"By all indicators, we anticipate Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be the biggest entertainment launch of all time," Bartel told USA Today this week. "The number of preorder reservations we've taken for the game is the highest for any title we've ever sold in our 6,200 store network."

Now, to be fair, he is talking over multiple gaming platforms. A game from the Halo franchise, for instance, might be able to claim dibs on Xbox 360 sales . . . maybe.

Virtual bricks lead to real-life swishes

"I threw my controller through my windows and threw it in the pool before," Durant said. "But without them knowing, they're giving me the competitive edge to win."

I will now take on all Sixers players in NBA 2K10. Especially you, Sammy D.

Wii not so good

Nintendo president Sauro Iwata told Japan's Mainichi newspaper that the company couldn't feed the beast fast enough.

"The Wii has stalled," Iwata said. "Games of high demand could not be continuously released, and the good mood has chilled."

Iwata went on to say that the path back to high console sales could be difficult.

Agreed. If you wanted one, surely you have one by now. The real question to me is, in the face of ever dropping prices on the PS3 and Xbox 360, at what point does the consumer stop favoring the Wii?

The home stretch for the Wii now will probably be more a matter of what can Nintendo add to the Wii software lineup that is new and exciting?

I have no clue what that could be. And the hardware rout is probably over.