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Musing on the death of longhand and the pencil in a technological world

Musing on the death of longhand and the pencil in a technological world

Jul 29, 2016

In reading a recent CNET article entitled, “I blame computers for ruining my handwriting,” my guard was up. As a life-long, passionate technology enthusiast, I was ready for the all-too-common article demonizing technology. Fortunately, it was more of a personal journey/account by article author Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, and one that...

Nintendo announces the mini NES Classic Edition and here’s why it’s brilliant

Nintendo announces the mini NES Classic Edition and here’s why it’s brilliant

Jul 14, 2016

Videogame hell has frozen over and something tons of Nintendo fans have been clamoring for for years has finally happened. Nintendo will be releasing a TV game version of their classic NES console called the NES Classic Edition on November 11. It will be a miniature version of the iconic boxy...

Editorial: Is the Nintendo NX already doomed?

Editorial: Is the Nintendo NX already doomed?

Jun 21, 2016

In an already infamous “it’s not about the specs” type of manifesto, Nintendo of America President and COO, Reggie Fils-Aimé, showed that the more things change with Nintendo, the more they stay the same.   While it’s true that almost every Nintendo system post Super NES has not featured the...

Quick Recap: Our First Comic Con – Wizard World Philadelphia

Quick Recap: Our First Comic Con – Wizard World Philadelphia

Jun 5, 2016

Since Wizard World Philadelphia was our first experience at a Comic Con, I thought I would briefly share how it went for our family in case anyone else in a similar situation wanted to look into going. Our two oldest daughters wanted to go to one for some time, and...

News: Nintendo NX to see release in March 2017 worldwide

News: Nintendo NX to see release in March 2017 worldwide

Apr 27, 2016

While my prognostication skills are usually spot-on, when it came to the release of the Nintendo NX, which I thought would be previewed at E3 2016 in June and released holiday 2016, I was rather off (see here and here). According to Nintendo, the only major unveil at E3 will be...

News: A New Commodore 64 is Coming Out (and a healthy dose of skepticism)

News: A New Commodore 64 is Coming Out (and a healthy dose of skepticism)

Apr 14, 2016

An attempt at a modern Commodore 64 (C-64) computer and gaming handheld was revealed this morning on Indiegogo, ahead of what was previously supposed to be an April 19th announcement. Headed by a company called Retro Games Ltd., who are out of Knaresborough, United Kingdom, the plans are to release...

Nikkei: Nintendo ceasing Wii U production

Nikkei: Nintendo ceasing Wii U production

Mar 22, 2016

Thanks to NeoGAF for the heads-up on an as-of-yet unconfirmed report that Nintendo will officially be ceasing production of the Wii U by the end of this year. This follows several months of “stock shortages” in Japan, as well as the official end of production for select Wii U accessories. As...

Quick Thoughts: Potential for PlayStation 4.5 and Xbox One.5

Quick Thoughts: Potential for PlayStation 4.5 and Xbox One.5

Mar 21, 2016

Both Sony and Microsoft have been dropping hints about potential hardware upgrades, and as usual where there are those types of hints, there’s probably some substance to it. This of course got the community in a tizzy, and conjured the expected comparisons to Sega’s dalliances in the 1990s with the Sega...

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