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If you're a regular here at N+ you've probably noticed that the site has slowly changed over the past month or so. That's been my doing. I don't do many news posts on here, and I spend most of my time with N+ changing the visuals. I was asked to become a moderator for N+ to do just that, and here's what's become of my efforts so far.

The page still remains the same width, but with the removal of the background gradient I was able to remove the outside padding and gain some content space in the process while simplifying the page. Now the focus is on the header imagery and the content itself, which is what it should be. In fact, that's all that's left.

It is my idea that from time to time I would create a header image to commemorate a particular part of Nintendo be it a person, character, game, etc. This time it's to commemorate the release of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. This took me quite a while to finish painting it, and I can say I'm relatively happy with the result. It's not the best work I've ever done, but it's gotten to a point I'm ready to stop work on it. I think overall it's an excellent start to what I hope will become a long series of artwork created for N+. You can view a rather large version of the header image in the photo gallery.

I felt that it was time to make it live rather than continue to tweak minor details. I will most likely make the tweaks gradually over time, so this is only the start. Enjoy the new design. I can't wait to do the next one!

Maybe now I can get the time to actually play the game...

Today I rose from bed like a zombie who had way too many hot wings last night. As I shuffled my crippled body to the basement where I would find cloathing so that I may start my day I noticed that an ominous blue auora filled the air, and it was only then did I realize I had a Wii update! Huzzah! "Really though, so soon after the last update" I asked myself. Oh well, I checked anyway and found that it wasn't really a Wii update, but a letter from Nintendo that said that the Wii Shopping Channel had new downloadable content! and it was in fact a preview channel for Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. It was a very short download that put a neat channel (that I wont get rid of) that gives you two video previews from the game to watch, "Corruption" and "Bridge Fight" and two other videos that will become available 8.13.07. You can also close the docked window panel to play a game of "Uncover the cool Samus Artwork". Also the Wii Shopping Channel informs us that North America gets a Metroid Month! (thanks luther for the heads up!) The month brings us:

• Metroid on the 13th
  
• Super Metroid on the 20th.
  
• Metroid Prime 3 on the 27th
  

- Captain Seagull

P.S. Update not available in Europe, can anyone confirm Japan? Australia?
P.P.S. It also appears that the last update also changed mail notifications a little as well, A sonar ring comes out of the "mail" button with an accompanied sound to inform you of the new mail.

Nothing huge, you know we already have the Price (a cool breasy common $50 American), and we already have the release date :August 20, 2007. So whats the pretty banner for? Well aside from the fact that I like designing these banners to keep the front page short, so I can put the big stuff inside the "Read Me" links.... well, actually those are pretty much the only reasons I make those banners, but this post is to share with you the brilliance that is the confirmed cover art for the Metroid Prime 3 case. It's pretty pretty I must say.

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