It felt natural, because that’s his character. In all the standalone Hulk movies, the theme was centering himself and trying to block the Hulk was taking over. In the Avengers series, Banner still expressed struggle with his relationship with the Hulk, and you could clearly see how stressful that was, especially when…

Yeah. I didn’t like that too much either, but of course, Cap and Iron Man were the cornerstones of this initial MCU arc. For Iron Man, especially, it was the close of long and very well thought-out storyline. Sadly, it was at the expense of quite a few big heroes, but thankfully, characters like Hulk and Thor are…

That is so awesome! Thank you for sharing, Brian.

It’s wild how two people can have incredibly different perspectives, because for me, Hulk and Thor were the best parts of Endgame. Their transformations felt the most natural, and neither of them felt out of their element. The MCU applied adapted certain comic ideas for both characters, and it really helped paint a…

Oh, you have NO idea. haha. I got back into Pokemon Go last January after a bit of a hiatus, and holy cow. Let me tell you about my recent experience (Talk about petty! haha).

So I live in Tokyo, and Pokemon Go players here are SERIOUS. I mean, SUPER SERIOUS. Near my house is a park called Akibadai Park. For the…

This was inevitable. Let’s look at numerous entertainment outlets and compare, shall we?

Happy Gilmore didn’t do that to you first? hahaha.

I’ve seen it happen enough. It truly is disturbing. Fuck ducks. haha

Counterpoint: Feed the ducks all the bread you want, because ducks SUCK.

I’ve lived in Japan for almost 10 years now, and there are so many things to take note, honestly. You did a really good job in this video with Michael, so kudos for that.

My question is exactly the same as BlahBlahBlahXXX. Does that mean this year, 2019, will be recognized as Heisei 30, Reiwa 1, or both? For taxes and city paperwork, this is going to be annoying. haha.

Hey, Brian. Just out of curiosity, since this is the first era change for me since living in Japan, when exactly does the era start? Does it start May 1? Or will 令和１ start January 1?

I know the prior years for 平成 changed at the beginning of the year, but since this is happening now, just curious when exactly it takes…

Brian, fantastic write-up! We just got a few new coworkers from the US, and this is very timely. I’ll definitely be sharing this with them!

It could still line up, because if the graphics and framerate were struggling and the higher-ups just weren’t satisfied with the direction, the prospect of giving a new team with experience more power to work with would make a lot of sense.

Some of this lines up with other things, like Metroid Prime 4's delay. I wonder if the original Switch just couldn’t quite cut it, so Nintendo needed something a little more powerful. It might even be the first “New Switch” exclusive.

*Raises hand*

I also buy physical when the option is available.

Now, Microsoft. Hear me out. There are these rumors about Microsoft Live coming to Nintendo Switch, and if it’s true, I would be oh so happy. Now, umm. Yeah. This Master Chief Collection + Halo: Reach... if it also happen to come to Nintendo Switch... I would just throw my wallet at you.

Brian! Dude! Cornelius is one of my favorite Japanese artists. Can’t believe you posted this. I have listened to Fantasma more times than I can count. Picked it up back in high school in 1998, special ordered. I hadn’t even been to Japan before, or even had much of an interest in the country or culture. But a friend…

This is a tough one for me. Although I know this doesn’t affect where I live (At least, I don’t think so. haha), I’ve learned of SO many places around me in Tokyo that I would have otherwise not learned about had it not been for Pokemon Go.

Dude. I noticed all of that too! This is exactly what Nintendo needed to announce for Mario Maker 2. It was amazing! All the little additions are going to make the online community SPECTACULAR, and I cannot wait to get my hands on this.