Nintendo World
I was hoping I could recruit a couple people into writing a snappy report of what it was like at Saturday's grand opening of Nintendo World in Rockefeller Center. Since my intrepid reporters failed both to come up with a report and to let me use more of our AIM conversations on the blog, I have to go with the fallback, some dipshit at Inside Pulse. Actually, I really like most of his report, but then he starts talking about Pokemon as if we should care and, well, my support starts to wane. Here's my favorite anecdote; it's a reference to how on the Nintendo DS handheld you can link up wirelessly with anyone nearby:
Speaking of PictoChat, that software actually came in handy over the course of the day. I'm serious! People waiting in lines often PictoChatted with other gamers, some of whom they couldn't even see due to the crowds. I joined in the fun, of course, using a false name and throwing random jokes and insults at other users. Nothing's more amusing then entering a PictoChat room loaded with Nintendophiles, sending a message in big letters that says "PSP RULZ!1!!!1!", then leaving. I could literally hear angry people across the line wondering who the jerk was that wrote that. God, I love my job sometimes.
Read the whole thing if you're interested in how it went. There are a fair number of pretty pictures. It's no Tokyo Games Show, though.