Anne 
One thing I inexplicably love about Japan its merchandise. I’m sure tons of essays have been written on the subject before, but as I haven’t read any of them, suffice it to say I don’t really know why it is they do merchandise so well. Just that they do. Leave it to Japan to create … Read moreJapan Envy: Tie-in merchandising
It’s no secret that I’m enamored with the Monster Hunter series mascot Felyne. Admittedly, I have yet to actually play a Monster Hunter game (though I do own one), but I most certainly keep my eye out for all things Felyne. Cute is my calling, after all! So when I saw Sanrio announced that they … Read moreJapan Envy: My Melody x Felyne
First of all, I have to apologize once again for the huge gap between posts! My husband and I flew down to Sydney for Chinese New Year and instead of catching up on things I needed to do, I completely zoned out and didn’t do anything but eat and play through Rayman Origins a second … Read moreArrietty Impressions
Sometimes I feel like I could just throw my money in Square Enix’s general direction. I know that’s a funny thing to say, given my recent disdain for certain Final Fantasy titles that will not be mentioned, but for some reason I keep going back to Square Enix for more, particularly when it comes to … Read moreJapan Envy: Limited edition game consoles, Kingdom Hearts edition
I get my jollies from finding games marked down like this. I actually scored this one for $14 Before I begin, I must clarify that by “holiday” I am referring from the month period between mid-December and mid-January. Truth be told, there was only one game waiting for me under the tree Christmas morning (Mario … Read moreThe Great 2011 Holiday Haul
This post is coming a tad bit late, but who said I had to follow the herd, eh? As the title suggests, I’ve wrangled up a few games that I’m particularly looking forward to in this hopefully epic year of the dragon. It should come to no surprise to any of you that all of … Read more4 games I’m looking forward to in 2012
source (available as a poster!) Just a quick heads up to anyone who’s interested in playing Mario Kart 7 with me and the rest of the crew over at Video Game Writers – we’ll be having a community games night on Tuesday (that should be today for most of you reading this!) the 10th at 5-8 … Read moreJoin the VGW crew for some Mario Kart 7!