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   Give a gamer an Xbox 360, and he'll want a black one. Give him a PS3, and he'll ask for rumble. Give him a Wii, and he'll either say he needs DVD playback, or a hard drive; or both (and then some). Well, Wii fans may be getting their DVD (movie) playback in late 2007, as announced in November, but Nintendo are still not ready to confirm an external hard drive for their console, despite recent rumours claiming that such an extension is already in development.

   The rumours about a Wii hard drive apparently escalated after a Japanese gaming magazine reported that Nintendo held an executive meeting in Japan recently, to discuss the new hard drive. But when questioned by GI.biz on this matter, a Nintendo of Europe spokesperson dismissed the report as being "pure rumour and speculation" (ed. - though not explicitly false...).

   The only peripheral confirmed by the company a few days ago is a Nintendo DS headset, supporting online voice chat between players of Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl. These two DS games are set to launch in North America on April 22, and according to Gamespot, "a Nintendo representative would only confirm the headset as being released roughly alongside the new Pokemon [Diamond and Pearl] games". GameStop seems to support this claim, as it currently lists the Nintendo DS headset with a price tag of $14.99, and an April 23 release date.

   And while we're at it, here's a brief description for the two new Pokemon DS games coming next month:
"Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl offer a number of exciting new features to please both experienced and new Pokémon fans alike. Set in an entirely new region called "Sinnoh," players can choose to begin their adventure as either a boy or girl Pokémon trainer on a path to becoming Pokémon League Champion. The adventure continues as players can bring Pokémon from their Game Boy Advance Pokémon games to Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl using the GBA game slot on their Nintendo DS."