Animal Crossing Update 1.7 DRAMA

Have you downloaded the latest update for Animal Crossing New Horizons on Nintendo Switch? It features some expected (and unexpected!) new items and features. It has also managed to spark anger and backlash on Twitter. https://twitter.com/gluxbox/status/1355212433275535364 The initial download of ACNH update 1.7 unlocks a letter from Nintendo containing a set of maracas for use …

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The Glux Blog 10 Year Anniversary!!

Has it been 10 years already?!?! The Glux Blog's first ever blog entry was on December 18, 2008 and was comprised of two sentences and a photo about the Perfect Snowman I had built. All of the original entries are still here on the blog if you want to go wayyy back in time. But …

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Crisis in Wasabi!!

Over the weekend I attended Apex 2014, which is the world's largest Super Smash Bros. Tournament.  JDubz and I assisted in running the StreetPass Plaza Arcade at Apex, which was run by StreetPass Long Island, StreetPass NYC and StreetPass Princeton.  We offered Pokemon battles on a big HD TV screen provided by JDubz, and SPNYC …

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わさびの新聞#18

Week of 5/26 - 6/1 Mayor Neko's Makeovers! Recently, Mayor Neko stumbled across some really cool QR code designs.  Most of them can be found on Tumblr, or shared on the super-fun Animal Crossing group called ACUKE.  One pattern particularly appealed to Mayor Neko - the Team Rocket Grunt Dress!  Mayor Neko downloaded the QR …

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わさびの新聞#11

Week of 4/7 - 4/13 花見 (Hanami) in わさび (Wasabi)! This week in Wasabi, spring was officially in full swing!  The festival of Hanami in Animal Crossing: New Leaf has begun, and that means that cherry blossoms can be seen floating through the air for several days this week.  Mayor Neko cheekily wore a leaf mask …

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わさびの新聞#10

Week of 3/31 - 4/6 Wasabi Pranks Mayor Neko! This week was quite the exciting one for the town of Wasabi!  After an exhilarating Bunny Day (see the special issue will full coverage of this fun holiday!), more surprises were in store for Mayor Neko!  The following day, 4/1, was April Fool's Day!  It seemed …

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わさびの新聞#9

Week of 3/24 - 3/30 Happy Birthday Ri-Rii! On 3/24, Wasabi celebrated the first townie Birthday of the year!  The lucky Birthday Girl was Ri-Rii, who sent out invitations to her Birthday Party about a week in advance.  Mayor Neko, of course, was in attendance (albeit fashionably late).  When the Mayor arrived, Ri-Rii and King …

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