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  Can the lottery system work in the US for pre-orders regarding consoles? I know that the Zelda themed Switch 2 for example was scalped before anyone had the opportunity to even place a pre-order. During the anticipation of the original Switch 2 (日本語・国内専用) in Japan on 2025, at the time: you can only register via a lottery system and the retailer will respond if you’re being selected (they basically pick a random ticket out of a raffle, metaphorically speaking). The lottery system is standard...

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  Why does Canada have a low de minimis threshold? It’s around C$20 for stuff coming in abroad outside US & Mexico (but C$150 on stuff being imported from US & Mexico) if I recall when importing goods. The thing is that, I want to import a Switch 2 (日本語・国内専用), as in Zelda themed one from Japan where it only costs ¥62,980 (C$562) since the same costs C$710 (before taxes) if I were to buy it in Canada. I would rather save C$148 by importing the console, even though it’s free from local GST...

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  Is US defaultism real or a farce? I’ve seen posts online or memes about it, mainly discussing American people who think the internet as a whole is US-centric despite the topic at hand taking place in another country (nothing to do with America), for example: someone wrote the date format as 30/10/2020 (using the EU format) but some American was like “THE CORRECT WAY IS 10/30/2020” when they fail to realize that user is not American at all. Is US defaultism real when they travel abroad? They...

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  Why doesn't everyone have the same time zone despite having the world interconnected via the internet? You can host a large server via the internet but the biggest divider is time zone, since different regions have their own designated time (you calculate based on hours ahead or behind, putting GMT as the “default” identifier meaning its up to the individual what time is displayed on their clock). That means it’s not a 100% instant response as some people are sleeping (can’t reply at the mo...

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  Why do English VA struggle to pronounce names that begin or end with Ryu or Ryo? I mean, in “dubbed” anime: whether a characters name has that prefix or suffix, they suck at pronouncing it properly (one of the reasons why I prefer subtitled anime, at least the original VA pronounces stuff correctly) as it just sounds cringe after listening to how the original voice actors pronounce it.

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  Why are games priced in € (EUR) the same as $ (USD)? They’re not even the same currency at all, yet Steam or any other digital storefront decides to price a 80€ ($91) game the same as a $80 (69€) one when the conversions in reality are different to what the algorithm suggests. It’s reflected on Steam DB that Euro has a higher markup in comparison to US Dollar because of this, since I hear EU players nagging about paying 80€ at launch the same as US players don’t like paying $80.

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  The Zelda Switch 2 (console) is going to be priced at ¥62,980 (£298 / 350€ / $407 / A$559) upon release. There’s a special edition of the Switch 2 in relation to commemorating the 40th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda, which is expected to release around October 29 2026. Keep in mind this is discussing the Region Locked version of the console rather than the Global Switch 2 everyone else owns. I mean, you can import it upon release but comes with caveats (must have a JP Nintendo Account and s...

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  Is Old or New Call of Duty better? “Old” call of duty is based from WWII, which were made in the early 2000s inspired by Medal of Honor while “New” call of duty is the fictionalized takes within the FPS genre (basically the ones you recognize today). Modern Warfare (the 2007 one) is the title that departed from the WWII genre while World at War tackled at both theaters of WWII (the Pacific and European).