BOLDSTATE

As one of the mathematically challenged, I was urged by my university adviser to fulfill my final three math hours with a new class being taught on campus this semester. Math 117, contemporary math and quantitative analysis, is less about numbers and more about logic. My teacher is a rather eccentric math nut who actually manages to make math interesting to the unenthused, such as myself. He does so by relaying tales of his work as a professional mathematician.

Anyone sitting in our class for the first time would probably think they were in the middle of a biology or marketing class as we’re always talking about blood cells or the different business models of gas stations. Today, the professor went on the longest tangent yet, this time reaching the familiar topic of the console wars.

I didn’t expect much from my classmates, but rather than throwing out opinions, some of the students felt they would add to the commentary with “facts”, the most glaring of which that the PS3 was dominating the market while the Wii was left behind long ago.

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I can remember when choosing whether your character was male or female didn’t involve being born in a first-person view.

After watching my roommate play Fallout 3 for a few days, I decided to give it a try despite not being all that impressed with what I had seen of the gameplay. My viewing and playing experiences weren’t all that different, so I don’t think I’ll be playing much more Fallout 3.

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I have no money or patience, but I do have a bunch of Wii games I don’t play. Well, I did. Yesterday, I traded in Twilight Princess, Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3, Mario Strikers Charged, and Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance at GameStop. Yes, what kind of blaspehmous Wii-owner am I trading in three of the system’s most popular titles? My answer? One that got over eighty bucks for five games he’s either already beaten or can’t bring himself to beat.

With that money, I caved and bought Wii Music rather than renting like I planned. So far, that was a good decision. Wii Music is good! *Gasp!*

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Such is the essence of the MOTHER universe.

At long last, we can now play MOTHER 3 and understand its greatest attributes: all the small things. Thank you, Tomato and crew. You are the epitome of the most incredible video game fanbase out there.

Dude! Games, man.

Maybe it’s because I’m more aware of what’s going on in the gaming world than ever before (considering my nearly year-old mission), but this year has been insane as far as games are concerned. I’m looking forward to writing a year in review sometime around Christmas, but right now I enjoying things as a good gamer should.

I’m currently on Chapter 3 in World of Goo, but I’m already looking forward to my next gaming experience: Wii Music.

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I’ve been aware of World of Goo, but I didn’t really follow it all that closely. Now that it’s available for Wii Ware, I’m kinda’ glad I didn’t pay much attention because I would have been anxious for the past few weeks like I was with Mega Man 9. It wasn’t until I saw this video earlier today that I began to get excited:

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Mega Man 9 is very easy to review. You’ll either love it or hate it depending on how you feel about the rest of the series, particularly the six NES titles. Still, I suppose I can clarify exactly why it is that Mega Man 9 is so clear cut.

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Dan “Shoe” of former EGM fame has been giving readers of his Sore Thumbs blog (shared with co-former-EGM’r Crispin Boyer) a continuing behind-the-scenes look at the interactions between video game journalists and PR people. He even posted a letter from an anonymous game developer giving readers some perspective from the game maker’s side.

Now, Shoe is asking for us, the readers and consumers, to chime in on how we feel about the business of game journalism and public relations.

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