Today in Joystiq: December 4, 2006

The CGI-tastic Halo 3 commercial aired tonight, and we can't wait until our one-handed Ben Heck controllers are shipped (or until we can afford to order them). Think about it: left hand vs. right hand deathmatch -- righteous. Dream with us, and check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
Today's hottest game video: Wii in Japan
Viva Piñata invasion results in Mario López dancing
Why can't I demo my VC downloads? (Wii annoyance #011)

News
Halo 3 reminder: commercial and public beta today
Reggie: Wii online games in Q2 2007
Nintendo of Japan apologizes for lack of component cables
Online demand for 360 surpasses PS3 ... Wii beats both
Video game market expected to jump 12%
New games this week
Drunk David Jaffe desires God of War 3
Wii sells out in Japan
Professional gaming coverage coming to CBS, others
Hand it to Heck: The Xbox 360 one-handed controller
Factor 5 fidgets with two PS3 e-distribution titles
Economist: taxing virtual property is inevitable
Xbox 360 sales below expectations
RoboBlitz hitting Xbox Live Arcade this week
DevHook now emulating PSP 3.01 firmware
Halo 3 Starry Night commercial
Public transportation and GTA: Vice City Stories
Don't expect predictive console results until early 2007
Independent Games Summit line-up

Rumors & Speculation
Rumor: Alan Wake slips to 2008

Culture
Wii Sports tricks
Canadians add extra bling to their DS
A Wii dilemma for Sony (and Microsoft)
Shutting up your Xbox 360
Nintendo Wii has the "best week ever"
Gamer tats aplenty
Are some topics off-limits for "serious" games?