Game News Haikus: Sexy Final Fantasy, amiibogeddon, Bloodborne trick, and more

Zen distilled stories

Nintendo took a big spot in last week’s news, with the highs of the Nintendo Direct and the lows of the Wave 4 amiibo rollout. Does that give the company perfect balance, like a haiku? I’m not sure.

In this series, we take a look at the stories that gathered the most attention of the past week, and distill each one down to its essence. Here are the topics that the surly D. Takeshi Nakamura takes on this week:

• Review: Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel: Claptastic Voyage
• One simple trick to help you kill Bloodborne invaders
• Watch the ‘no joke’ Nintendo Direct here for 3DS, Wii U news
• Here’s the full rundown on all the Wave 4 amiibo madness today, including GameStop’s plan
• Review: Wave 4 amiibo Shopping
• MLB: The Show‘s best improvement is revenge
• Fan complaints could bring back ‘too sexy’ Final Fantasy costume

About The Author

Darren Nakamura

Darren is a scientist during the day. He has been a Destructoid community member since 2006, joining the front page as a contributor in 2011. While he enjoys shooters, RPGs, platformers, strategy, and rhythm games, he takes particular interest in independent games. He produced the Zero Cool Podcast for about four years, and he plays board games quite a bit when he can find willing companions.

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