It's quite simple. You can't market something as cute in America if you want any males to buy it.

I have to wonder about the logistics. Does everyone walk around town since they would quickly use up their reserves of gasoline? Does the town not have power at all or is there a power plant within the city? Is there a proper waste disposal system? What about food? I suppose canned food would last a little…

I think the main appeal here is that the designs aren't hyper-sexualized.It's rather refreshing.

Ellen Page is an adult that looks like a 14 year-old. Ellie is a 14 year-old. If anyone is ripping off someone's likeness it's Ellen Page.

Iwata: "On the other hand, free-to-play games, if unbalanced, could result in some consumers paying extremely large amounts of money, and we can certainly not expect to build a good relationship with our consumers in this fashion. In order to have a favorable long-term relationship, we would like to offer free-to-play…

I wonder why the character roster is the same? They have different levels, so it seems like there won't be cross-system play unless it's restricted to certain modes.

Ouch. Anyone who watched the stream live is well-acquainted with that circle.

I like the new design. I found the old design visually unappealing to the point that every screen turned me away from wanting to get the game. The new design seems to keep most of the over-the-top character while being someone I could stand playing as.

The picture they showed doesn't include the camera. So that'll be Pro bundle only.

I have a sneaking suspicion they'll only have one $499 model this holiday season and release a gimped $399 or $449 model immediately afterwards, screwing over early adopters.

Seems less like an antialiasing and texture problem and more like an issue with the resolution of the image.

Doesn't this mean that save files will be 5 GB each? I expect traditional saves as well.

Can you educate us on the difference? Is it just the ability to coast without pedaling?

I'm guessing you mean in Super Metroid, because if there were any signs in the original Metroid they're super subtle.

Ah the red doors. I played the original Metroid after having played Metroid Fusion. In Metroid Fusion once you've got security clearance a single blast will unlock these doors. Now opening the door with missiles seems obvious when you first encounter them. But in Metroid 1 you have to shoot the doors 5 times…

Ok I know this is a stretch, but couldn't there be a class action lawsuit for false advertising? They straight-up lied on the E3 stage.

Nissan leaf battery pack is 24kWh (which gives a range of 75 miles, not 100). The 75kWh assumption for the array seems reasonable. So yeah, they must be assuming only about 4 full charges a day (from 10% to 90% capacity). I imagine the solar cells are operating more as an alternative source of revenue than as…

This isn't news and it isn't a rumor.

All this talk about Ash and Brock I thought they got Pokemon on board.

No price drop this year. Nintendo took a big loss on the last price drop and they're still trying to fix their finances. Plus they're pretty confident in the ability of their software to sell units this year without any additional price drop.