Catch-up time! As another week draws to a close, it’s time to recount the best stories to have hit Electricpig this week. This weekend we have the latest on the Nintendo 3DS TV service tipped to arrive soon, the latest new Xbox developments, a glimpse of the Nokia N9, a first look at Olympus’ new Pen E-P3 Micro Four Thirds range, and much more.
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Dead Space 2 isn’t due for release until early next year but if you are desperate to get a fix of zero-G Necromorph-on-Engineer action, EA are releasing a short prequel game to keep you going.
Dead Space: Ignition is being developed by original Dead Space developer Visceral Games and partner Sumo Digital. Unlike the action/rpg style gameplay of the full game, Ignition is described as “an interactive comic-style story” featuring choose-your-own-adventure style puzzle solving as well as some twitchy arcade action.
Some of you crazy 
Microsoft finally revealed their range of Wii-like avatars, a month after they were leaked onto the Internet.
In getting our mums and dads to play videogames the Nintendo Wii did what no other console has done before. But according to a study, it’s the PS3 that is the most fancied console for those over 44.
Last week we reported that the PSP was holding onto the number one slot in hardware sales in Japan, by quite a margin. Now last week’s release of Metal Gear Solid 4 means both the PSP and PS3 are way ahead in the Land of The Rising Sun.
Enjoyed putting your Mii through its paces in Wii Sports? Good. Soon you’ll be able to do similar on the Xbox 360. Microsoft is planning to introduce its own brand of Mii-like avatars to Xbox Live, or so the latest rumours suggest.
The latest musical murmurs coming out of the gaming world suggest the next version of Guitar Hero could feature (wait for it) other instruments.