Category: Features
Irregular Columns
F***heads – Gift Horse of the Apocalypse
Pietriot Times – June Edition
F***heads – Party For One
Xbox Reveal! Last Minute Bets
Today’s the day, Microsoft is about to reveal a BIG SECRET to the world; they’re releasing a new game console! SSSHHH! What could it be? With pre-launch hype potentially being more entertaining than the actual event, we put in a few quick guesses.
From Chat: Next Generation Barry
Pietriot Times – May Edition
Disproving the “Retail vs Digital” conspiracy theory
Lately we’ve seen some stock issues with key Nintendo games all around the world, including Monster Hunter in Europe, Fire Emblem and Lego City in the USA, and now Luigi’s Mansion is becoming difficult to obtain in the Year of Buying Luigi Games. Rather than being an indication that these games are selling well, it’s led to conspiracy theories that Nintendo’s short shipping games on purpose in some evil scheme to “force” the eShop on us. This seems to happen every time a Nintendo product sells well, going back to the Wii and DS days where Nintendo created “artificial shortages” for the fastest selling systems in history at the time. While I think limiting the sales potential of a product has some great upsides, it’s certainly not part of Nintendo’s plan.
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F***heads – Unreal Laughs
Pietriot Times – April Edition
F***heads – Dead Port
I’ve got $10, let’s go game shopping – March 2013
Hey, whoa. So much for this being a monthly feature! I mean, it’s not like I made that sweaty, lustful desire public knowledge in the initial $10 write-up back in November, but it existed somewhere in my head. So now you know. Now you know the shame. Continue reading “I’ve got $10, let’s go game shopping – March 2013”
Pietriot Times – March Edition
F***heads – Pure Platinum Pouting
(written by Matto)
A Message From Nintendo: Gotta Have Game
This scan is from the back of E3 Show Daily: Day 3 from E3 2000. It’s not a product ad,
but a departing statement from Hiroshi Yamauchi just before he retired (maybe). Almost 13 years later (that’s more than TWO Wii generations duct-taped together), does it still apply today?
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