new release via Aythamie

Custom xmbIcon Packager v0.3.1

Fixed fw3.0x Icons and Names by Aythamie

I don't take credit for the making or the translation of this program, I've just fixed some the Icons and Names (by Aythamie)

Changes v0.3.1: (by Aythamie)
- Fixed German names for new icons.
- Fixed Spanish names for new icons.
- Fixed French names for new icons.
- Fixed Italian names for new icons.
- Fixed Portuguese names for new icons.

Changes v0.3: (by Aythamie)
- Fixed the fw 3.03 icons: RSS Channel Settings, Camera, Certificate Utility, Remote Play and Online Instruction Manuals.
- Fixed the English names for the new icons.
- Fixed the Dutch names for the new Icons.
- Added some more Icon Sets. (30 Icon sets totally now)

califrag: "I take no credit for this release as this is mostly a translation."

Changes v0.1 & v0.2: (respectively by kgsws & califrag)
- Hexed bmp2mig.exe and join.exe: Translated to English.
- Renamed bmp2mig.exe to bmp2psp.exe: .mig file extension is misleading.
- Renamed zac.dat and kon.dat to hdr.dat and ftr.dat respectively.
- Support for multiple firmwares with one batch file.
- Added advanced error handling procedures to the batch file.

Read the Readme file!!

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Well i think its about time everyone seen the progress that has been made on soras adventure. This game has been in development for quite some time now and i thought id show the followers of this project just whats been done so far.

This project has literally been in development for months and usually gets stuck in development at various times. none the less its a big leap in development from what 0.1 was.

whats been done so far-

-Code has been rewritten for various optimizations
-A.I (a big thanks to Mexicansnake on this)
-sidescrolling (big thanks to zion for help with this)
-sprites(a huge thanks to apoklepz and shadowblind, who have been apart of this project from the start)

theres been so much done so far heres a video of progress (video created by S34mu5)



A special thanks to all who have been affiliated with this project!

-shadowblind
-apoklepz
-mexicansnake
-zion
-yaustar
-s34mu5
-don
-benh

And another thanks to beta testers and all who i forgot in credits since there's just been so many.

see video here. if your having trouble viewing it on this thread.

Look for a release very soon.

Fixed by $n!pR ...

news/review via totalvideogames



Emerging from a hugely triumphant worldwide launch, many gamers and newcomers are still struggling to get their hands on the Wii as Nintendo attempts to cope with the sheer demand of those tuned into their energetic vision for the future of videogames. For those lucky enough to have their hands upon one, there is just one niggling uncertainty... the need for more games that aren't tired old ports with gimmicky features or merely mini-game compilations.

Suggesting that Nintendo has learnt from its own mistakes about the importance of getting titles to the market early on, Wario and the gang make a swift return in the latest title in the highly irreverent WarioWare series. It may be another mini-game compilation to join the likes of Rayman Raving Rabbids and Wii Play, but you can be sure Wario will always make others seem tame and relatively redundant in comparison.

Initially conceived around the pickup-and-play nature of the GameBoy Advance, the WarioWare series has won over gamers with its intense gameplay, crude presentation, and downright insanity. Featuring a rapid succession of mini-games to test your timing, nerve, and reactions, the WarioWare series highlights Nintendo's philosophy towards targeting wider audiences with simplistic yet nonetheless entertaining concepts and seems a natural fit to continue the early charge behind Wii.

Taking full advantage of the Wii Remote, WarioWare Smooth Moves replaces the sole necessity of pressing buttons at the right time with a variety of 'Forms' to master. Specific ways to hold the Wii Remote (or the 'Form Baton'), Smooth Moves features 19 different Forms that will have you sweeping like a 'Janitor', holding the Remote above your head in tribute to 'The Mohawk' or standing proudly with the Remote by your hip to emulate 'The Big Cheese' - as the game insists from the start, this is one game to play without any inhibitions!

Many of the characters from previous WarioWare titles make a return in Smooth Moves, along with a handful of equally bizarre, new additions to the cast. From the Nintendo fanboys, 9-Volt and 18-Volt, with their collection of classic Nintendo themed mini-games to the Bronx cabbies Dribble and Spitz, each character has their own back-story that does little else but to add to the madness that makes up a WarioWare game. Smooth Moves continues the series trend with a huge number of immensely creative, varied and most importantly fun, games to play. Whether it's guiding a paper plane past obstacles by holding the Wii Remote like a pen, or attempting to pull a tablecloth away without smashing any plates, Smooth Moves features some of the most inventive ways to use the Wii Remote and will hopefully provide inspiration for other developers looking to use the device in imaginative ways. Intelligent System's obsession with the weird and frankly obscene carries on throughout Smooth Moves, the obligatory nose picking games are there, whilst further tasks find you hitting old men and scrubbing the backside of a dirty cow!

One word of caution, Smooth Moves is a game designed to test exactly how strong the connection between the Wii Remote and the strap actually is. Games that challenge you to drop the Wii Remote like a Yo-Yo or throw it to the side seem a little risky given the recent media furore, whilst the intensive twisting and turning that it has to undergo seems destined to test the durability of the safety device.

Like its predecessors, the sheer pace at which Smooth Moves throws games at you overcomes the shallow and repetitive issues that typically affect mini-game compilations, although the increase in different techniques compared to previous titles in the series is both a blessing and a curse. Undeniably a great example of the Wii in action and the possibilities that are impossible on any other format (trying doing the 'Sketch Artist' with a SixAxis), the occasional moment when the Wii Remote wont react properly or you unknowingly complete the game without performing the correct technique, makes it feel slightly more flawed compared to its predecessors. While anybody who refuses to play the game's properly (which includes holding the Wii Remote by your nose to perform 'The Elephant') should be banned from ever playing Wii, it is perhaps a little too easy to cheat the system with some particular Forms which leaves the game feeling a little more gimmicky then previous titles in the series.

With over 200 different mini-games, it's possible to rush through the game in a matter of hours; however, Smooth Moves has genuine long-term appeal because of the score based nature of the games, each getting progressively faster, more insane and as a result more enjoyable, the better that you perform. On top of this, there's an arrangement of slightly more comprehensive mini-games on offer such as ...

news via gamingbits

New screenshots for the upcoming balancing-liquid-puzzler Wii game have been released.

From Ignition Entertainment: "Mercury Meltdown Revolution is a brain-teasing puzzle game that challenges players to immerse themselves in a colourful world of sci-fi machines, crazy characters, and bubbling test tubes. Using the Wii Remote, Players guide a liquid mercury ‘blob’, around traps, door switches, spikes, moving floors and other hazardous elements in order to complete the level."

The Mercurcy Meltdown series has been previously released on PSP and PS2 consoles, but the Wii Remote tilt gameplay will bring a new level of experience that compliments the game. Mercury Meltdown Revolution will be coming in Spring '07.

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news via vggen



You may recall that rumors ran rampant of a Wii port of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas in mid-2006, culminating in Ubisoft denying at the time that such a project existed.

Well, those rumors are back, this time fueled by listings for the game at Bart Smit (a Dutch retailer) and a number of other European retail websites. Not only do these listings for a Wii version suggest that the game is coming, but some even have boxart for the game (pictured). While the boxart could've easily been Photoshopped, in general major retailers don't usually show boxart for a game that hasn't been provided by the company itself. The listings also suggest that the game could be released as soon as the end of March.

So is it happening? Given the rumors last year (which started with a listing for the game on one of Ubisoft's websites), the retail listings now, and the commercial success (not so much critical) of fellow Ubisoft FPS Red Steel on Wii, it would seem like an official announcement could be just around the corner like a special ops soldier waiting to strike. Should it become official, we'll of course let you know. ...

news via portable planet

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess has been selling like the proverbial hotcakes on both Nintendo Wii, and surprisingly, on GameCube. In fact, according to the latest NPD chart, the Wii Zelda: TP sold 519,200 in December. But GameCube’s same title sold slightly more at 532,900. Who knew that the Cube sales would still be so high?

All in all, it was a million unit December for Zelda. Some stats from the Big N:

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was purchased by an extraordinary 86 percent of Wii buyers, or more than 900,000 games for that system alone. Coupled with the companion version released in December for Nintendo GameCube, the two versions of the newest title totalled approximately 1.5 million unit sales in less than seven weeks, which would represent one of the five best-selling games for the entire year. ...

news via portable planet

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess has been selling like the proverbial hotcakes on both Nintendo Wii, and surprisingly, on GameCube. In fact, according to the latest NPD chart, the Wii Zelda: TP sold 519,200 in December. But GameCube’s same title sold slightly more at 532,900. Who knew that the Cube sales would still be so high?

All in all, it was a million unit December for Zelda. Some stats from the Big N:

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was purchased by an extraordinary 86 percent of Wii buyers, or more than 900,000 games for that system alone. Coupled with the companion version released in December for Nintendo GameCube, the two versions of the newest title totalled approximately 1.5 million unit sales in less than seven weeks, which would represent one of the five best-selling games for the entire year. ...

news via punch jump

The Nintendo DS maintained its lead over next-generation game offerings on strong demand for handheld software in Japan.

Media Create Co. this week said that the Nintendo DS Lite sold 176,219 units between Dec. 25 and Dec. 31.

The touch-screen handheld outsold all next-gen systems in the same period, including Wii, Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360.

In addition, Nintendo DS titles charted six of the top ten selling titles in the week. Top sellers included Square Enix's Dragon Quest Monsters Joker at No. 1, New Super Mario Bros. at No. 5, and Brain Training 2 at No. 6.

Nintendo this week announced that it sold 5.3 million DS n the U.S. in 2006. The company increased its projected worldwide financial performance for the year on healthy sales for Wii and handheld platforms. ...

new release via Dark_Alex

his plugin is to load 3.02 psx emulator in 3.03 OE.

Although a lot of games work better in 3.03 emulator than in 3.02, in some cases
it is the contrary, so you may want to load 3.02 psx emulator in certain cases.

Instructions:

- Copy seplugins to the root of your memory stick.
- Using some of the latest psardumpers, extract the 3.02 firmware with the option of the button X.
- Once done, copy the following files from /F0/kd to /seplugins/pops302: meaudio.prx, mesg_led.prx,
pops.prx and popsman.prx.

- Enter in recovery menu, and enable pops302ld.prx plugin if you want to load 3.02 emulator.
- Run the game. It will run with 3.02 psx emulator.
- Whenever you want to use again the 3.03 emulator, just disable the plugin from recovery menu.

Known problems:

* During tests i tried castlevania sotn compressed. During the game i noticed anormal high activity
in the memory stick (note: the fact that the prx's are in memory stick is not related to this issue,
since they are quickly loaded to ram).
It didn't happen with the game not compressed (and it doesn't happen in 3.03 compressed).
I don't know if this issue affects other games.
In such a case, it may be a problem of the mixing of modules, or maybe just a 3.02 problem.
If you experience that problem, you may want to use uncompressed games if it slowdowns the game.

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