Mega Man Star Force 3 is another disappointing installment in a tired franchise in need of a reboot.

Score: 5.5 / mediocre

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The huge franchise Grand Theft Auto has been released onto every major console out there, including the Nintendo DS with the release of Chinatown Wars. However, GTA has yet to see the light of day on the Nintendo Wii. Well, Ben Feder, CEO of Take-Two, sheds some light on this subject. Here’s his response…

Nintendo’s been a terrific partner for us. We always look at ways in which we can bring our games to platforms that make sense for our games. We’re eager to work with Nintendo to bring our games to their platforms. We just haven’t yet defined the right title for the right platform.

We’re not really told a whole lot here. I can’t imagine a reason why they wouldn’t want GTA on the Nintendo Wii. It has the largest install base of the three consoles. Only time will tell. Hang in there Wii lovers!

We check out Paradise to find out what’s new in Harvest Moon.

The latest version of Harvest Moon was on display at Natsume’s booth, and we had the chance to go eyes-on with the game as we were walked through its new offerings. For those unfamiliar with the franchise, the basic concept is that you’re trying to run the most successful farm you can, while balancing your workload with maintaining an active social life. However, with each subsequent release, Natsume likes to switch things up by adding and removing features, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. We’re not sure which way the latest version is heading quite yet, but some of the new features seem interesting.

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First two GameCube titles get motion-sensing overhaul, bundled together with 2007′s Metroid Prime: Corruption in one $49.99 package.

While Nintendo fans are looking to the company’s press briefing at next month’s Electronic Entertainment Expo with hopes of new game announcements, the Wii maker today padded its release list by one more game. Or three, depending on how one looks at it.

There’s just more of her to love.

Nintendo today announced Metroid Prime Trilogy for release on the Wii in North America. The compilation will include 2007′s current-generation debut of the space-faring adventure franchise–Metroid Prime 3: Corruption–as well as revamps of the series’ two GameCube installments on a single disc. Originally released in 2002, Metroid Prime brought the series into 3D to overwhelming acclaim and was followed up two years later by the similarly lauded Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.

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No doubt as a result of the brand’s meteoric rise to fame, Guitar Hero has evolved into a bit of a video-game industry octopus. Bear with us here. While the core gameplay mechanics in Guitar Hero haven’t changed much between iterations, the financial juggernaut unleashed by its upward spiral in popularity has necessitated its evolution from an amorphous blob into something sprouting several distinctive sub-franchise limbs. Firstly, there’s the guitar-only brand that launched the game, and the format we last saw with Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Then there’s the mobile version, Guitar Hero: On Tour, which has been specifically designed for the Nintendo DS handheld and takes advantage of a GBA slot peripheral. Next up is the multiplayer-focused band experience of Guitar Hero: World Tour, which launched late last year. The latter took the basic GH solo formula and added drums and vocals to the mix. Lastly, there’s the track-pack expansion arm of the Guitar Hero family with GH: Aerosmith, the recently launched GH: Metallica, and the freshly announced Van Halen game, all of which are built around showcasing individual super acts.

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