Quick Announcement

Hey everyone! Nic here. I've been working on articles to be published during the remainder of the year, but I figured I would send an announcement to explain a few changes that you might see on the blog.

Namely, I am testing a return of on-blog ads. I know, people don't like ads, I get it. I can't say I'm a fan either. However, this blog of mine has been a hobby with zero revenue since its inception in 2013 (including the short time during which Google AdSense WAS activated - I haven't yet made enough to receive any money). This year, I've run into some financial difficulties and I've been trying to rebuild my nest egg ever since, which has proven to be difficult. I've had a very costly summer, primarily due to car troubles that put a serious dent in my savings. I also had to take my Wii to a repair shop, halting any plans I had of covering another game on the console for the foreseeable future, and I don't know how much that will cost, either.

So... yeah. Am I doing this for money? Yes. But my situation isn't dire enough to warrant a GoFundMe or anything of the sort. I just need a small, extra cash entry now and then. I will make sure that the ads are not intrusive, and don't link to businesses I would disapprove of, like gambling websites. That's going to be another thing for me to monitor, but I hope it will be worth the effort.

Now, for an announcement regarding the near future: I will take November and December easy. This has been an emotionally taxing year in many ways, and I've had my drive to write wave and wane depending on the day or the week. I've been toughing it out in spite of some degree of executive dysfunction. I am still passionnate, but after nearly three months of non-stop gaming and posting articles (my Quick Reviews), I was left exhausted and I needed a break.

Which isn't to say I won't publish anything! I still plan to publish the yearly Top 12, I hope to review Sonic Generations (which I skipped during my Quick Reviews as it is a game I feel warrants a proper, long-form review), and I might occupy the rest of the time with itch.io or Nintendo Classics articles, I haven't decided yet.

One decision I've made, however, is to not do a "Year Plans" article this year. I see how many games I was planning to do, yet didn't get around to playing, and I am sorely disappointed. Let's just say that I wished I had played more of those.

But for now? I'm going to relax, do things at my pace, and prepare for the further future. I do have projects for 2027 that I hope to see realized, and I am more than ready to be back with even better content soon. This break might even allow me to write a couple of articles ahead of time, providing a short buffer! I don't plan to publish anything for the remainder of November.

See you around in December.