Getting people to think qualifies as a difficult task. If it were easy, teachers would be paid next to nothing ... oh wait ... wrong alternate universe.

Barbara Gordon comes to the cause without having endured the kind of trauma

This is incorrect. The Wii is largely responsible for a TREMENDOUS growth in the console gaming population. That population increase may not have STAYED with consoles due to a lack of games that appeal to people either under or over the 13-24 FPS/Fantasy RPG age range. Thus they may have moved on to various casual…

I thought owls were nocturnal? Isn't this like sleep deprivation torture for them?

This isn't strategy—it's a glorified version of rock-paper-scissors. To beat the game, you just have to make sure you've got the right Pokémon at the right time. Your preparation before a battle is significantly more important than any decisions you make within that battle, because as long as you have the right…

Skyward Sword should be on your top 5 list in this article. It was the best use of the technology. The only time I had problems with it was on the final boss. It turns out that my HDTV manufactured in 2008 doesn't have an adjustment for input lag coming from composite cables. I am told that there is a setting on most…

Games that probably didnt need a mario kart ripoff but have one anyways:

What about Booker porn, is Kevin okay with that?

Except for the utter brutality of pokemon battles.

That's what I thought, Atlus and Nippon Ichi Software both have similar practices being publishers and developers of niche games that respect the fact that they are not megacorp. That and seeing a Shin Megami Tensei - Disgaea crossover would be awesome.

Probably one of the better posts on this blog this year, appreciate the viewpoint!