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I hear this argument all the time, but I don't really understand it. I remember when Pokemon first came out and me and all the other kids were imagining wandering through dense jungles hunting for rare and elusive Pokemon. Sure, we'd imagine battles too, but the franchise always seemed way more about discovery and adventure than about battling. That's why I haven't managed to finish a pokemon have since X and Y, in spite of trying each one. The battles get better, sure, but I just don't really care. Luckily, Legends Arceus was exactly what I always pictured Pokemon to be about, and I had a blast playing through it. Hopefully the next Legends game will be just as good.

Eh, I had the Gameboy, then the Gameboy pocket, then the Gameboy color, then the Gameboy advance, then the Gameboy advance SP, then the DS, and so on. Sure, some were just different models of the same base console, but several were real upgrades with exclusive game libraries. This upgrade feels par for the course when it comes to Nintendo handhelds, and honestly, I like that. The switch was a great idea, and jumping to a new thing just because there's some competition would be lame. Pretty much the only benefit of capitalism is supposed to be the whole "competition breeds innovation" thing. Maybe we'll get a bit of that in the handheld market for once.

I saw it on TV when I was 7 or 8. I had nightmares for months.

It's America. One of the most common reasons for something to exist here is because it makes money, and this is making a lot of money.

Love the "Arms: 2"

Well, yeah, in an ideal world a person should be able to pursue an education and a career and still have time to pursue romantic interests as well, but that's not really the world we live in, at least not for a lot of people. If someone wants to really devote themselves to their career instead of spending time dating, and their parents want to handle the hunt for a good partner, it doesn't sound like a bad arrangement so long as everyone's happy.

Again, it's not for me, and I'd imagine it's not for a lot of people, but so long as everyone's given a choice and this is what they choose, I think it's fine. Yes, I'm sure not everyone is truly given a choice, but that would be the issue with this: not arranged marriages in general, but specifically the idea that a child must obey their parents regardless of their own aspirations.

I used to think it was really creepy and archaic, but an Indian friend of mine says that it was a real load off of her shoulders to just leave it up to her parents to put the work in, and she says she's happy with the man they found for her. Still wouldn't be for me, but I at least now see it as an acceptable option for people who want it. I doubt it's a fun topic of discussion when the kid doesn't want it but the parents do, but that's not unlike already existing contested topics like career choice and grandkids.

I had a friend in high school whose family moved to America from Vietnam when they were around 5. They said they learned English from watching TV all day.

Edit: Didn't realize the A stood for adult, not anime... Whoops.

For more fighter jets, obviously.

Good to hear!

It still exists, but was hidden for some reason. You can find it by going to the support tab and clicking the "more" button under troubleshooting information. It'll be at the far right of the button list on the resulting screen.

Once someone stops thinking that they should do what the scientific and medical communities advise, it's not a large step for them to start thinking they should do specifically what they advise against.

It's essentially a first-party IP now, so you're just as likely to see the next Mario game on PC as you are to see a Xenoblade Chronicles game on PC.

Luigi's Mansion 2 came out during the Year of Luigi, which was a pretty big deal since most people though it was never coming back. But yeah, otherwise it was pretty lame.

Oh shit, I hadn't heard about this yet! Okami was one of those games from the early 2000's that felt really experimental and cool, a common theme at the time, especially for PS2 games. I feel like big game companies have largely moved away from that, which is really disappointing. Even this is just another sequel, but it's still one I'm really excited about!

And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air...

"It's-a me! Mario!"

Which goes to show how legality isn't a measurement of correctness.

So you agree that the vast majority of countries don't put capital gain over human life? That legislature is possible in such a scenario, but not ours, with capital being the most important thing, lives be damned? Because that's what I've been saying. Public healthcare exists when a country's government doesn't lie in bed with private healthcare CEOs. America's does, and it was designed to do so. You want public healthcare? Then prepare to join the inevitable revolution, because that's how you'll get it.

Sure, you let me know when your method actually works. I'd love it if it did - it'd sure be a game changer literally around the world. Until then, let's just be happy that this random gunman actually did something that worked, even if only temporarily.