"We'd all love to be able to class gaming as a training tool and something we could do during work, but I doubt most bosses would see a few games of PES as essential for the job. It seems that surgeons do benefit from playing video games though - at least when that console is the Wii.

According to NewScientist, Kanav Kahol and Marshall Smith of the Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, believe that playing on the Wii increases the performance of surgical residents. They ..."

So, the first update for Trauma Center Tuesday, the news site for Trauma Center: New Blood, is Atlus's Trauma Center Portal, where it'll link you to the product pages for Trauma Center: Under the Knife, Trauma Center: Second Opinion, and Trauma Center: New Blood. Unfortunately, there isn't much other than "Coming Holiday 2007" for the New Blood site.

Also revealed is the NA boxart, with our little friend, the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection symbol in the top left. According to Joystiq, New B...

"Atlus brings us two sequels courtesy of this E3: Trauma Center: New Blood for Wii and Touch Detective 2 1/2 for Nintendo DS.

As for the hospital drama - coming before the end of the year -- look for:

Two Player Cooperative Play

All-New Story, Characters, and Operations

Fully Voiced Dialogue

Full 480p and 16x9 Widescreen Support

Online Score Ranking System

And in Touch Detective 2 1/2, which finds Mackenzie a fully accredited sleuth that's not being taken seriously by anyone:...

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