topolk.bsky.social
I don’t know what to put here. In short: Dad. Clemson alum. Canes (NHL) fan. Nintendo supporter. Semi-lapsed wrestling mark. Patiently working my way towards retirement.
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Revenge and The New Tetris with Perfect Dark a close third got so much love from us in the dorms.
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Royal Rumble and Raw for SNES were regular rentals for us. Loved those.
War Zone though? I spent $80 for it on N64 and oof. That was a miss. Still played the shit out of it though.
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They were great pick up and play games. The first one in the series didn’t have a ton of licensed wrestlers but it didn’t matter - it was a great 4 player game still
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Probably 6 one way…
We’ve had this B&D drill since we’ve owned our house (8 yrs) and I like it more than my Ryobi one. It uses a standard USB to charge and we’ve charged it maybe three times? Lightweight but super dependable.
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No Mercy gets all the shine, but Revenge is still more fun
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7. Mario Kart World
I feel like I should have more to say about the Switch 2’s killer app, but I only spent 10 hrs with it before rolling credits.
That aside, it does all the standard Mario Kart things well. Free Roam is a neat addition that I see myself nibbling on for the next 5 yrs. Recommend.
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That’s impressive 😅
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Not really. I aim for gold on all 150cc cups. Then over the life of the game, I’ll worry about 3-staring them.
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It’s so much better than the original’s kickstand.
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So smooth. I almost fell into a full replay of Three Hopes just because I was enjoying the performance boost.
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Dude left a wife and family behind just because he thought he was smarter than the doctors.
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Nice
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I haven’t bothered to boot up the cart to see what the deal is. There’s a few other games in the same boat (Among Us I think?)
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It’s on the Switch eShop - but for some reason you can’t t buy it on Switch 2. Apparently there’s some compatibility issues.
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So it went $12.99 > $15.99 > $19.99, which is where we were. And that was fine among most collectors. Then they jumped to $29.99 because of Trump’s stupid tariffs. That’s when I bailed.
I’ve got a ton. Entire Smash set and a whole bunch of the others.
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Yeah, I joined the party late
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Ohhh, that’s bad news (for my Amazon credit card).
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Shit. Hopefully they crank up the assembly line there.
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I say that in seriousness as Famitsu had Switch 2 selling 948k in a week there. Compare that to 1.1M here - factoring in our population differences I figured y’all were drowning in them.
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Wait. They’re not in ample supply over there?
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I’ve actually started watching the newscast just to marvel at all the added frames of animation for Shiver and Fyre.
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Reminder - there’s no good reason to give #WWE your money.
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We try to make everyone feel at home. If we invited you over, we want you to have a good time. Also made me feel good to see that we’ve carved out a nice little village of likeminded folk.
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59 kids across 3 classes. Some kids were racking up 4 awards. A considerable number went home w/o any and I’m just like “dang, it’s a cold world.”
(My kid got 2, so 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾, but I’ve got a soft spot for the kids who didn’t quite get there.)
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I’d request to be elevated to a supervisor. (Not to make assumptions, but preferably someone stateside. Any issues I’ve had like that have resulted from an offshore employee following instructions to a T without any space for nuance - which I don’t fault them for.)
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OK, now they’re being dicks. Because so many Switches were sold online. I don’t have a physical receipt either.
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I don’t think that’s an unfair ask on their part. Annoying, but reasonable.
Now if they pitch a fit about it after the fact, then that’s out of control.
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That’s lame. Usually their customer service is on point. Hopefully they get you right. I mean - it’s not like they’re hurting for cash right now.
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Too many blue shells?
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I asked OP before my post for that same reason. Circana is tracking anything that comes in a box that can be sold on a shelf as retail.
I like that but I also completely understand why publishers would count them as digital sales.
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Game key cards. I would have picked up SF6 if it wasn’t a key card.
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Lovely. Excited to see the Top 10 Nintendo list(s?) in a few weeks.
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Question - how is Circana tracking game key cards?
Asking as I saw where Capcom plans to count them as digital sales.
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This is embarrassing for you and I know that you know that. Do better.
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My bad - I’m (mistakenly) responding to the current success of the PS5 vs my initial kneejerk of how bad the operating income was during the PS3 years.
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In the 8 years I’ve owned a Switch, I’ve never once considered playing with the joycons attached while the system was docked.
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They go surprisingly quick. All the main games take about 55 hrs and none of them (aside from a couple moments in 2) felt like a chore.
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Fire Emblem Echoes and the 2 Xenoblades (all the Xenos honestly) are so good.
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Salt yes - I’ve never heard of anyone using pepper though.