George St. Pierre is a Super Mario Odyssey fan!

On Oct 28, 2017, George St. Pierre posted a picture of himself wearing the new Mario hat, Cappy, and a copy of the newly released Mario odyssey in hand, on Instagram. Normally I would chalk this up to Nintendo just trying to win us over by showing fans that celebrities enjoy their games too, but being such a huge fan of George St. Pierre’s, I couldn’t help but appreciate the fact that he took time out of his busy schedule training for UFC 217 (Michael Bisping, you’re going down!) to promote a game that critics are calling the best Mario game of all time.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BawSUksAvWL/

This isn’t GSP’s first time advertising a game for Nintendo. GSP has also been seen playing Nintendo’s fighting game Arms, which makes a lot more sense for the MMA fighter. I’ve always heard that GSP was a big nerd as a kid, and being a fan of both martial arts and video games myself, that is definitely something I can relate to. It comes as no surprise to me that GSP would be a Mario fan. Seeing one of my hero’s enjoy the same games that I do makes me appreciate the world of video games even more as a media that brings all kinds of people together. No matter your age, occupation, or social status, we can all run around as a little plumber dressed in overalls, on a mission to save the princess from a giant, spike shelled turtle (or whatever Bowser is supposed to be). Whether or not this is just another attempt from Nintendo to promote Super Mario Odyssey, (not that they really need one for such a fantastic game) I really appreciate both Nintendo and GSP’s decision to promote this game together.

Comments

Is GameStop Shifting Their Focus Away From Games?

If you’ve been to your local GameStop lately you might have noticed something different about the way they have been displaying their merchandise. Walls that used to be lined with used games from last generations consoles have been replaced with Pop figures of popular comic book and TV series character, replica props from video games, and t-shirts sporting this years pop culture icons. I was a little disappointed to see my beloved Xbox 360 games reduced to a tiny shelf in the middle of the store, but I can also understand the shift in merchandise focus. I would imagine that it is not just used game sales that are suffering. New games have to be taking a hit as well. With the ease of downloadable video games it is easy to see that physical disc copy sales would suffer. For the hardcore online gamer it’s much easier to pre-order a game online, pre-download it to your hard drive, and start gaming as soon as the servers go live at midnight. Not to mention that having a bunch of discs ...

GTX 1060 and 1070 aren't dead. And welcome the new GTX 1070 ti.

Ah, the GTX 1080 ti. The mac-daddy of graphic cards to date. It's capable of fluid 4k gameplay with impressive resolutions at a premium price, ranging from $750 to $850. It really is on another level as far as graphic cards go. Enthusiasts will surely plug one of these into their setups for some ultra setting gameplay. For the rest of us there's the rest of the GTX family. If you need a card that can handle the games at a 60+ frame rate at 1080p or 1440p without breaking the bank, then turn your attention to the GTX 1060, 1070, or the soon to release 1070 ti. These cards are still pumping out fps on today's releases. Check out toptengamers.com GTX 1080 vs 1070 vs 1060 benchmark data. With the release of the 1070 ti we have another high end card for a mid-range price, starting at $449. It's just shy of the 1080 in CUDA cores count at 2,432 versus 2,560 in the 1080 but uses GDDR5 instead of GDDR5X. The best time may be now, to join the GTX 10XX family if yo...

Are Micro transactions necessary for the future of gaming?

Micro transactions have been a huge topic in gaming lately. Whether you are paying for the best weapons and armor in the game, cosmetic items, loot boxes, double xp, and more, if something can be downloaded too a game the developers are selling it. A lot of gamers are furious at this new standard in the gaming industry, but do they have any right to be angry? I mean these are gamers that have been paying $60 for a game since the PS3 and Xbox 360 days, and back in those days items were unlocked rather than bought. At least that is what other gamers are saying that don’t quite understand the situation. The fact is that video games are getting better and better each year. Graphics are more detailed, open world maps are expanding, and online multiplayer content is improving, but one thing about new games hasn’t changed, and that is the price. It has been over 10 years since the release of last generations consoles yet despite games improving in every way the price remains constant. ...

scroll on

Search This Blog