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A W's Blog

I'm a passionate Artist, Frequent Gamer, and Lover of movies. Sometimes those simple things make me complicated. My occupation is not in gaming, but in teaching art. I have taught all grades level except college level. I also Freelance on the side during breaks in teaching.

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Does Kickstarter work for the console gamer?
Posted by A W on Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:35:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Console/PC
Uptick in asking consumers for money on Kickstarter in hopes of a possible console translation has me thinking...
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The "it ain't coming to" Nintendo Excuse.
Posted by A W on Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:49:00 EST in Business/Marketing, Console/PC
Just a little rant from a gamer.
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Gamers want to live in the future and not the Now.
Posted by A W on Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:36:00 EST in Console/PC
This is a rant about gamers and their MORE POWER entitlement.
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Angry Birds is an App!
Posted by A W on Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:11:00 EST in Smartphone/Tablet
At least to the kids of the iOS / Android generation it is.
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Gamer that is not as Hardcore as may seem.
Posted by A W on Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:21:00 EDT in Console/PC
Thinking back...
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The term "Next generation" is like the marketing technique "Blast Processing"
Posted by A W on Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:20:00 EDT in Production, Business/Marketing, Console/PC
What does Next Generation actually mean to a gamer, a marketer, a developer, and an idiot.
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Comment In: Wii U GamePad reverse-engineered [News - 05/15/2013 - 10:34]
So basically the Magnetic Gyro ... So basically the Magnetic Gyro and the touch screen controls in the game pad controller is what makes the Wii U controller special. Without it, certain types of game styles would be impossible to emulate. I mean its a neat trick and all, but his demo of using NintendoLand as ...

Comment In: Opinion: Let's retire the word 'gamer' [News - 05/15/2013 - 03:51]
I 'm good enough, I ... I 'm good enough, I 'm smart enough and doggonit I 'm a Core Gamer.

Comment In: Sony and Microsoft betting heavily on free-to-play for next-gen [News - 05/09/2013 - 12:17]
Home was a nickel and ... Home was a nickel and dime advertisement for Sony. Maybe it worked out for them enough to allow it in PS4. I mean don 't these Hardware manufactures go where the money is

Comment In: Sony isn't planning on taking a major loss for its PS4 launch [News - 05/09/2013 - 01:05]
I thought Sony took a ... I thought Sony took a loss at about 200 a console sale when it came to the PS3. Given this is new tech is PC like it should be about 400 to 500 with no loss, unless they take a cut in offering a subscription base model.

Comment In: Weak Wii U, console transition have Activision wary for 2013 [News - 05/08/2013 - 05:21]
Yeah @Bob , minus the ... Yeah @Bob , minus the extra DLC, it works great. I don 't think Ghost will skip Wii U or be offered later than the PS4 / Xi launch dates. I also think it will have all of the DLC the others will get.

Comment In: Sony's first profit in five years, no thanks to PlayStation [News - 05/09/2013 - 05:14]
As far as we know ... As far as we know up to this point PS4 will not do physical back compatibility with PS3 games, network, or disc.

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