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TODAY’S VERY IMPORTANT NEWS. If you read one post today, no if you read one post this month, read this about singer Christina Aguilera’s gaming interests. She tells MTV:
Id Software’s John Carmack spends his free time playing Nintendo games with his son. They’re currently making their way through Super Paper Mario. And when not playing that, they have a go at Mario Kart DS. So does that mean Carmack is keen on, say, Wii development? According to Carmack:
The Wii is one of those markets where Nintendo owns both the hardware and the software, but part of that is because they make such damn good products. So it’s the toughest platform for third party developers. We don’t have a software or content base ideally suited for it. So it doesn’t really play to our strengths and we’re pretty busy with other stuff right now. I’m thrilled that Nintendo has had this kind of success because they took some risky bets, and it’s always nice some bold thinking pay off for them. But I don’t think we’ll be on the platform.
At least he’s honest!
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Sure, Korean TV has Starcraft shows. That shouldn’t come as a surprise. The country has been playing Starcraft for years! But Mario Kart racing programs? That game isn’t even a year old in Korea yet! Still, as game blog Siliconera found out, Korea’s airwaves are graced by Run & Run Mario Kart DS, a program that features four one-on-one matches. The show features in-game footage and color commentary from the announcers. Impressive! Mario Kart Matches [Siliconera]
