Canadian gamers have been waiting very patiently (we’re Canadian after all) for this to finally happen with the gap almost completely closed between the US and Canadian dollar.

Quote from Globe and Mail:

“Wal-Mart Canada Corp. has pulled the trigger in what is shaping up as a holiday-season price war in video games, preparing to cut prices to U.S. levels on new releases and some current games.

It’s just one reflection of the growing pressure from consumers to bring down retail prices on this side of the border, in line with the rising value of the Canadian dollar.”

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Okami on the Wii. The rumors have been flying ever since Nintendo’s console came out. This was a game that seemed perfect for the system. Well, all the rumors can finally be laid to rest. Today, Ready at Dawn Studios posted on their site that Okami, the highly-acclaimed PS2 game developed by Clover Studios, would finally be brought to the Wii. Ready at Dawn is handling the port.

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Comes SEGA Superstar Tennis! What you basically need to know is that it’s Mario Tennis, but with Sega characters instead. Sonic, AiAi, Ulala, the Samba de Amigo monkey thing… plus lots more that they haven’t shown! It’s also being developed by the same guys that made Virtua Tennis, so it should be solid gameplay-wise.

 It’s being released on every system in existence, including DS and Wii, in early 2008.

As a huge video game music lover and afficianado, this video has gotten me more excited for Galaxy than any video or screenshots to date.

Absolutely incredible. Almost brings a tear to my eye…

source: Gamersyde

 

Yes, that is actually the title. Aside from having the best name ever, it’s also a remake of my personal favorite Kirby game, Kirby Superstar. Eight games in one, all of them awesome! Apparently no touch screen controls, but whatever, it’s a wicked game, so keep an eye out for more info.

Intelligent Systems has revealed first details and screenshots on the next Advance Wars game for DS. They’re going with a much darker theme this time, as can be seen by the game’s much darker color pallete. Most of the world has been destroyed by meteors, and naturally, us humans decide to fight over what’s left. No big gameplay details so far, but there are rumblings of a January release date and Wi-Fi play, both of which would rock many socks. Check out these first couple screens after the jump.

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Ah, Crash Bandicoot. We remember your days on the PS1. The platforming, the comedy, and the ridiculous spin-attack, we miss them all. But since Naughty Dog left the franchise, it just hasn’t been the same. The lovable former-Sony mascot has come so close to being driven into the ground for so many people. But surprisingly, after numerous attempts at revitalizing the franchise, developer Radical Entertainment has finally found a formula that works. And boy, does it work. We now have Crash of the Titans. Crash, welcome back!

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Gamers everywhere gathered hands, and fell to their knees in pain this Thursday; each one staring at their blindingly luminous computer screens. No matter what the site, everyone read the same thing. It wasn’t war. It wasn’t famine. It wasn’t the fact that Britney Spears’ divorce/child situation makes top headlines after a freakin’ month. This was far, far worse.

During Nintendo’s current press conference today in San Francisco, they announced that Super Smash Bros. Brawl would be delayed until February 10th, 2008 in North America. The other night in Japan, it was announced that the game would be delayed in the Japanese market until the end of January. We all laughed. Well, cruel fate has turned the joke on us. We are now getting the game two weeks after Japan. When giving a reason, Nintendo simply said they decided the game needed more time.

It’s alright, Dawson. Your tears say it all.

All those with Wiis will have the blue light blinking in a short time. A new update is available for the system.

- USB keyboard now officially compatible with Internet Channel and message service.

- URLs received on the message board will now open in the Internet Channel with a simple click.

- Can send Internet links to one another.

- Can copy and paste text.