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@brfp26 no release date, we're playing it by ear and will try to announce details when we can — AssaultAndroidCactus (@AndroidCactus) August 21, 2016 Ugh. This bummed me out. Right now, they are actively developing the Vita-version. They'd rather support the Vita than the Wii U. That's incredibly sad. "We're playing it by ear," indicates that they are thinking about a Wii U version, but not really committed to it at all, even after the Vita-version is done. At best, we will get a version on NX.

I know Nintendo was channeling Apple when they came up with the Wii name, and they were hoping that cashing in on the success of the name would translate into success for Wii U. The reason why this backfired is that Wii was a fad, whereas iPhone and the whole "i" brand was alive and strong. Apple's "i" devices are used on an daily basis, whether it's with their smartphones on the go, or tablets at home. Wiis were not used on such a daily basis by the time the Wii U launched. They could have averted some of this failure by calling it Wii 2, but of course, that would have made too much logical sense.

Two mantras I have developed over the last few years is It's not too late, and You/I don't have to I mostly apply these mantras to the practice of eating. It's never too late to stop eating something. Just because you started eating a whole box of junk and you're almost done, doesn't mean you can not stop. It's never too late to stop. For the second mantra, I have another example. Today I was eating and I felt full, but there was only one piece of food left, and some part of me just wanted to finish it for some reason, but I thought to myself, "You don't have to."

This is a response to: https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoNX/comments/4zaqy0/whats_with_the_obsession_of_wanting_the_nx_to_be/ The first reaction I had to the title was, "Who actually wants NX to be 'the best'?" Not me. To be the best would be too costly and most people wouldn't buy it, or so I think, because of the price-tag. Look at gaming-PCs. Most people play graphically-unintensive games like LoL and CS:GO. Why? Because the computers that can run those games are more affordable. One of the most prevalent things I noticed was how the writer presented everything as his or her predilections, and that's exactly what they are: just his or her own, personal predilections. Nintendo can't design the NX just for him or her. These are the main reasons why I believe PS4  succeeded: It was the most powerful console. The whole "PC Master Race" meme began cropping up on the internet, making console-gamers very insecure. They wanted to feel better a...

This is a response to http://kotaku.com/the-guy-with-the-lowest-possible-rank-in-overwatch-1785662123   I really enjoyed this article. It was funny and it reminded me of how I would stress about the Arena in WoW: BC. Well, back then, it was just about getting items. Doing well wasn't directly tied to feeling good about myself, but if I got nice items, I would feel better about myself . S o I guess I stand corrected; in fact, doing well in Arenas was indirectly inspired by a desire to feel better about myself. My favorite game of the generation is Splatoon. It has a Ranked Mode, but I stopped at A- (C- to S+). I see a lot of people incorporating their Rank into their self-esteem, self-worth, and in effect, it affects how they view others as well. If someone is a lesser Rank than him or her, he or she will feel less respect toward the one with lesser Rank. Also, because there are not too many things to distinctly "accomplish" in Splatoon, many players feel the need...

This is the newest grammar-epidemic that has been spreading like wildfire in the internet. People think that "lead" is the past tense of "lead," when it is in fact "led." It's reasonable to believe so, because "read" (pronounced red) is the past tense of "read" (pronounced reed) but if there's one thing that's true of English, it's that logic does not apply. There's also the metal called lead (pronounced led).

Lately, I've been hooked on retro games. I've beaten Mega Man 4 through 7 and X, and today I beat Final Fight, which, by the way, is one hella arcade-cheap, quarter-swallowing, beat-em-up that I only got through with Nintendo's Restore Points. I've been enjoying retro games in two ways: original media, and Virtual Console. One method does not benefit the original developers or publishers, while one method does. One method is more nostalgically and viscerally satisfying, and one is less so. I don't know the economics of the Virtual Console. What percentage of the sale goes where? Nintendo must take a cut. Does the publisher get all the money? Do developers who have long-left their publisher still get royalties? Who knows? Whatever the case, the fact is that someone somewhere, whether it's a publisher or developer is still getting paid for their work they did years ago, which is a righteous thing. With the booming popularity of Steam and smartphone-app-stores,...