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Matt from IGN has created excitement accross the web with a single entry into his blog. At the end of a list of random thoughts…
‘9. Sometime during the next month, I will be playing a Wii game from a major publisher that none of you have any idea exists.‘

Instincts tells one that we do not know the game exists, but are aware of the major publisher’s existance.

Check out the viral excitement at  NeoGAF. The guesses and banter there will entertain you for hours minutes!

Matt’s IGN Blog

Top selling science fiction author Darren Reid today announced a free ebook collection for the Wii, DS and PS3. The titles will include Two Wizards: A Chronicles of the Shadow Prequel, Xevicom Forever (a graphic novel) and an unnamed project.

The free books will be released late-2006 and in 2007. You can check out Darren Reid’s website here.

That’s right kids, the Nintendo Wii has sold over 600,000 units eight days since its US launch. That’s around one a second. The Wii has already established itself as a $190 million dollar business in the Americas.

More than 75% of hardware purchasers have also grabbed a copy of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. That’s over 454,000 copies of the game.

The Wii is off to a flying start, and less than two weeks until its Europe and Australian release. Will the Wii continue to sell well until christmas?

New Jersey Toys R Us spokeswoman invokes Nintendo Blogger’s wrath; Idiotic comments

Taken from the Shanghai Daily, an article discussing the PS3 and the Wii. A New Jersey Toys ‘R’ Us spokeswoman…
‘”They appeal to entirely different customers,” Waugh said. “PlayStation 3 is for the sophisticated gamer. The Wii is family oriented.”‘

Read the article

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Can’t wait to trial this on my grandmother. Or my grandfather. Or any random over the age on eighty I find on the street.

Impatient? Cheap? Well then Blaze has saved the day with their $6.71 USD Wii component cables. Quality be damned, with cables going on eBay for over 100 USD, this alternative looks like a viable alternative.

Source or buy here

The Independent isn’t impressed by the Playstation3. In fact, they are concerned that the Playstation3 could be the next Betamax. The Betamax was a VHS alternative released by numerous companies, including Sony in the mid-70s. It never took off.

‘Some say that the scale of its ambition could prove to be Sony’s downfall. As analysts like to point out, the video battle of the Eighties - VHS vs Betamax - shows that picking a winner is not always straightforward. Betamax was technically superior, yet lost out to VHS and so became obsolete. So has Sony bitten off more than it can chew?‘

Read the Playstation3 analysis feature

Cubed3 has written a cable guide, to help Wii owners internationally decide which cables are the best for them.

‘The picture quality of progressive scan is the best you’ll get from a Wii, and is comparable to an increase in resolution. If your TV is compatible, you should aim to get one of these cables with your Wii.‘

Read the Audio Visual Guide

The Wall Street Journal has put its name behind an article that describes how playing a Wii can turn into a workout. The article also reveals the possible injuries that could be obtained during an agressive workout.

‘Blaine Stuart of Rochester, N.Y., mistakenly whacked his fiancée, Shelly Haefele, while playing tennis and also accidentally hit his dog while bowling.‘

What can really be said? The Wii can be played without leaving the armchair, as our favourite Nintendo of America representative Perrin Kaplan says in the article.

‘Ryan Mercer, a customs broker in Indianapolis, lifts weights several times a week. But that hasn’t helped much with the Wii. After playing the boxing game for an hour and a half, his arms, shoulders and torso were aching. “I was soaking wet with sweat, head to toe — I had to go take a shower,” he says. And the next morning? “I had trouble putting my shirt on,” says the 21-year-old avid gamer.‘

Read the Wall Street Journal Article

‘…the Wii is a solid alternative for gamers who don’t want to spend $1,000 or more on eBay for a PS3. And if buying one means you look like someone giving a PowerPoint presentation in the middle of a meth binge, that’s a small price for artistic progress.‘

SFGate.com has run an article on the Wii, stating that the Wii has potential, but the controllers are a little ‘dorky’. The article believes that the Wii controller works for some games, [Excite Truck], but is ineffective and clumsy for others. [Monkey Ball]

Read the article here