Joystiq [Nintendo]

Kotaku claims to have received some early info about DJ Hero, which we knew was coming since Activision trademarked the name back in February. According to their source, B-boy developer FreeStyleGames is developing a turntable-based music game with a musical mashup theme. Of course, we don't know if this game would come out for Wii if it turned out not to be just a rumor, but we would hope that Activision knows that Wii owners will give them money.

The controller will (assuming any of this is real!) include a turntable, three buttons, a crossfader, and a "sound effects dial." It is designed for use in a lap, but may include legs so that it can stand on its own. Guitar Hero controllers will also work with the game for versus mode. The music used in the game will be mashups of licensed hip-hop and rock tracks.

Will this be different enough from Beatmania to sell well? Or similar enough to Beatmania, like Guitar Hero is to Guitar Freaks, but with licensed American music and more advertising? Oh, and in case you were wondering, the image above is the Scratch Blaster, a homemade turntable controller for Guitar Hero.