Consumer Whore – Act III

So when I was in Fargo (again) with the folks a couple weekends ago, I made sure we made a mandatory stop at the local Toys R Us. I was actually on the hunt for the 25th anniversary re-release of the original Ninja Turtles toys, but all they had were Bebop, Rocksteady and Splinter. I only want the four turtles, but I think we all know that once I get them, I won’t be able to stop until I have the whole collection, as evidenced by the similar situation below:

While my hunt for Ninja Turtles was largely unsuccessful, I did spy the second round of Street Fighter figures. I mulled over them for a good twenty minutes, and decided that it would be best to get them there since they were considerably cheaper there (even with exchange). It was also a gamble whether we’d see them in my store or not, but of course the next week they came in. Still, having Guile, Chun-Li and Akuma hanging around makes my room feel a bit cooler. At least to me. I know the woman isn’t overly thrilled about them…

On the upside, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Smash-Up releases tomorrow, and pre-release impressions have been pretty good so far! After the whole Mutant Melee debacle, I’m still a little weary about it, but it looks like Ubisoft has been trying really hard, and their game would have to be really atrocious to top Konami’s weaksauce offering.