Today in Joystiq: June 9, 2006

The Wall Street Journal shows the lovin' side of MMOs, Stephen Colbert takes aim at Stephen Johnson, and Nintendo gets the Monopoly treatment (Nintendopoly?). While we clear up the cache on our 360s, here are the highlights for today:

News
Japanese sales charts: Mario on top again
Sonic 2 mobile exclusive to Panasonic P902iS, for now
Tetris to drop on Xbox 360, THQ to publish
Xbox 360 HDD cache clear code discovered
Transformers web site launched
IGN Dreamcast: Week 1
WSJ: Gamers find love in MMOs
US hardware sales in May: PS2 on the rise, 360 takes a dip
LOTR Online creature feature

Culture
12-in-1 NES console for the lazy retro gamer
Exclusive footage from the "Lost" game
Sinistar: I hunger! Seriously, help me out
Is Microsoft fighting a Vietnam War or a Civil War?
In Nintendo Monopoly, Mario is Boardwalk
Stephen Colbert frags Steven Johnson