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According to Polygon.com , eBay said it sold an NES Classic console every 18 seconds on launch-day. If there are 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, and 24 hours in a day, that means that there are 86,400 seconds in a day. Then we need to find the ratio between total seconds and the rate at which NES Classic Editions were sold (60 divided by 18 = 3.3 repeating). 86,400 divided by 3.3 repeating = 25,920. There were 25,920 NES Classic Editions sold, on ebay , on launch-day . There were a total of 196,000 sold total in the US. That's 13.2% of the entire total successfully scalped on ebay on day-one . That's a damn travesty. I would not be surprised if the scalping-rate was as high as 99%.

A lot of people fear for the battery-life, and if Laura Kate Dale is correct, it will last about 3 hours. This is not very good, but it's good enough, because NS will not be used very much as an on-the-go portable device. I heard about a survey and it was found that most people played their mobile games at home. Applying this to NS, its portability will be useful for when people have to concede the television, and for playing in bed. Everyone will appreciate the portability of this device, but mostly inside their homes. So it doesn't really matter that it only has 3 hours of battery-life. If you're at home anyway, you'll be able to play and charge it without the dock. It's how Wii U's off-TV functionality should have been.

On paper, multiplatform gaming is the best. You have access to any game you desire; you're not limited by the platform you own because you own them all. In practice, however, I see flaws. Fanchildism is also not necessarily a foolish way to game. Most multiplatform gamers only play the biggest releases. There is no shortage of hype when you own Wii U, PS4, Xbox One, and PC, so you will be naturally drawn to the games with the most hype. You will be drawn to the Uncharted 4s, Gears of War 4s, and Titanfall 2s of the world, instead of exploring the catacombs of a platform's library. If you did the latter, you would be treated to a greater variety of games instead of AAA games that all try to attract the same gamer with high production-values and cinematic storytelling. Being a fanchild of a company or platform is often looked down upon, but I do not necessarily agree that being a fanchild is foolish. I have been on both sides of the fence. There have been times in my life w...

Although Teal Swan, the Spiritual Catalyst says there's nothing wrong with desire, I've always thought that desire was one of the prime sources of suffering. Unless you receive that which you desire so much, you will suffer. Also, even if you receive that which you have desired, it is highly likely that you will desire something anew and repeat this cycle of suffering. How does this relate to Nintendo Switch? Many of us in #TeamAMD suffered because we wanted a powerful, dedicated home-console, but we instead got a hybrid that was a compromise between portable and home-console. Throughout the lifespan of Wii U, I wanted AAA third-party support on-par with what Microsoft and Sony got. As a Nintendo-fan, I still remember when Nintendo was proud and tried to compete. I want that Nintendo to come back. Now, I feel like they are cowering with their tails between their legs, and not being the men and women they could truly be, content on being a niche company. I do not predict N...

As a diehard Wii U gamer, it was sad to see the reveal of the Nintendo Switch because I knew the graphical jump from Wii U to NS would be small at best. As a gamer throughout the years, I have enjoyed new consoles because of its new games, but also the graphical leap that came with them. With NS, I won't get that sense of awe like I did when I first played Mario Kart 8 (maybe I'll get it with NS2). This is more like the leap from Gamecube to Wii, where Wii was just an overclocked Gamecube. The NS isn't an overclocked Wii U, but as far as results are concerned, it might as well be. How should the dedicated, diehard Wii U gamer cope with NS? Treat NS as an extension of the lifespan of Wii U. Essentially, treat NS like it's the same thing as Wii U and it's just increasing its lifespan. As a result, Wii U's lifespan starts at 2012 but now ends when NS's lifespan ends. We are not getting the next-gen hardware we deserve, but that's okay, because Wii U's...

Yesterday I completed my second full computer-build. I say "full" computer-build because two and half years ago, I transplanted my Phenom II X4 965 Black build into a new chassis and upgraded its cooler, video-card, and added a RAM-stick. So that was technically half a build. This was my second "full" build. I did not need a new computer. My old one works fine. It may be a little loud with five fans and a water-pump, but it's functionally great. The reason I decided to make a new build was that the white Corsair Graphite 380T was starting to sell out in stores like Newegg and Amazon. This is still the most gorgeous case I have ever seen. I always wanted to build in it, but I had already built a system recently, so I did not pull the trigger on a purchase. Upon realization that Corsair may never manufacture these cases again, I had to order one directly from Corsair, which took about a week to get here from California. Here is the beauty in a stock-photo: In...

@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.