Re-purposing the Site

After a period of soul searching I've decided that doing Japanese with video games in not what I want to do with my time. Initially, I was excited about the idea and had some fun coming up with ideas and working on future videos. Unfortunately, it makes learning one of my favorite languages feel like a chore. Japanese no longer had my interest the way it had originally, and that is why I will no longer be attempting to learn Japanese with games. If it comes up naturally, or is somehow related to what I'm talking about, I will still talk about the meaning of certain terms and all. The time it takes to organize an explanation about a language I have not yet mastered (if I could ever master a language, not sure I've mastered English lol), I could dedicate to another hobby of mine. One that is easier to describe and that won't make blogging feel like a drag.

It has nothing to do with the amount of views I was getting - of course nobody is reading a new blog with only five posts and no major endorsements. And that is why I am deciding to make this change.

As far as the new direction of my blog, I have decided on pursuing my hobby in card collecting. Anyone here for Japanese with games can possibly look forward to it's return, once I've advanced much further along in Japanese, but for now you should only expect to see posts primarily relating to Magic: the Gathering and Final Fantasy TCG.

"I understand Magic, but FFTCG?" I enjoy collecting FFTCG cards, but cannot find anyone to play with locally. I enjoy the series so far, and if I can help it along with the blog I will.

In conclusion, if I have lost anyone's trust that is unfortunate, but at the same time I feel like my gaming blog should contain content that I enjoy more so than maybe my history blog, which is more professional in tone and is aimed at an actual market for selling products. Whereas this blog should be about engaging others with interests similar to my own.

I will keep the Japanese posts, and who knows, I might continue doing them in a few months, but not as a matter of priority.

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