SSBB is still a fresh release, Mario Kart Wii has just landed on the shelves, and GTA4 is about to hit the streets... but sitting in the background is Okami. At the PS2 release, Okami was shadowed by other massive games and now the same appears true for the Wii release. But without a doubt, Okami is one of the best games around.

I'm not a rich person. I can't afford to buy every game that comes out. So I have to pick and choose the titles I feel I can get the most enjoyment out of for my dollar. I have been awaiting for the release of Mario Kart Wii since... well since I bought my Wii. But as more and more info was release about the game I began to grow skeptical. It still looks like a cool game and I can't wait to play it, but I'm guessing that after I've played the different tracks a few times that it would grow old. Mario Kart Wii, like all its predecessors, is a multiplayer game. I unfortunately don't have anybody to play with since my wife doesn't like racing games. Some might argue that the online play can make up for that, but I don't think so, especially not after the frustrating online play I've heard on the video reviews.

Long story short, I decided to buy Okami rather than Mario Kart Wii. Okami was a little cheaper and I think its more my style than Mario Kart. Maybe eventually I'll purchase MK, but for now I'm going to paint the world. I'm confident that I made the right decision.

Honestly, I didn't really find SSBB to be that great of a game. It was fun for a little while but it got old for me pretty quick after SSE and all characters/levels unlocked. SSBB is a multiplayer game, and I didn't really have anybody to play against. My wife doesn't enjoy fighting games and none of my other friends had it. Also it was too darn difficult. You had to play and practice over and over and over again to be competitive. I don't enjoy repetition and this also prevented a guest coming over to try it out and really enjoying either. Read my full review to get a more detail analysis of the game. All in all, I enjoyed it for a little while. But after it lost its appeal I sold it to a guy at work. I got $40 for it too, which is more than I would have if I sold it on eBay. I figured it was best to sell it now while its still a new game before the price drops. If anybody added me as a SSBB friend, you might as well delete me. I'm obviously not going to be playing anymore.

Here are some websites that I think are related to video games and that I think are pretty cool. I'm sure there are millions more out there, but at least its a start. I'll try to edit the blog from time to time with more links if I find any that are worthy.

http://www.replacementdocs.com/
Bought a used game and missing the manual? Check here, you'll probably find it in downloadable pdf format. Literally hundreds of manuals, some from systems long ago.

http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/manuals/
Nintendo offers some of their manuals in the support website, most have probably already been uploaded to replacementdocs.com though.

http://www.typenow.net/themed.htm
This website contains various fonts for you computer from films, music, and video games. Pretty cool if you're trying to make a banner or wallpaper.

http://www.vgchartz.com/
This website tracks various statistics on hardware and software sales. Some people criticize it for not being accurate, which it may not be, but overall I think its a pretty good guess.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_video_games
Wikipedia is probably the best information source on the internet. If you want to know something, check there first. Their video game topics are pretty sweet, especially the history of gaming for all you youngsters who don't appreciate how far gaming has come.

http://www.gametap.com/home/
http://games.yahoo.com/
http://hoylegames.sierra.com/
Gaming for free! My wife enjoys some of the simple board games and such. There are millions of sites out there that offer free gaming. I personally can't stand shallow cheap games. I need something with some story and depth to it. But if that is the type of game for you, here are a couple links for you to game for free.

I have played GH3 and I really don't see what the fuss is about. Sure, rhythm games can be fun sometimes, provided there is enough variety. But I still think GH3, and for that matter RockBand, are 'poser' video games. You're trying to act like you can play the instruments, but you're really far far from it. And thats pretty much all the game is about.

I recently got into a small debate with a friend of mine. He has RockBand on the 360 and he is completely addicted. He'll stay up till like 2 or 3am most nights playing. One day I called him a 'poser' and told him that he's trying to act cool but in reality he is just being really lame. He came back at me saying that I'm just as big of a poser. He stated that when I play an army game, that I'm trying to imitate being a soldier. Or that when I play a medieval era game that I'm trying to act like I can swing a sword.

I play video games not to act like someone I'm not, but instead I see video games more like interactive movies. Story line and plot are important to the atmosphere of the game. So no, I'm not a poser because I play an army game. I just really enjoy interacting with the movie. Where is the popcorn?.... yum... now I have buttery buttons on my controller.

I spend more time surfing the net at work during lunch breaks and down times than I do in my free time at home. My free time is consumed by gaming.

Gaming is expensive! I can't afford to buy every system and every game. Therefore, I have to choose the one that is best for me. Last generation it was Xbox. This generation it is the Wii. So now that I own a wii, of course I'm going to be more interested in all things related to wii.... does that make me a wii fanboy?... I guess it does.