E3 lessons: Don't invite NBA players to your party
C-list celebrities hit GameSpot party
Okay, so it was a pretty fruitless E3 this year, apart from that Fallout 3 trailer, which was pretty much the highlight of all the media that came out of the event - apart from this video of GameSpot's bash at E3, that is.
Yes, thanks to Comedy.com, we now know that second rate celebrities will even attach themselves to games websites they know nothing of for a bit of publicity. We should be honoured!
If you excuse the somewhat tabloid headline, a Nintendo-friendly Grand Theft Auto for the Wii appears to be the Japanese giant's next big target, following the announcement of a new addition to Rockstar's record-breaking franchise in development for the DS.
So, if the DS is deemed acceptable, why not the Wii?
"A 'GTA' on the Wii is all based on what Rockstar and Take Two want to do. And again, from our standpoint, if they build a bottoms-up game that takes advantage of what we do well, I'd love to see it on the platform," Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime told MTV.
In truth, Reggie's vocal desire for a Wii GTA is probably more of a response to gamers' reaction to Nintendo's wholly mainstream performance at this year's E3. With no Mario or Zelda seemingly on the way, a big franchise such as GTA - or even the hint of such a series - would no doubt appease gamers with said concerns.
But then again, hasn't GTA on the Wii already happened? (Chortle.)
Well, if the rest of the world does run out of Wii's this Christmas, then we know where to go - Australia. Sales monitor Gfk has revealed that the Wii has hit sales of half a million in the shortest time ever for a home console.
That means it's selling rather well - quicker than the PS2 did, which was the previous record holder.
Current Australian estimates suggest around 400,000 360s have been sold since it launched in March 2006, with the PS3 trailing in third on 270,000, or thereabouts.
Then again, the estimates I'm quoting have the Wii on 450,000 units sold, making them 50,000 out from the real figure. Can we have some official figures for Christmas, Gfk?
Who needs a new console when you've got a new dashboard?
Software updates are the future
Considering that the original Xbox had one of the shortest shelf lives of any successful console since time began, the fact that Microsoft is keeping quiet on a possible 'Xbox 720' (if it's called that, I'll eat my 360's power brick) and rejuvenating the 360 with a new dashboard is quite heartening.
It's also the future, if you ask Microsoft's Chris Satchell.
"Our focus is going to be on exploiting the assets we have. For us, platforms are about more than just hardware," he told Edge.
"Really, it's about the software and the client service that connect to that software. That's what you saw us do at E3. The Xbox 360 is the same piece of hardware, but it will be a completely different experience."
Nintendo starts 'you won't be able to find a Wii at Christmas' hype early
That's assuming you want one
These days, it's not enough to have a console that sells well - it's got to be out of stock. On the back of two Christmases where the Wii has been harder to find than a Dodo, Nintendo has already started to suggest that a third may be on the cards. In July.
"We are really intending to increase the shipments to the US, especially compared to last year," Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told Forbes.
"However, I can't give you a 100 per cent commitment [that you'll be able to find a Wii this holiday season]. What I can commit myself to is that Nintendo is going to do its best to supply as many Wii hardware units as possible in order to meet demand there."
