Nintendo is replying – here they are, now shut up!
This is a huge list of games that will put the library of Wii titles close to 150 (not counting Virtual Console games) and the DS titles close to 450.

I thnk Nintendo really wants to show everyone that not only Nintendo developed games are scheduled ot hit the console but also a lot of third party games as well, many have speculated that third party developers would shy away from the unique controls.

Here is the all encompassing list of games scheduled to come out for the Wii and the DS until the first quarter of next year.

Wii
Oct. 1: MLB(R) Power Pros from 2K Sports
Oct. 1: Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire(TM) from D3Publisher of America
Oct. 2: Crash(R) of the Titans from Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
Oct. 5: Balls of Fury(TM) from DSI Games
Oct. 8: Donkey Kong(R): Barrel Blast from Nintendo
Oct. 9: FIFA 08 from Electronic Arts
Oct. 9: Bleach: Shattered Blade(TM) from SEGA
Oct. 9: LOONEY TUNES: ACME ARSENAL(TM) from WB Games
Oct. 10: Arctic Tale from DSI Games
Oct. 15: Sea Monsters from DSI Games
Oct. 16: Thrillville(R): Off the Rails(TM) from LucasArts
Oct. 22: EA PLAYGROUND from Electronic Arts
Oct. 23: Backyard Football from Atari, Inc.
Oct. 23: The Sims 2(TM) Castaway from Electronic Arts
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The folks from Guitar Hero have decided to make an official community site where hardcore GH fans can all get together and get the inside scoop on the upcoming Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Fans can join teams on the site and compare their best scores, tracks, etc.

From the official press release:

Sunnyvale, CA – October 11, 2007 – Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), in partnership with Agora Games, a leading provider of online community development and in-game data collection, announced today that a new dedicated Guitar Hero community teaser website has launched, and fans can now visit www.GuitarHero.com to get a Backstage Pass to obtain insider information, news announcements, exclusive behind the scenes footage of Slash and other in-game talent, gameplay videos, and screenshots. Aspiring axe-shredders will also have the ability to pre-order and hear snippets from the set list of the highly anticipated title, Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock.
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Activision sent over a new gameplay trailer for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. The trailer shows both single player and co-op gameplay for “Paint it Black”, “Slow Ride”, and “School’s Out”.

I’m getting more and more excited for this game as time goes on. I played it at Digital Life and can’t wait for the final version.

The new guitars for Guitar Hero III have an important new feature: they come apart for easy storage. The necks of the guitars are removable. Pretty cool. The Wii guitar also has another feature: the Wiimote is embedded in the guitar.

Check out the video for how it works. I’m guessing the Xbox 360 and Wii won’t need that dongle like the PS3 does.

Ummm, so I guess wireless now has a new meaning? To mean, wireless means you don’t have to plug anything in. The PS3 version of Guitar Hero III must have a different definition. The game requires you to plug in a USB dongle to use the wireless guitars. Not the most ideal situation.

For whatever reason, the game’s guitar controllers don’t take advantage of the PS3’s built in Bluetooth. I’m not sure if it’s a technical issue or if Activision just wanted to use RF instead. Either way, you’ll have to live with the dongles if you’re picking up this game for PS3.

Activision sent over a press release to let us know of 17 new tracks in Guitar Hero III. It looks more and more like that leaked set list is real. Here’s the new tracks:

• Same Old Song and Dance (by Aerosmith)
• Helicopter (by Bloc Party)
• Stricken (by Disturbed)
• Monsters (by Matchbook Romance)
• Before I Forget (by Slipknot)
• Kool Thing (by Sonic Youth)
• When You Were Young (by The Killers)
• Devil Went Down to Georgia (as made famous by Charlie Daniels Band)
• Sunshine of Your Love (as made famous by Cream)
• Holiday in Cambodia (as made famous by Dead Kennedys)
• Cliffs of Dover (as made famous by Eric Johnson)
• Hit Me with Your Best Shot (as made famous by Pat Benetar)
• Black Magic Woman (as made famous by Santana)
• Story of My Life (as made famous by Social Distortion)
• Pride and Joy (as made famous by Stevie Ray Vaughn)
• The Seeker (as made famous by The Who)
• Black Sunshine (as made famous by White Zombie)

Not having the master track for Devil Went Down to Georgia is a disappointment. How can anyone but Charlie Daniels rock that song properly?

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The Sex Pistols are getting back together to re-record their smash hit “Anarchy in the U.K.” for Guitar Hero III.

The Sex Pistols were an obvious choice for Guitar Hero, having established themselves as the definitive punk band of the 1970s. Unable to locate the original multi-tracks for inclusion in the game, Activision invited the band back into the studio to re-record a couple of songs including “Anarchy in the U.K.” Original members John Lydon on vocals, guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook re-teamed with producer Chris Thomas, utilizing the original analog sound desk (circa 1969) that was built for George Martin at Air Studios, London, England in order to maintain the classic sound.

There looks to be a lot more master tracks in Guitar Hero III than previous games, which should add to the game. I can’t wait to start shredding to some new tracks.

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Today was the Launch Event for Guitar Hero III, held at Spotlight Live Night Club in New York City.

On hand were Kai Huang, president of Red Octane, as well as Jason Young, CEO of Ziff Davis. Young started off the event talking about how Digital Life had grown over the last few years, and spoke about how the first Guitar Hero had debuted at Digital Life four years ago. He then brought up an official from NYC to present Huang with a proclamation from the city declaring today Guitar Hero Day.
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A leaked complete setlist for Guitar Hero III has been making the rounds around the intarweb. But is it true? It certainly looks to be the real deal. We’ll dig a bit deeper and see what we can confirm for you. But check it out and prepare to rock.

I was somewhat writing off Guitar Hero III because of the hype around Rock Band, but this setlist is very solid. Definitely will playing this one for months.

Tier 1:
• Foghat – Slow Ride
• Poison – Talk Dirty to Me
• Pat Benatar – Hit Me With Your Best Shot
• Social Distortion – Story of My Life
• Encore: Kiss – Rock and Roll All Nite
• Co-op Encore: Beastie Boys – Sabotage

Tier 2:
• Mountain – Mississippi Queen
• Alice Cooper – School’s Out
• Cream – Sunshine of Your Life
• Heart – Barracuda
• Boss: Tom Morello – Guitar Battle
• Encore: Rage Against the Machine – Bulls on Parade
• Co-op Encore: The Strokes – Reptilia

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Guitar Hero II is a real fun game and when I heard you could download games it got even better, until I heard the price tag of the songs. Many people have expressed the same level of dislike in the pricy songs yet here we are with more than two million single songs accessed through the Xbox LIVE Marketplace since April. That is a lot of downloads of items people complained about and with Guitar Hero III scheduled to feature Master Tracks, Original Songs and more Downloadable Content, Activision will be swimming in cash in no time.

From the press release:

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sep 11, 2007 – Downloadable Xbox 360 video game song packs for Activision, Inc.’s (Nasdaq:ATVI) Guitar HeroTM II hit multi-platinum status with more than 650,000 downloads through Xbox LIVE Marketplace® in less than five months, as defined by the music industry’s RIAA. Each downloadable pack contains three individual songs. Individual songs combined have topped the two million mark, making the Guitar Hero II packs some of the most downloaded content on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
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