Today in Joystiq: October 2, 2006

I had to sneak in my Mii picture somewhere -- it's even better than the real thing. Xbox 360 rolls out the red carpet in South Africa, Burger King enters the gaming market, and GameStop stakes their claim as the only retailer with Wii kiosks. Keep fiddling with your Mii portraits and check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
Picture it: special status for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii console owners
Economies of scale don't apply to virtual worlds?
Roll your own Mii, pre-Wii
Xbox 360 launches in South Africa

News
Nintendo expects Mom to leave notes on your Wii
Gitaroo Man Lives again, port headed to North America
Games shipping this week
South Park: make love, not Warcraft
GameStop to be only retailer with playable Wii units at launch
Kingdom Under Fire's new direction
Gears of War previewed
The King is in your Xbox 360
U. Texas Prof. studies gaming grannies (and grand-dads)
PlayStation 3 Magazine hands-on video with ... PS3
How the Wii was engineered (or "born")

Culture
Xbox 360 as romantic aid
Cybering night elves is cheating, but will you stop?
Better eating habits through gaming
Episodic content: Changing the way video games are made
Megaginormous NES replica dwarfs competition