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Guys who run gaming companies are the kind of people who don't like to let you die wondering. In a classic piece of schoolyard pouting, Activision boss Bob Kotick would like to let you know that Guitar Hero is doing well. So well that Rock Band can go suck eggs because it has girls germs.


At the Goldman Sachs Communacopia XVII Conference (you know who you are) Kotick let loose some big ones. "We're outselling [Rock Band] 6:1. When you think about the access we have to 30% of the world's music at Universal, we have a unique advantage there. I would also say when you look at resources, you know, our next-nearest competitor has a couple of hundred people working on these projects, we have close to 2000 people just dedicated to the Guitar Hero note tracking, introduction of new hardware, introduction of new software, and so we just have a lot more in the way of resources available to us to continue to dominate the category," he roared triumphantly.

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In a recent interview with guardian.co.uk, Peter Moore mentioned that Microsoft had at one point considered how they might give Sony a couple of old fashions knuckle sandwiches by purchasing Nintendo. You might put the idea down to ink poisoning from the various tattoos blazed across his body, but what would Microsoft's most famous franchises look like if they had?


HALO 3
halo 3


The Wii controls are perfectly set up for a FPS. Twin Spikers aimed through the Wii-Mote, vehicles driven via a Mario Karts style setup, you name it, you can simulate it. Halo 3 cross platform online play with the PC would be more competitive with console gamers able to aim much faster than the standard 360 controller. I want in.

GEARS OF WAR
gears of wars


Chainsaw controlled by the Wii-Mote, complete with piercing sound emitting from the controller and vibrating as your weapon ground through bone... Enough said.

VIVA PIŅATA
viva piņata


The garden would be filled in classic Mario characters, probably adding the much needed star appeal that the otherwise solid game lacked. Mario would tend the garden and defend it from those cursed tortoises and Koopa Kids who would come in to attack your candy filled Piņata. Not for everyone, but how much better would the game, and Mario already has his gardening outfit on.

On the console front, things may not have been extremely different. Of course we would now have a 1080i Wii system, and an Xbox would at last have a web browser.

We know you couldn't quite save the Dreamcast Mr Moore, but acquiring Nintendo would have relegated that to the annals of history and created the greatest gaming console in the history of the universe. Too bad really, it's probably a little late now.
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Wii Hacked To Run Copied Games

September 16th 2008 06:31
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It took longer than expected, but it looks like the boffins in the piracy community have figured out a way to pirate Wii games. With the mainstream audience the Wii has it probably won't make a huge impact, but Mario could not be happy.

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Which Console Is Right For You?

September 15th 2008 01:45
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An article that will be written every three months until the sun sputters for a final time before extinguishing forever and draining the life from the Earth, the opressive, souless darkness punctuated only by the impossibly distant pin pricks of hope from distant stars, is that of the guide to choosing a console


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no more heroes toilet story


Thanks to the DS, the bathroom is now a gaming destination. According to Suda51, Grasshopper Manufacture's creator of No More Heroes, a development studio


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Guitar Hero World Tour


A few observant gamers have spotted a small, subtle piece of classic subnote text in an IGN article regarding the PS3 and Wii versions of Guitar Hero: World Tour


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wii game scores


Don't hold back. It's unhealthy. Let it all out. Sega of America president Simon Jeffery may never be accused of being a puffy pants poet, but can be admired for his strong opinions on the current state of the Wii games library. "The Wii is a very cost effective platform to experiment with," said Jeffrey, "There is a lot of crap coming out for the Wii in general


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star wars wii


Game Informer Magazine has reported that LucasArts are seeing blaster-red over Nintendo and their new Motionplus addon for the Wii controller. Why? Because Nintendo decided to keep it to themselves, rather than share it with, say, the developers trying to release decent third party titles for the Wii


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mega man 9


That was a close one


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Nintendo Out Of Ideas For The Wii? (LINK)

August 4th 2008 06:38
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Nintendo President, Satoru Iwata, has said in an interview published in the Wall Street Journal that they have exhausted all of their original ideas for the Wi and are unsure of the extent of their ongoing development for the console


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wii fit


The Consortium for Public Education in the US has bestowed a Great Idea Grants to local schools with the projects developed including a Wii Fit and Dance Dance Revolution setup


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No New Consoles For Ten Years? (LINK)

July 30th 2008 02:09
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Brian Farrell, CEO of THQ, believes that it will be at least seven years before we see a new console released. And Epic Games President Mike Capps has as similar view, stating that the next generation is unlikely to start for up to ten years


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Red Steel 2 - Sword Fighting 1 To 1 (LINK)

July 28th 2008 06:36
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Red Steel 2 is coming to the Wii sometime this year, and with it the promise of the most accurate representation of sabre fighting to date due to the new Wii Motionplus system


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resident evil 5


While the current crop of games are trying to appeal to as wide an audience as possible, the refreshing news has come through that the new Resident Evil 5 will keep the gore levels at a maximum rather than diluting the crimson to get a lower rating


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