Today in Joystiq: September 19, 2006

Ahoy there gamer! Another International Talk Like a Pirate Day is in the can, as is our Dead Rising contest. While you're busy downloading some more iPod games, and furiously clicking refresh on Amazon's Wii pre-order page, check out the highlights for today.

Joystiquery
Readers pick best webcomic: Cyanide and Happiness FTW
Joyswag: Get a call from Otis, win Dead Rising -- four days later

News
Every iPod game reviewed
Controls get a new look in Halo 3
Amazon speaks on quick Wii pre-order "sell out"
BioWare prepares to conquer portable gaming
Wii want 4-player, Nintendo can't deliver
UK sales charts, September 9-16: Lego leads the board
Sims 2 wins best Mac game award
Wii to be featured at Nintendo's Emo tour
Selling Wii is "like trying to sell cosmetics to men" says Nintendo's Iwata
Laser microchips set to speed computing
Neverwinter Nights 2 delayed 'til Halloween
EA to release Tony Hawk killer in 2007

Culture
Avast, buckos! Ninja or pirate?
The Happiest Arcade on Earth
Three-tiered Mario mushroom cake amazes