The Nintendo 3DS and WiiU eShops are Dead

Yesterday, March 27th, 2023, was the last day to buy something from Nintendo’s 3DS and WiiU eShops. Opening the shops on those consoles now presents the user with a series of empty digital shelves. The 3DS eShop still displays its collection of “Nintendo Selects” for some reason, though all of the games’ listings read, “This software is currently unavailable.” At least the animations and music … Continue reading The Nintendo 3DS and WiiU eShops are Dead

OPINION: The Street Sweeper Should Be Allowed to Eat Your Car

The street sweeper. The highlight of any New Yorker’s Thursday and/or Friday mid-morning to early afternoon. Maybe they do it other days and times in other neighborhoods, I don’t know. The highlight of any city-liver’s week, I’m sure. There’s nothing better than watching a big truck with a big brush attached to it come by and slurp up all the trash, leaves, and other detritus … Continue reading OPINION: The Street Sweeper Should Be Allowed to Eat Your Car

Put Battlefront on Switch

Seeing as my previous plea/prediction/hope in this vein came true, right down to the announcement of some beyond-my-wildest-dreams Restored Content DLC for KOTOR 2 (though we’ve still yet to see that DLC), I’ve decided to push my luck. While indulging my own nostalgia last week, I remembered that I still have my original installs and saves of Star Wars: Battlefront™(2004) and Star Wars: Battlefront II™(2005) … Continue reading Put Battlefront on Switch

Every Video Game I Played in 2022

Amazingly, I finally finished my big, long Game of the Year wrap-up this week. So I figured whipping up another one of these would be a fun follow-up. There’s just something satisfying about agonizing over one post for three months, only to turn around and finish another in one sitting. This series (it’s a series now) started as a post marking the games I’d Played … Continue reading Every Video Game I Played in 2022