Talking of urine, there’s an interesting article over at Games for Wii.

The Wii is Nintendo’s next ground-breaking console, due not soon enough as far as I’m concerned. As soon as I heard the name, it made me think, quite naturally, of toilets; it appears am not alone:

“We have received over 200,000 e-mails with complaints about the Wii, and the console name has been commonly associated with urine. We have been the target of many jokes, and we strongly believe that it’s a bad thing for the company’s reputation”, says Mike, who works at the marketing department of Nintendo.

No idea how true this is, since Mike has no surname, but I want to believe it so much.

Click for purchasing info. Please.

Everything about this t-shirt appeals to my dress-style. The colour is top (apple-green, eh; who would have thought it?), it’s got retro collar and cuffs (as have my most favourite t-shirts), and the wood-cut emblem of Link is wicked (no need for a bracketed comment, really; it says it all). I want one of these, and I reckon I’ll make the purchase before it hits my Chrimbo list.

The only thing that could be a potential problem is that it must be cold-washed.

Oh, and the quality must be worse than an MPEG, though. $18, only? Just have to order two, then.

This last sentence has nothing to do with this article. Without it there would be an ugly white space, due to the size of the picture. Now, though, it looks aesthetically pleasing, as well as making the entry appear more interesting.

With only six months to go until Santa makes his annual appearance, it’s time to think about the true spirit of CHristmas: What I want people to buy me.

It’s been ages since I played (and usually lost, if my dad was playing, the competitive sod) the classic that is Monopoly. Since computer games have taken over my life, board games have not had much of a look-in; a noteable exception to this is Cosmic Encounter, which can now be played online.

Now that’s all about to change (if someone gets the readies out), with Nintendo Monopoly Nintendopoly Monopoly: Nintendo Collector’s Edition. No more fighting over who wants to be the hat, because all the figurines rock like Jon Bon Jovi doesn’t. Even the manufacturers are exulted, if their blurb is anything to go by:

The most recognizable characters in the video game industry – Mario, Donkey Kong, Zelda, Luigi, Ganon, Link, Kirby – team up with the world’s favorite board game to offer Nintendo fans of all ages a brand new risk-taking gaming experience. Includes 6 collectible Nintendo-themed pewter tokens: Donkey Kong barrel, Link’s Shoes, Koopa Shell, Mario Hat, Controller, and Hylian Shield. For 2-6 players ages 8 and up.

Their hearts are just not in it, are they? And after the millionth themed edition based on the same idea, who can blame them. I certainly wouldn’t trade my current employment to be a part of the Monopoly advertising/marketing team.

Still, rubbish text aside, I’d like to relive my (painful) Monopoly memories in a Nintendo suit. And since it’d be my game, my father is banned from partaking. Bwa-ha-ha!

N.B. Jo has pointed out that I have omitted Scrabble (amongst others), which I certainly do rate as one of the best non-computer games. However, Scrabble elevates itself from the realms of Monopoly and the like. Just because it is played on a board, does not, in my twisted mind, make it a board game.

Possibly my favourite group of all time, Depeche Mode, have done a remix of their single, Suffer Well, to be included in the latest expansion pack of The SIms: Open For Business.

Sung in Simlish.

DM just cannot get any cooler in my eyes.

Can be viewed, and downloaded, here.