| EXTREME GAME REVIEW | ~ "Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II" (Google Play - Android)

"Sonic's back - and he's bringing his best buddy."

| EXTREME GAME REVIEW | ~ "Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I" (WiiWare)

"2D Sonic Returns!"

| EXTREME OPINION PIECE | ~ Wii U's Third-Party Problem isn't Nintendo's Fault - It's the Devs

It's no secret that when it comes down to Nintendo and third party support - things have never been the best. For this reason and that reason, it's seemed that for years, third-parties just simply want to avoid Nintendo. 

| EXTREME OPINION PIECE | ~ Wii U´s Third Party Debacle - Nintendo´s Fault or The Devs?

It´s no secret - Nintendo has never been very good friends with most third-party companies. It seems like there´s always been some excuse as to why third-parties don´t want to bring their games on the Big N´s systems. From since the days of the SNES - that´s been the protocol. So what´s the point of this article, anyway? Well - Nintendo announced at E3 2011 - when they unveiled the Wii U - that this time, things would be different...And for the most part - it has.

| EXTREME TALKING POINT | ~ The Wii U's Peril - Too Late to Save or Too Soon to Declare Done?

It's been almost a year from since Nintendo launched the Wii U and it's been over half the year that the system has been flogged on all sides from journalists, analysts, gamers, and unfortunately - even developers. No doubt - the Wii U isn't doing so hot right now. It hasn't been doing so hot from since the end of 2011.

Is this system really going to be a modern-day Virtual Boy or Dreamcast - or will it be another 3DS?

| EXTREME TALKING POINT | ~ So EA, I Thought You Said the Frostbite Engine and Wii U = Boom?

'However making Frostbite 3 work on the Wii U is not impossible. Where there are gamers, we’ll be there as well. This is the true meaning of "omnidirectional."

Um....Excuse me? But what happened to this?

It's amazing how much EA has been switching gears when it comes down to Nintendo and the Wii U this year. From the grand proclamation of an "unprecedented partnership" - to the big, fat claim "We're not making games for Wii U" - to the other claim "We are making games for Wii U, just not for this year." Now EA has backtracked on one of it's biggest claims yet...but that leaves the question - why'd they say the opposite in the first place?

| EXTREME OPINION PIECE | ~ The Start of the 8th Generation - My Thoughts

Technically speaking, the full 8th generation of video game consoles started in 2011 with the Nintendo 3DS. But the official start of the home console category - when ALL 8th-generation home systems are out in the wild - doesn't happen until the end of this year; Holiday Season 2013. This will indeed be an interesting time. There's going to be a whole lot of flack being blown from all different sides.