-Forget Wii-mote waggling, and start thinking Wii-mote wriggling. MTV Multiplayer reports that Peekaboo Pole Dancing, the company responsible for the Carmen Electra pole dancing kit, are seeking a partnership with Nintendo to work on a licensed pool dancing game for the Wii. While there’s no word yet whether the game will ever come to fruition, the Peekaboo team talks says it would be “all about fun and fitness for a new generation.” While I agree with Multiplayer that holding a Wii-mote and a pole at the same time sounds like tricky business, I’m (predictably) in support of any game that gets grandmas and other Wii target audience members sliding around like strippers. Can you say YouTube videos?

-According to Wired’s Game/Life, MarioKart Wii fails to live up to excited fanboy expectations. Bummer. Apparently dumbed down for the Wii market, it lacks battle mode, which is Chris Kohler’s biggest gripe. Personally, I have lots of fond memories of losing precious balloons through my own stupidity (”I know, I’ll shoot this shell directly into the wall in front of me. It’ll be great!”), so I too will be sad to see it go. Kohler reports that racing is still fun though–as if Mario characters on motorbikes could ever be boring.

-Maybe it’s the Star Trek: Next Generation dork in me talking, but there’s something strangely sad about Will Wheaton, isn’t there? I mean, he was a veritable engineering boy wonder. Yes, yes, that was his character on a fictional show, but still. Now apparently he’s collecting LEGO figurines of himself and getting drunk. Or something. Plus he’s 35 now. 35! Okay, I know he can’t help that, but how is he supposed to fit into his little, red spandex outfit now?

Happy weekend!