This weekend I’ll be playing... The SNES Classic!! My wife and I waited in line at our local Target, where the employees very efficiently passed out tickets (and had a unit waiting at each cash register for ticket-holders upon opening; a model of efficiency!) and also gave us all hot chocolate ahead of the store…

It’s funny that I’ve seen Matt show up on my 3DS friends list this week, seeing He’s playing Silver, and it never once occurred to me it’s not out yet, despite setting the pre order in the eShop! I also love Will’s description of Heat Signature, because a game that calls for desperate measures sounds kinda liberating…

Salutations~!

While I wonder aloud what game to which Gerardi is referring, I’m going to start this off by one bit of housecleaning: due to DL unfortunately being unavailable to do so in October, I’ll be taking over the next Mario Kart 8 on the Eighth. I’ll provide a screen capture and details for it on next week’s WAYPTW and…

Glad to see Deadpan Andre Braugher survived the Kinjapocalypse.

I think you’ll see an audience playing Spla2n for the foresseable future. The Wii U version even still had large numbers of people playing it after the new one got released earlier this summer! That game has legs... er, tentacles? Anyway, don’t rush yourself and I’m sure you’ll love the console when you get around to…

For what it’s worth: Splatoon 2 continues to have a really strong and steady player base almost 2 months in. I play it every day, and even in the wee hours of the morning it’s rare that I can’t get a match going. I’ve noticed in ranked, if the player pool is low they’ll start matching you with other regions. Lots of…

Best of luck dealing with your work, as dealing with such uncertainty so close to the time you have to act on it makes it feel all the more panic-worthy. It’s good to know they do value you, in that you mention they can’t just fire you, so at least you have that level of comfort. Take the rest in stride, and always…

Yeah I’d take the opposite opinion of Tina Fey than the article. More and more she seems to really lean into stereotypes, and Kimmy Schmidt characters are pretty much Flanderized right out of the gate.

Argh, that job situation sounds maddening. I’ll bet they’ll have come up with something slick for you behind the scenes though, as otherwise it’s pretty crummy to have filled your old position while you were subbing in for someone else.

IMHO, Mike Judge is - and will continue to be - the king of the pop-culture hill. At least that’s what this illustrated timeline I’ve been reading told me.

I think with Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime coming out on Switch, my need for something like Sea of Thieves grows even dimmer. I have enough trouble coping with online multiplayer. I still think Cuphead will be fine, but it’s definitely going to be niche...the Kickstarter crowd doesn’t scale much outside of that,…

Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle and Splatoon 2!

It’s probably gonna be more ARMS and Splatoon 2 for me. I think I mentioned it before, but I’ve been getting even more devoted to the former. I think it’s just the fact that it’s genuine fun; I like standing and punching. I’m trying to learn a couple new weapons in it, just so that I have more counterpick options. I…

And thus, the main “campaign” (even after hearing the term used to describe the “story mode” way back for the first Halo, I’ve still never gotten accustomed to the term), for the wonderful Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle has come to an end. It’s been a really fun game, not just through its great combat and atmosphere…

Leslie and Ben were fun but April and Andy was a real achievement, from slow build to them staying together in their weirdness. A great TV couple.

Were you planning on watching it? I think that they assume when the next season premieres, the last season is fair game to discuss.

Sorry to spoil January 19, 2017 for you. It was also the last day of the Obama Administration. Was that a spoiler? Did I spoil that for you too?

At least the show did right by Gerry.

She’s good but she’s still no beloved double emmy winning character actress Margo Martindale