Dear Luigi,

I apologize for giving you a chance to shinelast weekwhen I had you compete against your cousin, Celda. I don’t regret having family do battle with one another; whenyour brotherplays with his friends he doesn’t come home crying and complaining. He stands up and shines. Hell, they even named one of his gamesSunshine. You have been asking us to take you seriously for years, so I go out of my way to give you a chance, and you blew it:

Hearing you complain about never coming in first isn’t funny anymore. It’s time you grew up and did something with your life.I blame your parents. What you need is aPaper Luigi Storysneak attack. The consumers will never expect it.Come back when you’re ready to hang with the big kids.

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Sincerely, half of your family’s fans.

I expectedWind Wakerto win, but not by such a staggering margin. So this week I must cast aside some of the artsy and innovative games I had planned for two games that could save the third round from getting ugly. Once these odd debates are done I’ll come back and revisit titles likePikmin,Viewtiful JoeandEternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem. As for now, here’s two big hitters that have nothing in common except their hopes to giveWind Wakera good fight in the Gamecube finals.

Which game do you think is better, and why? Give it some serious thought, get some Gamecube childhood friends to share their opinions as well, and check back next week for the winner.

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