“They’re starting to run out of steam now in terms of continuing to be relevant in 2011 and beyond. I mean, you’ve gotta be kidding me. Why would I buy a gaming system without a hard drive in it? How does this thing scale? Motion gaming is cute, but if I can only wave my arms six inches, how does this really feel like I’m doing true accurate motion gaming?” – Sony boss Jack Tretton

Of course, he talks about the DS too:

“Our view of the ‘Game Boy experience’ is that it’s a great babysitting tool, something young kids do on airplanes, but no self-respecting twenty-something is going to be sitting on an airplane with one of those. He’s too old for that.”

Well then Mr. Tretton, I reckon there are a LOT of self disrespecting twenty-somethings out there! Good lord…

Via Dtoid

Rock Band Music Store update next week

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Cambridge, Mass. – April 8, 2011 – Harmonix today announced that a six pack of songs featuring Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac will be available beginning April 12 in the Rock Band 3 Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.
Rock Band provides the deepest and best selection of artists, songs and albums through the Rock Band music platform, which features more than 800 artists and more than 2,600* tracks via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at www.rockband.com/songs). Rock Band’s gigantic music library dwarfs that of any other rhythm video game on the market. More than 75 million songs have been sold through the Rock Band Music Store since its launch Nov. 20, 2007.
Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation®3 system and Wii

Puyo Puyo hitting Japanese VC next week with Wi-Fi play

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This is pretty historic! I believe this is the first time a Virtual Console game will be supporting Wi-Fi for online play (you can check out one screenshot of this above). It’ll be released next Tuesday in Japan for 800 points. King of the Monsters 2 will also be available for 900 points.

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Top 5 game sales worldwide (Amazon)

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Multiplatform

North America:
1. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft, Wii)
2. Kinect Sports (Microsoft, X360)
3. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo, DS)
4. Kinect Sensor with Kinect Adventures (Microsoft, X360)
5. Pokemon Black Version (Nintendo, DS)

Japan:
1. Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2: Professional (Square Enix, DS)
2. Ebikore+ Amagami – Limited Edition (Kadokawa Games, PSP)
3. Chikyuu Boueigun 2 Portable (D3 Publisher, PSP)
4. Ebikore+ Amagami (Kadokawa Games, PSP)
5. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (Capcom, PSP)

UK:
1. Zumba Fitness (505 Games, Wii)
2. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo, DS)
3. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (LucasArts, Wii)
4. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft, Wii)
5. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo, Wii)

Nintendo Wii

North America:
1. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
2. Zumba Fitness (Majesco)
3. Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo)
4. Michael Jackson: The Experience (Ubisoft)
5. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (LucasArts)

Japan:
1. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
2. Wii Party (Nintendo)
3. Fitness Party (Namco Bandai)
4. Karaoke Joysound Wii Super DX (Hudson)
5. Donkey Kong Returns (Nintendo)

UK:
1. Zumba Fitness (505 Games)
2. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (LucasArts)
3. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
5. Just Dance (Ubisoft)

Nintendo 3DS

North America:
1. Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Capcom)
2. Pilotwings Resort (Nintendo)
3. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars (Ubisoft)
4. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (LucasArts)
5. Ridge Racer 3D (Namco Bandai)

Japan:
1. Nintendogs + Cats: Shiba & New Friends (Nintendo)
2. Layton Kyouju to Kiseki no Kamen (Nintendo)
3. Sengoku Musou Chronicle (Koei)
4. Gundam: The 3D Battle (Bandai)
5. Nintendogs + Cats: Toy Poodle & New Friends (Nintendo)

UK:
1. Pilotwings Resort (Nintendo)
2. Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Capcom)
3. Ridge Racer 3D (Namco Bandai)
4. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (LucasArts)
5. Nintendogs + Cats: Golden Retriever & New Friends (Nintendo)

Nintendo DS

North America:
1. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo)
2. Pokemon Black Version (Nintendo)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
5. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (LucasArts)

Japan:
1. Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2: Professional (Square Enix)
2. Kimi ni Todoke: Tsutaeru Kimochi (Bandai Namco)
3. Eigo de Tabisuru: Little Charo (Nintendo)
4. Pocket Monsters Black (Nintendo)
5. Pocket Monsters White (Nintendo)

UK:
1. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo)
2. Pokemon Black Version (Nintendo)
3. Art Academy (Nintendo)
4. Let’s Draw! (Majesco)
5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)

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UFC Personal Trainer: The Ultimate Fitness System trailer

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UFC Personal Trainer: The Ultimate Fitness System heading to Wii

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UFC Personal Trainer: The Ultimate Fitness System in development on Kinect for Xbox 360, PlayStation Move for PS3 and Wii
UFC videogame portfolio set to expand with development of unparalleled interactive fitness experience using mixed martial arts exercises
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. – April 7, 2011 – THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) and Zuffa, LLC today announced the latest edition to the expanding UFC® videogame portfolio with UFC Personal Trainer: The Ultimate Fitness System. Designed by the National Academy of Sports Medicine® (NASM®) with support from leading mixed martial arts (MMA) training experts Mark DellaGrotte, Greg Jackson and Javier Mendez, who have worked with renowned UFC fighters such as current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones, current UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir, the fitness routines and full programs included in UFC Personal Trainer will deliver a challenging and motivating UFC fitness experience that includes the best and most effective exercises utilized by today’s renowned UFC fighters. UFC Personal Trainer is currently in development on Kinect™ for Xbox 360®, with content exclusive to Kinect for Xbox 360, voice command navigation and a full-body tracking system, to bring forth an innovative and intense workout complete with immediate feedback on form and technique. In addition, UFC Personal Trainer is in development for PlayStation®Move for PS3 ™ and Nintendo’s Wii™ system, with a scheduled release date of June 2011 for all three platforms.

About that new Sonic game…

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We made a note of SEGA’s big Sonic tease earlier this week under the impression that whatever the game is, there would be a good chance of a Wii version. SEGA did release the debut trailer today, but there is one thing we know for sure: it won’t launch on a Nintendo platform. The title will only be released on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 as far as I can tell. That’s disappointing, but there are more surprises to come for Sonic’s 20th anniversary. I’d be shocked if the hedgehog didn’t make an appearance on the Wii or 3DS later this year.

April – What’s in store

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Now that Autumn is upon us (or Spring, I guess), it’s time for another batch of new Nintendo releases. Those who were disappointed with last month’s lack of Wii titles will be pleased to see that April is full of new games for the motion-controlled console. That doesn’t mean they’re any good, though, as I had to scrape the bottom of the new releases barrel just to find anything worth writing about this month. Yep, April is definitely going to be a slow month if these games are any indication, but don’t let that deter you from reading any further. No, seriously – keep reading!

Be cautious of domain registrations

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Over the past couple of days, much has been made out of the registration of two domain names: xenobladechronicles.com and thelaststory.com. Personally, I’ve found all of the buzz to be baffling. So I’m stepping in to calm things down a bit!

First, by no means does a domain registration indicate that we’ll be seeing a title in North America. That’s why all I can do is scratch my head when I see headlines such as “Nintendo confirms The Last Story for the US”. Honestly, I think people need to stop putting a great deal of emphasis on these findings. You may also notice that thelaststory.com was registered back in 2010. Just because someone found out about it this week doesn’t mean we’ll be seeing a confirmation tomorrow (I admit that would be very funny if that happened, though.)

Believe me, I want to see Xenoblade (Chronicles) and The Last Story in North America and Europe as much as you guys. Xenoblade in particular really captured my interest once the “field exploration” trailer was released. But until you read anything that is put out by Nintendo specifically, don’t rely on domain registrations as an indicator that a game is coming stateside.