Wii U GamePad helps almost-blind daughter play first video game

This might be one of the coolest video game-related stories I've ever read.

I know there's a lot of Nintendo haters out there, especially with the less-than-stellar performance of their latest system, the Wii U. But it's stuff like this that makes me think that Awata, Miyamoto and company are doing a really good thing by targeting the living room gaming crowd, and not just the basement gaming crowd.

To continue reading, check out this blog at IGN, or as it originally appeared, at Zenspath.com.

If you haven't seen THIS yet

...you really, really ought to. Disclaimer: contains mild language, and a whole lot of truth.



It's not often that I recommend that anyone listen to a Jon Lajoie song, but this one in particular is actually pretty spot-on, as far as media commentary goes. Kind of makes the Kelly Oxford post from yesterday seem hypocritical.

If you haven't seen this yet

...you really ought to.

In response to this...

I like your style, Ms. Oxford. Keep up the good work.

Popular opinion

Disregarding all of the media commentary for a second, this is what at least one group of web survey participants thinks about Justin Trudeau's recent admission of having smoked pot as an MP three years ago.

Keep in mind, this probably has more to say about readership demographics than anything, as I doubt you'll get the same numbers on a site like Sun News Network. Not taking a cheap shot, just saying—likely a different opinion among that particular set of readers than those here.

Screenshot taken from a survey on the Kingston Whig-Standard.

Billy Corgan on God in rock music

Whatever you think of Billy Corgan, you can't deny one thing—the guy is interesting.

Here's some footage from an interview he did with CNN. Kind of a fresh take on an industry that feels very un-fresh at times. Pretty funny dig at Christian rock at the end.

(Apologies for the mandatory commercial viewing at the beginning)

Zelda TV series review at Push Select

For those of you that don't know, I contribute to a website where we talk about video games, criticize, and all that fun stuff. Check out the link in the sidebar. It's a hobby/fun distraction, and it's admittedly not everyone's cup of tea, but if you're interested, check out this review I did of The Legend of Zelda TV series about a week ago. Not to toot my own horn, but it's pretty awesome.

Disclaimer: Contains some harsh (but also hilarious) language, which may have been added for comedic effect.

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Same URL, new template, still uninspired. That's right. Rob is back on the blogosphere.

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