The Joystiq Weekend: March 29 - 30, 2008

As a rule of the thumb, LEGO makes everything better. For the record, that's Mario with the star rod fighting Young/Toon Link. Check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
Japanese Hardware Sales, March 17 – March 23: Three-hour tour edition
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 3/24 – 3/30

News
MGS4 pre-order DVDs shipping with MGO beta keys, beta to begin April 21
The Incredible Hulk trailer looks incredibly bland
Sierra and Radical Entertainment remove multiplayer from Prototype
Former Xbox Europe exec foresees the extinction of consoles
Wii Wheel (aka: plastic shell) sold separately for $14.99
U.S. Military using Wiimote-controlled Packbot to disable bombs
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand plot revealed in IGN interview
Cave shooters denied XBLA release by Microsoft
Thieves steal 7-year-old cancer patient's PSP the day before his birthday
Frontline footage from Call of Duty 4's new Broadcast map

Rumors & Speculation
Rumor: Complete list of GTA IV achievements leaked

Culture & Community
The Star Wars Retrospective: Episode II