Details emerge about a potential Wii 2 (maybe an announcement at E3 11); Sony v Hotz comes a close (details on settlement); Amazon gets called out by dev organization for app store policy; NPD numbers for March; Japanese sales charts for March; talk of a Mass Effect MMO; potential Wii price drop; new Kirby game; Frank West is back Dead Rising 2: Off the Record; and much more from this week!

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The Wii 2 reported to be announced at E3 (as early as this month), NPD numbers for March, Kinect support for Netflix and the PS3 tops 50M units sold.

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The International Game Developers Association criticizes Amazon for their app store terms, new Kirby game is announced, PSP outsells 3DS again in Japan, and Qriocity launches on PSP in EU territories.

Note: I repeatedly say “I-D-G-A” in this episode thanks to a typo in my copy. I am well aware that the organization is the I-G-D-A. Tight schedule with no time for edits. Apologies.

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Settlement details emerge from Sony v. Hotz case, Nintendo Wii may be seeing a price cut soon, Frank West returns in Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, and Ocarina of Time remake for 3DS not being developed by Nintendo.

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Sony and George Hotz reach settlement in PS3 hacking lawsuit, Activision is now saying Guitar Hero franchise is only on “hiatus”, IGN reports free-to-play games coming to XBL, Mass Effect 3 will have save game+ option, Gerald Lawson, creator of the first cartridge based, passed away.

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March sales numbers for Japanese software charts, Mass Effect project Director Casey Hudson says MMO could be in the franchise’s future, Fallout: New Vegas “Honest Hearts” DLC first screenshots, and Red Dead Redemption pre-order DLC coming to XBL marketplace.

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Reports of high return on 3DS in the UK (Nintendo refutes); inFamous 2 announces their beta; SOCOM 4 day-one copies come with Resistance 3 beta code; Black Ops getting a new map pack “Escalation”; Playstation Blog and PSN store on Sony’s website see some down time; UFC Personal Trainer announced; and many other stories from the week.

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Global Agenda, free MMO third-person shooter, goes full free-to-play, PSP gets price drop in EU (but not UK), SOCOM 4 day-one copies come with Resistance 3 beta code, Nintendo stock down 17%, and Twisted Metal gets an official release date.

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Rainblood 2: City of Flames details from dev diary, UFC Personal Trainer announced, PSP overtakes 3DS in Japanese hardware sales, Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences now taking submissions for scholarships in honor of Randy Pausch and Mark Beaumont.

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Nintendo refutes reports of major returns on 3DS due to headaches and dizziness, Bioware announces 1M copies of Dragon Age 2 sold (giving away Mass Effect 2 on PC to anyone who bought DA2), and inFamous 2 prepares to start the first phase of its beta.