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[Joystiq] If you have a pre-teen or know anybody into musicals, than by this point you are well versed in High School Musical, the Disney channel made-for-TV stealth phenomenon. In August, Disney will unleash the game as a Karaoke Revolution-style title on the Wii and PS2.

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Joystiq: Her team was excited to be working on a Wii title because of its new controller and Nintendo's history, but Hunicke's most important lesson was to stay true to the defining elements of a franchise instead of starting over for a new console. (via Cosmos)

http://www.progamenews.com  Pro Game News: analogy to show the five sets of doujin shooter quality bars, with the top two being described as follows: “These titles come from developers that are small enough to still be considered doujin, but with larger teams and more resources then the weekend coder who just whipped up a shooter in a few months. Many of these titles have a high enough production value to be distributed at events such as Comiket, a haven for doujin shmup fans.” (via Cosmos)

Wii da Wii News: Conference (GDC) was devoted to tackling the issues related to homosexuality and gaming. As Joystiq reports, issues in various game-related fields were discussed, from an International Game Developers Association (IGDA) special interest group to establishing Human Rights Campaign corporate equality index numbers for all game companies. (via Cosmos)

WiiLee: Rumor Reporter has exclusively learned from several insider sources that Nintendo will be releasing a microphone peripheral for the Wii. This once-rumored accessory is already being developed in co-junction with several game titles, some of which was shown at Game Developers Conference and previous events. (via Cosmos)

http://nintendo-revolution.blogspot.com [Nintendo-revolution.blogspot.com] Wii: Definitive speculation: The extremely strong performance of the Wii, combined with the miserable performance of Sony has revised pretty much everyone's expectations. Right now, most of us here think the 360 will be on top for this generation, with the battle for second place between Sony and Nintendo (and that's a major shock, as we'd nearly written Nintendo off for the non-handheld market.) Most of us still think Sony will beat off Nintendo, simply due to the older graphics on the Wii, but it's not a sure thing.

[Joystiq.com] Nintendo "Revolution" now called "Wii" [update 6] - Joystiq: Though I expect Wii will probably get used to it in a week or two. They have to announce something like this before E3, or else the crowd would spontaneously say "What the hell?" and their heads would explode.

[Wii.qj.net] QJ.NET - QuickJump Home - Nintendo Wii News - QJ.NET: While talks with Nintendo were generally amicable, the Wii maker did not seem as aggressive as its rival in providing assistance to That Game Company. Santiago described choosing between the two console giants as "the hardest decision" that his company had to make, but expressed happiness in teaming up with Sony to work on the PS3.

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