Good music, wealthy publisher, new toys, slow gain and early birds in this week’s Nintendo News roundup.

Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits Interview
The IGN staff interviewed the president of Vicarious Visions and asked him about the latest Guitar Hero on Tour version. Modern Rock has songs from the last five to seven years, which includes Fall Out Boy, Lenny Kravitz and Weezer.

Ubisoft sales hit $1.5B, Splinter Cell Conviction due by April ‘10
Even with the global recession Ubisoft manage to hit the $1.5B marker with its sales. Its CEO boasted that his company’s margins are among the best in the gaming industry.

Nintendo DSi unboxing gallery
Now this is something new. A brand new DSi is taken out of its box and photographed. What’s the point in all this? Nothing. Check out their other unboxed gadgets.

Local Wii sales pass 500000
South Korea that is. Finally the Wii has sold half a million units since it was launched over a year ago. Compare that to the DS Lite, which already sold 2.5M units since it was launched last January. I guess Koreans can’t stop their PC gaming habits just yet.

“X-Men Origins: Wolverine” adaptation cuts up consoles
This game is supposed to be released today but there are a couple of gamers that have gotten their copies already from some retail stores. It looks like some stores sold before the official release date.