Attention Planet GameCube Community,
I’m officially announcing that today, April 18th, 2003, will be my last day with Planet GameCube.com.
While I’ve been running Planet GameCube for 4 years, it’s been rather difficult to make a decent living. I was recently offered a job to work for Game Informer Magazine, and I have decided it’s a good time to pass the torch on to someone else at Planet GameCube and take my career to the next stage. I went to college thinking I would go into psychology. I ended up graduating with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in English. At that time I was hardcore (note: music nerd) into alternative music and really interested in radio, so I thought that would be fun. I ended up living a full career in radio. I started this site in between radio jobs, but I never would have imagined it would have led me into my new career. It’s funny how life turns out sometimes.
Most of you out there probably think we live in some happy land that gets everything it wants from Nintendo and all the companies that we deal with. That couldn’t be further from the truth. We have made great strides in the past year or two (and we’re extremely thrilled and thankful), but in comparison to the major corporate sites, no matter how big your numbers, it really doesn’t matter. We’ve had to fight for everything we’ve gotten. I hope our support from all these companies, and from you readers, continues to grow and expand in the years to come.
I’d like to thank my friends here in Minneapolis for constantly dealing with my rantings about Nintendo or the industry, when I know damn well you could care less when Mario Sunshine is releasing, or how awesome it is that the Q will have a Game Boy Player. Special thanks to my friend Ben, who takes care of Louie on business trips and is primarily player two when I’m reviewing games. On that note, I’d like to thank Liquor Lyles for being the best goddamn bar in Minneapolis with wonderful 2-for-1 drink specials, under whose influence I often do said ranting with said friends.
Thanks to all the Team Nintendo Reps who’ve helped us with all our needs at E3 and events. Super mad props to my boy Thom Leonard, who I’ve known since the N64HQ days. To all of our secret spies…well, on behalf of Louie the Cat, word up to ya’ll. Louie still needs you. J Thanks for the love! Oh yeah, by the way, I’m not firing Louie. You may not see Louie in pictures standing on every freaking piece of Nintendo hardware anymore, but he’s gotta do something while I’m at work instead of crapping on my keyboard. And his second-favorite hobby is digging up rumors.
I’d like to thank all of our advertising partners who have kept us alive, especially Video Game Advantage/Games For Rent, Video Game Depot, X-Arcade, UGO, Play-Asia, and Lan Kwei. Thank you for your support.
I’d like to thank all the staff of Golin Harris, especially Tom Stratton, who has taken more **** from me than probably anyone in the industry. Thanks for all of your support and help man, you’ve really taught me a lot, and you’ve been a great friend.
I’d like to thank Shigeru Miyamoto, everyone at Nintendo, and third-parties, for sending us amazing hardware and games to write about.
I’d like to thank Steven Kent, Raymond Padilla, Scott McCall, Mike Hrusecky, Yutaka Ochiboji, Justin Nation, Jonathan Metts, Rick Powers, Ravi Hiranand, Denis Dyack, Max Lake, and Daniel Bloodworth for inspiring me and pushing me to push the envelope.
I’d also like to thank everyone at Game Informer for being so accommodating, friendly, and welcoming. You guys are awesome, and I’m looking forward to working with you.
Last but definitely not least, I’d like to thank the wonderful Planet GameCube Staff. Thank you for your tireless effort towards making Planet GameCube what it is today. From the people I’ve known for years, to the new guys I just met this week, I love you all. Keep on kickin’ ass. Keep the dream alive!
And with that, I must say farewell. It’s truly been an honor and a privilege.
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You can't leave; all the plants are gonna die! -- John Winger, Stripes