Bear and I've recently had the opportunity to check out the newest addition to the Mario Kart franchise, Mario Kart 8! =) I used to love and play a ton of Mario Kart when it came out on the Super Nintendo and the Nintendo 64, but hadn't really touched it since then. I don't know why, but I'm thinking maybe it was because of my limited cash as a kid and kinda having an obsessive thirst for RPG's. Even when our friend Carlos got it, I wasn't TOO excited about checking it out, but seeing him play made me want to play too; so I did and had a blast. XD It's such a pretty game! +_+

It's really nice how the creators added all of the small mechanics like having options to customize your ride, see your car stats, and being able to do boosts just by doing timed drift maneuvers and tricks off of jumps. =3 I remember the hopelessness in the Super Nintendo days when if you didn't have an item, the only thing you can really do is cut corners as sharp as you can. XD

I'm really happy that because of the recent MK8 opportunity, Bear finally gets a chance to be exposed to the franchise! XD He seems to be having fun now that he's gotten the hang of the game play. =3

The WiiU is really sounding like a console I'd want to own one day, hopefully by then I can still get the games that I'm interested in that are out now. @_@