there a many problems with the game, and a majority of game play elements have been changed. Chop til you Drop will now feature the following list of edits, as summarized by Kotaku. Ӣ There are no time limits. Ӣ Players are not restricted to a single...
Door to Phantomile gets NA Confirmation
According to the January issue of Nintendo power there is a four page article detailing everything there is to know about Klanoa Door to Phantomile. Hero of Legend on NeoGaf has detailed the information into a nice summary. * Seems to have dropped Door to Phantomile and will just be called Klonoa. * Spring 2009 release. * Original design is being kept after massive support for it in the surveys * ...
PeTA on Cooking Momma
So with Thanksgiving right around the corner, the only way PETA could get their point across about the pointless slaughtering of turkeys, was to try and defile an small iconic video game character. Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals is actually a pretty well made flash game, based on the Wii and DS versions of Cooking Momma, with the added bonus of actually killing animals. It is a good thing that c...
Pikmin, Mario Power Tennis remakes confirmed for North American releases in 2009
Pikmin and Mario Tennis are coming to Wii in 2009. The remakes, that is. Siliconera reports today Nintendo has confirmed the Pikmin and Mario Power Tennis “Wii-makes” will be released in North America in 2009. No specific North American dates were given, but Pikmin is now on track for a Dec. 25 release in Japan. The confirmation comes from a PDF skeleton plan issued by Nintendo of Japa...
Klonoa looks better on Wii than PlayStation
Acclaimed platformer Klonoa: Door to Phantomile is being remade for Wii, and it looks significantly better than the PlayStation original. From a rich color palette to beautiful water effects, it should come as no surprise the Wii version of Klonoa is prettier than its decade-old PSone counterpart, but Wii devotees can understand prior concern. Visit Japanese site Game Watch for more screenshot com...
Infendo Hands-On – Dead Rising: Cream of the Flop
I’m a big fan of zombie mayhem, and with the Xbox 360 hovering just above my price range, I’ve been eagerly awaiting Dead Rising: Chop ”˜till you Drop. Screenshots of the Wii version have been heavily criticized for having bad graphics, and not being able to simulate zombie hordes of the same size as its 360 predecessor. I’m sorry to say that despite some valiant efforts, the “Tr...