I renewed Nintendo Power.
Eh. I guess what convinced me was the big in-house ad that says "THIS IS NO TIME TO BE WITHOUT NINTENDO POWER!!!" Now that they're on top of the gaming world, that ad is absolutely correct. I'm pretty well convinced that NP will have some nice articles on Smash Bros and Animal Crossing in 2008, so I'm sticking around. Although losing the big list of renewal gift options really bites. I'm getting a Phantom Hourglass mini-guide instead of something I would actually want, like a t-shirt.
X-Play still sucks; about to be rebooted AGAIN.
How many times does this show have to get revamped before somebody realizes that the long-winded over-written wink-wink-smarm is the problem? That and the sad decline of Adam Sessler. I caught their Mario Galaxy special and turned it off in disgust after five minutes of cheap shots at Sunshine (and they didn't even bring up the camera, which is about the only legitimate complaint!) But really: the for-print scripting style that this show has been doing for years needs to go.
I should do volunteer service at Gamestop.
Every time I'm in one of those stores, I feel like I should offer my time as a visiting consultant to customers about to be misled by the morons behind the counter. I heard a clerk talk up the Nyko Wireless Wii Nunchuk. The Wireless Wii Nunchuk. Now that Johnny Blue Ocean Never Plays Games is on the street looking for Wii stuff, these stores are complete death traps.
Viz finally republishing Pokemon Adventures manga.
About time, with the franchise still coasting on Diamond/Pearl success. I tried picking these up years ago - it's a really nice series - and I have been long missing Volume 4. Viz's new Yellow volume reprints the original #4 and #7, but it may be missing some chapters. I haven't figured that out yet.
Clark enjoying Teen Titans (animated) phase.
We bounce from one thing to next around here, but the last week-and-a-half has brought Clark to a Teen Titans period. I bought him one of the manga-sized collections of the comic-based-on-the-cartoon, and we picked up Complete Season Four for $15. $15 for thirteen 22-minute episodes is a good buy.
