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I'm a big fan of Community, which features Joel McHale. I'm a big fan of Nintendo, the company behind the 3DS. That's why I have to show this video to various people.

Just saw this video.

You may or may not be aware, but before the middle of december, I did live playbits, which is kind of like live "Let's Play," just about once a week here on PixlBIt, often on Monday nights. From the middle of the month of December, I've been busy and away from home, so I haven't been able to complete my Super Mario Bros. 3 playbit quite yet.

Last year at PixlBIt, I wrote up a quick last-minute gift guide. You may have seen it. If you didn't, just click here.

I'm having trouble collecting some streetpasses with people. I first noticed it at E3, I was sitting next to NintendoWorldReport's James Jones, waiting for the Ubisoft/Nintendo roundtable to begin, and he was gaining streetpasses left and right. I, on the other hand, gained just two or three in a period where I collected over ten!

As explained in PB & Jason, there should be a Jason Blog picture. There is not. How do I fix this?

Seriously. What's in a number, anyway?

The point of the last two blogs is to show I've got an odd relationship with popular games and the gaming media. I don't trust them. I don't think they trust me. It's always been that way. It'll probably keep being that way. I just wanted you to know that when I write my thoughts on the utility, purpose, and audience of video game reviews.

I can't be concise. I want to explain just about everything. That's why this is a blog and not an editorial. Also please note: This is all from memory of over a decade ago. Facts might very well be wrong. This is just how I remember the story. At least this time I'll actually talk about a review, unlike last time. Last time: Had a poor impression of Final Fantasy VII for a variety of reasons, and perhaps that jaded me in regard to the gaming press. This time? Chrono Cross.

Apparently, I thought wrong. First up, some housekeeping. Today, we'll have our first holiday buyer's guide. The guides will go up over a few days, and each one was written by a different staff member with a different approach. In a few days, depending on our schedule, I'll have my review for Otomedius Excellent, a shoot-em-up game. Of course, I have to mention that PixlTalk looks like it'll be back on track again. There have been issues keeping it going at a steady pace, so hopefully those who feel like they missed out over the past few weeks will consider trying out PB & Jason, which you hopefully know by now is my stand-alone podcast. But enough about the “What's coming soon.” I'm writing to talk about reviews. The review problem. Conundrum, or whatever it is. Sit back. It'll take a while. This first blog really has nothing to do with it. Really. Instead, this blog and the next will talk about my history with gaming media and reviews. Deal with it.