Wow. So, Nintendo had a big press event today (or yesterday). And we have a lot to be excited about.

So, everyone, prepare to experience a Nintendogasm.

A NEW DS CALLED THE DSi

The new DS has - among other things - a 3.0 megapixel camera built in, a smaller design, larger screens (they axed the GBA slot), web browsing and photo editing capabilities built right in, and - this is the big one - SD card support. That’s right. The Virtual Console is being rebranded to apply not only to the Wii, but to the DS as well. Remember when we talked about it long long ago. It has happened. Finally.

PIKMIN!

They talked about the new Pikmin game. Unfortunately, it appears to just be a remake of the original but built exclusively for the Wii. I’m really hoping that this isn’t the Pikmin game Miyamoto talked about in brief at E3. That would disappoint me. Thoroughly. But they make up for it (kind of) with the text point…

NEW FUCKING PUNCH-OUT GAME!!!

Click on the link. Click on it. Observe the shot of Little Mac taking his frustration out on poor Glass Joe. Now weep. Weep! It has finally come. Oh man. I played Punch-Out when I was just a wee sprout, and now…it is back. Triumphantly. :)

A SHITLOAD OF OTHER GOOD GAMES

Phew. Too much…too fast. Check out the video to see all the games announced, as well as a shot of Punch-Out in action.

A new Phantasy Star is coming out for the DS.

Binks, Danger, the Stew? Is anyone else willing to get drawn back into to regular chaotic and social dungeon crawling? I still remember the time I killed an enemy and was killed, leaving a rare item behind. I pulled the whole team back to the city, and we sprinted for the item.

:)

Good times.

Check out this Miracle Fruit.

Apparently, eating it makes sour things taste sweet.

A chemical in the flesh of the fruit coasts the taste buds and alters their shape, making the taste buds that stimulate the sensation of sweetness more receptive to acidic stuff (sour tastes). So, while you are stimulating the normally sweet tastebud with a sour substance, your brain coasts off of absurd sweet flavour.

I can only imagine how absurd it would be to eat a spoonful of horseradish sauce and have it taste like ice cream or something…but apparently people have done that. There are descriptions of all sorts of crazy food adventures.

The Evil League of Evil is seeking new applicants to the League.

And, considering Binks’ growing collection of video savvy and daring, I think we should all thoroughly pressure him to submit a video - including a comical super villain identity and an original song/dance number - to this website so that it can be included on the Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog DVD.

Please Binks. Please.

You must.

If not for your friends, then for the ladies.

All the ladies.

So…why is it that Canada is only mentionned as a footnote in the World War II article in Wikipedia?

I mean…our country isn’t even listed in the casuality list.

Glad to know our country’s sacrifice is being so well remembered…

Ugh…

So, I was doing a crossword from the Toronto Star, and it was giving me a lot of grief. Normally, I can do reasonably well on them, but it is just hit and miss with these clues.

But I got to this one, and felt better.

Clue: Disparager of seniors

Word: Ageist.

However, there is only five letters. So, I try Youth. Nope. Try a few other words. So, I type agist without the e.

Yeah. They said that Disparager of seniors is agist.

In reality, the definition of agist is: to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.

I applaud you The Toronto Star. You have a spelling error in your crossword.