Metacritic is considered the industry standard for game ratings, and rightly so. By aggregating the opinions and evaluations of well informed and well versed game reviewers, Metacritic is a fairly accurate evaluation of the quality of a video game. Large and small development companies alike seek to achieve a high Metacritic score, which is understood [...]
Here’s some fun Mario wallpaper that I did up using an assortment of Google Images. If anyone wants it, enjoy.
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Mario and other characters are (C) Nintendo.
Nintendo’s Brain Age game has been out for quite a while; it has been widely embraced by non-gamers, with sales somewhere above 10 million. The game franchise consists of simple memory, arithmetic, and critical thinking games that claim to boost brain function. Backed by the research of Dr. Kawashima, consumers play the game not necessarily [...]
This post is the counterpart to a previous post of mine: Two Years In: The Wii’s Failures. In that article I discussed how the Wii, after a close look, does not deliver on many expectations of the consumer.
Though not a godsend, the Wii is responsible for many uncanny feats. It is incredibly fun, sure enough, [...]