This Lego Kevin Smith is already funnier than the real Kevin Smith.

I'm glad you mentioned this because this is 100% true for all of us die-hard gamers who now have jobs and family to consider.

I posted my take on this video on my Kinja blog late last night (and it was shared to TAY this morning, thanks MementoMori!). If you want a much more detailed break down (take down?) of the video, I posted it there. Sorry for the self-plug, but I expended enough energy there that I don't want to just repeat myself…

We've worked hard for a long time to be as clear of the influence of corporate publishers as possible. It's true that some consider the gaming press as an extension of their marketing team. Hell, I've received e-mails or letters stating nearly as much with lines about thanking me for helping support their game. It has…

why did you have to show me this? Now my butthurt will prevent me from sitting at least through the weekend!

I'm so butthurt North America is not getting the First Print Edition.

But why in the world in it taking until November and then May 2015?

6 characters, 8 cars and 16 tracks for $12 is DLC pricing done right.

In the same manner of others? Hell no. They offer a full-fledged game at the beginning, and then bring DLC half a year later to increase the content by 50%. Who else does that?

It's the same game as on every other system. If you found it boring, that has nothing to do with the Wii U.
I played it for like 50 hours and had a blast with it, personally.

Because you live in the world and you have observed things in your time here? :)

I doubt kids would get the reference, and anyone who does get the reference are far more likely to think "Oh yeah, that actor in all those family-friendly films" rather than "Oh yeah, that guy who killed himself."

You're nuts!

So many angry people with really nothing to be angry about

why would siblings have the exact same name? If it's Link's Younger sister, why would they both be named Link?

The game is not being re-released, since it was never released in the first place.

This. The only times I was ever inclined to trade things in at GameStop was during various promotions. And I would clean the fuck up compared to what would've normally been offered.

Everyone was briefed on the new sales tactics, ("use "sell" instead of "trade" etc.) but the simplification and raising of trade-in prices is news to me, especially since we're doing an extra 50% promotion in two weeks.