Today in Joystiq: May 1, 2006

10 days until E3: let the countdown begin! The GameCube prepares for a price drop, Xbox Live prepares for an update, and ex-Gizmondo exec Stefan Eriksson prepares for his day in court. While we watch as more and more "art" pops up on the 'net, making pun after pun about the Wii, here are the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
Poll results: Waiting for E3
Interview with Space Cowboy Online producer Jason Park

News
GameCube price drop: Nintendo preps retailer
Major Xbox Live update coming soon
DS Lite to be priced & dated May 4
Games shipping this week
Eriksson was driver in stolen car crash, says detective
Second Mario trailer features new moves

Rumors & Speculation
Nintendo could turn mature as Japan's birth rate declines
MMOs: the near and distant future

Culture
Nintendo-themed Goldberg contraption
Wiill Ferrell tests Wii accelerometer technology
Judge says, "OK to read Joystiq at work
Gaming in the mainstream: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Why Kingdom Hearts is so successful
Google's Da Vinci Code: two weeks in
Physics acceleration: hot or not?
What your next-gen purchase says about you