twilight princess

Latest Wii Update Will, As Usual, Attempt To Block The Homebrew Channel

3:00PM Luke Plunkett | If you bothered to turn your Wii on tonight, you’ll have been prompted to perform a system update. It’ll take your Wii to version 3.4. Version 3.4 does nothing new except, and I quote, “automatically remove” any “unauthorised modifications to save files”. That’s your edited Twilight Princess save files, users of the Homebrew Channel, so as with most firmware updates, you’d do well to stay away from this one if you want to continue getting any expanded use out of your Wii. Nintendo unleashes Wii Menu 3.4, updates ToS and removes save files [Wii Fanboy] More »

Midna Cosplay Takes The Cosplay Cake

7:30PM Luke Plunkett | The 2007 Anime Expo at Long Beach was held last year. Why, then, has it taken until now for this amazing Midna cosplay photo to end up on my desk? You know what, forget it, I don’t want to hear your pathetic excuses. Do not fail me again, internet. Click through for a full-size version. More »

Wii Hacked?

9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | We’re not so surprised that the Wii has been apparently cracked, but rather, that it’s taken so long. Still! The folks over at forum TehSkeen has figured out an exploit to modify a saved game from Twilight Princess, crash the machine and have been able to run a few lines of their own code. It’s not even necessary to “mod” the Wii console to run this exploit. Don’t freak yet, as it’s only possible to run four lines of code so far. From the TehSkeen: More »

Twilight Princess Capsule Figures

12:00AM Flynn De Marco | While I was roaming around PAX last weekend I happened upon a booth by local Seattle store Pink Godzilla. They had an amazing selection of vintage games, Japanese toys and even some Japanese systems. What really caught my eye (although it was hard to focus on just one thing) were these little Twilight Princess figures. These are actually capsule figures from Japan and each figure came in parts, reminding me of my model making days. They come in pieces so that they can produce larger figures and still manage to fit them into the little plastic egg shaped capsules. I grabbed the whole set for $US25 and spoke with one of the guys working the booth who told me they are readily available through the Pink Godzilla website. What’s really great about PG is that all of their items include free shipping from right here in the US, thus relieving some of the long ship times often run into when ordering the same items from overseas. So, if you’re a fan of Japanese games and toys and don’t like waiting six to eight weeks for your precious treasures to arrive, run, don’t walk to Pink Godzilla now! More »

Camy Unleashes The Wii Hero Pack

2:42PM Kotaku US Edition | Are you a real fan of The Twilight Princess if you are playing with just the boring old Wiimote and nunchuk attachment? Camy International doesn’t seem to think so. They are releasing the Hero Pack, which consists of plastic and foam replicas of iconic Hyrulean shield and master sword combo. Your Wiimote fits into the hilt of the blade, while the nunchuk connects to the strap on the shield, effectively making you king dork of the Zelda people for around $US20. It certainly looks nifty, but I worry about how awkward the setup might be for activities like fishing, or just basic platforming for that matter. Hit the link below for the full release, and keep an eye open for Kotaku impressions on the set in the near future. Camy Hero Pack Product Page [Camy International] More »