The "today" is the most ominous part of that sentence. Just so you know.

[ but he followed anyway, and. !!! he immediately goes to look at the n64 ]

Woah, retro. I can't believe they've been hiding games this whole time? I started to entertain myself by making glitter paper airplanes out of desperation more than once.

[ this may not be entirely accurate, but also, video games!! ]