Archive for posts tagged: Mario

Nobody can deny that Sony’s PlayStation Vita has been experiencing more than its fair share of troubles. A less than stellar launch, a distinct lack of games and even flailing support in the system’s motherland of Japan has plagued the system for months. The Vita centric Gamescom press conference aimed to change all that. But did it succeed? Read on as two Vita owners shoot the shit on the current state of the Vita and discuss what’s next. Read More »

It’s not really much of a secret that the majority of video games have, at best, a subpar narrative, and who could blame them? Once the plot gets heavier than ‘there is a princess, she’s been kidnapped, go save her,’ there’s a million things to account for. Why is the protagonist doing what they’re doing? Is the reasoning justified? Can the player relate? Read More »

E3 was Nintendo’s for the taking. I have no real comprehension with the game of baseball but to use a poor analogy, the bases were set and they just needed to smack it out of the park. Instead they simply placed the bat on the floor, tuned around and went to go sit in the stands. Read More »

“Fanboy” has become one of the Internet’s more pejorative terms, referring to a person who identifies excessively with a particular franchise, organisation or product. These fanboys defend that particular aspect with dogged determination and engage or instigate flame wars on comment threads or discussion boards; ignoring opposing arguments that do not sympathise with their point and aggravating other users. Read More »