Masamune

It's weird... I want a Wii U, but I don't want any of the launch titles. Ah, well. I'll just wait for the smaller developers to start putting stuff out before I get one.

It's a riot. Anyone who wants to know, watch JoshJepson and SuperJeenius playing it on youtube. You will be enlightened.

Haven't played Radiant Historia all that much, but I did grab Rayman Origins on XBL. Lots of fun, but much better co-op than it is solo. I prefer it to NSMB, personally.

Assassin's Creed is quite good and quite fun, although most of that list is shooters of some sort (Borderlands 2 is definitely a FPS, as the developers said the priority in development was to make it a FPS first and foremost). I'm playing Rayman Origins on 360 right now, which I consider to be good competition for NSMB. I enjoy Final Fantasy XIII as a game, not so much as an RPG or story, but as a game that you play at least with great cinematics (PS: the battle system is about efficiency, not just mere survival). Also, in the spirit of fairness, Halo 4 is pretty good. I like it the same way I like Cowboy Bebop english dubbed instead of subbed; despite the fact that most people will develop untrue ideas about how my tastes lack "culture." All that being said, Mario is fantastic and I spent a few hours today on Galaxy 2 and a little more on Kart Wii (but only because I couldn't get Forza 4 ).

Very true. Although getting a good Motherboard is essential if you intend to upgrade. I don't really consider my computer a "gaming" computer but more a swiss army knife due to the 3570k. If you want to build a computer just for gaming, you're going to want to start with the video card and an SSD. If you're like me and you want to render video/3d models, run buttloads of programs and do other CPU intensive functions, you really have to think about where CPU spending ends and Vid-Card spending begins.

Dude, can you list the specs? I'm curious.

I could build a system with a 660ti, z77 mobo, i5 and aftermarket cooling for $950. Not gaming? Edit: buuuuut to be fair I didn't calculate for OS or peripherals. With win7 home premium more like $1050.

Fair enough. My approach to buying expensive equipment is different (I'm a gaming enthusiast, no kids, I play online with friends who also own consoles so I don't usually splitscreen when I'm visiting in person) so my needs are different. One game could last me quite a while until I decided it's time to get something new. My main concern was that people were starting to think that launch price for the console itself was $800 because it was getting thrown around in that fashion.

I paid twice that for my PC. Also, read: OP came up with the figure "$800" on their own. They assumed launch price to be $499, in line with the previous generation and assumed the buyer to have terrible spending habits, buying literally everything related to the console that they possibly could right on launch day. Yes, that will add up to $800. OTOH, the only figure we've seen from a legitimate source is $299 which will obviously be less than what it actually is. But they can't say, "Ah, we were thinking of charging $299, but nah, we decided to go with $799. Economic disparity, y'know?"

Also, as long as we're speculating, I doubt we'll be paying $800 at launch even if our self-destructive natures compel us to buy stupidly expensive accessories and more games than we can afford (for the record, I would recommend just...just not doing that if you want to save a bit of money). http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/consoles/xbox-720-release-date-news-and-rumours-937167

Ugh... Kinect hasn't brought anything to the table I care about. So hyped, yet so pointless. I had a 360 for most of gen 7, but if I ever buy a gen 8 console it will be from Sony. In the meantime, my PC will last me a very long time...and there's always SNES.

Unfortunately, mine is NA. Ah well... Just picked up Radiant Historia, of which I have heard nothing but good. I will report with my findings.

I'm glad it caps you out, honestly. I regretted my decision pretty quickly. Made Oerba and it's still too easy. Next time I'll probably just grind up the secondary roles and invest in the primaries by doing missions. I think I'm gonna save the Sphere Grid grinding for the FFX aftergame.

I must enjoy self-destruction because Final Fantasy XIII has emerged as my current addiction. Does anyone actually exp-grind here? I never have until yesterday, and all because I wanted to expand into secondary roles early on in the game for fun (and by fun I mean teaching the characters with the lowest HP all the tank skills)...mostly linear gameplay and monotonous grinding...yeah...this is the life...

Yeah, you have to patch a Japanese Mother 3 ROM. I'm sure everyone knows the laws around ROMs, and if not, can look it up. If you search "Mother 3 English" in google, the first result is the place where you can download a legitimate patch app legally and for free.