CNN plays the PlayStation 3 price-prediction game, someone decides it'd be fun to pimp his NES, and Jim Merrick says goodbye to Mario - you'll be missed. Be sure to check out Happy & Smile, our new favorite addiction, here are the highlights for today:
News
Jim Merrick leaves the House of Mario for good
Guitar Hero readies for European tour
Happy & Smile ain't playin' around
Interview with Jacko; still recalcitrant
Mega Man Zex (DS) details surface
Kansas guv wants gaming legislation
Rumors
IGN makes predictions for Xbox in 2006
NGC denies Nintendo's non-denial [update 1]
Nintendo DS redesign coming Jan. 16th?
CNN predicts PS3 will launch for $500
Culture
Gamers anonymous
Katamari remote control project
Cheesy game designers "tighten up the graphics"
A sound of thunder: time-traveling in Animal Crossing DS
In-game ads infiltrate Counter-Strike
NPR drops obscure gamer reference
Build your own "Super" Nintendo
