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The news includes:
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- Nintendo starts moving to a Wii-like “non-gamer” strategy for the Switch
All of this and Listener Feedback.
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This week’s question of the week: What will get you into the Guitar Hero series? RPG-style play? Huge song collection? Or, perhaps multiple mics with keyboard play get you back into the genre?
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This week’s news:
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- Rumor: Leaked doc claims 720 launches in 2013, 3D Kinect in 2014, OnLive acquisition
- May 2012 US sales down 28% over last year despite Diablo III
- Australian gamers get adults-only R18+ classification
All this and Reader Feedback. This week has no Question of the Week – just ask the crew some questions.