Gamasutra has a great breakdown posted today of the attach rate for first and third party game for all three next-gen consoles. The Wii takes the cake for the first-party titles, which is no surprise, Nintendo games are always the best. The third-party attach winner is the Xbox360, although it is only by less than one game. You can see the charts for yourself, it is a great article.

This weeks Wii Shop Channel releases include the classic TG16 Pinball Game, Alien Crush Returns. This updated classic for Wiiware gives us more of the age-old HUCard title. The Sega Classic Space Harrier is available on the Virtual Console. Click read more for the full info.

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Sometimes you feel like a pinball, bouncing from one thing to the other. Do you spend time blasting things in outer space or just spend a quiet afternoon at home, redecorating? Fortunately this week’s Wii-kly Update doesn’t force you to make those tough choices.

The legendary Shigeru Miyamoto spoke with MTV Multiplayer. He was surprisingly candid about the newest Zelda and Mario, revealing what he thought could have been done better. Apparently he then asked the interviewer a few questions, before slipping in a Punch Out! blurb at the end. Always interesting when Miyamoto speaks.

What I’ve been saying to our development teams recently is that “Twilight Princess” was not a bad game, by any means. But, still, it felt like there was something missing. And while, personally, I feel like “Super Mario Galaxy” was able to do some things that were very new and were very unique, at the same time, from another perspective, certain elements of it do feel somewhat conservative in terms of how far we branched out with design. And so this is something I’ve been talking to both of those teams about.

The Wii shop channel releases for this week include the third installment in the wacky Strongbad game, as well as the classic Earthworm Jim! Click read more for the full info.

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It's a rockin' week at the Wii™ Shop Channel, featuring fresh additions to two hot WiiWare™ game series, plus a character-driven classic for the Virtual Console™. Fans of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People will find an awesome new installment, while those who've discovered Nintendo's extraordinary Art Style™ series will discover an elegant new puzzle title to enjoy. And if you've got room in your game library for a heroic earthworm, don't miss the Wii debut of the legendary Earthworm Jim™.

The GH World Tour downloadable content has already begun, it seems. On November 13, 2008, songs from the late, great, Jimi Hendrix, as well as the ban The Raconteurs will be available for download for around $5 USD. Click read more for the full info.

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Tuesday 28th October/... The Raconteurs and Jimi Hendrix will both take to the virtual stage this November as downloadable content in Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero® World Tour, the company announced today.

Apparently, the instrument accessories bundled with Guitar Hero World Tour are not as quality as gamers would have hoped. Over at the official GH forums, there were so many complaints about downstrumming not responding after a few hours (Rock Band guitars have the same issue, actually), as well as other issues with the other instruments, that Activision now has a URL posted for gamers to contact with their issues. On top of that, PS3 owners gave found that the GH drum set is not recognized by Rock Band 2, even though it is supposed to, apparently. A patch is likely forthcoming on that one, though.

Speaking to the LA Times, Reggie Fils-Aime, the Nintendo of America President, spoke about Wii production in 2007. To make the Wii more available, Fils-Aime, said the production of the console currently stands at 2.4 million units a month. This compares to 1.6 million units a month last year, an almost 33% increase. Good to know Nintendo knows a positive thing when it comes along.

the legendary Shigeru Miyamoto game an interview in London recently, and he was asked about Wii HD and Project H.A.M.M.E.R., among other things. He even hinted at some sort of big deal with the Wii in regards to HD and 3D. He mainly spoke about Wii Music, of course, but he did give some other info that will set the forums ablaze. When asked if Nintendo is planning to bring something to the market that involves true 3D gameplay, Miyamoto said that Nintendo is always trying to be as creative as possible. Miyamoto also said that Nintendo is striving to innovate, so it sounds positive. Also, when asked about the supposedly-canceled Project H.A.M.M.E.R., Miyamoto said since he is not on the dev team, he cannot comment, but he also said that when a release date is set it will be announced, and it has only been delayed indefinitely. Maybe there is hope for H.A.M.M.E.R. yet.

Tetris Party is coming to the WiiWare shop this week for you Tetris fans. The Incredible Maze will be on the WiiWare shop as well, a maze-themed game for use with Wiimote motion control. Gradius II is headed to the VC shop, a great, but forgotten, shooter. Finally Digital Champ Battle Boxing from the TG16 rounds out the VC shop this week. Click read more for the full info.

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No matter how many years go by, the blocks just never stop falling. Now Tetris Party gives you the chance to show off all the block-stacking skills you have honed through the years while competing with friends in a variety of new challenges. If you're in more of a solitary mood, see how long it takes you to work your way through The Incredible Maze. The Virtual Console also sees two classic games added. Whether you like to do your fighting with an airship or a pair of boxing gloves, you're covered.

The Wii topped the NPD hardware sales numbers again for September, with 687,000 units sold. The Nintendo DS came in second, of course, with 537,000 units sold. The Xbox360 is doing well, coming in third, beating all three Sony systems, which occupied the bottom three slots. Sony PSP with 238,000, the PS3 with 232,000, and the good old Sony PlayStation 2, with 173,000. Click read more for the full info.

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Backed by a variety of unique interfaces, Nintendo's Wii™ console topped the U.S. video game hardware sales charts with nearly 687,000 units sold in September, according to the independent NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. Nintendo DS™ was the No. 2 best-selling system, with nearly 537,000 sold.