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Why does the current administration not want Apple to buy Chinese chips?

Take a look at this Wall Street Journal story. Here are some quotes: Insatiable demand for computer memory among companies building artificial-intelligence data centers has led to a shortage of the critical component and skyrocketing prices for what is available. The higher costs are causing Apple and other makers of consumer electronics to raise product […]

Email: Hyrule Warriors og ftw

Yeah, you gotta go back to the og hyrule warriors. The moxie on that game is leagues better and appeals to girls more too (yes, Cia is a fan favorite for both genders!)… As much we liked the og hyrule warriors (i checked over 600 hours of playtime logged on the wii u), she would […]

Email: The backstory of Splatoon

Master Malstrom, I agree with you with in regard to your dislike of Splatoon’s mythos. The backstory of the game is that all of humanity died out due to environmental catastrophe, and the squid beings and Salmonoids eventually rose to take their place. Unfortunately, the mythos is pretty weak, especially compared to what you find […]

Email: There’s appeal to Asian mythos and philosophy. Otherwise influential developers wouldn’t try to copy it

People have joked that the PlayStation 4 was a genshin impact machine until the developers stopped supporting it. While yea, everyone points out it looks like a breath of the wild ripoff, the mythos draws from the well of eastern mythology and philosophy. And it has way more action than breath of the wild ever […]

Upcoming Articles

I am pivoting to more long-form article writing instead of endless blog posts. The consequence is less frequency of updates but when they happen, you get more content. And the content that is written is more solid, more sourced, and lives on better. All the articles are business related or financial related. Of course, anyone […]

Email: Splatoon Raiders is a buy

Master Malstrom, Although I previously said that I considered Splatoon Raiders to be Splatoon DLC, I decided to buy the game (got a physical copy for just $50 by pre-ordering at Amazon) and have been pleasantly surprised. I’m a huge Splatoon fan, and I have long yearned for a Splatoon game where you can control […]

Is Splatoon Raiders worth buying?

I enjoy Splatoon gameplay, but not the multiplayer. Also, the aesthetics of Splatoon are a little too weird and Japan for my taste. To those of you who have it and play it, is it worth it? As far as looter shooters go, I have always been neutral on them.

Miyamoto says Zelda had a ‘Western Influence’

Source: https://nintendoeverything.com/miyamoto-reflects-on-the-nes-era-and-discusses-western-rpgs-influence-on-zeldas-creation/ Looking back on the NES era, Miyamoto explained: “We had arcade-style games and sports games, but in order to capture the interest of a large number of people, we had to create new types of games. We wanted to make a different style of game where you don’t continue…

Email: The “Star Trek System”

For the most part, I found your Independence article to be a fascinating and insightful read. For nearly the entire article, I thought it was a very good read. I add the qualifiers because the one thing I’m hung up on is the end where you point to Star Trek for what the future will […]

Email: Recommendation

Since your GF sounds a lot like mine (got into Zelda with OoT / Majora’s Mask), and since we played thru almost every Zelda game together (she also is repulsed by the 2d / sprite presentation of the classic games, alas)….. Definitely play thru the hyrule warriors co op… We basically completed the game 100% […]