1. Over at Yahoo Tech, they try and help you move into the world of HDTV without paying the most insane of prices.

   But as low as $1,500? That’s still crazy-talk to me.

2. GameTrailers reviews a few titles, including SEGA Genesis Collection, which sounds like a pretty good deal for PS2 owners, and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 for the Wii, which continues to sound like something I want to try out.
3. GameSpot must really hate the world, as they’ve added videos from Link: Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon for the CDi to their archives for some reason.

   Screens for Zelda and Link are there as well.

4. GameSpot has a few new DS movies for Tingle’s RPG and Custom Robo Arena.

   …and GameSpot runs too many commercials. Or at least, too many of the SAME commercial.

5. In case you haven’t heard, Stephen Colbert “gots him” a Wii, and wasted no time in using it to further his agenda.

   Oh, and it’s the #1 threat to America, btw.

6. IGN “makes sense” of the Wii sensor bar.
7. GameSpy reviews Sonic Rivals, giving it 3.5 out of 5 stars.
8. Seems that the Quality Assurance manager at Ritual has some unkind words to say about Sony’s own QA.
9. This Friday night on Spike TV, Reggie returns to Game Head.
10. I really have to figure out how to get in on stuff like this. I wanna do giveaways, too.
11. Awesome Nintendo Family Tree shirt. Gotta get me one.
12. An amusing link of the Wii to Minority Report.
13. GamersMark previews Wii Play.
14. GN reports that WWE.com has a piece with The Miz from his experience at the Wii launch party, and what he thinks of the system.

    Wait, XBox got The Rock, and Wii get The Miz? Raw deal, brother, raw deal. All due respect to Miz, where are DX or John Cena when you need ‘em?

15. GN has an N-Sider review of Cooking Mama.

    I downloaded the demo when I found out the new Download Stations lacked the advertised Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, and when I found out I suck at Elite Beat Agents.

    I was pleasantly surprised to find that I had a lot of fun with this one, what little I got to play.

16. GN reports a new Zelda retrospective, this time by Eurogamer and in text, not video.
17. While Bonk’s Adventure is by no means mindblowing or fantastic (and a little frustrating at bosses), I too disagree that it sucks.
18. G4 and XPlay are at it again, this time with Excite Truck. Nice review, it works with what I played at Nintendo World, where I felt it was a rather enjoyable experience.
19. Iwata Asks reaches the end of the Zelda interviews.

    Next up: Wario Ware: Smooth Moves.

20. Over at my old haunt 411mania.com, there’s an article asking if the games industry is peaking.
21. Chris Kohler reviews Classic Controller.

    Try saying that five times fast.

22. Game|Life posts a video comparing the PS3 and 360 in a split screen. More comparisons are in 1UP’s “What the Cell is Going On?” feature, which is accompanied by a pretty good blog post from Sam Kennedy.
23. Thanks to G|L for turning me on to this blog. Climactic Ave. tells the sad truth about modern bugtesting. And I don’t like it one bit.

    There’s also a surprising bit telling about how Miyamoto has even tested his own games.

24. This is cool, you can download Railroad Tycoon for free (and legally).
25. So while in New York, it was with great delight that I discovered you can actually get print versions of The Onion in newspaper boxes on the sidewalk. For free, no less!

    But I was of course disappointed that there was nothing about the reason I was there, that of course being the launch of the Wii.

    Well, amends have been made, as they’ve posted a comparison of the PS3 and Wii in such crucial categories as “ability to tear families apart” and “ability to be a parenting substitute.”

26. Like her, love her, or hate her, you’ve got to admit that in one minute, Morgan Webb makes a pretty good point about advertising.
27. …Mariotroid?

    Pretty clever design, really. I’d actually love a wallpaper of that…

28. Well, at least one media outlet still likes the PS3.
29. While I don’t quite get the whole “Animal Crossing Mafia” bit, I am rather amused by the replies in regards to one Mr. Tom Nook…

    On the other hand, the “seeding” is a bit disconcerting…

30. Sounds like Sony isn’t big on spreading the love of knowledge among its PS3 developers.

    …really, though, is this any way to run a railroad?

31. To Pong: because all good things must have a beginning.
32. Wow, an official Mario Bros. replica hat? I may have to look into that come April for next year’s Otakon…

    The “Mr. Toads” look cool, too.

33. Ever wonder how Japanese gaming journalism works?
34. Be afraid. Or amused. Either is good.
35. Believe it or not, those who work for Microsoft are human, and as such, have opinions on a variety of things… including the PS3.
36. Press The Buttons has some custom ‘Truck tracks that are sure to Excite you.
37. Toastyfrog goes hands-on with the Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin preorder package.

    Goodness abounds.

38. Additionally, he rounds up the latest bunch of neo-classic gaming goodness in the Weekly Retro Roundup.
39. Scott Sharkey tests his sanity and fortitude (along with our own) as he shows yet more of The Best Worst Ads in gaming.

–LBD “Nytetrayn”

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