Nintendo Wii Designer One of the Most Influential People?

Designer of the Nintendo Wii, Shigeru Miyamoto, may be one of the most influential people according to Time's annual Top 100. There is even a chance he could head the list only trailing behind Steven Colbert (and rightfully so).

Despite Wii stock shortages, gamers are still impressed by Nintendo's performance in the last year.

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Or cast your own vote in support of Miyamoto here.

Guitar Hero 3 is Real and Confirmed!

Last week, news about RedOctane slipped up and posted news on Guitar Hero 3. Thought of only as rumors, they were outright confirmed by RedOctane president Kai Huang. It is being released on Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii by the end of the year. And unlike the disappointment that came with Guitar Hero 2 for the 360, the bar has been lifted and this one will be completely wireless.

Nothing but silence as far as the tracklist goes, but Huang dropped a teaser:
"We've got a lot of songs and artists still that we would love to have, in particular, we've been trying to get Metallica, AC/DC, and Led Zeppelin, so hopefully sometime in the near future, my wish, and everybody's wish, will come true, and we can get some of their music in the game."

He also dropped one more surprise which comes as quite a shocker. A version of Guitar Hero for the Nintendo DS is planned to be released early in 2008. This comes as rather interesting news and I'll be looking for new developments.