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Katamari valentines sound like a good idea!  Here's a couple of Katamari songs that would go well with Valentine's Day.

You're not missing much by not playing Sticker Star.  It's bad.  I have no desire to play Federation Force.  Tri-Force Heroes I have but I haven't played much of it, as it's hard to get people to play it anymore.

Ever Oasis, WarioWare Gold, and Metroid: Samus Returns are very good, though.  Worth getting if you can.

I reviewed Rune Factory 4 back in the day.  I hope I have enough time for the Switch version.  We'll have to see.

There are a lot of things I'm excited for in that Direct.  Mario Maker 2 and ESPECIALLY Link's Awakening, as that is my number one favorite Zelda game.  I'm a little disappointed we didn't get anything about Luigi's Mansion 3 or Animal Crossing, though.

So here's a true story.  Right after I started writing for The Dallas Morning News, a close relative knew a guy who worked for a place in Dallas that made games and it was called Ensemble Studios.  I went to visit them and they showed me a game they were working on called Age of Empires.  They said they hadn't found a publisher yet, but they were thinking about going with Microsoft.  I told them that would be a wise move.  And then later the game came out and I got to review the first couple of them for PC.

How would an Xbox LIVE app work on the Switch?

One thing I can say about that Bayonetta costume is that it was very good and convincing.

I never hung out at the Sony booth much anyway at E3.  It was always too crowded.  Speaking of E3, I did just register for a press pass for this year's show.  We'll see if I get one like last year.

I'm only surprised it hasn't happened sooner.  Thanks for reading!

I know what you're saying.  I thought we might've had Mario valentines around the Mario 3 era, as I seem to remember one saying "I'm Toad-ally Yours" or something.  But I think I might've just imagined that.  At any rate, I would think we would've gotten Mario valentines sooner and more frequently.

i can't imagine Yakuza valentines, but if I could do it in the one Yakuza game I played, I'd give a valentine to that arcade lady, because she was neat-o!

On the Hallmark thing, here's what I think has happened.  I think Nintendo has lowered their licensing fees on usage of their characters.  That's why we're seeing more things like Mario cereal.  So I think Hallmark jumped on that boat.

I dunno about Bayonetta.  She seems kind of scary.  Instead of me WANTING to give her a valetine, she seems like a woman who would MAKE me give her one.  Plus she beats up angels.  I can't approve of that.

Here's a random real life Bayonetta story.  One time at E3 I was walking along and I heard a CLOMP CLOMP CLOMP right behind me!  I turned around and it was a lady dressed as Bayonetta, and her gun shoes were making all that noise!  You're not sneaking up on me today, Bayonetta!  I will say that it was a very nice costume, if you know what I mean.

I guess it's called Chicken Pox because you are a chicken and collect eggs.  It's like a fast paced version of connect the dots.  Just read the review.

I think I passed on a review copy of this, too, because I had too many other things going on at the time.  Oh well, can't play 'em all!