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Episode 106 - 2006: PS3, Wii, and is this Sparta?

April 14, 2023 • SNESdrunk and NESfriend • Season 5 • Episode 106

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It's 2006 on DrunkFriend and topics range from new console releases (PS3 and Wii) to soccer headbutts to YouTube being bought by Google. There's lots to talk about, so listen while Alex and Trav bring sexy back!

Sports
- Colts beat Bears, Peyton finally wins, Prince halftime show
- Florida wins nattys in both football and basketball, Colt Brennan throws for 58 TDs
- George Mason makes Final Four
- Italy wins World Cup, Zidane headbutt
- Domination: Florida college sports, Tiger Woods, Roger Federer, Jimmie Johnson
- Heat beat Mavs, Kobe scores 81
- Cardinals beat Tigers, Japan wins first ever World Baseball Classic
- Carolina beats Edmonton
Gaming
- PS3 is released
  - Blu-ray
  - Resistance: Fall of Man
  - Ridge Racer 7
  - Final Fantasy 12 (PS2)
- Wii is released
  - LoZ Twilight Princess
  - Wii Sports
  - Trauma Center: Second Opinion
- Xbox 360
  - Gears of War
  - Dead Rising
  - Saints Row
  - Sonic 06
- Nintendo DS
  - New Super Mario Bros
  - Metroid Prime Hunters
  - Cooking Mama
- PSP released in 2005
  - GTA Vice City Stories
  - Metal Gear Acid 2
  - Me & My Katamari
- PC
  - Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion
  - Half-Life 2: Episode One
  - Battlefield 2142
Songs
- What was everywhere
  - You’re Beautiful - James Blunt
  - Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
  - SexyBack - Justin Timberlake
  - Dani California - RHCP
- What we liked
  - Steady, as she goes - Raconteurs
  - Wolf Like Me - TV on the Radio
Albums
- TV on the Radio, “Return to Cookie Mountain”
- The Hold Steady, “Boys and Girls in America”
- Mastodon, “Blood Mountain”
- Tool - 10,000 Days
Movies
- The Departed
- Little Miss Sunshine
- The Prestige
- Casino Royale
- 300
- Idiocracy
- Talladega Nights
- Nacho Libre
Notable events
- Google Buys YouTube for $1.65B in stock
- Pluto downgraded to dwarf planet
- Steve Irwin killed
Most popular TV shows Released in 2006
- IT Crowd
- Death Note
- 30 Rock
- Dexter
Internet
- Myspace was most popular social network still
- NumaNuma video was very popular
- Evolution of Dance video was most watched
- Shared your pics via FlickR