So, I just made a joke about Oregon in the sense that, well, nothing really ever happens in Oregon. The only time most of us silly Americans ever hear about this state is when, well, this is probably the first time most have heard of it.

Ahhhh, I understand what's going on now.

What's an Oregon?

Overseas criticism is concerning.

Obligatory.

Found this screenshot in the Bioware forums. It appears as though Origin wants to know everything about your system, but it's hard to tell from just these screenshots. Be aware. [social.bioware.com]

Brainz

As a kid, if you recall at the store, the Super NES controllers were bound by this really wide, thick, rubber (slightly wavy) extension that came off the video game cabinet. I was so afraid that that was what would come in the box and I'd have to sit 3 feet away from the TV.

You've got to cancel that, lol.

I'm not going to go into the issue of China's labor issues in detail (too much controversy), but I will make a statement regarding why products are cheaper to produce in China. Guess what? It almost is primarily quality related; price perception. And it effects labor.

Duly noted.

It's decided. I'm now building a PC for Skyrim.

I'd throw XP on a bootcamp partition. A mac release is inevitable, but XP is my only option.

Has anyone tried running this on a 2011 (i5/i7) MacBook Air? I'd love to play this when traveling, but there are almost zero people that have documented their performance.

I truly miss those days.

Final Fantasy IX of all things. I'm still amazed at how captivated I can still be after playing this game numerous times - across many years.

They're exposed enough to be concerned. However, Sony would have had to build the Vita with that same question in mind, so who knows.

I should have clarified. I meant for every release, not just some releases. We had Ness for Earthbound, but we never saw the Mother sequels. We seem to be randomly selected for Fire Emblem games as well.

Dear Nintendo,