A fat bunch of Wii-related goodies to wrap up the week. For starters, Wii've got rhythm sticks on the Wii now:

Want to bet how long it takes for Drum Hero to appear on Wii? Thanks to the Wii Drum Machine, you've got a DIY fix to hold you over.

Want to tone up more than your forearms? We've also got the Wii Fitness Project to test, Morgan Spurlock style, if the Wii can help you trim down and tone up. I know I break a sweat beating up my wife in Wii Sports boxing.

Nerd alert: grad students reinvent the wheel; Power Glove to follow. I know that Nintendo learned their lesson with the useless but cool-as-hell-looking PG, but the Wii gives the old gizmo an actual chance at being useful. Maybe. Or something like it. We'll see. At any rate, this grad student could strike it rich by beating Nintendo to the punch, filing a patent, and then suing the pants off them for technology they've got in the marketplace... sigh. UPDATE: nevermind, Wii Powerglove now exists.

Finally, while it's no big shocker, November was a HUGE boom for the gaming industry, with sales up 34% last month! What's most interesting to note:

"Looking at how the new Sony and Nintendo consoles fared, the Wii sold through 476K units in the U.S. while the PS3 sold 197K units. Meanwhile, Microsoft's Xbox 360 (which is in far greater supply) sold 511K units. Interestingly, the PS2 managed to outsell the Xbox 360 yet again. In fact, so did the old Game Boy."

Hmmm....