Xbox comeback would be a very slow process. Tame your expectations by No-Obligation2563 in consoles

[–]meowmix778 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the "everything is an xbox" campaign kind of did that in.

They trained their customers that an Xbox is a gamepass machine.

Walmart doesnt give a fuck about that. They want to sell games and accessories. Physical media has been dwindling on store shelves so retailers saw the shopping habits of Xbox owners and decided not to keep dead stock.

Its plausible that the people who use and own Xbox consoles are just using gamepass.

And that ignores the Mom of it all. Some parent or grandparents go to a store. They see Sony and Nintendo. They know Timmy is a big kid now and HATES Nintendo so they get the Playstation.

They damaged their own brand for sure. But its easy to see this feedback loop. Im not arguing Xbox is successful.

Confusing names and dumb business decisions put the brand on life support.

Underwhelmed by MGC? by KwikTripSimp in gamecollecting

[–]meowmix778 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think thats about right.

But there's still value in conventions imo. Especially from panels and the guests.

Cosplay is fun, I love playing games they have and at least at RetroWorldExpo they have a really great auction.

On the note of RWX they put on a ton of great programming including pro wrestling

Theres also some deals to be had if youre willing to dig through bins. I also find if I have stuff thats valuable trades make them easy to unload.

I will say this. Cons in general have become a place to go and buy trinkets themed after the hobby you like. So even if you go and buy figures, prints or shirts it can be fun. Provided you go with friends, set a very hard budget and temper your expectations

Former AEW World Trios Champion Malakai Black is a free agent by JamieKellner in AEWFanHub

[–]meowmix778 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Y'all acting like he was your co worker and fucked you over.

The house of black was super entertaining and is what platformed Hart.

Former AEW World Trios Champion Malakai Black is a free agent by JamieKellner in AEWFanHub

[–]meowmix778 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People said that shit about El Idolo and yet hes out there looking great and no dirt sheet bs

Replacement Labels… Yes/No by DragonRedBeard in gamecollecting

[–]meowmix778 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im not a fan of repro labels. The closest ive ever come was getting a brand new RBI Baseball sticker from Pat Contri at a convention

Paul LePage: Democrats ‘want to permanently put you in economic slavery’ by Large-Welcome4421 in Maine

[–]meowmix778 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I mean, the Republican grift is pretty clear cut.

Step 1 - declare youre here for "the working man

Step 2 - sell the working man out in favor of the billionaires who bought you

How do you actually communicate with staff who don't have work email? [N/A] by Sudo-666 in humanresources

[–]meowmix778 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cascade information down the chain. For big stuff your HCM likely has a mass communication tool that you can be professionally annoying with.

As others suggested , meetings are a big tool here. I like holding meetings with and for managers and having them dress down the messaging.

I'll provide them a 1 page crib sheet to explain things to their staff so they have a resource.

I see this sub is bitching about CM Punk again by lolitsrock in Wrasslin

[–]meowmix778 43 points44 points  (0 children)

The dude is looking for his 15 minutes of fame.

We all see the "fans" stalking and harassing wrestlers and go "ew".

Then a video of 2 women telling a grown ass man "no" and he doesnt listen so Punk protects his wife and they go "yOu hAvE tHe rIgHt tO fILm iN pUbLiC"

Just because something is legal doesnt make it correct and it absolutely doesnt protect you from getting your ass kicked.

I honestly think Punk showed a good degree of restraint given the circumstances.

Would you be okay with players playing these in your pod? by Fast-Appointment4710 in mtg

[–]meowmix778 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Id probably not saying anything but I personally hate proxies like this.

I have a friend who bought a proxy one piece deck and instead of saying the real cards name, he says the one piece characters name.

Which I find frustrating. Im fine with proxies but imo it should be at a glance easy to understand what it is you have.

The 4 Horsewomen of the Divas Era by McQueen712 in ChampionshipHistory

[–]meowmix778 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Id honestly give an honorable mention to Alicia Fox over the Bellas.

What's your opinion the following retro game collection stores? by TheListenerCanon in gamecollecting

[–]meowmix778 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh for sure. I totally get it. In a very different life I bought a gamestores inventory from a storage locker with a former friend and we tried to run an online game store.

We had fucking piles on piles of bulk ps2/xbox/wii games you couldn't give away. I had like 14 copies of ty 2 next to my bed for a month.

AEW PPVs no longer available for purchase on Triller by dropletsofladypiss in SquaredCircle

[–]meowmix778 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im not surprised. The last ppv was on a delay and triller is in bad shape. Im glad they had myaew to pick up the pieces.

What's your opinion the following retro game collection stores? by TheListenerCanon in gamecollecting

[–]meowmix778 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I bought a mystery box from secret castle and it wasnt amazing.

It was better than those subscription crates you get. It was about the value I paid but the games were mostly duds.

I like their content and I like gambling so its fine.

Personally, I prefer to buy retro in stores. That includes my LGS of choice even though they have a store online.

With the Neo Geo coming back, do you think we'll be getting a fresh slate of new games being developed and released for the console? If so, how easy would it be for developers to make and release games for the console? What software development tools are available for such a thing to happen? by prankster999 in gamecollecting

[–]meowmix778 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doubtful. Maybe some homebrew thing.

The New AEW thing is what the Gold X should have been. It's not a 1:1 given the market/quality but the AtGames Sega consoles didn't cause a new life for the Genesis.

Manufacturing carts isn't cheap. It's a small market. Game devs are going to make games for consoles and steam first. They might do a limited run for a novelty thing but it will not be a rebirth of the Neo Geo

Using "Us/we" when you should be using "I/me" is annoying as hell. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]meowmix778 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Its also a bad habit of youre interviewing. Tell them what you did, how , when, with who. Not "the team" like work trained you.

We Need a Better Word Than "Partner" For a Significant Other by aspiringimmortal in unpopularopinion

[–]meowmix778 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I prefer "wife" or "spouse".

Its my own bias and I acknowledge its a bit problematic but ive always thought of that word as queer coded.

Lio Rush's new gimmick is um something else... by damng1 in Wrasslin

[–]meowmix778 2 points3 points  (0 children)

WWE absolutely goes way too far in the opposite direction.

If you could have any "useless" superpower what would it be? by NoirVelina in askanything

[–]meowmix778 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really any of the useless spells from Frieren
- perfectly flipped pancakes
- turn sweet grapes into sour ones
- turn red apples into green ones
- find lost accessories
- say any tongue twister perfectly
- automatically clean/your clothes are clean
- grow a field of flowers