The Joystiq Weekend: February 9 - 10, 2008

2P Start's Tim Harding dropped us word of his recent retro addition. "Awhile back I built a reproduction
Mario Bros. arcade cabinet perfectly to scale (with some minor MAME modifications)," he told us. You can also view some of the progress at this blog. Check out the highlights for this weekend:

Joystiquery
Japanese hardware sales, Jan. 28 – Feb. 3: The unremarkable return
Joystiq Podcast 037 – Lions on meth edition
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 2/4 – 2/10
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup wins an award*

News
Director of next Mortal Kombat movie talks 're-envisioning'
EA's Facebreaker trailer makes its debut, lacks gameplay
Splash Damage growing, confirms new multi-platform project
Heed Totilo's warning — keep a late Mass Effect save to play new DLC
Gently weep over your DS with Bandai Namco's 99 Tears
New Monster Hunter on PSP includes installlation option
The Club nods at Gears of War's "Seriously" achievement
Turok devs blame delay on PS3 version
Student hospitalized after suffering leg burns from pocketed PSP
Professor Layton sequel already 'confirmed' for U.S.
Ex-Marine goes missing supposedly after Call of Duty triggered flashbacks
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 gameplay video looks familiar
TMBG, Natasha Bedingfield headline Sims 2 FreeTime soundtrack

Culture & Community
The surreal Nintendo artwork of Jimi Benedict