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Do you have a gamer on your gift list? Head to your local Best Buy retail store or online at www.BestBuy.com from now until December 10, 2011 and when you purchase two games priced at $29.99 and above, get the third game free (pre-owned games too!). Best Buy is offering deals on gaming systems and select HDTVs as well.

Gaming deals:

• Xbox360 250G Kinect Gaming System and a Best Buy $75 gift card for $399.99
• Microsoft Kinect Sensor for $99.99
• Nintendo 3DS and a Best Buy $50 gift card for $169.99
• Nintendo Wii and a Best Buy $20 gift card for $149.99

TV deals:

• Toshiba 40" Class LCD 1080p HDTV - $379.99 - as featured in Best Buy's TV spot airing nationally beginning Sunday, Dec. 4
• Sharp 60" Class LCD 1080p HDTV - $899.99
• Insignia 24" Class LED 1080p HDTV -$179.99

You can also visit BestBuy.com/dealoftheday all week long for special daily deals.

And remember, Best Buy's price match guarantee will match lower prices from other Best Buy locations or other local retailers until January 24, 2012.

Starting today, you can head one of over 21,000 Redbox kiosk locations nationwide and rent a video game for your PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 or Nintendo Wii.

Video game titles range from top releases to popular family and kids titles. Doing a quick check on the Redbox website, some of the available games include Call of Duty: Black Ops, Infamous 2, MLB 11: The Show, Little Big Planet 2, LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game, and Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Video games rent for $2 a day.

Just like movies, games can be reserved online or though the Redbox iPhone or Android application. Go to www.redbox.com to find your nearest Redbox kiosk.

As expected, Nintendo is dropping the price of its Wii system to $149.99. Beginning May 15th, the newly priced Wii will be available in black or white and will include the Mario Kart Wii game and a matching colored Wii Wheel accessory, replacing the previously included Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort games. The black Wii Wheel will also be available separately for $9.99.

Also on May 15, Nintendo is launching a new Nintendo Selects collection of games that will sell for $19.99. The four games in this collection are The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Mario Super Sluggers and Wii Sports, which is available for the first time as a separate software purchase.

"From the day it launched, Wii has let players of all ages and experience levels have fun with one another," said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. "The new suggested retail pricing for both the hardware and select games will help create more of these magical moments for even greater numbers of people."

For more information, visit http://wii.com.

Did you want to get your hands on the Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition game when it went on sale in December? Nintendo just announced that the final shipment of the Limited Edition package will be in stores on March 13. If you want it, you better get it…once they're gone, that's it! When it first went on sale in December, nearly all retail locations were out of stock within days (and why not? It's priced at just $29.99!).

The games included in the Super Mario All-Stars collection are Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros. 2 and Super Mario Bros. 3. Each game features the enhanced graphics and updated sound from the Super NES Super Mario All-Stars collection, and all four can be played on the Wii system using one of several controllers: the Wii Remote controller, Classic Controller, Classic Controller Pro or the Nintendo GameCube controller.

Also included is a Super Mario History soundtrack CD and a 32-page Super Mario History booklet featuring interviews, behind-the-scenes details and rare concept art. For more information, visit http://mario25.nintendo.com.

Mario is back in a new game – Mario Sports Mix! Available exclusively for the Wii system, Mario Sports Mix lets players enjoy four different sports – volleyball, basketball, hockey and dodgeball – each packed with imaginative twists and challenges. Adding even more fun into the mix, players can play each sport as their own Mii characters.

Mario Sports Mix is not just sports – tons of obstacles and twists can be anywhere. Players might fling banana peels and green shells to thwart an opponent, or an entire court might move from side to side under players' feet. Each character also has a special move, such as Mario's ability to swirl in the air and dunk a basketball from anywhere on the court. Throughout the game, players can also boost their scores by collecting coins to earn bonuses.

Up to four players can play Mario Sports Mix together in the same room using additional Wii Remote controllers (sold separately). Up to four players with broadband Internet access can also connect online via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and play cooperatively or competitively in two-on-two or three-on-three matches.

Mario Sports Mix is available now for $49.99. For more information, visit http://mariosportsmix.com.

Did you get a new gaming system under the tree this year? Best Buy has an after Christmas sale going on until January 1st, 2001 on popular video games for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, as well as a few PC games. They also reduced the price on several gaming accessories.

Here is a list of video games on sale (and the prices) by gaming system.

Nintendo DS

• America's Test Kitchen: Let's Get Cooking - $9.99
• Bakugan - $9.99
• Club Penguin: Herbert's Revenge - $17.99
• Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies - $19.99
• Picross 3D - $9.99
• Pokemon HeartGold - $19.99
• Professor Layton and the Unwound Future - $17.99
• Toy Story 3 - $17.99
• WarioWare D.I.Y. - $19.99

The holidays are right around the corner…with so many choices out there, what on earth should you get the gamer in your life? Here are a few suggestions from all of us at BestStuff.com:

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Holiday shoppers can get a hands-on look at Wii Party, one of the season's hottest games. From now until December 17th, the Wii Party Airstream West Coast Tour is rolling into shopping centers and family attractions in select West Coast cities. You can climb aboard the Nintendo-themed Airstream trailer to experience the Wii Party video game yourself and even get a chance to win your own Wii system and a copy of the game!

Wii Party features 13 party game modes and more than 80 minigames, some of which take the action from the TV screen into the living room. For example, "Animal Tracker" challenges players to pick up the Wii Remote making a particular animal sound, while "Hide 'n' Hunt" asks players to locate a controller that's been hidden by another player. Experience it yourself at the following locations:

• Dec. 11: San Francisco (Embarcadero Center)
• Dec. 14: Los Angeles (The Grove)
• Dec. 15: San Diego (San Diego Zoo)
• Dec. 17: San Jose, Calif. (Santana Row)

In celebration of Super Mario Bros. 25th anniversary, Nintendo announced that starting Dec. 12, 2010 they will offer a Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition package (while supplies last). This package features four classic Mario games playable on the Wii system, a Super Mario History soundtrack CD and an illustrated Super Mario History commemorative booklet. Super Mario All-Stars will be available for $29.99.

The games included in the Super Mario All-Stars collection are Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros. 2 and Super Mario Bros. 3. Each game features the enhanced graphics and updated sound from the Super NES Super Mario All-Stars collection, and all four can be played on the Wii system using the Wii Remote controller, Classic Controller, Classic Controller Pro or the Nintendo GameCube controller.

For more information about the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros., visit http://mario25.nintendo.com.