Today in Joystiq: October 27, 2005

Be sure to vote on Nintendo's biggest blunder: so far, its cartridge obsession is just slightly edging out the 'kiddie'-centric marketing. Virtua Fighter 5 eschews the online bandwagon and Sony gets a sales boost from its gaming sect. Here are the highlights for today:

• Nintendo's biggest blunder since 1985: Joystiq poll

• Video game pumpkin carving contest: less than 48 hours remaining

• Virtua Fighter 5 won't offer fights online

• PS2, PSP sales boost Sony's flagging earnings

• Spoilt brat screams abuse at mom over Xbox Live

• First gen Xbox 360 games all single threaded?

• Are game media outlets excluding women?

• A closer look at Madden 360

• Pac-Man given voice, full vocabulary

• Florida next in line for games legislation

• Family Media Guide launches PSV-centric ratings site

• Peter Jackson displeased with EA's LOTR games

• Take a walk through Bungie's HQ

• Plot twist: Zelda III dude probably lied, now in hot water with Silicon Knights