News from Kotaku:

Nintendo, always innovating and on top of the game.  They always figure out how to give us interesting new ways to play and cool new peripherals.  Sometimes, they even get a bit defensive about the use of their products.  This patent application submitted by Nintendo shows just how crazy things can get.

More at Kotaku: Nintendo patents some crazy stuff.

Bozon likes the game more than some give him credit for. IGN article here.

News from IGN:

Well it seems to be happening, ‘Rock Band’ finally on the Wii according to a conference call with EA CEO John Riccitiello.  For a while I starting to lose hope.  It’s nice to finally have official word.

No real details or a release date yet, but I will definitely try to keep up to date on this.

Story Here: Rock Band Wii 

From GoNintendo.com:

According to an update from GoNintendo, it seems that the Brawl delay may be because of a third party developer.

There is no telling for sure, but the full story can be read here: Third Party Brawlers? Caution: possible spoilers.

News from Gamasutra:

Looks like Wii Fit is still at the top of the Japanese game charts.  This seems to help show that Japanese gaming actually has been taking on a new direction.  Games like Mario and Zelda are not doing as well as they used to in Japan.  ‘No More Heroes’ had disappointing sales according to Suda51.

Full Story Here: Wii Fit Sales.

Article From Kotaku:

According to John Hillier of The Entertainment & Leisure Software Publishers Association’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (Man, that name is a mouthful) 90% of American DS owners are playing pirated games.

Where does he get his numbers?  How does the DS survive?  What is this R4 he mentions? This must explain ‘Cooking Mama’s’ sales.

Full Article Here: Damn, that’s a lot of games.