I don't check this site as much as I used to and this post (and others like it are one of the reasons). I got hate mail out the ass for that comment and any suggesting that I thought it was a good idea to remove Kinect from XBO. Seriously, people sent me all sorts of hateful messages. I was flabbergasted because it…

This is an interesting choice for the "KOTAKUCORE" tag.'

Shut up please. Someone might learn something (which makes it harder to control them).

Correlation fallacies are easily eliminated in randomized controlled trials. 3 More games out of the bin. Different number of randomized insertions but with similar results after initial blowing. #noreallyitworks

Yep. In fact, I just checked it. Put in a cartridge I haven't played in years, 4 times in a row. All failed. Fifth time I blew on it twice in a sweeping motion back and forth. It worked. #proof

Even to this day, I'm utterly astounded that the D&D style RPG where the Dungeon Master has the control pad and the players have wii-motes doesn't exist yet. This is perhaps the largest (among many) failings of the Wii U at this point. This is such an obvious and amazing idea that simply couldn't be done on any other…

Kotakucore isn't what it used to be. Lots of article get in that shouldn't and stuff that obviously should be taked core are not. I use Kotakucore all the time and I still have to check the main site to make sure I don't miss anything. Kind of defeats the purpose but I still use it so they can see that it gets traffic…

Played the crap outta all these games.

If you take good care of it, a Lodge cast iron skillet can last for your entire life. This 15" model is big enough to cook for an entire family, and is marked down to its lowest price today. [Lodge 15" Cast Iron Skillet, $29]

First, it's not illegal to be wrong, to not really understand what makes a generally good movie, or to put more value on certain things than others. So, opinions are what they are. I have no real nostalgia for the toys (never owned one), or the cartoon (it was only on cable and we didn't have cable) or any other…

I know, right!?

Man that brings back a lot of memories. Here's how nerdy we were when we were younger. For some reason, it was decided that the black NES game sleeves that said NINTENDO on them were better than the blank ones that said nothing. So whenever we swapped games or rented a game, we'd change out the plan black ones that…

Because Japan.

I think the reason I was able to tolerate super meat was because the reset time was so fast. You could slam out 10 attempts in like a minute. So even though you often had to try things a bunch of times to get the timing down, the amount of time spent was still pretty small. This was something I loved about Pacifism…

You see? To my knowledge, Abe is native Japanese. Educated his entire life in Japanese culture and language. And yet, he can botch the use of the language even with all that education and life history. How on earth can you give people a hard time for a misunderstood tattoo when the damn Prime Minister can't even get…

Ooooh, viewtiful Joe, I forgot about that game. Loved it. Also, recently I played Bit Trip Runner 2 and some of the levels were painful to have to do 10 times, but for the most part it was enjoyable trying to make it to the next checkpoint. Another one I really enjoyed the repetitive nature of was Super Meat Boy.

Exactly. That's just the point I was making about laboriousness vs. enjoyable replay after death situations. I personally find CoD laborious to play through even once, so the idea of playing twice is almost unbearable. Dark Souls, was fun pretty much throughout. Although there was one section in Anor Londo where you…

I just thought it was an appropriate quote (Pulp Fiction). I'm in the same boat, so I know how you feel. I would simply say that I've "learned" to enjoy easy games. I like to think it's me maturing as a gamer, but I know, in truth it's the sad 13 year old inside of me realizing that I've simply given up all hope of…

Talk of consequences of death in games can't exist in a vacuum. You're right to bring up arcades. It's kind of where the death consequence took on its real meaning. Once you were no longer plunking down quarters, things changed.

"there's enjoyment to be had from games that are easy just as there's a great sense of achievement for doing something after putting in a lot of effort."