Musings

I get a lot of game-related email and news throughout the day. If I find something particularly interesting, I’ll post my thoughts on it here. This will also be where I’ll talk about other game-related topics not in the news, but on my mind.

Nintendo Software on 3rd Party Devices?

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Dan Fischbach | Permalink 0

This post was a Featured Post on Gamasutra!

IGN Mockup - Animal Crossing on the App Store

A lot of talk has been thrown around recently by Nintendo’s investors due to poor 3DS sales that Nintendo should go 3rd party and pop their IPs on other devices. IGN even fired up the What If Machine and imagined what Animal Crossing would be like on the App Store. At first glance it seems like a hunky-dory situation, but as you pull back the curtain this wouldn’t be so fun. Let’s look into it. Read more »

Musings 3DS, Android, Animal Crossing, Apple, DS, IGN, iOS, Nintendo

Philly Game Jam 2011 – Outsider’s Perspective

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Dan Fischbach | Permalink 0

I’m mentioned in an article titled “Scenes from a Game Jam” at this link. FIEA was represented of course. Thanks Pat! Pat’s article was partially reprinted on Gamasutra here and again on GameSetWatch here.

Musings FIEA

Rework

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Dan Fischbach | Permalink Comments Off

Rework

It’s been awhile since I’ve read any dead trees but it’s fun to see what you can find in the forest. Read more »

Musings Books, Business

Are Video Game Characters Real?

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Dan Fischbach | Permalink Comments Off

As Kyle once said in South Park’s Imaginationland Episode III:

Because I– Because I think they are real. It’s all real. Think about it. Haven’t Luke Skywalker and Santa Claus affected your lives more than most real people in this room? Read more »

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