Some updates and the Nintendo Switch Aligned Year Nine report is updated....

 http://cloudkicker.50webs.com/RantShack/OR/NSWReportYear9.html

 Yeah, I think we are done here until March of 2027.

I am planning to return for Series 3 of Hey Duggee because that show was already better than Peppa Pig and that was before the AI mess I mentioned in the previous post. I was waiting for CBC Kids to post videos and they have finally gotten to them. I'll do prep work during the week and start this weekend with two to three episodes. Anyhow, Series 3, Episode 10 contains an opening that has to be seen to be believed if you have watched Roly since the Scarecrow Badge. It's both the funniest and most disturbing moment in the series. I won't spoil it until then, though; although you probably can guess what it is if you read the rants for this series.

I'll soon be 49 years old on July 19th. How very nice, how very evil.

I finally bit the bullet and I'm done with Livejournal....

 I'm done with Livejournal as I can no longer access it. I'll be moving my stuff over here where at least I am with Google and I still have a decent account. Here's the last entry of LiveJournal in case anyone didn't notice:

Peppa Pig Tales #44 rant is completed and posted....

http://cloudkicker.50webs.com/RantShack/OR/PPT43.html

You know the world is doomed when I am referencing "Farewell To Nova Scotia" while describing Peppa and Evie cosplaying mermaids on a rock. Enjoy and comment please.

I think I will not being reviewing anymore Peppa Pig episodes until they change their minds about AI. Adult voices signing their rights to AI is one thing -- that's their stupid decision-- , but forcing the kid voices to consent to this is horrible and should be called out!

North American Game Lists For June of 2026:

* Nintendo Switch 1 had 254 GAMES!! -10 games from last month and +18 games from last year.
* Nintendo Switch 2 had 48 games. +8 games from last month and +14 games from last year.
* PlayStation 4 had 70 games. -42 games from last month and -68 games from last year.
* PlayStation 5 had 155 games. -55 games from last month and -50 games from last year.
* XBOX One had 77 games. -4 games from last month and -29 games from last year.
* XBOX Series had 120 games. -19 games from last month and -20 games from last year.

+ This is the 29th straight month of 200 games or more for Nintendo Switch 1.
+ This is the sixth straight month of 250 games or more for Nintendo Switch 1.
+ Nintendo Switch 1 ends the first half of 2026 at 1615 GAMES!! We are on a 3230 game pace here for calendar year 2026.
+ Nintendo Switch 1 becomes the second console to have a developer (Midnight Works) develop 200 games or more, joining Xitilon for PlayStation 4.
+ Using Microsoft's fiscal incorporation date: From July 1st 2025-June 30th, 2026; Nintendo Switch 1 had 3141 games released, PlayStation 5 would have 2425 games released and PlayStation 4 had 1566 games.
+ XBOX Series for fiscal year 2025 had 1707 games and XBOX One had 1130 games.
+ PlayStation 5 now has at least 1000 developers with two or more games developed.
+ Nintendo Switch 1 is projected at 216 games for July of 2026.

I'm planning to update the XBOX/PlayStation game lists starting July 3rd and Nintendo Switch 1/2 on June 30th. Panic PlayDate has been 100% updated and completed.

Also: TaleSpin Dynamite Comics has confirmed that it will be an ongoing series as there is a Don Karnage cover announced for TaleSpin #2 coming in September of 2026.

To wit: TaleSpin is getting a new comic book series, well, at least one story:

https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/pressrelshow.html?display=b4304161-f36b-1410-85ab-00cfe0ab1d57

This will be the first new story (not counting the unreleased Disney stories from the 1990's) in the comics since about 1996. Release date is sometime in August 2026. A new character called Skye Ryder, which has not been shown yet. The artwork looks good and in some respects is better than the original comics, at least on the cover. We'll see if that is translated in the actual story though.

More to come...