It's more about looking at the big picture than the individual points. Yes, the point about body type is a shallow argument by itself. However, when combined with 15 other reasons why Western audiences aren't connecting with Japanese games (plus actual sales numbers), it paints a pretty compelling argument that there…

Clearly they should have run this presentation by you before presenting since your opinion supersedes the opinion of the people who actually make games. I know you were trying to defend Japanese developers but you missed the forest through the trees.

Can someone explain the wired vs. wireless argument they mentioned? Does a wired controller have significantly better response time?

Does Nintendo still not sell gamepads separately from the normal system? It seems crazy they still don't offer that or multiple gamepad support nine months after the system launched!

"Then you find yourself in an alleyway, sucking some guy off just for one more life."

I think your comment has a lot of truth, Owen. As I've gotten older, I've had less time to play games but still actively follow the industry because it's ingrained in my DNA. I love smart debates in any comments section (the newest Kotaku Kinja format actually works to promote this a lot better than the previous…

Totally agree with your first comment! There are varying degrees of severity but most people do it at some point in their life if they are dealing with corporations.

You think that's excessive? Check out Mark Pincus' $16 million dollar house!

Good, but still not better than Mass Effect's incorrectly-translated subtitles

Has the new comment system not quelched the visibility of negative comments? I have seen a lot less "non-value added" remarks in the first comment page since that change a couple months ago.

Sweet jesus that's fantastic. Impromptu breakdancing? Check. Gratuitous flashing scene? Check. Contrived bro-centric bachelor pad? Fucking check!

totally agree, makes reading on a phone confusing and annoying.

Nooooooooooo!!

That yellow crane/walker design is stunning. This guy has an eye for aesthetics you don't often see applied to practical design in architecture and machinery

Nuclear pug gif? This is life-changing

Here is how this will play out:

Mike, are you tracking your calorie consumption over the last month with all these Snackatu articles? I'm patiently waiting for the Kotaku review of straight Crisco lard.

Reminds me of the "Vault Hunter's Relic" they gave out for pre-ordering Borderlands 2. It gave you a slightly better chance of enemies dropping mediocre green gear, which meant it was pretty worthless.

I don't know who "Alex" is or when he wrote this, but I'll be damned if those first 3 paragraphs weren't the best intro to an article I've ever read on this site. Great piece.