My 8-Year-Old Son Totally Schooled Mario Himself in a Game of Mario Kart 8

Mario costume

It’s not every day you get to play a brand new Mario Kart game a month or so before it comes out. And it’s not every day that you get to race against the Big “M’ himself. But my kids and I got to do just that recently at an awesome Mario Kart 8 Media Event held at the Nintendo World Store in Manhattan. The second floor of the store was blocked off for invited guests only. …

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Win a Copy of Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures for the Wii U (Ends 11/12)

Pac-Man Box Art Wii U

This weekend I had a fever. Pac-Man Fever, that is! (Cue the ’80s soundtrack, boys!) That’s right, Pac is Back! Tying in to the new pac-Man cartoon on Disney XD comes Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures from Bandai Namco. And to celebrate, Nintendo World in Rockefeller Center had a spectacular Pac-Man Kick-Off Party this weekend! Ryan and Allie were busy, but Jason was beside himself. Heck, the kid’s on cloud 9 anytime we just visit Nintendo …

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It’s A Awesome! Our Visit to the Nintendo World Store

We spent the day in Manhattan today with some family friends and had an absolute blast. I won’t bore you with every sordid detail, though I will be doing a follow-up post on our crazy fun trip to Madam Tussauds wax museum. So stay tuned for that one.  Personally, I’m not a big fan of New York City. Not that I’m a country boy by any means (though I do love me some Dukes of Hazzard!), but …

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