Konnichi wa, minna-san!

With half the year over, the frantic fall and holiday season remains. This year will be the most frantic yet as PS4 and Xbox One release. As a sales associate at EB Games/GameStop, I'm not exactly looking forward to this holiday. It's going to be ridiculous. With my current income and the fact that I'm a university student as well, there's no way I'm going to pick up PS4 or Xbox One. I'm going to just barely, if that, be able to afford what I'm picking up this summer and I'm going to have to scrape together money to pick up what I want in the fall and holiday season. Looks like it's time to sell a few collector's items I've been sitting on...

I'm a determined gamer though; I WILL get what I want. And what I want are these:

Shin Megami Tensei IV. Developer and publisher: Atlus (3DS): July 16

Pikmin 3. Developer: Nintendo EAD. Publisher: Nintendo (Wii U): August 4

Tales of Xillia. Developer and publisher: Namco (PS3): August 6

Dragon's Crown. Developer: Vanillaware. Publisher: Atlus (PS3): August 6. Will depend on funds.

Rune Factory 4. Developer: Neverland. Publisher: XSeed (3DS): August 13

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F. Developer and publisher: Sega (PS3): August 27. Undecided and will depend on funds.

Killer is Dead. Developer: Grasshopper Manufacture. Publisher: XSeed (PS3): August 27. Might not pick up right away because of money.

Rayman Legends. Developer: Ubisoft Montpellier. Publisher: Ubisoft (Wii U): September 3. Still upset at Ubisoft for the delay of this game. I may wait for a sale or a pre-owned copy so Ubisoft doesn't get my full support.

Rome II: Total War. Developer: The Creative Assembly. Publisher: Sega (PC): September 3. I may not have the time to play this game properly if I do get it, so I may hold off on it for a little while.

The Wonderful 101. Developer: PlatinumGames. Publisher: Nintendo (Wii U): September 15

Pokemon X/Y. Developer: Game Freak. Publisher: Nintendo (3DS): October 12

The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD. Developer: Nintendo EAD. Publisher: Nintendo (Wii U): October

Ducktales Remastered. Developer: WayForward Technologies (Original game by Capcom). Publisher: Capcom (Wii U): Fall

Watch Dogs. Developer: Ubisoft Montreal. Publisher: Ubisoft (Wii U): November 19. Still angry at Ubisoft. Plus this game is almost guaranteed to go on sale during Boxing Day.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. Developer: Retro Studios. Publisher: Nintendo (Wii U): November. I'm personally not very interested but my co-worker has offered to split the game with me in exchange for lending my Wii U to him. To be determined.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. Developer: Nintendo EAD. Publisher: Nintendo (3DS): November

Super Mario 3D World. Developer: Nintendo EAD. Publisher: Nintendo (Wii U): December

Unannounced release dates but confirmed for this year:

Mario Golf: World Tour. Developer: Camelot Software. Publisher: Nintendo (3DS): Q2/Q3. This will depend on money and I'm not all that interested in it. But I've loved every other Mario Golf up to this point. Heh, only Mario can make golf fun.

Sonic: Lost World. Developer: Sonic Team. Publisher: Sega (Wii U): Q3/Q4 2013

Unannounced release dates and MAY come out this year

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse. Developer and publisher: WayForward Technologies (3DS): TBA 2013

Untitled Yoshi game. Developer: Good-Feel. Publisher: Nintendo (Wii U): TBA 2013

So yeah. I'm bound and determined to own all of these games at some point, be it on release day or down the road. We'll see how my wallet holds up after all of this since it may not be able to support my every wish.

Mata ato de!