Last week we took some time to get to know yours truly..myself (see it HERE) Now it is time to get to know the site-owner Justin Sharp.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!

 

Q: Tell a little about yourself?

Well I grew up originally wanting to build and create lego sculptures, but I was around 8 when I changed my sights on video games and Nintendo.  I’ve been hooked on Nintendo games/systems ever since.  Always loved every game Nintendo made and always found the most fun playing Nintendo games.

Q: Why did you start Pure Nintendo?

I started Pure Nintendo initially to bring people together when Nintendo first started their Nintendo Wifi Connection service.  It was meant to be a place to trade friend codes and play games online.  I always followed Nintendo news and it was a natural progression to start reporting myself and it’s moved on from there.

Q: Favorite Nintendo memory?

My favorite Nintendo memory is probably the first time I beat Super Mario Bros. 3.  I remember playing that game forever and the last world was always a beast.  Even if I found the flutes, it was still hard to make it through the dark area in world 8.

Q: Favorite game of all time?

Metroid Prime is probably my favorite game of all time.  I love every single Zelda game as well so it’s really hard to pick just one.  But Metroid Prime really did the best of immersing you in the game—more than any other game I’ve played.  Level design was incredible, graphics, gameplay, sound, it has it all.

Q: What upcoming games are you most excited about?

Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword is my top anticipated game right now hands-down.  Also can’t wait for all the new 3DS games like Mario, Mario Kart 7, and Luigi’s Mansion 2.

Q: What games are you playing now?

I’ve actually been playing the Professor Layton games recently.  Also been playing Ocarina of Time 3D and RE: Mercenaries 3D.

Q: Other hobbies besides video games?

Besides video games, I really like to play Tennis, draw/design anything that comes to mind, but really video games is what I love doing.

Q: Favorite Music?

I love all sorts of music, Blink-182, Weezer, Death Cab for Cutie, Temper Trap, Jimmy Eat World, mostly punk, rock, or alternative and anything in between. 

Q: Favorite TV shows?

My favorite TV show is most definitely The Simpsons, but I also like Futurama, Batman The Animated Series, Modern Family, 30 Rock, and CSI.

Q: What do you do for a living besides Pure Nintendo?

I work for a startup company as the lead user-interface designer and developer so I’m responsible for the design and layout of all of our software products and the underlying code that goes with it.  It’s a lot of fun and I’m hoping it some day transfers nicely to working for Nintendo in some way.