House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) while vacationing was overheard saying, “I’m game.” Industry endorsement or cruel tease?

Rachel Exeteer (25) of this small, farming town on the plains, has devoted her life to petitioning Nintendo for a sequel to the niche classic Earthbound, and she is willing to go to any length to accomplish her goals. “Every year we send Nintendo a petition signed by 35,000 people who support bringing out a new Earthbound game,” Rachel explained to reporters. “This year, I told my friend Cindy that if Nintendo ignored our petition one more time that I’d tattoo Mr. Saturn on my butt.”

New accessory-maker MadDogz International announced the development of a pogo stick game controller for use with Wii and ongoing research to develop versions compatible with Xbox 360 and PS3.