Xenoblade! and Operation Rainfall

So Nintendo announced December 2, 2011 that Wii would be getting Xenoblade Chronicles! Xenoblade, a JRPG, is set for release next April and will only be available through the Nintendo Store and Game Stop. This is very exciting news (especially for those following Operation Rainfall) as Nintendo said that they had no plans to localize this game. So yay and jump up and down! We're halfway through step 1 (the other part of step 1 is to buy/pre-order Xenoblade).

I'm really more interested in step 2: getting The Last Story, which is created by the same guy who created the Final Fantasy series, localized. It looks amazing. Pandora's Tower (step 3) has gorgeous graphics as well. I have a feeling that the Xenoblade sales are going to depend on whether or not we get these two games as well. In truth, I have no real desire to play Xenoblade. I played Xenosaga for the PS2, but it just wasn't interesting enough for me to make it to the end. The only reason I'm going to pre-order Xenoblade is that its sales might have an effect on getting The Last Story and Pandora's Tower. I think the probability is high for getting The Last Story (I mean, the last game this guy created has 14+ sequels), but I'm worried about Pandora's Tower. It looks so gorgeous, but interest in it doesn't seem to be as high as for Xenoblade and The Last Story. Hopefully once the other two games are out interest in Pandora's Tower will increase.

Assassin's Creed and console musings

I seem to have developed an Assassin's Creed fetish. I realized this when I bought one of the novels. The Assassin's Creed novels by Oliver Bowden are the worst books I've ever read. They have cliche phrases that break the mood of the scene because they don't belong in that time period. He obviously never went to school to learn how to write, because any language or creative writing professor could have told him what he was doing wrong. Despite that the book is so bad that I've never been able to finishing reading it, I still buy them whenever I see them at Walmart (Walmart usually sells them for $2 less than everywhere else).


I've also been jilted by Assassin's Creed. I pre-ordered a Nintendo 3DS with the understanding that eventually I would get an Assassin's Creed game for it (and Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance). Then in the September 2011 issue of Nintendo Power, they confirmed that Ubisoft stopped making Assassin's Creed: Lost Legacy. I could have held out for the pink one or the Zelda one. This cancellation has made me think about the Wii U, and the promise of an Assassin's Creed game for it.


With everything going on with Nintendo of America right now (see Operation Rainfall for details), it's going to take an Assassin's Creed game on the Wii U before I buy one. I read a comment pertaining to the Wii U that put it perfectly, no one needs "an HD paperweight." Yes, the touch screen controller looks really cool, but the Wii U is going to sink faster than the 3DS if there aren't any good games to play on it. It's really nice that all the Wii controllers and accessories work with the Wii U too, but Nintendo has just been hitting its fans where it hurts. Nintendo is going to have a lot to prove with the Wii U. They're just not going to have the same fan following and dedication that they normal would. True, they've picked up some more fans with the Wii and its emphasis on casual gaming, but most of those casual gamers aren't going to be picking up a Wii U the day it comes out.


I guess I'm just vexed. I feel like good games on a console should be guaranteed. I shouldn't have to wait for good games like Assassin's Creed to come out on a console. When the Playstation 4 is finally announced, I know I won't have these issues. If the specs look great and it is a big bump up from the PS3, I'm going to want it without worrying about games that I like being available. Nintendo has something to prove to its fans, and they're going to have to work hard in order to prove it. When the Wii U comes out, I'm not buying it until Assassin's Creed is out and bundled with it. While that doesn't necessarily mean that they've proved themselves, I can't resist anything Assassin's Creed.

Dust Bunnies and Pottermore

Today I've been preparing for an all out war against dust bunnies as I prepare to clean the house for company. I've pulled out dusters, windex, paper towels, the vacuum, and the broom. Tomorrow, the war begins. I'm glad I don't have to worry about cleaning outside as it seems to be the time of the year when spiders out. I almost walked right into a crablike spiny orb weaver spider when I watered the hydrangeas.

I've also been doing my best to rack up points for Ravenclaw on Pottermore. It's not the house I wanted to be (the Sorting Hat on Pottermore doesn't take your requests into account), but since that's where I got sorted I might as well make the most of it. My goal for today is to get my earned house points up to at least four hundred and twenty-five. Hopefully I'll brew while wagging my war against dust bunnies without forgetting about my potions tomorrow. My goal for tomorrow will be five hundred.

Zoroark and Hummingbirds

I'm very excited today since this is going to be the first day that Zoroark will be available at ToysRUs. At level 50 with the special first-time-seen move Snarl, Zoroark is delivered to your Pokemon Black or White game in a cherish ball via 'mystery gift.' He'll be available until Sept. 25.


On another note, hummingbird food/feeders. It seems like I'm constantly making more food for them all the time. One hummingbird has taken to chasing all the others away from the feeder. We use sugar water (half a cup of sugar for two cups water) since the red nectar they sell in stores actual hurts their reproduction. Recently every time I refill the hummingbird food, there is mold in the feeder. It's really a pain to have clean and scrub. Anyone have any ideas on how to keep the mold from forming?

*Images found through Google image search

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