Here’s a fun quick 3:

Medal of Honor: Vanguard (EA) - Wii, PS2

Prince of Persia: Rival Swords (Ubisoft) - Wii

Crush (SEGA) - PSP

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IGN.com reports, market research group Research and Markets predicts Sony to win the the new-gen console war. In their report “The Transforming Global Video Games Market: The Emergence of Next Generation Gaming” the firm predicts the PS3 to emerge on top in the console war based on current trends of growth in the industry:

“The group expects the PS3 to have an installed user base of around 75 million globally by the year 2010. While the study notes that both Sony and Nintendo offer unique products, Research and Markets still felt that Sony’s superior technology would give them the edge over the competition.

Although the group designated Sony as the future market leader this gen, they gave very little in the way of reasoning to back up this claim. The primary focus of the study was analyzing the impact of next-generation consoles on the online games sector, rather than determining the factors which might lead to dominance in the next-generation console market.”

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In a recent press release Nintendo outlined its first quarter line-up of games and the first three months promise some some potential huge hits as well as some old favorites. Among the crop of big name franchises on the way include Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia Rival Swords in March, Sega’s Sonic and the Secret Rings, and multiple EA titles including Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07, SSX Blur, The Godfather Blackhand Edition, Medal of Honor Vanguard.

Nintendo also plans on bring more Wii-Sports-type action in the form of Wii-Play which will feature billiards, fishing and shooting range games. The game will be packaged with a Wii Remote.

The Wii Channels are also getting their share of love themselves as the New Channel will go live with global AP news coverage Jan. 27. Also Mario Kart 64 will become available over the Virtual Console next week.

The schedule for upcoming Wii releases for the first quarter so far reads as follows:

Feb. 14 Wii Play with Wii Remote (Nintendo)
March 27 Disney’s Meet the Robinsons (Buena Vista)
March Bust-A-Move Bash (Majesco)
March Prince of Persia Rival Swords (Ubisoft)
March TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) (Ubisoft)
March Bionicle Heroes (Eidos)
March Blazing Angels Squadrons of WWII (Ubisoft)
Q1 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (EA)
Q1 SSX Blur (EA)
Q1 The Godfather Blackhand Edition (EA)
Q1 Medal of Honor Vanguard (EA)
Q1 Sonic and the Secret Rings (Sega)

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We gave you a bit of an early look with today’s edition of DaddyGotGame’s Trailer Park, here’s a little more info on the EA’s plans to bring The Godfather to the PS3 and Wii this March as well as some screen shots.

Gamers can now taking on the roles as of either Enforcer or Operator on the to becoming Don of New York, each with their unique skill sets to develop over the course of a game. There are also new compounds for the rival families, contract hits and the ability to call in larger hit squads for tougher battles.

As seen in the trailer, The Nintendo Wii’s iteration, The Godfather Blackhand Edition, utilizes the Wii Remote and Nunchuk for what EA calls its “hyper-intuitive Blackhand control.” Essentially what this mean is the Wii Remote can be used for pinpoint accuracy when shooting and with the Nunchuck one can make body movements that control punches, grabs, headbutts, shoves, and attacks with mêlée weapons.

The PS3 will see The Godfather The Don’s Edition which will include The Corleone expansion pack which includes new gameplay and missions. New locals include a shipyard and rail yard and the SIXAXIS utilizes it’s sensors as you can shake it to shake up and push around your victims.

Both The Don’s Edition and Blackhand Edition are set to ship in March 2007.

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Today we meet back up with Vito, Sonny and Michael with the Wii’s incarnation of The Godfather, find out size matters with Ratchet and Clank, and see trailer action from MVP 07 NCAA Baseball and Bladestorm as well.
The Godfather: Blackhand Edition (EA) - WII

MVP 07 NCAA Baseball (EA Sports) - PS2

Bladestorm (KOEI) - PS3

Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters (SCEA) - PSP

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The release list in the latest Famitsu reveals six PS3 unnamed and Wii games Konami games have been cancelled, included and would have been another entry into the Gradius series.

The good news there are still four unnamed Wii games (soccer, baseball, an action adventure game and music sim) on the way as well as Metal Gear Solid 4 as well as new World Soccer Winning Eleven and Pro Baseball Spirits titles coming the way of PS3.

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Bloomberg reports Nintendo raised it’s earning forecast 20% on the strength of DS sales and Wii targets. The new estimate predicts Nintendo to reap $120 billion yen, about $1 billions for the fiscal year ending March 31.

On top of DS and DS games sales, Enterbrain Inc., a Tokyo-based research firm., said he company has gained ground in home console market after the Wii doubled PS3 sales in Japan during the launch and holiday period.

Nintendo sold 989,118 Wii units in Japan since the console became available on Dec. 2 according to Enterbrain. Sony sold 466,716 PS3 machines in Japan since its Nov. 11 release.

“Nintendo is going like gangbusters, and the Wii consoles are selling like hotcakes,'’ said Edwin Merner, president of Atlantis Investment Research Corp. in Tokyo. “They have momentum, and I think you can expect them to surpass earnings estimates for the next year or two.'’

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According to Newsfactor.com and various media outlets, hackers are now cracking their way into the new game systems.

Hackers have already found ways to get into the Wii system through the “Wii-motes” and the Opera web-browser. The Playstation 3 console is also reported to be vulnerable to hacking.

Forrester analyst Paul Jackson told Newsfactor.com that despite the lack of malicious takeover attempts to date, it’s possible hackers might use the systems as a possible way to steal information from potential victims:

“‘Any device that’s two-way and directed to a network is at risk,’ he noted. ‘The advantage most of these devices have is that they’re not running sophisticated operating systems like Windows or Mac OS X, so they’re not as attractive as targets.’”

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For all the attention giving the launch of the Nintendo Wii and Playstation 3 this holiday season, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 would move the most units to close out 2006 according to research firm IDC.

2 million 360s were sold from November to Christmas while Nintendo sold 1.8 million Wiis and Sony sold about 750,000 PS3s.

It may never be determined how those numbers would be changed without the numerous supply and manufacturing problems Nintendo and Sony experienced. Sony still holds 60% of the console market with the Playstation brand, however, Microsoft and Nintendo may chip away at the lead with these sales number in the new-gen.

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Last night, Nintendo released a North American update for the Wii that enables the Forecast Channel a day earlier then expected. The Forecast Channel had already been available in Japan and Europe.

Also, former Nintendo of America president Minoru Arakawa and former Nintendo of America chairman Howard Lincoln will be honored with the first ever Lifetime Achievement Awards to be handed out at the Interactive Achievement Awards. The IAAs, hosted the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences recognize people making strong contributions to the videogame industry.

The awards will be handed out in Las Vegas at the D.I.C.E. Summit on February 8, 2007,

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