Not much going on news-wise so thought I'd point stragglers to a few stories doing the rounds at the moment. First, the new Official Nintendo Magazine has a preview of Super Mario Kart Wii that mentions a 16-player online mode and a stunt element allowing players to pull off various tricks as they race. Not sure how these factors will affect the tight, focused Mario Kart experience, but sounds interesting.
Also pleasing Wii fans is the news that Metroid Prime 3, released in the States on August 27, has shifted over 400,000 copies, outselling the much-hyped Bioshock. It shows, if such a thing needed showing, that Nintendo's console isn't all about casual controller wafting that the whole family can enjoy. Gamers have been crying out for something with more depth and weren't being satisfied by Red Steel. With this, Resi 4 and Zelda, they're happy now.
Anyway, back to PS3 and Factor 5 has revealed an amusing 'easter egg' in its disappointing fantasy romp, Lair. Gamers who enter a certain code into the cheat menu get a short movie showing a coffee machine slowly delivering a nice hot cup of joe - a reference, of course, to GTA's Hot Coffee scandal. You can see the video here. There isn't enough hidden video parody in videogames.
