Don't be distracted by the scenes above of Eminem and a fake Sarah Palin preparing to have sex, nor the appearance of Dr. Dre on "Star Trek"'s U.S.S. Enterprise. No, if you're a gamer, then what you'll probably remember most about the new Eminem video that premiered on MTV today for the song "We Made You" is that the rapper does his rapping in front of a scrolling note highway inspired by "Guitar Hero" or "Rock Band." Why? Who knows.
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The biggest gameplay differentiator for "Scratch: The Ultimate DJ" is an emphasis on users manipulating music to make it their own, and while the concept freaked out record labels, sheer persistence -- and "Guitar Hero" -- made it possible. 
We've published several stories about "Scratch: The Ultimate DJ" without having seen the game running or touching the turntable controller, but that changed yesterday during a mostly hands-off demo in a San Francisco hotel. 
NPD Group numbers are in for January 2009, and while the overall narrative remains the same -- Nintendo leading the charge, with "Wii Fit" selling 777,000 copies -- there were signs of growth for everyone, as the industry saw 1.33 billion in sales, up from 1.18 billion in 2008. 