I need to know why too. Everytime I see clips of their news, it is chalk full of words and banners. I can’t read it all!!!!

So you can read shit, too? ^_^; (Also, this stuff is great if you want to turn the sound down or have problems hearing or whatever. Good way to study Japanese, too!)

Those banners are pretty much descriptions/digest of what is being discussed, I guess so that people who just tuned in or only have time to glance on their TV for a couple of seconds can get the information too?

It’s honestly not too different from most western TV news reports with the topic shown on the bottom, the stock ticker possibly scrolling below that, the time and weather somewhere in the corner, the news logo in another corner, etc.

100 animal crossing amiibo cards confirmed, 8 I think are going to be copies of the 8 AC figures being released at the same time.

This is why the man is a legend. He still does the work hands on. I also recall a story regarding Iwata personally coding out glitches in a Smash Bros game once, not sure if that’s true. Harcore nonetheless.

I prepare my boss and tell him the internet is too slow and unreliable for him to expect me to remote in while I’m on holiday ;-)

I hear yu! Every time I go back home I wonder “How di raas di internet so slow?” Invariably the response is “So it guh, blame Flow (or insert your network of choice here)“

Splatfest event was delayed over “tentacle difficulties”

Yep. Nintendo pretty much hammered the final nail in the Wii U’s coffin. They’re reserving all their ammunition for the next console, trust me. I am almost 100% certain the next Zelda is going to be released in a similar manner as LoZ: Twilight Princess.....simultaneous released on both the Wii U and Nintendo’s next…

It’s ~ 5.75 per fighter (WiiU and 3DS bundle) I think its a good price for two platforms. MKX charges 5 for just the fighter and cheaper with the season pass.

Dosn’t matter how much it costs, I have a credit card and an urge to play with the new characters and stages.

Dammit, this’ll run me $20 for the characters and level on both systems.

Precisely. I particpated in a Smash Bros for Wii U tournament here in Tokyo a couple months ago, and the person who won used Samus and OWNED it. I couldn’t believe it, but watching him play was mesmerizing. His routine was truly professional, and he knew exactly how to trap people.

MH4 is a multimillion seller, though. And a million (not sure if it ever reached 2m) in the West, so that's a pretty invalid argument. It managed to reach that many people in the west by being in the most underpowered console this generation. Being a Japanese-first franchise, with MH3U (the Wii U version didn't sell…

That's not the only "hurdle" he's talking about. There are financial and tax issues as well. I wish people aren't so ignorant of region-locking. Sure it's backward and a company as big as Nintendo should be able to handle a region-free console, but you people are so ignorant of it you don't even know why it's…

can you give me a link to your work please?

When I was younger I was never into PlayStation and I really wanted FF8 for some reason. I worked my ass off to buy a ps1 and FF8. Coming from Nintendo I did not realize I needed a memory card and I did not have the money at the time to get one. I just left the ps1 on for days at a time until I beat FF8 Completely. I…

This asshat Jay (ex-friend/bandmate) stole my NES Ducktales cart. He borrowed it, and then when I asked him to finally return it like 6 months later, he said “What are you talking about? That’s mine, I’ve always had it.”

Was anybody else seriously let down by these? I thought fatalities were supposed to be some cool, over-the-top expression of a particular character. Or at least, they’re obviously meant to be a defining point of MK as a series/the subject of 99% of its hype pre-release. This video makes it look like you just get a ton…