Source: ps3blog.net

Now this is how you bundle a system! Hopefully this will propel more sales for PS3, because this is one hell of a bundle! Includes the 80GB PS3 and sells for the base price of $399.99.

In any case, I’m sure some of our readers here currently do not have a PS3, but this bundle would be worth it! Two of PS3’s best exclusives? Come on! Kicks the crap out of the 360’s Lego Indiana Jones and Kung Fu Panda bundle! Only thing that has going for it is the 120GB HDD.

To view details and purchase, check out Best Buy’s Product Details page.

Source: videogamesblogger.com

The Sims 2: Mansion & Garden Stuff is the ninth and final “Stuff” pack for The Sims and is out now for PC.

These “Stuff” packs are mini-expansions that add items without adding any significant gameplay additions. Like the title says, it packs The Sims 2 with more stuff to use.

As the title suggests, this pack includes items for decorating your gardens including a much larger variety of flowers, bushes, statues, and fun things like giant mushrooms. It also features new roof types as well as new decoration styles that include Moroccan, art deco, and colonial empire.

The pack includes 60 items total. This will also be the last game from Electronic Arts to support Windows 98 and Windows 2000.

Here is the launch trailer for the game.

Source: videogamesblogger.com

The NPD Group has released the top bestselling games in America this year-to-date from the January to October timeframe, as well as a look back at last year’s favorites.

Top 5 games of 2008 so far:

1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) — 3.5 million
2. Mario Kart (Wii) — 3.4 million
3. Grand Theft Auto 4 (Xbox 360) — 3.2 million
4. Wii Play (Wii) — 3 million
5. Wii Fit (Wii) — 2.8 million

Top 5 earners of 2008 so far:

1. Wii Fit (Wii)
2. Grand Theft Auto 4 (Xbox 360)
3. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
4. Mario Kart (Wii)
5. Wii Play (Wii)

Overall top 5 games of 2007:

1. Halo 3 (Xbox 360) — 4.82 million
2. Wii Play (Wii) — 4.12 million
3. Call of Duty 4 (Xbox 360) — 3.04 million
4. Guitar Hero III (PS2) — 2.72 million
5. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) — 2.52 million

Source: videogamesblogger.com

Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving Day in America, it’s one of the busiest shopping days of the year. This year it falls on November 28th and kickstarts the holiday gift buying season by attracting customers to stores with loads of cheap deals, usually in short supply. Have a look at this list of upcoming gaming-related deals.

Amazon videogame deals:
• Pre-Black Friday Video Game Sale – Buy 2 Games Get $25 Off Next Video Game Purchase
• Black Friday & Weekend Sale – Unknown Until November 28th

Best Buy videogame deals:
• AMF Bowling Pinbusters for Nintendo Wii – $9.99
• Bowling Pinbusters! for Nintendo Wii – $9.99
• Disney Princess Enchanted Journey for Nintendo Wii – $9.99
• Endwar Xbox 360 – $37.99
• Game Party for Nintendo Wii – $9.99
• Guitar Hero Game for Nintendo Wii – $24.99
• Hannah Montana Spotlight for Playstation 2 – $9.99
• Imagine Figure Skater for Nintendo DS – $9.99
• NBA 09: The Inside (PS3) – $37.99
• Nintendo DS Special Edition Ice Blue w/Brain Age Game – $149.99
• Nintendo DS Special Edition Red w/New Super Mario Brothers Game – $149.99
• Saints Row for XBox 360 – $9.99
• Sonic Rivals for Sony PSP – $9.99
• Sony Playstation 3 80GB Package w/Ratchet and Clank Future Game + Casino Royale Blu-ray – $399.99 *
• The Simpsons Game for XBox 360 – $9.99
• Transformers for Playstation 2 – $9.99
• Wonder World Amusement Park for Nintendo Wii – $9.99
• XBox 360 60GB Console w/4 Games (Lego Indiana Jones, Kung Fu Panda, NBA 2K9, Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground) – $299.99

Circuit City videogame deals:
• All-Pro Football 2K8 PS3 Video Game – $9.99
• All-Pro Football 2K8 Xbox 360 Video Game – $9.99
• Barbie: The Island Princess Wii Video Game – $14.99
• Bee Movie Game NDS Video Game – $9.99
• Bioshock Xbox 360 Video Game – $19.99
• Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway PS3 Video Game – $19.99
• Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway Xbox 360 Video Game – $19.99
• Cabela’s Big Game Hunter Wii Video Game – $19.99
• Call Of Duty 3 Xbox 360 Video Game – $14.99
• Chicken Shoot Wii Video Game – $14.99
• Conan Xbox 360 Video Game – $9.99
• Cooking Mama: Cook Off Wii Video Game – $19.99
• Cooking Mama NDS Video Game – $9.99
• Dancing With The Stars Wii Video Game – $14.99
• Dead Rising Xbox 360 Video Game – $9.99
• Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition PS2 Video Game – $9.99
• Disney Princess: Royal Adventure GBA Video Game – $4.99
• Enemy Territory: Quake Wars PC Game – $4.99
• Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer Wii Video Game – $9.99
• Game Party Wii Video Game – $9.99
• Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories PSP Video Game – $9.99
• Guitar Hero Aerosmith Bundle for Nintendo Wii – $59.99
• Guitar Hero Aerosmith Bundle for Xbox 360 – $59.99
• Guitar Hero III Bundle for Playstation 3 – $54.99 *
• Guitar Hero III Bundle for Xbox 360 – $54.99 *
• Guitar Hero on Tour for Nintendo DS – $29.99
• Hot Wheels: All Out GBA Video Game – $4.99
• Ice Blue Nintendo DS With Free Brain Age Game And Carrying Case – $139.99 *
• Justice League: Heroes NDS Video Game – $9.99
• Left Brain / Right Brain NDS Video Game – $9.99
• Life / Yahtzee / Payday GBA Video Game – $4.99
• Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Xbox 360 Video Game – $14.99
• Madden NFL ‘08 PS2 Video Game – $9.99
• Mah Jong Quest Expedition NDS Video Game – $9.99
• Mario Red Nintendo DS With Free Super Mario Brothers Game – $139.99 *
• Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition PSP Video Game – $9.99
• M & M’s: Break ‘Em NDS Video Game – $9.99
• Monster Jam Wii Video Game – $14.99
• MORE Brain Games / Sudoku 2 Pack PC Game – $4.99
• Naopleon Dynamite: The Game NDS Video Game – $4.99
• Need For Speed: Carbon Xbox 360 Video Game – $14.99
• NFL Tour PS3 Video Game – $9.99
• NFL Tour Xbox 360 Video Game – $9.99
• Ninja Reflex Wii Video Game – $9.99
• Nintendo Wii Controller Skins – $6.99
• Nintendo Wii Dance Pad – $12.99
• Nintendo Wii Intercooler Fan – $6.99
• Nintendo Wii Laser Gun – $12.99
• Nintendo Wii Silicone Wii Fit Cover – $6.99
• Nintendo Wii Sports Set – $12.99
• Nintendo Wii Wheel Remote – $6.99
• Nintendo Wii Wireless Sensor Bar – $12.99
• Okami Wii Video Game – $19.99
• Playground NDS Video Game – $9.99
• Rapala: Tournament Fishing Wii Video Game – $14.99
• Resident Evil 4 PS2 Video Game – $9.99
• Risk / Battleship / Clue GBA Video Game – $4.99
• Selected Video Games for Game Boy Advance & Nintendo DS – $4.99
• Selected Video Games for Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, DS, PS3 – $19.99
• Selected Video Games for Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Playstation 3 – $14.99
• Selected Video Games for Wii, PS2, PSP, DS, Xbox 360 – $9.99
• SIMS Carnival: Bumper Blast PC Game – $4.99
• SIMS Carnival: Snap City PC Game – $4.99
• Soldier Of Fortune: Payback Xbox 360 Video Game – $19.99
• Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity Wii Video Game – $14.99
• Sony Playstation 2 Video Game System w/ Free Micro Controller – $129.99
• Spider-Man 3 NDS Video Game – $9.99
• Spongebob Squarepants: Creature From The Krusty Krab Wii Video Game – $14.99
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed NDS Video Game – $19.99
• Super Monkeyball: Banana Blitz Wii Video Game – $9.99
• Tetris Evolution Xbox 360 Video Game – $9.99
• The Little Mermaid GBA Video Game – $4.99
• The Orange Box: Half-Life 2 Episode 2 Xbox 360 Video Game – $19.99
• The SIMS 2 Deluxe PC Game – $4.99
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour’08 Xbox 360 Video Game – $14.99
• Transformers: Autobot NDS Video Game – $9.99
• Transformers: The Game PS3 Video Game – $14.99
• Wired Guitar Controller for Xbox 360 – $9.99
• World of Warcraft Battle Chest PC Game – $14.99
• World of Warcraft PC Game – $9.99
• Xbox 360 Arcade Holiday Bundle w/ Extra Controller & 20GB HD – $199.99
• Xbox 360 Pro Holiday Bundle w/ 2 Games & Free $30 Gift Card – $299.99

Kmart videogame deals:
• All Star Cheer Squad Wii – $29.99
• Brothers In Arms Xbox 360 – $19.99
• Call Of Duty: World At War PS3 – $59.99
• Deblob Wii – $39.99
• Dual Charge Station for Wii – $29.99
• Energy Pak for Wii Fit – $19.99
• Family Game Night Wii – $39.99
• Featured Value Games – 20% Off
• Gears Of War 2 Xbox 360 – $59.99
• Grand Slam 6-in-1 Sports Kit for Wii – $24.99
• HDMI Cable for Playstation 3 – $29.99
• Imagine Figure Shaker Nintendo DS – $9.99
• Imagine Master Chef Nintendo DS – $9.99
• Kung Fu Panda Wii – $49.99
• Madden ‘09 PS3 – $59.99
• NBA Live ‘ 09 Xbox 360 – $59.99
• NCAA Football ‘09 PS3 – $59.99
• Nintendo DS Brain Age Bundle + $25 Of Next Nintendo Purchase – $149.99 *
• Nintendo DS Super Mario Bros Bundle + $25 Of Next Nintendo Purchase – $149.99 *
• Out Of The Chute Wii – $19.99
• Petz Hamsterz 2 Nintendo DS – $9.99
• Playstation 3 80GB Console – $399.99
• Playstation 3 DualShock 3 Wireless Controller – $54.99
• Rock Revolution Bundle w/Drum Kit for Xbox 360 – $129.99
• Rock Revolution For Nintendo DS – $29.99
• Rock Revolution For PS3 – $49.99
• Rock Revolution For Wii – $49.99
• Rock Revolution For Xbox 360 – $49.99
• SpongeBob Class Of Doom Wii – $29.99
• Tiger Woods ‘09 Xbox 360 – $59.99
• Wii 2000 Points Card – $19.99
• Wii Nunchuk Controller – $19.99
• Wii Remote – $39.99
• Wii Zappers w/Link’s Crossbow Training – $19.99
• WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2009 Xbox 360 – $59.99
• Xbox 360 Pro 60GB Bundle w/Xbox Live 12 Month Gold Card – $299.99
• Xbox 360 Wireless Controller – $49.99

Target videogame deals:
• Dual Shock Controller for Playstation 3 – $49.00
• Free Gift Card (up to $50) w/ Purchase of PSP, DS, or Xbox 360 System – $0.00
• Guitar Hero World Tour Guitar Bundle for Nintendo Wii – $59.00
• Nerf Sports Kit for Nintendo Wii – $30.00
• Protective Case for Nintendo DS – $11.00
• SanDisk 1GB PSP Memory Card – $20.00
• Selected Video Games for Nintendo DS & Nintendo Wii – $11.00
• Selected Video Games for Nintendo DS & Playstation 2 – $7.00
• Selected Video Games for Nintendo DS, PS2 & Nintendo Wii – $15.00
• Selected Video Games for Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, PS3 – $30.00
• Selected Video Games for Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, PS3 – $39.00
• Selected Video Games for Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, PS3 – $49.00
• Selected Video Games for PSP, Wii, DS, Xbox 360, PS3 – $20.00
• Silicone Glove Kit for Nintendo Wii – $7.00
• Sony PSP Ratchet & Clank Bundle – $199.99
• Super Mario Bros DS Bundle – $149.99
• Wireless Guitar Controller for Nintendo Wii – $39.00
• Xbox 360 Pro 60GB Video Game System Bundle – $299.99
• Xbox Live Gold 3-Month Card – $15.00

Sears videogame deals:
• Buy Any XBox 360 System And Get A Free XBox 360 Wireless Controller – $0.00
• Guitar Hero On Tour Decades Bundle For Nintendo DS – $49.99
• Guitar Hero World Tour Guitar Bundle For PS2 – $89.99
• Guitar Hero World Tour Guitar Bundle For PS3 – $99.99
• Guitar Hero World Tour Guitar Bundle For Wii – $99.99
• Guitar Hero World Tour Guitar Bundle For Xbox 360 – $99.99
• Guitar Hero III Bundle For PS3 – $54.99 *
• Guitar Hero III Bundle For Wii – $54.99 *
• Guitar Hero III Bundle For Xbox 360 – $54.99 *
• Nintendo DS – $129.99
• Nintendo DS Car Adapter – $9.99
• Nintendo DS Figure Skater – $9.99
• Nintendo DS Folio – $9.99
• Nintendo DS Kirby Super Star – $29.99
• Nintendo DS Mario Party – $29.99
• Nintendo DS Master Chef – $9.99
• Nintendo DS New Super Mario – $34.99
• Nintendo DS Pen Stylus w/Protector – $9.99
• Nintendo DS Petz Hamsterz 2 – $9.99
• Nintendo DS Pokemon Ranger – $29.99
• Nintendo DS System Glove – $9.99
• Nintendo DS Traveler NDS 125 Bag – $9.99
• Nintendo DS Traveler NDS 300 Case – $9.99
• Nintendo DS Traveler NDS 700 Case – $9.99
• Nintendo DS Traveler NDS 801 Case – $9.99
• Nintendo Wii All Star Cheer – $29.99
• Nintendo Wii Animal Crossing – $49.99
• Nintendo Wii Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader – $19.99
• Nintendo Wii Music – $49.99
• Nintendo Wii Play w/Remote – $49.99
• Nintendo Wii Rayman Raving Rabbids – $49.99
• Nintendo Wii SpongeBob SquarePants Globs Doom – $29.99
• Playstation 3 80GB Console – $399.99
• Playstation 3 Blu-Ray Remote – $24.99
• Playstation 3 Component AV Cables – $19.99
• Playstation 3 DualShock3 Controller – $54.99
• Playstation 3 Fallout 3 – $59.99
• Playstation 3 Little Big Planet – $59.99
• Playstation 3 Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe – $59.99
• Playstation 3 Resistance 2 – $59.99
• Special Edition Mario Red or Ice Blue DS – $149.99 *
• Value Video Games – 20% Off *
• XBox 360 Call of Duty: World at War – $59.99
• XBox 360 Fable 2 – $59.99
• XBox 360 Gears of War 2 – $59.99
• XBox 360 Pro 60GB Holiday Bundle – $299.99
• XBox 360 Wireless Controller – $49.99
• XBox 360 Wireless Network Adapter – $99.99
• XBox 360 WWE 2009 – $59.99

Toys R Us (Big Toy Book) videogame deals:
• Nintendo DS Spring Princess Peach Value Pack – $159.97
• Nintendo DS Star Wars System Value Pack – $159.97

Find more deals at Blackfriday.info

Source: videogamesblogger.com

A study by the NPD Group on young girls called “Girl Power: Understanding This Important Consumer Segment”, which examines how girls ages 2 to 14 years old spend their time in a typical week, has found that this group are increasingly spending more of their time playing PC and video games.

Girls ages 2-5 still spend the majority of their time with toys and dolls, but as they reach 6 to 8 years old they start becoming interested in board games and “virtual worlds”. By the time they reach 9-12 traditional toys are still their primary activity, but the NPD has found that these tweens start migrating to computer and video games, especially virtual online worlds.”

“Socialization is gearing up among the pre-teens, and the advent of interactive gaming really hits home with these girls who are looking for friends from the confines of their homes,” NPD explains. “Young Teens (age 13-14) are also gamers, but many girls this age are also now listening to music on portable digital music players and talking/texting on their mobile phones.”

“Some very traditional play patterns still are the most popular among girls, even in this digital age,” said Anita Frazier, NPD’s industry analyst. “Over 50 percent of girls ages 2-14 engage with dolls, plush, and arts & crafts in a given week which is a testament to the evergreen nature of these types of activities for girls.”

“Girls, in general, are famously social creatures,” continued Frazier. “The growth in use of social networking and virtual world websites by girls is a natural extension of this core value which needs to be recognized by manufacturers who count girls as primary market for their goods and services.”

Source: infendo.com

Back in the day when you could copy that floppy, there was an MS Dos game called Aldo’s Adventure. If you were unfortunate to be around back then and witness the travesties of copyright infringement you might of witnessed this weird Mario/Donkey Kong Clone where the main goals were to avoid barrels, lava, and get treasure chests. Now, if only Mario was called Aldo… would we have had Mario’s Adventure…? Lets not think about that.

Source: infendo.com

Pikmin and Mario Tennis are coming to Wii in 2009. The remakes, that is.

Siliconera reports today Nintendo has confirmed the Pikmin and Mario Power Tennis “Wii-makes” will be released in North America in 2009.

No specific North American dates were given, but Pikmin is now on track for a Dec. 25 release in Japan.

The confirmation comes from a PDF skeleton plan issued by Nintendo of Japan for 2009. The Donkey Kong Jungle Beat remake is curiously absent from the North American list, as is Disaster: Day of Crisis.

Nintendo announced the “Play on Wii” selection earlier this month, a collection of GameCube classics being remade specifically for Wii. It begins Dec. 11 with Jungle Beat in Japan. Chibi Robo!, Pikmin 2, Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes also follow in 2009.

No pricing details have been confirmed for North America. Pikmin will cost 3,800 yen in Japan, 2,000 yen less than a standard Wii title.

Source: videogamesblogger.com

It has been revealed that IGolf and IBowl for Apple’s iPhone have sold a phenomenal 2 million copies since they’re release on the App Store, which debuted on July 11th for iPhone and iPod Touch.

Thanks to that success, the game’s developer, SGN, has also released their newest game, iBaseball. Reports techcrunch.

All of the game’s from the publisher are free to download, and they use the accelerometer in your iPhone to control gameplay, allow you to make motions to throw or bat, for example, much like games for the Nintendo Wii. iBaseball includes applause and sound effects, vibration for when a hit is made and even supports left-handed gameplay. You can also challenge a friend to play, but only by taking turns. However direct head-to-head play will be coming soon as announced by CEO Shervin Pishevar, who also announced that more games from the developer are inevitable (that goes without saying).

The App Store has been a tremendous success so far. There are over 700 iPhone games and applications on the App Store and include some big names that are either already released or in development, including Super Monkey Ball Iphone (which has sold over 300,000 copies), Star Wars The Force Unleashed, Spore Origins, Need for Speed Undercover, Wolfenstein RPG and Doom RPG2, Real Soccer 2009, Bomberman, Peggle, Sonic the Hedgehog, Tetris, The Sims: DJ, The Sims: Bowling, The Sims: Pool, Bejeweled and many, many more.

Source: videogamesblogger.com

What are the top ten most anticipated games of TGS 2008?

There is a ton of stuff to look forward too, and all the Japanese big-guns from Square Enix to Capcom to Sony are ready to show the world what they got as the show gets ready to kick into high gear tomorrow and in the next couple of days.

Everyone has their own list, but GameTrailers has a pretty good one as well. Check out their list of the Top 10 Most Anticipated TGS 2008 Games.

Source: infendo.com

The Queen decreed, “You shall simulate murder with your Wii remote.” God save the Queen.

Rockstar Games’ controversial Manhunt 2 has secured an Oct. 31 release in the United Kingdom.

The UK version of Rockstar’s gruesome Wii thriller has been “heavily reworked” from the US version, according to IGN.

Rejected by the Ministry of Silly Walks the British Board of Film Classification in June 2007, Manhunt 2 was criticized for “unremitting bleakness and callousness of tone.”

The Wii version of Manhunt 2 released to mixed reviews in North America last Halloween. It has sold approximately 200,000 copies since according to VGChartz, slightly less than the PS2 version.