Month: October 2006

  • How Nintendo Will Save the Videogame Industry

    Man did I get a lot of flack when I openly suggested that the Wii was the only “true” next-gen console. Glad to see I’m not the only one who thinks so… How Nintendo Will Save the Videogame Industry Will Wii single-handedly save the industry? As difficult as it may be to swallow, it very…

  • Should video games be more like TV shows?

    Luke O’Brian over at Slate talks about episodic gaming: Should video games be more like TV shows? I’m old now, and I’ve got to work and pay bills. I’m not alone. According to the Entertainment Software Association, the average gamer is now 33 years old, an age at which marathon gaming sessions are (usually) impossible.…

  • Back in the PRC

    After a 10 day trip to the US I’m now back in Hong Kong. The primary focus of the trip was to meet with potential clients for Vykarian, the Chinese art outsourcing venture. Xin and I visited 5 cities in 10 days, taking an average of 6 meetings per day. I flew from Hong Kong,…

  • Vins Gagliardi | Update

    The Vins Gagliardi website has gone live! If you’re over 21 you can buy some Ken Wong and American McGee labeled wines here: Vins Gagliardi

  • Hong Kong to USA

    Heading back to the US for the first time in over a year. I can tell because they confiscated my shaving cream at Narita before my connecting flight to Los Angeles. You know – because I might try to hi-jack the plane by … shaving everyone. WTF. I can’t help but think, if you take…