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First there was the Dualshock, then the all powerful Dualshock 2 but then the PS3 was presented with the Sixaxis and the Dualshock 3 was nowhere to be seen.

This was due to a legal dispute between Immersion and Sony concerning the rights to the 'rumble' feature the result of which meant that the Dualshock 3 was put on hold when the PlayStation 3 was launched in 2006.

Normal service has now been resumed with the release of the Dualshock 3 controller on July 4th2008 (this was the UK release date which came a few months after the US and Japanese launch), and yes it features the all important rumble feature although in a slightly milder form than on the Dualshock 2, this may be an effort to preserve the wireless controllers battery life.

Aside from this major difference you will find other subtle modifications such as a more solid black casing, a 40% increase in weight providing a more sturdy construction, this is due to the addition of the two rumble packs installed into the right and left palms of the unit.

But really aside from the ability to rumble there is not too much difference between the Sixaxisis and the Dualshock 3 so the key issue remains how much do you think you are missing by not having the rumble feature when you are playing your favourite action games.

It's not a purchase you need to rush out and buy but it is a superior controller and if you haven't got one already you'll end up with one eventually -right?

Christopher Edwards is a thirty-something individual who is into his PS3 in a BIG way. He likes to think of himself as something of a 'guru' when it comes to the PS3 and has set up a site about it - http://www.PS3StockOnline.com

http://www.PS3StockOnline.com is a hub of PS3 information. The site also has a PS3 Stock Tracker for the UK and US which allows you to see who has stock available and compare bundle prices at a glance.

AP - Barack Obama is enlisting former Senate leader Tom Daschle as his health secretary, embracing a third Washington insider in the early stages of Cabinet-building by the president-elect who promised change. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the capital's most famous woman for two decades, seemed ever more likely to be his secretary of state.

It's a question people have not thought of yet. Can Nintendo honestly make a smaller console system? They can the way they have been evolving. Look at the systems below how they have steadily been evolving in processing power, size, and general features.

Starting with the size of the Original Nintendo Entertainment System (Nes 8-bit). It was a very bulky system with a mess of cords. Still impressive for the first Nintendo Console. What it lacked in looks it made up for with sheer innovative ideas in the games. Nintendo produced thousands of original titles that caught on like wildfire.

Next came the Super Nintendo featuring a sleeker design to follow the Original. It was still bulky in weight and the same mess of cords. But the Super Nintendo had smaller games and a lighter weight compared to the Original. It was still an impressive jump from the 8-bit system to 16-bit system. It still captivated the audience to steadily build a fan base.

When the Nintendo 64 came out there was no real noticeable difference in size from the Super Nintendo and the controllers were the biggest yet. This system was solely to stun the fans with the groundbreaking 64-bit graphics and the same traditional titles. Some games to show the power of the Nintendo 64 were Mario 64 and Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

After the Nintendo 64 the designers were in a competition with Playstation's ideas to make their consoles as compact as possible. That was the birth of the Gamecube. This was the first system to feature a Wireless Controller (Wavebird).

Finally the Wii. It is completely wireless and the size of a 90's lunch box. From the way Nintendo is trying to compete with XBox and Playstation it is to be expected they will keep making more impressive systems with more impressive features. Look at the Ds it has the ability to play Nintendo 64 quality games in a very portable system. Great things to come!

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World Record Speed Run for Mario Bros. 1 at http://www.originalnintendo.net/mario-bros-1-online/2008/05/mario-bros-1-speed-run.html

AP - Former President Bill Clinton has offered several concessions to help Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, his wife, become secretary of state, people familiar with President-elect Barack Obama's transition vetting process said Wednesday.