Andy Bernard. Pros: He's classy, he gets me, he went to Cornell, I trust him... Cons: I don't really trust him.

Mustard… me likey.

So NPD just released game console sales data for April and Nintendo has moved to the number 1 and 2 slots with the DS and Wii. What makes this important is that unlike the other consoles, the Wii is not a loss leader for Nintendo. Sony and Microsoft technically lose money on every PS3 and 360 sold and make up for it with software sales. But if no one is buying their consoles, they’re definitely not going to do that. Microsoft isn’t in as bad a position due to their year head start. But Sony is hurting right now (as their last financials revealed). Nintendo in the meanwhile is doing a little jib and singing “Money Money Money”. The key going forward for Nintendo is their software has to be as engaging as Wii Sports was. I may be looking forward to Mario Galaxy and Smash Bros. but the Gamecube sure wasn’t helped out by similar games. People are buying the Wii because it’s innovative as hell and Wii Sports is the best example of that. So Nintendo, I’m begging you, keep coming out with games like this that’ll have more than just the regular Nintendo Fanboy coming back for more.

Oh and for all you idiot “analysts” out there saying that Sony is already done, maybe you should try waiting a little. They don’t have a single killer app game out yet to drive sales. Once they get a couple of those out combined with an absolutely critical price cut (they’d be idiots not to at this point), Sony may just mount a comeback yet. Not saying they absolutely will but it’s definitely too early to call them DOA.

Caught a sneak preview of Knocked Up last night (gotta love living in DC. The drafthouse is just wonderful). As Erin put it, plotwise it’s pretty much Nine Months…only funny. That really sums it up nicely. That and the cast is a hundred time better. In the world of comedy: Paul Rudd > Tom Arnold. Judd Apatow is just a funny funny man and Seth Rogan is going to get a big a bump from this as Steve Carrell did from the 40 Year Old Virgin. He’s just a great lovable loser. Katherine Heigl gets to show a little more acting range than she’s allowed on Grey’s Anatomy. The cast of Undeclared is great as Rogan’s idiot stoner buddies. Alan Tudyk and Kristen Wiig steal the brief amount of screen time their allowed. Rogan and Rudd’s Mushroom-fueled trip through Vegas is going to be a classic in college dorms everywhere.

News and Notes:

GG and Mars are gone and with Lost and 24 (though I’m still on the fence on whether or not I want to give it another chance after this waste of a season) not coming back til mid-season next year, it’s amazing how free my schedule is gonna be next fall.

Shrek the Third not getting a ton of positive reviews so far. Between that and Spider-man 3’s the studios seem to be running out of luck on trilogies. Then again they’re making a ridiculous amount of money so odds are the studios just don’t give a damn.

Who dies on Lost next week? My bet is on Jack. I just think the writers want to do something no one will believe.

Until next time:

“How are you doing?”

“Not too bad, considering I just had a bomb dropped on me.”

“Oh no, that was bigger than a bomb, more like an asteroid about to hit the planet, you know? People running in the streets screaming "Oh my god, it's coming right at us!", and then dudes turning to hot chicks and being all like "Look, we're about to die so can I hit that?", and then the girls like "Hell to the no!", but then she realises, "Oh my god, I'm about to die, so you know what? Yeah you can hit this, but no kissing."”

“That's exactly what it's like!”