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“I think the answer to that is most likely not [Pay 2 Play]. Because the Wii servers let players play online for free, The Grinder will take advantage of that. Once you purchase the game you’re free to play online with your friends as much as you like, for as long as you like.” – Matt Corso, The Grinder art director

While I’ll be the first to admit that the Wii Wi-Fi functionality is limited in some ways, not having to pay to play with other gamers online is a huge plus. I just wish Nintendo would be slightly less strict in terms of their rules regarding the service.

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Videos

The Conduit Launch Video
E3 Interview – C.O.P. The Recruit
E3 Interview – Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
E3 Interview – Tatsunoko vs Capcom
E3 Interview – Rabbids Go Home
E3 Interview – Bit.Trip Core
Grand Slam Tennis – Venue Tour
Madden NFL 10 – New Art Style
Water Warfare Info Video
Reel Fishing Challenge Info Video
Silver Star Reversi Info Video
Sudoku Master Info Video
Trauma Team Teaser Video
Sands of Destruction – Gameplay Video 1
Mini Ninjas Info Video
EA Sports Active – The Fun Way
World of Zoo Info Video
Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga Teaser Video
The Munchables Info Video
Digest Video

Demos (Expire 7/5)

Mega Man Star Force 3
My Healthy Cooking Coach
MySims Racing
Classic World Games
Personal Trainer: Cooking Mac & Cheese Demo

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Thanks to _Contra_ for the news tip!

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Wii HD rumors aren’t anything new, especially considering the heavy speculation which popped up last year. But in spite of the fact that Nintendo supposedly ended the gossip only a few weeks ago, the rumors have reappeared and are back in full throttle. Wedbush-Morgan’s Michael Pachter, in his “Money for Nothing, How Ancillary Revenues Can Extend the Console Cycle” report, shared his beliefs that a new iteration of the Wii could be on the way – Wii Plus HD – and might even be in stores by the end of 2010.

“We expect Nintendo to sustain their competitive advantage by introducing a high definition version of the Wii, perhaps as early as the end of 2010, in order to convert its large installed base into true ‘next-generation’ households.”

But that’s not all. Controversially, Pachter went on to say that Wii Plus HD would enable developers to create games with graphics more equal to that of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. As Pachter explains, Nintendo would receive support from publishers but the release of Wii Plus HD depends on numerous factors.

“In our view, if Nintendo can offer such a device by year-end 2010, it will be in a position to seriously damage Sony’s chances of a comeback this cycle. We would expect publishers to support such a move, given that the cost of porting an Xbox 360 game to the new Wii Plus HD format would likely be lower than the cost of building a ground up Wii game. Of course, the timing of such a launch will depend upon several factors, including the cost of production, the price points of its competitors’ consoles, and the willingness of publishers to support a launch.”

“We believe that each of these factors will shift in Nintendo’s favor eventually, and are targeting fall 2010 for a Wii Plus announcement.”

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“Well, there has been some M-rated high-quality games released recently on Wii that we’ve taken note of, and that’s why I think Dead Space: Extraction is a gamble. It’s a calculated risk. Can a high-quality experience like that that appeals to a more mature audience work on the Wii platform? We spent a lot of research, time, and understanding that the customer dynamics of who’s actually playing on the Wii, do they own multiple platforms, are there really gamers on the Wii, or is it mainly families and youth? But we think we’ve found a market on the Wii that would be interested in the Dead Space: Extraction experiment. We’re going to take a gamble and build that market. You know, until you try, you don’t really know if the hypothesis is correct or not…I do think that it is a difficult ecosystem when only Nintendo products can succeed. Eventually, those types of platforms lose legs, because you need innovation coming from publishers and developers outside of Nintendo to really keep them fresh. I mean, look at 360 as an example, they’ve really nailed it.” – EA Games label president Frank Gibeau

The sales situation for more mature games on Wii never really seems to be too positive. However, I’m pulling for Extraction and perhaps it has a better chance than a title like MadWorld. After all, MadWorld seemed to be more of a difficult title to sell with its visual style and newness in the market.

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“I think that generally a lot of the game design in Left 4 Dead was focused on keeping the players together and really punishing a player that leaves the group. So the difference conceptually with The Grinder is that our characters are hunters, not survivors. They’re not every day people who are kind of thrust into this situation. They are prepared for what they are doing. With that said, one of the things that makes Left 4 Dead so compelling – and really there are a lot of other games, Resident Evil 5 has cooperative mode, Gears of War is a huge game that focuses on co-op, Halo 3, any of the games that boast co-op support, the best ones are those that encourage players to stick together. Left 4 Dead did a great job of doing that with the designs of their enemies behavior. So the Hunter, the Smoker, the Witch, and all of the infected enemies that are after you, encourage players to operate together, to communicate, and stick together. And so, that general philosophy we want to keep, but we want to put our own special twist on it, that also make players feel empowered.” – The Grinder Producer Josh VanVeld

I don’t know about you guys, but this seems like my kind of game. Working together with other players through co-op is a genre that is lacking on the Wii.

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PEARL JAM, MISSION OF BURMA, THE OFFSPRING AND MORE COME TO Wii ROCK BAND

Cambridge, Mass. – June 29, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced 16 tracks from artists including Mission of Burma, Pearl Jam, The Offspring and more coming this week to the Rock Band® Music Store catalog of downloadable content for the Wii™ system.

Three songs each from alternative rockers Pearl Jam and punk favorites Mission of Burma will be added this week. Additionally, songs from The Offspring, Harvey Danger, Panic at the Disco, George Thorogood and more will be released June 30 to the Wii Rock Band Music Store.

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WiiWare

Water Warfare – 245 blocks
Reel Fishing Challenge – 264 blocks
Silver Star Reversi – 245 blocks

VC

Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa – 22 blocks

DSiWare

Sudoku Master – 29 blocks

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1 2 [PROTOTYPE] RADICAL ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2 3 THE SIMS 3 THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
3 4 WII FIT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
7 5 UFC 2009: UNDISPUTED YUKE’S THQ THQ
– 6 TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN LUXOFLUX ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
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9 8 VIRTUA TENNIS 2009 SUMO DIGITAL SEGA SEGA
8 9 EA SPORTS ACTIVE EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 10 GHOSTBUSTERS: THE VIDEO GAME TERMINAL REALITY SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.

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