If there’s one thing anime fans love, it’s tracking down merchandise from our favorite shows. Print our favorite characters on anything from a mug to a messenger bag and we’ll buy it. Naturally, then, I was intrigued to learn about a trading card game based around popular anime franchises. I threw some money at the Internet, and soon had a [Read more…]
I know, that may be a tough headline to read for people familiar with the “Sonic cycle,” the seemingly never-ending sequence where a new Sonic the Hedgehog game gets announced, people get into a frenzy thinking this game will revive Sega’s most famous franchise, only to be disappointed when they play the game and find it’s just as mediocre as [Read more…]
Though the general public tends to shame some companies for ruthless marketing strategies, it’s impossible to be mad at LEGO, that lovable company that has been making interlocking plastic bricks for generations of children since it started in the 1950s. LEGO is so incredible at marketing itself using cross-platform techniques that it now has its own miniature media empire that [Read more…]
Mr. Shark goes a bit crazy halfway through his review of Sakura Trick.
It happens from time to time, even to the best of us. Caught flat-footed on an off day, we suddenly find ourselves completely incapable of explaining our hobbies to someone without babbling like a moron. In one terrifying instant, years of knowledge and insight melt away, leaving behind an inarticulate puddle of stupidity. Here for your amusement is a retelling [Read more…]
I’m getting extremely excited for the next installment of Super Smash Bros. You could argue it’s the only game franchise that draws the hardcore gaming audience to Nintendo consoles (and as such I expect a surge of Wii U sales to occur around the time of Super Smash Bros.’ release later this year). Smash Bros. brings together two very vocal [Read more…]
This year’s first F1 pre-season test wrapped up last Friday, and the four-day session in Spain has given the sport’s fans plenty to argue about. We’ve learned what the new cars look like, and gotten our first impression of how well new engines are working. In both an aesthetic and mechanical sense, it’s not a pretty picture for a number [Read more…]
Something interesting happened while I was watching the last few episodes of Kill la Kill: I found myself cheering on the villains. As Satsuki and the Elite Four launched their assault on the neighboring schools, I was eager to see them bring down the proverbial hammer on their opponents. At first glance, this shouldn’t make any sense. Having spent a [Read more…]
Mr. Shark ponders the power of pompadour haircuts in his review of Space Dandy.
This past weekend, after being nothing more than a green-colored screen with a logo on it for more than a year, NormalBoots.com returned to the Internet as a full-fledged gaming entertainment site. Normal Boots is once again the official home for several video game personalities, including JonTron, PeanutButterGamer, The Completionist, and Did You Know Gaming, as well as some newcomers [Read more…]