Aeropodcast #29: Alvin, Simon, Theodore

By Joe Haygood | April 23, 2008

We are back for another week of views, mayhem and all around chaos as Stephen, Paul, Joe and newcomer Levi tackle the week’s topics, news and our only and latest review on iTunes.

After a discussion about what we are playing, including a digg on Paul about his love of Elite (it was a great game Paul, I am behind you on this one), we started off the show discussing the hype that Grand Theft Auto IV is getting and if a game can be subject to overhype.  While Joe was experiencing burnout with the constant news story that were posted on every site (including ours, oh sweet irony), Paul looked at the fact that it was the media hyping the game, not Rockstar.  We also moved to the butchering of the Japanese language by US gamers, with the rise of Japanese translated titles, like Okami, which is really pronounced O – kami.

We went over the March NPD numbers, which still show Nintendo printing gobs of money with a total of 1.3 million units between the Wii and the DS.  From there, the rest of the consoles showed parity, with the 360 inching ever so slightly in front of the PS3.  Nintendo also took the top spot in video game sales as well, with Super Smash Brothers Brawl selling a cool 2.7 million units.  It was also surprising to still see Call of Duty 4, pulling in big sales five months after release.

We announced our first review on iTunes which had JBIR giving us a one star review, stating that we deleted his first review.  Guess he thinks we work for Apple, because apparently he thinks we had his review deleted, which we do not have the power to do.  We appreciate all reviews, good and bad, because it tells us what is good about the show and what needs improvement.

Finally we looked at a few notable news stories for the week, including a Wii Stripping game coming for te WiiFit board, Kojima is disappointed with the way that Metal Gear Solid turned out, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe minus the fatalities and blood, and finally Paul gets excited for an announced sequel to Majesty.

As always, make sure to review us on iTunes, and then head over and Digg the podcast.  Also, if you have any tips, questions, trivia, suggestons on good coffee blends, or maybe just to tell us we suck or rule, email us at tips@aeropause.com.  Also, if you want to hear our new act, Levi the Chipmunk, just listen all the way through the podcast.  It is a great way to finish your debut on a podcast.

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