So it's been awhile since I've posted, and things may stay this way as I am in the middle of a position change at the office. Despite this, a lot of good stuff happened this week. Lets review:
Music: Wilco's Sky Blue Sky was finally released on Tuesday. It's currently holding a very respectable meta-critic score of 80. Very well deserved. Go eat one Pitchfork.
Movies: My favorite film of last year, Pan's Labyrinth, has finally made it to DVD. If you haven't had the chance to see it, I beg you to do yourself the favor. How this film didn't win best foreign film at the Oscars is beyond me.
In theaters this week:
 43% Shrek the Third - I'm sorry but I hope this bombs, it won't. The Shrek films are starting to feel as outdated at the song "All-Star" from Smash Mouth (which felt outdated to begin with). If Dreamworks wants to continue the Shrek franchise, let's hope it's on the small screen.
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Games: Xbox fans finally have something besides Gears of War to drool over, as the beta for Halo 3 was released. Reaction has been very positive by our very own Raul Duke. Looks as though Microsoft will have another system seller come September 25th.
In other news, Nintendo has officially taken the world by storm with sales in Japan and the US at an all time high, and way ahead of Sony's PS3. Just look at these #'s
April 2007
Nintendo DS 471k
Wii 360k
PlayStation 2 194k
PlayStation Portable 183k
Xbox 360 174k
Game Boy Advance 84k
PlayStation 3 82k
GameCube 13k
Top 10 Software Items- April 2007 Units
NDS POKEMON DIAMOND VERSION NINTENDO OF AMERICA APR 2007 EVERYONE (E) 1.045 M
NDS POKEMON PEARL VERSION NINTENDO OF AMERICA APR 2007 EVERYONE (E) 712K
WII SUPER PAPER MARIO NINTENDO OF AMERICA APR 2007 EVERYONE (E) 352K
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA FEB 2007 EVERYONE (E) 249K
360 GUITAR HERO 2 W/ GUITAR ACTIVISION MAR 2007 TEEN (T) 197K
PS2 GUITAR HERO 2 W/GUITAR ACTIVISION NOV 2006 TEEN (T) 142K
360 SPIDER-MAN 3 ACTIVISION APR 2007 TEEN (T) 117K
PS2 SPIDER-MAN 3 ACTIVISION APR 2007 TEEN (T) 105K
PS2 GOD OF WAR II SONY MAR 2007 MATURE (M) 101K
PS2 MLB '07: THE SHOW SONY FEB 2007 EVERYONE (E) 79K
That's almost 2 million copies of Pokemon, I guess the "fad" isn't over?
That's all for this week. It's my wife's birthday tomorrow, hope to see a few of you at the party.
- sauer