I'd be interested to see the stats on guitar sales, and also guitar lessons.

I can imagine that, in actual fact, Guitar Hero may have sparked interest in people who weren't neccessarily the musical type, who may decide that 'playing' the Guitar Hero peripherals is actually fun and go on to try their abilities on a real guitar.

I know a 25 year old who has Guitar Hero 3, and has decided recently to start learning. I have never asked him if there is a link, but it does seem quite a coincidence.

So, he believes that “‬the‭ ‬360‭ ‬and PS3‭ ‬are all about M-rated killfests.‭”

I'm by no means an expert on the catalogue of 360 games, so I won't comment on their behalf, but may I refer him to the likes of Little Big Planet, Elephunk, Super Rub-A-Dub, Flower, the Singstar series, Buzz, Locorocco and the ever popular supply of racing games, to name but a few titles on the PS3 which contradict this argument.

And by saying, “‬we have to make sure the world knows that gaming is for everyone", well is that not exactly what the Wii is doing? I just don't see what his real point is here.