It's that time of the year again. If your thinking Halloween, then no think harder, as I'm referring to the holiday season. For every gamer out there, it's a cause for joy, as just about every major studio out there is in a rush to throw their best at you for you to go out and buy. For movie buffs out there, it's comparable to awards season, or the blockbuster months of summer. For sports fans, it's the equivalent of a championship game or series.
With that said, I'm going to break things down by platform. I will start off with the PSP. My recommendation if you don't have a PSP, is to wait until next year, as Sony has recently announced the release date for the PSP's successor the PSP Vita, and it will set you back either $249.99 or $299.99, depending as to which model you are interested in.
On the Nintendo DS side of things, Nintendo will be pushing hard for their new 3DS. Currently the system is $169.99, and with Black Friday a month away, there will no doubt be deals out there to tempt you to go this route. Games being released between now and the end of the year include: Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns, Super Mario 3D Land, and Mario Kart 7. To be honest, the 3DS titles seem to be a bit lackluster as of right now, but as sales begin to pickup since the price drop, as recent sales numbers that I've seen has shown, then more and better games will be made available on this console.
With the Nintendo Wii, there are still a few games out there worth getting, even though Nintendo will be bringing out the Wii U next year, and without a doubt the biggest title is The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword. Other titles include Kirby's Return to Dreamland, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (although if you have a PS3 or Xbox 360, do buy this game for either system, as there's no comparison in terms of what system it's better for), and Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7 (same with either PS3 or Xbox 360). As far as price for the system goes, the system still retails for $149.99 (occasional gift card deals out there) and there are two different models out there. The original model (black or white), and a slimmed down model, which looks similar to what the Wii U will look like. Difference being the newer model will not play Gamecube games, so if you want to continue to play Gamecube games and don't have a Gamecube, then buy the original.
The PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 will share a number of games this fall. By sharing, I'm not referring to being able to play the games on both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3, but rather the same game will be out on both platforms. Reason why you see games out on all platforms is because the game in question is made by a third party platform, and in large part, there are not as many exclusives out on systems as there was back in the day during the PlayStation 2 days, due in large part to increase in costs. If there are any exclusives these days, in large part they are timed exclusives or various things you'll get access to on one system and not the other. With that said, the big hitters out this fall are: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (my personal pick to win this holiday season), Battlefield 3 (will make Call of Duty sweat it out), Assassin's Creed Revelations, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Saints Row The Third, WWE 12, Need for Speed: The Run, Sonic Generations, Lord of the Rings: War in the North, Medal Gear Solid HD Collection, and Goldeneye 007: Reloaded.
As far exclusives go, both systems still have them, and these are called first party titles. A game that is out now for the Xbox 360, will no doubt continue to sell well, and that is Gears of War 3. The other big title due out is Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. For the PlayStation 3, the biggest exclusive due out, is Uncharted 3 Drake's Deception.
As far as buying systems goes, Microsoft has Sony beat in terms of limited edition consoles that will make any gamer drool. Microsoft has 3 such consoles. The current model is the Gears of War limited edition Xbox 360. Next month will bring about the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 bundle, and last, but certainly not least, is the Star Wars Kinect bundle, which looks like R2 D2 (the 360 and Kinect), with a gold controller. If I had the money for any of the 3 bundles (which I don't), I'd go with the Gears of War 3 bundle.
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