Came across these this morning and figured they'd have some pretty broad appeal, and so they should be shared.
The first one is a quick hit: Destructoid has posted a pretty awesome video of New Super Mario Bros on the Wii (out today! ...though my copy from Amazon won't be here until midweek at the earliest, sigh), wherein Luigi is carried through a full level by his 3 co-op partners in rather amazing fashion. I was already pretty hyped for NSMB Wii, and this isn't helping my patience any.
The second will take a little more time to digest, but I promise it's worth it: if you have any fond memories from your childhood of the Choose Your Own Adventure books, you really should go read this simply excellent analysis of the series. Clearly written from a position of affection, it dives pretty deep into how those "games" worked, and how they changed over time.
That's it for now. Hope everyone's having a relaxing weekend!