Today in Joystiq: April 28, 2006 [update 1]

While there is certainly other news going on the world, right now the entire gaming community is still fixated upon the Nintendo Wii -- if not the console, then surely the name. In non-Nintendo news, Halo 3 will be making a brief E3 appearance, Texans may get taxed for games, and Mother 3 dominates Japan. Here are the highlights for today:

Things that make you go "Wii"
Wii unique like 'Google,' says Nintendo
Koch to distribute Wii all over UK
Poll Results: Tepid reaction to the Wii naming
Forum chatter: Japan responds to Wii
How's that third-party Wii support coming along?
Real people speak out about Wii
Was Nintendo ready for Wii backlash?
Wii conspiracy theories. (They're really, really sad.)

News
Halo 3 at E3, Microsoft to preview at news conference
Let's tax games, proposes Texas senator
3.2 million Xbox 360s shipped, $388 million in losses
Japanese sales charts, April 17-23: Hello, Mother

Culture
My talent? Dressing up as Mario!

[update: added another post]