It was recently announced by Ghostfire Games that Rage of the Gladiator will hit WiiWare's virtual shelves this coming Monday, March 15th. It will cost 1000 Wii Points.

And what good would a game be without a contest to coincide with its release? Ghostfire Games announced a competition which challenges players to beat the game as fast as possible. This encompasses both the regular game, and the challenge mode (more difficult versions of the bosses), which unlocks after beating the regular mode.

THQ CEO Brian Farrell has confirmed the publisher will be launching de Blob 2 for multiple platforms in fiscal 2011.

"de Blob started its life on Wii. We've not announced anything yet, but obviously with a great brand like that -- people love that character -- taking it to other platforms, the game mechanic can be done. Actually, I prefer it on a normal controller.

In a recent interview with IndustryGamers, Sony Senior Vice President of Publisher Relations, Rob Dyer, said publishers are leaving Wii for PS3 and that the Wii platform has little innovative new IP.

"What publishers have said is they're not going to spend the resources on Wii... In my job, we compete against Microsoft and Nintendo, and we're competing for resources.

In an equity research newsletter, Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey says Nintendo must "immediately" cut the Wii's price to $150 in anticipation of Microsoft's Natal and Sony's Arc, both new motion controllers due to launch this fall.

"We believe Nintendo needs to cut the price of their console from $200 to $150 immediately, as they should establish as meaningful of an installed base as possible before the Natal and Arc are introduced," Hickey wrote.