1) This is kind of cool; I knew about the Moogle, but the others? It’s like Mario vs. 8-Bit Theater now. Or such would be my hope. This is sort of like what I’d hoped for in terms of the notion of Final Fantasy characters in Super Smash Bros. Brawl when it was suggested, though the idea of Cloud and Sephiroth, two characters credited with helping put PlayStation on the map, at least RPG-wise… that appeals to me, in a similar way as Snake does.

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2) Peter Moore likes Sonic Wild Fire. w00t.

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3) Sony? Arrogant? Sony Computer Entertainment boss Phil Harrison doesn’t think so, he just thinks a lot of things get taken out of context.

Maybe he’s right, since they’re still #1 with consumers.

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4) Meanwhile, Microsoft isn’t doing so hot in Japan. Hey, MS, here’s an idea: get someone who DOESN’T have a name like “Darren Huston” to run things there, and maybe they’ll open up a little more.

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5) Someone outside the general gaming community takes a look at why Wii will win.

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6) …it’s YOUR fault the PS3 is the way it is.

…funny, though, that the topic of BluRay isn’t really brought up there… isn’t that the big thing driving up the price?

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7) PS3/Wii poll comparisons.

Now, as you can clearly see here in Exhibit A, the Wii contingent is formed in the shape of Pac-man, about to devour his competition. Now, I ask you, can there BE any clearer proof that Nintendo is going to kick serious ass in the coming generation? I think not.

Thank you.

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8) Fuck, PS3 problems seemed far more interesting before they started coming EVERY DAMN WEEK.

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9) IGN is out to unlock the secrets of the Wii controllers.

Hmm, seems like there’d be SOME analog button on there…

“Developers tell IGN Wii that they are expecting to get classic Wii controllers in early September, which suggests that Nintendo is serious about providing this third input alternative for Virtual Console endeavors.”

Hot dog.

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10) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles now known as… TMNT?

I think it’s funny that it seems so strange…

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11) Sounds like theaters have a special lenticular Spider-man 3 poster…

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12) Knowing full and well that I am not a sports fan… this is still pretty damn cool.

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13) A few new Super Paper Mario screens, with some Bowser love.

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14) Next-Gen looks at three great design evils, according to Peter Molyneux, Jonathan Smith and Simon Byron.

I’m sort of with Simon, to a degree.

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15) Speechless…

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16) Joystiq brings us some game ideas worth stealing.

I like the Dragon Quest VIII one, about where you can wander for hours and still get something out of it.

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17) Kid buys porn UMD instead of PSP game; legality ensues.

…I didn’t even know they made porn UMDs here in the US.

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18) …Nice tattoo.

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19) Mmmmmm, Papa John’s pizza…

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20) Press The Buttons and a comment from Slashdot add to yesterday’s Next-Gen story regarding gaming mascots and Sonic.

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LBD “Nytetrayn”

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