“ And maybe this cake tidal wave is a sign that
we don't want to be macho avid gamers all the time.
Sports activities cakes, Television show cakes,
picture cakes: you see them on a regular basis.
On the one hand, it has to do with a handful of gaming sites who, having taken an understandable liking to cakes,
have began reporting on them like information. Who
would have thought to make a complete cake out of the Prince's tiny, pellet-formed head until they saw
someone else do it first? Then again, the whole game cake phenomenon raises questions about what it
means to be a fan. And sure, these make for cute, colorful cakes (What
it says about us that our pure response to cute issues is to ingest them: that is an entire different column) however there are
additionally a fair number of NES's, DS's,
Gamecubes -- objects neither colorful nor cute, all
sporting totally un-delicious pointy edges.
However the fact of the matter is, guys are making game cakes, too. ”