I’m still recovering from Comic-Con (and I’ve already preregistered for 2011), but one of the millions of geeky sights burned in my brain from the massive expo floor is the persistent popularity of Pokémon. The video game, the cartoon, the trading cards… the whole Japanese brand turned global phenomenon. There were more than a few [...]
Entries Tagged as 'games'
Hawaii Hosting Pokemon World Championships
July 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Events, Hawaii, Pop Culture
Miner Brigade Released for iPhone, Android
April 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Gadgets, Hawaii, Technology
Honolulu-based Noble Master Games this week released the full version of its game, “Miner Brigade,” for the Apple iPhone and Android platforms. “Miner Brigade” is similar to the arcade classic “Lemmings.” The simple and fun game involves directing a group of miners to collect gold in a race against time in order to advance through [...]
Webkinz Gets Wise for the West
September 21st, 2007 · No Comments · Family, The Web
About a month ago, I blogged about how the Webkinz virtual world would shut down every night just when my kids (and presumably other kids in the Hawaii time zone) would be trying to get online. By scheduling their system updates at midnight on the East Coast, they were cutting off kids living several hours [...]
Webkinz Woes
August 21st, 2007 · 1 Comment · Family, The Web
Being a geek and a father, I’ve long tracked online destinations for kids. And while the offerings of Nick Jr. and PBS Kids are largely Flash-based brand reinforcement exercises, they are interactive (unlike the TV shows most of them are based on) and free (usually). And since I’m also a social network whore and fascinated [...]
