Today in Joystiq: July 21, 2006

Microsoft's Zune is heavy on the iPod and short on the Xboy, Germany's software ratings system is short on common sense and it hurts our BRAAIINNSS, and World of Warcraft is accused of hurting PC gaming by being successful ... wha? While we're busy drinking away the memories of all those years we sucked at sports, check out the highlights for today.

Joystiquery
Ad critic: Wii-nimilast print ad

News
Japanese hardware sales, 10 July - 16 July: rapid weight gain
China's Internet population tops 123M
Zune zooms straight past gaming?
Burning Crusade gives WoW players Alliance shamans, Horde paladins
Sega: Ignoring Nintendo "a massive error"
Japan: Why all the big headed baseball games?
Wii gets some negative press
SpellForce 2 expansion announced
Dead Rising not banned, facing unique 'unrated' status in Germany
SOE cops Unreal Engine 3 license
DDR Disney Mix, no console required
Steve Gray discusses LOTR: The White Council

Rumors & Speculation
Square Enix likely to introduce achievement incentives into FFXI on Xbox 360

Culture
Suck at sports? Blame video games!
The Game Rag watches 21 hours of G4TV, so you don't have to
The birth of PC gaming
Is World of Warcraft's success hurting PC games market?