Metroid: Other M is a good game. I like it. It's a lot of fun. But the entire time I'm playing it I keep thinking about Metroid Prime. I have never thought so much about a game before while playing something else. I smile and daydream about Metroid Prime like I'm in some romantic comedy where I was set up to date some girl but really I was thinking about the woman I just realized I've been in love with all along.

This is no surprise, but I'm still flabbergasted by how many Wii games don't seem to look as good as GameCube games. I wish to understand why this is.

My cat is staring at me.

I am so glad that a company like Buena Vista (owned by Disney) took over the Turok franchise from Acclaim so that they can proceed to not make any Turok games.

Alec Trevelyan (006) looks like a freaking hobo in the new GoldenEye game. Of course he's going to betray you, he'll kill you the second he realizes you have booze money.

There are a few things that really bother me about Metroid: Other M, but then I remember the dreadful Nintendo 64 Metroid gap and I shut up.

Kid Icarus: Uprising looks neat, but thinking about its stylus heavy controls for aiming arrows has my hand cramping already.

Sometimes there is great unity with a want in our industry. And sometimes Nintendo seems oblivious. Dear Nintendo, make a new 2D Metroid on the 3DS. Call it Metroid Dread if you want. Or call it Metroid: If the Shoe Fits for all I care.

I meant to post this last month, but I didn't want to distract from all the E3 posts. Now that both E3 and regular updates are a thing of the past, here's some video! Whoo!

This year's E3 has been an interesting experience to be sure. We saw the unveiling of an amazing and innovative new product, the Nintendo 3DS, and the more widely playable demos of two peripherals pretending to be just as innovative; Microsoft's Kinect and Sony's Move. What this means is that while there was plenty of new technology to try, there wasn't a lot of games! There was a heck of a lot of tech demos, though, but who cares about those?

So for day three of E3 I didn't play much that hasn't already been covered. I took a look at Zelda (because I wanted/needed the Zelda t-shirt they were giving out). Kevin has already covered this, but I'd like to add that it's really fun and BEAUTIFUL. I had zero trouble controlling it.

I played some sort of mysterious Socom 4 but heeeey this is a Nintendo site. If you're interested in my thoughts then ask Garret/Garman because he's played other Socom games and can give you a better idea of what to expect.

I also played some Kirby: Epic Yarn, but more on that later!

Today was the day of E3 that I sat around a lot and felt old. Oh man, I am so old, you guys. I don't want to stand in lines and watch these people talk about the game before they play it like they know everything about it. I don't want to see a loyal army of ladies trying to lure journalists to play games they wouldn't. You guys, I don't want to fight for food in the media lounge. We're supposed to at least be pretending to be professionals.

I'm not entirely sure what I'm intending to say here. This started off as a means to write quick impressions about a few things and now I'm complaining about the kids on my lawn. So I will simply close with a most accurate statement regarding E3. When it starts you are filled with wonder and when it ends you are so sick of it you can't even take a minute to say goodbye. We left a bit early today and I couldn't have been happier to leave.

Hey, come play Kinect. NO LEAVE ME ALONE!

You may have heard that Ronnie James Dio passed away at the age of 67 on Sunday. There are good vocalists, there are great vocalists, and then there are those elite that can never be surpassed. Dio had power and majesty in a voice that could dominate and captivate the largest arenas and the smallest venues.

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It feels right to make some baseball predictions, just like the old days. So grab a chair, grab your dick, and check out my guesses after the jump. See if you can determine just how wrong I'll be.


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I just found out via Dylab on the forums that Alex Chilton died of a heart attack on St. Patty's Day. This saddens me. Do everyone a favor and listen to some Big Star today.
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Rock Band Network is the best thing to happen to Rock Band since Rock Band 2.
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Nous aurons des sourires.
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You guys, Mass Effect 2 is really good.
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