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X-Play explores the hot button issue being talked about among gaming circles: Is casual gaming killing the hardcore?

Awesome lists of different types of gamers. If you can't find yourself on the list, you obviously don't play video games. QUOTE: "Ever since the dawn of gaming, gamers have tried to find their identities within video game community. The competitive drive from gamers to strive to the top can be seen in the online forums as each claim to be better than some as others claim to be better than all. While some can claim some truth to their skills, the majority of gamers fall short of their own expectations. From noobs to elites, each of these gamertypes can be used to identify and distinguish the best from the rest."

Gamasutra writes: "Given that Take-Two and Rockstar's next step in expanding the Grand Theft Auto empire is a move onto nintendo ds with the upcoming Chinatown Wars, what's the likelihood that GTA IV or another franchise installment might appear on the Wii? Speaking on Chinatown Wars during the company's third quarter call to investors, Take-Two CEO Ben Feder wouldn't rule it out, as he confirmed that the DS title is set to release in the first quarter of 2009 -- no later than February 1."

Wii News: Animal Crossing - City Folk

Wii News: Ys Book on PAL Virtual Console

'The first third-party Wii game that would have Mr. Miyamoto bowing in awed respect. De Blob is da bomb!" Gameplayer are reporting that the Wii has finally scored its third-party killer app, with the current issue of Ultimate Nintendo rewarding the game with the top score.

That's right. No soundtrack album for the orchestrated Zelda: Twilight Princess. No soundtrack for the quirky Super Paper Mario, or the amazing ambient score for Metroid Prime 3. Nintendo is giving all of us exactly what we want, which is music from Wii Fit and other non-game titles from Nintendo! Check out the translated track list for details on which games are covered.

Coy comments may hint at bigger plans.

"We definitely wanted to make Dead Rising on the Wii more accessible. You know, some of the elements in the original one were really cool but more targeted for the hardcore audience. So, things like the mini-game side missions that were in the original Dead Rising are incorporated into the actual narrative of the story now..."

Eric Sofsinger, Chief Creative Officer at High Voltage Software has explained that the company considering implementing the Wii Balance Board into its ambitious-looking nintendo wii first-person shooter, The Conduit.