I'd say that's exactly why they failed. They stopped carrying obscure stuff(probably in an attempt to cut working capital) and became identical to tech sections in Walmart and Target. Only a bit pricier. No reason to walk in anymore.

But that's exactly why they failed. They are a specialist tech retailer. I would go to their store when I want something less common than stuff Walmart has, want it right now and it's not too expensive so I'm ok with paying the premium compared to online. But they don't carry stuff like that. USB OTG adapter for…

Neat, I've only spent 2 or 3 days in LA, and thought I won't recognize anything but the in-n-out joint near the airport, but hey, I know most of these places.

Not sure about 30 seconds, maybe it's OK for short fragments, but from my experience if they detect a copyrighted song in your video, they don't give much shit about fair use. They provide an option for it in the interface, but it leads to the dispute pages with the burden of proof being 100% on you. Might as well go…

I had a personal video that I shared with my friends blocked because there was a car passing by and some song could be heard from it. That's how YouTube works with this sort of stuff.

yakuza 4 on ps+ is a very bold move. As a huge series fan however I'm a bit worried. Won't it get more negative publicity from this exposure to the people who won't get into it?

This happens in most developed countries I think. I've seen vegetables lined on the roadsides with price tags attached to them and a bag for putting money in Switzerland and California. Not that it's too common though.

I think New York has quite a lot vending machines. It's even possible to buy smartphone, tablet or a fitness tracker from a vending machine. Majority is less sophisticated, like the ones selling only coke cans or small m&m's bags. But these simpler ones are found everywhere from train stations to the lobbies in…

During my adult years I've mostly lived in Russia, Ukraine and United States. US quarter is the largest denomination in common circulation in any of these countries. Last year I noticed that ticket machines for light rail in Sacramento give $1 coins as change and Russians want to make everything less than 100 roubles…

What blows my mind is 500 yen being a coin - and not even the largest face value I think. Either Japanese hardly use any cash or they carry around huge heavy purses.

Is farmed salmon a thing in the Pacific ocean? It's not nearly as exhausted as Atlantic so there's not much incentive to do so. I haven't been to Asian side of the Pacific, but in Europe it's mostly farmed and wild is rate and sold at a premium(or it is pink salmon which is less tasty), US east coast has great choice…

On the sliding continuum of 'gaming as a worthy pursuit,' board games are respected more than video games.

I'm surprised at all the KFC hate in the comments section. Somehow when it's a burger it would be around 50/50 even for the most horrible ones. But when it's chicken, it's just flat out hate. What's wrong with chicken? Except for personal preferences of course - they can't cause such an uniform reaction. Is it that…

...or something else.

I got enough jrpgs to last me until type-0 and persona 5 on christmas sale. This starts just the moment after winter sale ends so I'm not even sure I could benefit from thid

Koudelka played like something from an older era even in 2000. Like phantasy star 2 or something. Annoyingly devoid of all the modern conveniences.

i remember this game being hillariously bad. And that's coming from someone who only plays jrpgs and loves obscure titles like Agarest.

Tears to Tiara 2.

I don't think Minish Cap is particularly easy. Maybe by 90s standards, when people (me included) could complete brutal games like Alundra without gamefaqs. But around 2008 when I got my hands on The Minish Cap, I remember being frustrated every other hour not knowing where to go next. And finally giving up somewhere…

I don't think he was pissed about the part that goes to whenever electricity comes from, but rather about the proprietary plug used by 3ds. That's one extra cable to mess around with. With 3ds, vita, ipad, samsung galaxy note 3, dual shock 3 and dual shock 4 I have to store 6 freaking usb cables in one compartment.…