Here we have Mario Kart coming to Wii, and there's a much heard about plastic add on coming out for it. 15 bucks. Worth it?


Let me ask this though? How is that question though? It comes with this game for free, and if you believe it's worth the additional purchases, then you'd by more. Play it, feel it, then decide.

I was reading a post from my good friend Tim about the topic about Leet speaking and whatnot. And I, for the most part, agreed with his stance on the whole existence: It's stupid, retarded... and anyone who thinks that it's something hardcore or something worth defending needs to step back from the computer and take a good look in the mirror (Preferably with Johnny Cash's Hurt playing in the background).

My fear is that this LEET speaking demographic might sadly be 70% percent of the core audience... sadly the same audience that may have some of these other 'Neo-Hardcore' features:

*They own an Xbox 360 and play it daily. (nothing too wrong with that one...) For more than 4 hours straight a day, typically online.

*They own all/almost all of these games Halo 3, StarCraft, Call of Duty 4, Metal of Honor, BattleField, some sort of Counter Strike, and an MMORPG.

*Have tried to Mod, Hack or script a game to win. (Super cool... HAX0RZZ)

*Watches Anime... in every meaning imaginable. (seems to be a common feature... don't know why.)

*Has a super computer and knows most of the specs and requirements/setting to play any game.

*Believes that the Wii is killing the Hardcore market.

AND SOMEHOW we are suppose to get deep meaningful/educated video game conversations going when all their innovative/landmark experiences (Kings Quest, Lufia 2, Pikmin, Okami) are diluted with a mess of a culture brought to life with Online Bashing/FPSes/Anime/Nerds/Keyboard shortcuts/screaming randomness?! Please!

Leet and it's culture is destroying our image as gamers. It's embarrassing, gaming should have been about having fun and enjoying ANOTHER form of entertainment. But now, this is what we have; people who are actually going to read this, and afterwards claim that they are more Leet than someone else that's claiming the samething, but irony is that they probably don't know what it is to be Leet in the first place because the term 'Leet' doesn't exist in the real world. And if by some stretch of the imagination... if THIS insult means 'Hardcore'... Then I, a person that has played almost EVERY GAME in the span of 20 years will have no part in that. LEET isn't hardcore, never was, never will be, it's obsessive and deserves the title of NEO-Hardcore at best.

So that's it, find all the spelling/grammar mistakes you want... and somehow try to bring me to your level... Because you and I both know that's all Leet is: mistakes. If I made one in this post then, I will acknowledge it and make the effort to not repeat that mistake again in the future. But to go on and defend something that's clearly miswritten would be stupid. LEET is not a language, it's not in the dictionary, It's not something worth defending, so be gone leet speakers.

Yeah, I probably did one of the most epic, racist, discussion with my good friend Tim Lefebvre.

It's VERY offensive, and probably everyone is probably going to hate it. But there might be someone who actually enjoys it, so for that person here it is.

http://www.culturedcast.co.nr/
Enjoy our words of wisdom. HA!

For those who missed the radical headline from 'DTOID' Jim Sterling... It was unveiled by Reggie that Super Smash Bros, yes, would be delayed untill Fall for our friends out in Europe. Nintendo delaying a game in Europe? No way! Please...



Jim, if Animal Crossing wasn't enough of an indicator for you... Nintendo generally needs to translate thier games before they put it out on the market. That means, to all the little countries in Europe... not just the English UK. Yes it's unfortunate that Smash is delayed and we all know how that feels now. I hate to point out the fucking obvious but your logic and many of the comments simply doesn't make very much sense.

So let me get this straight... Reggie, President of Nintendo AMERICA 'laughed' at the Europian gamer by delaying the game... So what did you do? "Well, fuck you Nintendo- I'm not buying a Wii system ever again!... you delayed a Nintendo game that I loved SO much... guess I wont ever have it!........? (well, maybe I will once it actually comes out and I can't resist temptation, DAMN Nintendo.)"

AND YES, you can mod your Wii... but the firmware is updated constantly, so good luck with that. But hey, if managed to get around all that, Buy that Wii and that mod chip for 50 bucks! After all that, fuck, you deserve it. You shouldn't hate them because of fucking marketing/localization decisions, because like in all Nintendo stories generally, the good outweighs the bad. That's why the fanbase supports them.

Bottom line, the very idea that this game even exist is beyond words and complement, people should really not complain that hard for a simple delay ultimately. Yes, it DOES suck for the Europian market but it WILL come out and this bullshit will be long forgotten ultimately. I pitty the people that believe they are the nails holding up the Wii sucess, selling there Wii's and Nintendo support and 'somehow' 'sticking it to the man' by starving themselves from perhaps one of the greatest gaming experiences ever: You Mr. hardcores/Nintendo gamers are only 33% (at best) of the Wii's base- Remember that.

Pay to Play... it can't remember a bigger insult. First thing that comes to mind when I thnk of biggest Nintendo let down WAS the Gamecube. But not anymore... Pay to Play: THE REASON why the Gamecube was the letdown. Let me break it down.

It was around E3 2003... Mario Kart Double Dash for the Gamecube was shown and the big question on everyone's mind was, "Is it going to be online?" That is when Miyamoto proudly said, "Nope, but here's a LAN option that benifits the people that have two TV, two Gamecubes, two Gamecube LAN adaptors, one LAN cable more than four controllers, and more than four gamer friends (something you can't even buy and are very hard to randomly find without proper fucking online... not mention that if you have Two Gamecubes to begin with you probably don't have many friends anyway)."

So WHY Miyamoto, WHY Iwata, WHY Nintendo!? The answer was rough but it made sense: They were not going to provide online to there games unless it was profitable, easy and free for the consumer. That's Nintendo; caring, putting the game first and original... the one I know, the one I respected. Like this... I was able to justify why the Gamecube failed so hard once they met all said online goals with "Nintendo Wi-Fi connection (even though the name 'Nintendo Net' would have worked way better)" with the release of Mario Kart DS on the DS. Perhaps one of the most simplist straight foward system EVER in an online feature (fucking friendcodes)... but at least the price was right and we could understand why.



I believe now is where you can see my fustrastion. Basically, WHAT THE FUCK IS 'THIS' AFTER SO LONG!? Nintendo could have done this on the Gamecube! They could have saved the fucker! And saved Nintendo fans the hell years in 05/06. So why would we do this? “collecting fees for some services [that] will allow us to adapt flexibly." -Aoyama... Fuck, you mean like X-Box Live or something?!

Philosophy from Nintendo to Nintendo fans is everything, it what keeps us/me with them. So here's hoping I'm wrong about this in someway and they WON'T change the free basic online system. Otherwise this move contradicts a chain of events that became what is today.

Gamecube=No Online=DownFall=Rebelion=Revolution=Wii

If there's one person that I hate in the video game industry it's Tommy Tallarico. Unfortunately, he's the one that made this event- he had money. It has the word video games in it... so I went with it...



and the results were... 6 out of 10, average. Nothing that you couldn't see on Youtube, or download the crystal clear version on the net as MP3. Sure the orchestra was there.. but that whole concept fades away when you realize that these are just renditions of song we've all heard 4000 times.

Cosplay Contest.. (I hate cosplay generally...) I actually, took a picture of the winner of the contest (shiek). There was also a Kadaj that which he came in second, (but I don't give much of a fuck about Final Fantasy- So I don't give much of a fuck about him.)



THE LINE UP

(Keep in mind that very cultured gamer and a gaming pessimist. My friend who may be considered the direct opposite actually gave the whole event a 7/8)

Ms. Pac-man skit

Looked liked something that was made on Youtube

Old School Medley

Personal Favorite, check it out on Youtube.

Metal Gear Series

Not as good as you might think.

Beyond good and evil

Something that actually deserves this production. perhaps the REASON why I went.

God of War

WHATEVER. I have no feelings towards something that's basically senseless chior shouting.

Civilization 4

What I said above... Generic

Myst Series

Really good live. Does Myst so much justice; perhaps more justice than it deserves.

-Loading Screen for the intermission-

Definitely a tribute to the PSP.

Kingdom Hearts

Actually really good. Sounds like the MP3!

Sonic Medley

I didn't care... Personally my favorite songs in Sonic are the ones from Sonic 2- Stage 2.

Video Games Pianist- Final Fantasy

Check it out on YouTube.

Mario Series

Cool but fucking cliched.

Video Game Pianist- Mario Series

Youtube it up!

Video Game Pianist- Namco Games

This impressed me simply because the man played Galaga on a bloody piano.

World of Warcaft

I have too much hate for the game to give two shits.

Halo Theme

I don't like the Halo choir/song/err theme personally... Might be worth it if you enjoy Halo. I don't.

Starcraft 2

Sounded like a really REALLY good idea... untill... I couldn't relate with any of the song.

One Winged Angel

FUCK IT. NOT AGAIN. LETS GO HOME.

I suppose the main problem with my whole experience is the fact that I heard the whole Super Smash Bros Brawl soundtrack the night before. And that blew my fucking mind. Nothing can withstand the power of Brawl it seems... not even this whole production.