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The Joystiq Weekend: November 24 - 27, 2006

Turkey Weekend 2006 is now officially over -- time to start shopping! We hear there are some newfangled game consoles swimming around somewhere. We'll look into it for you; check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
A Wii Thanksgiving test on the family: Part 2
Dude, where's my friends? (Wii annoyance #007)
Extra points leak out of Wii Shop Channel (Wii annoyance #006)
Joystiq video: Candles can replace Wii sensor bar
Poll results: Which video format will prevail?
Today's hottest game video: Wii-mote plus sweaty hands = SMASH
Today's hottest game video: A candle in the Wii
Today's hottest game video: Wii browser shop "hack"
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: Saturday Edition
Xbox 360 price cut vs. cost reduction

News
Obsidian patches Neverwinter Nights 2
WSJ concerned about Wii owner health
Capcom's Lost Planet tiny text
NBA player can't get Wii/PS3
Resistance padding files only 420MB per region
Women's game magazine launching in Germany
Casual games are serious business
Console launch lineup scores compared
NPR visits This Spartan Life
XFPS lets you use keyboard/mouse on the 360
Third-party Wii component cables for under $7
Rare PS3 sneakers going for $4,000+ at auction
New games this week
New Yorker: Wii doesn't have to win to be a winner
Mad World: Gears ad propels song to #1 on iTunes
Gears of War enhancements incoming, trilogy unconfirmed
Holiday 2006 best bets for Mac gamers
New Smash Bros. trailer, in English
Micro Center extends Xbox 360 rebate thru holidays
Rule of Rose ruled out in UK
Hot Topic lets you pay to promote Halo 3
Microsoft exec says Sony stretched too thin
PepsiCo to sponsor Guild Wars in China
Can the "Father of the Xbox" make Microsoft hip?
Promote Burger King with your Xbox Gamer Pic
Microsoft: "Does it make sense for us to be in the movie business?"
Oblivion Knights of the Nine add-on reviewed
Nintendo sells 600K Wiis at launch, 454K Zeldas
$1 million Second Life land deal
Developer: U.S. Army didn't want vulnerabilities in game
Elebits: One of first few titles to leverage WiiConnect24

Culture
Pimp your ride: PS3, Wii & 360
Vomiting Wii
Who's winning: consoles or PCs?
The Master Sword has been found!
Walking out on PS3, waiting for Wii
What Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft really meant to say
Retro gamers' next-gen battle is between SNES and Genesis