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I'm having a hard time trying to figure out what I think of the Wii U. On the one hand, I skipped the Wii and felt like I missed out on some great games, and I could remedy that with a Wii U. On the other hand, its a bit more expensive than I was hoping, and I haven't seen anything that's really sold me on the whole tablet-as-controller idea. Also, as my tastes in gaming change, I feel like I might be better off spending my money on a small PC to hook up to my TV to run Steam through. Hopefully there will be some more news coming out of Tokyo in the coming week that will help sway me one way or the other.

I got a chance to play some Spy Party at PAX this year, and I found it really hard to try and blend in. I pretty obvisously stood out as the spy because I was walking around too much, and even when I did stop to blend, I always seemed out of place. I think Jake mentioned this exact thing, the controls didn't seem to let you face the direction you thought you should, and I ended up far to worried about that. Looking forward to getting to play some more, though, and hopefully get better as the spy.

I think this is a really interesting topic. How much do we decide the value of a hobby, and how much of it is decided by society? If someone devotes their time to chess, is that somehow more valueable than someone that plays DOTA? How much of the value is determinded by the game itsef? Just like the discussion about Young Adult fiction and its value compared to other types of fiction, does a game genre matter? This is all similar to the whole Rock Band vs learning to play an instrument conversation as well. I know I'm just asking a lot of questions here, but I'd be interested to hear what others have to say. Just to put in my own two cents really quickly, I think some hobbies probably are more valuable than others, especially when viewed in the context of a results-oriented society that we live in, but I think that takes the conversation in a different direction entirely. I also think the game itself makes a lot of difference. Games like Minecraft or Civilization seem to operate on a slightly different level than something like Modern Warfare. All that said, there's still something to be said for the value of enjoyment and relaxation, but it seems like there might be a line between enjoyment and over indulgement.

Hey everyone, I'm Andrew. I've been listening to the old Idle Thumbs backlog since right about the time The Idle Thumbs podcast finished up its run. With the Kickstarter and the new podcast right around the corner, I've finally decided to sign up for the forums. Looking forward to all the fun stuff that's brewing.