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Pikachu vs. Homer Simpson

As it turns out, Homer doesn't have a monopoly on yellow game boxes. Nintendo has answered the doughnut meister with a special edition of its own in the same color, albeit a portable one.

A limited number of DS Lites will be available in a glossy "Pikachu yellow" with a matching stylus and the prototypical Pokemon rodent's face etched in the lid's corner. It goes for $139, but Akihabara News says there are a few small catches: It's being sold at the Japanese Pokemon Center and, even then, only through a lottery. Good luck … Read more

I will game: 'Pokemon' for everyone

I want to come clean about something. Not many people know this about me. It recently came out at work, and it's caused no end of grief from my co-workers. Still, I refuse to be ashamed of it anymore, so here it goes.

I like Pokemon. And I'm not the only one.

Before you judge me too harshly, I want to clarify this: I like the Pokemon games. That's it. I don't watch the anime or collect the toys or anything obsessive like that. I just really enjoy the game itself. I've been playing Pokemon Diamond … Read more

OK, the Bravia bouncy ball ad was cool. Now let's move on

A few years ago, Sony made a pretty big splash with that advertisement for its Bravia HDTVs that showed a zillion colorful bouncy balls roaming the streets of San Francisco:

It kind of got old when people started spoofing it in Halo (and also when some second-rate nightclub DJs began spinning a lame techno remix of the Jose Gonzales song playing in the background), but now the "colorful balls fall from the sky" ad trend has really gone over the hill. One word: Pokemon. Check out this promotional ad for the new Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl games … Read more