About this site
With Time magazine naming Wii Sports their 2006 "Game of the Year", it's becoming clear that gaming is no longer solely the pastime of sun-starved nerds who argue about whether Mario could beat Sonic in a New York City knife-fight; There is an entirely new demographic of gamers being brought into the fold, and most of them couldn't care less about the newest advances in digital graphics and the hallmarks of gaming tradition. These people are playing the Wii for that purpose, and the purpose of Erick and Emily is to highlight which games those people would like to play.
Which isn't to say that we're out of touch with over 20 years of gaming tradition, either; For each game reviewed, Erick will do his best to represent the viewpoint of the video game veteran, while Emily offers objective opinions as a novice gamer. What you do with this information is up to you - You could make an informed purchase for a friend or relative new to gaming, connive your girlfriend into gaming by picking femme-friendly games, or print out all of the pages and sleep under them for warmth. We also offer unique content, including screenshots and videos of every game released for the Wii (we're working on the back-catalogue now and expect to be done by March), and we always offer our first impressions on titles as soon as we possibly can. Add to this our in-depth analysis and pithy impressions, and you have a game review site that is honestly original in both content and concept.
Or that's the idea, anyway.
About Erick
History of Gaming ●
Erick was born in January of 1984 and got the Atari 800 XE for his second birthday. A few years after (1989), his possession of two Nintendo Entertainment Systems (NES) led to the locally-famous incident where he kept Double Dragon and Battletoads rented out for over a year, each. He then got a Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) at launch, and like other Nintendo kiddies harbored a seething disdain for the Sega Genesis...until he got one of those, too. Skip forward some years and he picked up a Sony Playstation at launch, which only took a year to break itself, precipitating the purchase of a second system (a proud tradition that Sony has upheld to this day). He spotted a pyramid of Virtual Boys in an Electronics Boutique a month or so after that system's launch being sold for $25 each and nabbed one moments before causing himself irrepairable ocular damage. He'd later pick up an N64 near the end of the console's life, then a PS2, then sell the PS2 for an XBox, then immediately regret that decision, then pretend that Halo was better than anything the PS2 had to offer anyway. Around this time he got seriously involved in Konami's arcade sensation, Dance Dance Revolution, and spent most of his time sitting on the floor at arcades, gossiping with all the other scenesters who would later run back to their livejournals to talk about how much they hated each other. Later he would create content for DDR emulators, partner with similarly-minded people, start his own company, and develop a new arcade dance game which unfortunately never saw a commercial release. Since then, Erick has collected a Saturn and Dreamcast, orchestrated Emily's purchase of a PS2 and Gamecube, and moved with his girlfriend of 3 years to an apartment in Laurel, Maryland. In 6 months, the two would go in halfsies on the Nintendo Wii at its launch.
Professional Background ● Erick frequently works in computer & networking repair when he isn't working for himself, but is currently working for an Electric company based out of Dundalk. He also has been involved with I-Mockery since 1999 and has written several articles for the company, as well as organizing and winning one of their competitive comedic events (It was totally fair and you can do that on the internet, ok). Presently, he webmasters and creates content for ErickandEmily and WiiKitty, and anticipates the day he can provide content for both sites on a full-time basis.
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The Wii Remote can double as a phaser.
I wish I still had that shirt.
Notice the circles under the eyes and the piercing stare. |
About Emily
History of Gaming ● Emily was born on November 10th, 1983, as the youngest of three children. She has a sister three years older than her, and a brother six years older. When her brother was eight, he recieved an Atari 2600 for his birthday (which coincidentally is only two weeks after Emily's, so at the tender age of two she believed it to be a present to her as well), along with such titles such as Barnstormers, Adventure, and Warlords. Other than spending countless hours with Commander Keen, the world of gaming passed her by until Dance Dance Revolution made its impact on a generation of people craving both drama and weight loss. While getting involved with the scene, she made the purchase of the second game console she'd ever owned, a Playstation, for the sole purpose of playing DDR at home - It wasn't until moving in with Erick that she would really experience console gaming first-hand. After going to a local anime convention, she was brought into the world of music gaming, and quickly became obsessed with Beatmania IIDX, Pop'n Music, and other games in Konami's popular Bemani series, which necessitated the purchase of her Playstation 2. She would also eventually snag a Gamecube under the pretense of being able to spend more time with her significant other (a claim that would have been true, were she bethrothed to Animal Crossing). When she had heard about the Wii, she was intrigued by the concept, and decided to split the bill with Erick after playing the console at the Mall. To this day, Emily has never played any of the Mega Man games, has a difficult time getting through the first level of the original Super Mario Bros., and couldn't tell you the difference between an SNES, a Genesis, or a 3DO - but she is disappointed that the Mii channel won't let you have pink hair.
Professional Background ● Emily has worked many retail jobs, and is currently working for T-Mobile, where she sells value-added products to value-deficient people . She is an accomplished artist and dabbles in metalworking with chainmaille jewellery. She also writes reviews for Erick And Emily, and is known to fill her camera with pictures of her kitten donning various Wii accessories. |
Here's lookin' at you, kid.
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It's only ever this organized in photos, believe you me.
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