N64: I never owned a Nintendo 64. I remember being pretty interested in it, when it was still called the Ultra 64. But the damn thing never seemed to want to come out. I eventually ended up getting a PlayStation, although I'm not certain if this was before or after the N64 came out. It had to be close ( Read more... )

Unlike the NES, I do remember getting the SNES, vaguely. What I don't remember is the reason. Somehow, I can recall it was a Wednesday night. But it wasn't my birthday. And it wasn't near Christmas (I don't recall the store being particularly packed). It's hard to imagine I'd have gotten the SNES close after its launch... I'd have been pretty ( Read more... )

It is the 20th anniversary of the SNES, which is perhaps my favorite console of all time. It's kind of tough to say, since my memories of those days are only getting foggier. So rather than focus on just the SNES, I'm going to recount my memories of all the major Nintendo consoles; basically how I got them and what I thought of them, how I used ( Read more... )

My pal Auto led me to a website where someone has chronicled the weekly Famitsu sales numbers since 1996. It lists the top 100 games from 96-98, the top 300 games from 99-03, the top 500 games from 04-08, and the top 1000 games from 08-10. Also, starting in 06 the Media Create numbers are available too.

I decided to go through and list all the ( Read more... )

Following my previous post on Legends, I was intending to explain how one of the factors is poor sales of the 3DS, and try to show why the 3DS is currently struggling in the market. However, Nintendo has essentially admitted to it now with this incredible fire sale they've lined up ( Read more... )

I am intentionally staying away from all discussion about Mega Man Legends 3's cancellation. I am not getting on AIM or Skype or IRC, I occasionally check Twitter but do not post, and I'm not bothering to look for news for TMMN (what other news would there be?). I have been a part of this community for 14 years now, officially half of my life, and ( Read more... )

This week saw kind of a rough bump for the outlook on Legends 3, and I suppose I am somewhat responsible for that, although the response to it was not as cataclysmic as I expected it might be. And in the end, it is just a simple fact: Rockman DASH 3 was removed from the front page of Capcom of Japan. It may mean nothing, and you can read into it ( Read more... )

This past week has been abuzz with legislature concerning video games. The greatest of course is the Supreme Court ruling against Brown vs. Entertainment Merchants Association, which would have allowed the California government to impose fines on vendors selling "violent games" to children. The law was correctly voted down because it infringes on ( Read more... )

What do you do when there's something super bumming you out that you can't talk about ( Read more... )

Reference: http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/04/25/iwata_on_wii_2/

I'll try not to sound as agitated as my previous post, but consider this quote:

Following today's announcement of Wii's successor, Nintendo held a press conference in Osaka. Kyodo News reports that as reason for the followup system's release, Iwata said "It became difficult for ( Read more... )