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Fun fact: I did this for my 6th grade talent show. There was a mic problem, but otherwise I owned that theater. http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0ExpLFbMk8

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If I'm thinking about the same stickers you're talking about, I believe those are just items and not standard attacks. They're just acting as powerups for Mario this time around. From everything I've seen, this is a good old Paper Mario 64/1000-Year Door type adventure. Badges allow for stat enhancement and special moves, partners aid you in battle (you may be able to walk around without one, though that might be earlier in the game), the battles are turn-based. All things that demand my money. On Super Mario 3D Land news, apparently the camera and movement mechanics problems that plagued past demos have been fixed.

There's a whole lotta cake goin' on at EQD: Here's your cake, AJ: These are cupcakes, but they're still delicious looking:

R.I.P. Steve.

Okay, let's talk dream instruments. The Rickenbacker bass below. I want this so bad. http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBZ8ulc5NTg Incidentally, I already own a Hofner knockoff. In the guitar department, the Spectrum 5: The Moog guitar would also be a sweet acquisition. Here's it in action, in case you don't know what I'm talking about: http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3SsYQrgcyA

I guess I did. Reposting there now.

Okay, let's talk dream instruments. The Rickenbacker bass below. I want this so bad. http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBZ8ulc5NTg Incidentally, I already own a Hofner knockoff. In the guitar department, the Spectrum 5: The Moog guitar would also be a sweet acquisition. Here's it in action, in case you don't know what I'm talking about: http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3SsYQrgcyA

Banned for celebrating pointless milestones! Happy 71st post to me!

On the first point, I think it's hard to call this system that when the primary controller is otherwise the traditional buttons/analog setup. Not only will the more accessible control setup, HD capability and power put it at a more level development position in comparison to the other 2 companies, but the extra features in the controller can also be used as a toolbox by developers who actually want to use it to make something good. In the case of the Wii and 3DS, there was one central device that every developer worked with, but with the Wii U they have less restrictions or more opportunities (depending on how they look at it). Even when the next Xbox and Playstation come out, I think Wii U will at least be able to hold its own in the marketplace since there won't be this Wii to 360/PS3 sized gap this time around. On the word gimmick, it's actually not inherently a bad word. According to Merriam-Webster, it's "a trick or device used to attract business or attention." That can be, according to the more recent public definition, "an unnecessary, empty feature included for the sake of including one." But it can also take a more positive tone as referenced by another definition of the word: "An ingenious or novel mechanical device." The next time you feel like using the word gimmick as an insult, keep this in mind. To wrap up what's become an essay of sorts , the reason the Wii U isn't that publicized is because Nintendo's arm was twisted into showing it at all at E3. Word got out, the press was at their door, negative reports about the Wii were growing, and they couldn't hold out anymore. It's also why we really didn't see anything from them for the Wii U aside from the Bird video and the Zelda video. Other games were confirmed, but we didn't see any footage. I feel this is quite apparent in their presentation. As for 3rd-Party games, the only reason those were announced was because we already knew they were coming to other systems. Come next year's expo, the frothing at the mouth can really begin. Oh yeah, the reason I even came here in the first place: The camera and gameplay problems for Super Mario 3D Land have been solved, according to Rich George. http://ds.ign.com/ar.../1198611p1.html

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Don't worry about it. I always wear another pair underneath those. I must've left those in at Sweet Apple Acres when AB and I got stuck in that room together. Oh wait, that didn't happen.

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (To clarify, that's a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust, causing inflammation in the lungs.)

After watching Living In the Material World, I'll put this on: http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5k-OE0-fWs I listened to "Let Me Down Easy" by Cold Blood which I hadn't heard in a while, but YouTube doesn't have that. So instead, here's a really good Anthology-styled version of "Let It Down." http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBZ-3WOwLJ4

@ Chorda Since you bothered being awesome enough to post Egg, the roots of Hatfield and the North (especially on the last album), here's some of the latter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scq2gJHTiTU I'm feeling very folksy today, so here's Espers.

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