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My personal account of 2011. The games I played (both new and old,) and my thoughts on the year's events.

Ever wonder what's being dumped unto the shelves of video game stores every week? Wonder no more! Karli Winata will attempt to bring to light the many releases that come out each week. Won't you join him in his self torture? Check out what's coming out on the week of 11/7/2011.

Are all-in-one smartphones and media players rendering dedicated portable-gaming devices obsolete?

After the botched launch of the 3DS eStore and the debacle of Operation Rainfall, it seems like Nintendo doesn't want gamers' money. If that's the case, the company shouldn't be surprised to see the skull and crossbones soon.

I explore the recent launch of the 3DS Virtual Console and conclude that Nintendo want the Game Boy and its software library to age gracefully. Specifically, this strategy involves not putting out much and refraining from being cheap; I believe this approach works for people, not eCommerce channels.

This week on the Reviews Spotlight, we take a long, uninterrupted stroll down memory lane. Why not follow us?

This is my review for the Game Boy classic, Super Mario Land.

We've been beating Bowser for more than a quarter of a century. Can we give another bad guy a turn?

What do Nintendo's Mario series and Lost have in common? More than you might think.

The Super Mario Land games for the Game Boy sure were weird. Here's a rap memorializing that strangeness.

Daily Blips: Game News from June 9th, 2009.