Mr. GOH!

What was Skyward Sword like? Zelda 2?

One of Nintendo's fundamental problems is that it's great at producing handhelds but not much else. Fuck, they even tried to make the Wii U a handheld. But why bother with an expensive Wii U tablet controller (unless you're one of those households with a single television, I guess, but then I have other questions about your dedication to gaming and/or visual entertainment media) when you can get the same sorta stuff on a 3DS?

Borderlands 2. It's certainly better than Borderlands.

Pokemon for Wii U would indeed sell like hotcakes, and would sell systems, especially if it interacted with the 3DS game in such a way that it it unlocks new Pokemon or adds value to the 3DS game.

A Pokemon MMO would be problematic to administer, as the Pokemon audience is split between small children , on the one hand, and manchildren on the other. It would be difficult to make an MMO for kids that adults love and vice versa. See: LEGO MMO.

Nintendo launched the Wii U prematurely; the hardware was ready (and had been since 2006 (ZING!)), but the software wasn't. Why Nintendo chose to launch the Wii U with lukewarm third-party support and with neither a strong Nintendo system-selling franchise (ZELDA, MOTHERFUCKERS, PEOPLE LOVE ZELDA. AND POKEMON. AND GODDAMN ANIMAL FARM OR ANIMAL TOWN OR HAPPY FUNVILLE ANIMAL FUCKERY OR WHATEVER THAT GODDAMN ANIMAL GRINDFEST THE KIDS LOVE IS CALLED) or any games that appeal to casual consumers that really make great use of the controller. Oh, and Nintendo also seriously fucked up by calling it the Wii U. Nintendo has sucked the Mario brand dry and a Mario game won't sell as many systems as it would have six years ago. Pikmin looks kinda cool and I'm sure it would sell well if it were an iPad game.

Citing the continuing lack of key first-party titles being released to drive hardware sales, the gaming giant sold just 160,000 Wii U systems in April to June. Wii U sold just over 50k WiiU units worldwide per month in the first quarter of its fiscal year. That is atrocious. Yet Nintendo still expects it to sell 9 million between March 2013 and March 2014. Nintendo is delusional; there will be an uptick in Wii U sales figures when the big name first-party games drop, but likely not to the point of pushing 9 million more consoles by next March. Then again, I'm dubious that Donkey Kong, Pikmin, a Zelda remake, and Wii U fit will be huge system sellers. Things are not looking up for the Wii U.

Shadowrun Returns. Unless you're a big Shadowrun fan, wait to buy it until folks have built lots of great user campaigns, or until the developers have produced a good amount of DLC. It's quite good, but short, and the main campaign is more an example of what the editor can do than a full game. It's like the first arc of a long PnP RPG.

You have to adapt when you play 7 Wonders. You cannot go into the game with a set strategy and hope to win. But, yes, like most games, there is an element of random chance.

Ooh, I want the crystal cruiser. My current goal is to unlock the Zoltan B variant.

7 Wonders. Hybrid board and card game. Played it with some friends a few months ago, then bought a copy to give to different friends as a housewarming gift this past weekend. we played it for hours. Once you play a practice game, it goes fairly quickly, about 20 minutes to half an hour for a full game with four players. It's for 2 to 7 players (2 players play a weird advanced variant I have not tried), and it's won a shitload of awards. Extremely great and accessible game that doesn't overstay it's welcome, but is different every time you play. I think it's probably best with at least 4 players. Seriously guys, check it out. http://www.rprod.com/index.php?page=description-22 There are expansions, which are also supposedly top-notch.

Brave New World is tremendous.

Borderlands 2 with the mechromancer DLC, Tiny Tina DLC and the Captain Scarlet DLC. I budgeted $20 for BL2 + DLC, and that's what I paid. Also Monaco. Missed Blood Dragon, but I'm not sweatin' it. I also preordered Shadowrun Returns, since I missed the Kickstarter campaign.

Fallen Enchantress isn't perfect, but it is a billion times better than the horrible mess Elemental (the original game) was on release. I'm enjoying it.

Of course I voted for FFIX. It's the best one. I would never vote for any final fantasy above IX. Thus, that the site registered my vote as if it were for XIV constitutes a bait-and-switch. Dean has defrauded me and I will be pursuing all legal means at securing restitution.

Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes. Because I'm a glutton for punishment when it comes in the form of low-budget strategy RPGs.

I scoured this thread and could not find out how to donate. So. How do I donate?

If I won the powerball at $100 million, I'd take the ~50% cut for immediate payout, so it'd be $50 mil, so, after another third out for taxes, I'd have about $33 million. $1 million to pay off all family debts and mortgages (the largest single debt being my ungodly law school loan debt). $5 million on a brownstone townhouse in Brooklyn ($2 to $3 million for the property, the rest in a fund for upkeep and taxes). I'd put $5 million in a trust for my sister and mother, limiting withdrawals to about $120k a year for 20 years. I'd put about $1 million in easy-to-access accounts for living expenses, and invest most of the rest of the $20 million in a mix of conservative long-term investments, like index funds. I might put about a million of that twenty in easier-to-convert short- and medium-term investments, too. I'd donate the last million to my school district growing up so they could buy and maintain a bunch of school-owned musical instruments for band and orchestra students to use. First, I'd take my girlfriend out for a lavish night on New York City. Then, I'd quit my job and do pro bono legal work part time for a couple of foundations here in the city. I'd also travel around the world and meet up with buddies from college in Europe and China.

Amazon, IIRC, and I missed it, FDS. I hope it comes back now that I'm paying attention.

Reus is a neat little game, guys. I got Remember Me, Kerbal Space Program, Eador: Masters of the Broken World, and Endless Space Gold Edition (with the expansion(s?)) via the Steam Summer Sale.

It's lacking in good storytelling, worldbuilding and interesting characters. The combat is fun, though I don't recall much meaningful character customization. I could be wrong about that last point; it's been a while since I played.

I forget that most people didn't really get internet service at home until the late 90's. We had dialup service since the very early 90's through my parents' work at the local university, so I was just fortunate. Though I recall visiting my cousins' place in a moderate-sized city in the mid-90's and they had Roadrunner cable modem service and I was jealous as all hell, and I was selling cable modem service as a telemarketer by 1999.

I want Borderlands 2 and the season pass for under $15. Not a recommendation, I know, but I just wanted to vent.