So what’s going on?

Yeah, I am still alive and well. Have been working at my local EB for a few weeks. It’s a great bunch I work with, but the bummer is that it has actually made video games into *gulp* a job. Oh well, better than most things I can be doing right now, and it’s only temporary.

Aside from that, not a lot is going on, been playing Brawl of course. Picked up Professor Layton (VERY fun game actually) and I think Professor Layton should win the nice guy award. Caught up with some Link to the Past (haven’t played that in a while) and am looking forward to Insecticide and Ninja Gaiden DS. This is why I need to limit the games I buy. I rarely finish them, because I tend to get caught up playing other newer games everytime something comes out. I HAVE to finish all these games one day.

What else…oh yeah, been reading “The Ultimate History of Video Games” really great book so far, but I really have to say that “Power Up” did a little more to feed the hungry fanboy in me. After that is “Game Over”, it is said to have a really great detailed history on Nintendo. In fact, the book is sitting here at my desk as I type this up. Oh, and the Guinness Book Gamers Edition. Yeah, I read a lot.

Games you all need to check out:

Professor Layton

Insecticide

Ninja Gaiden DS

I am assuming anyone reading this has already purchased Brawl. If you haven’t go out and get it, now.

Oh, and while in Austin, I picked up King of Kong and the Super Mario Bros. movie.  YAY me.

So while I was in Austin recently, I saw this cool place called Game Over Videogames. It’s a store that specializes in retro gaming. They are a really awesome bunch who genuinely seem to love what they are doing. Check them out here: Game Over

This is definitely a place you want to visit if you happen to cruise through Austin, TX.

You know how much I love to post cheesy Nintendo related rap.  So here it goes!

LOVE IT!

News From IGN:

AT NUMBER 1: DS: over 587,000

and 2nd is the Wii: 432,000

Some Game Sales:

At number 3: Wii Play (Wii, 289,000)

And at 5: Guitar Hero III (Wii, 222,000)

Ranked at 6: Mario and Sonic at the Olympics (DS, 205,000)

Wii Play is still doing well, couldn’t have anything to do with that controller could it?

I can’t wait to see Brawl’s numbers next month.

HELL…Yeah…

Damn, Brawl rocks.  I did a lot of unlocking today. Hope to get more characters.  Sadly, my online play lags from time to time.  Did anyone else have this problem?   How many people read this blog?  Oh well, it’s great fun to be a part of.

Next on my list is Insecticide.  It shipped today.

News from GoNintendo:

Posted by an NOA Tech representative on Nintendo’s official tech forums:

It appears the Spectator Mode and Options menu started appearing for most people early this morning (3/12). We’re happy to hear all these positive results, so thanks for posting your success stories! If you’re connecting for the first time today, you may still need to wait up to 24 hours before seeing Spectator Mode.

Good to know…