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Monday:
Nintendo of America’s president, Reggie Fils-Amie, has stated that there is not likely to be a HD re-launch of the Wii any time soon. He claimed that the HD integration would have to be a part of a broader revamp, and a new Wii model would not see the light of day until “far into the future”. So while Nintendo seem quite happy re-releasing the DS every 18 months or so, it seems the Wii, in its current form, is here to stay for now.
Tuesday:
Now that Modern Warfare 2 was out, I assumed that everything would go quiet on the news front as everyone would be too busy playing it to make headlines (see Thursday), but it seems that the BBC are piggybacking off the launch of the record breaking game by airing an episode of The Big Questions on the topic of violent video games and their affect on society. While most people attacked video games saying that violent media made people more violent, others claimed that video games were purely being used as a scapegoat in the same ways that films used to be. It seems that video games will continue to be blamed for all of society's ills, that is until the next big thing comes along.
Wednesday:
Reggie Fils-Aime was back in the news today by announcing Nintendo’s plans to unveil the software applications of the Wii Vitality Sensor at the 2010 E3 conference. The Vitality Sensor was revealed back in June to much confusion, so hopefully Nintendo will prove that their latest peripheral will have some useful applications, rather than just being just another tacky piece of white plastic.
Thursday:
In what seems to be becoming a regular Thursday section, the least surprising news of the week returns as Activision revealed today that more records were smashed by Modern Warfare 2. 2.2 million people played the game on Xbox Live on its release day (November 10th), accumulating more than 5.2 million hours of multiplayer time between them. Maybe it’s just as well all those other games were pushed back to 2010 after all.
Friday:
It seems that Steam, the digital PC game download service is doing pretty well for itself in comparison with the competition. Steam are currently enjoying around 70% of the overall digital distribution market, putting them way ahead of their competitors. With digital downloading of video games becoming more and more popular, could this mean the end of the humble disc? It seems only time will tell.
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