Well, that’s it for 2008! Not a bad day for news posts, as I’m sure you can see below. I’d also like to remind you all to check out our discussion forums and take the chance to get to know some of your fellow readers and gaming enthusiasts. Also, if you haven’t already, be sure to cast your votes for the 2008 Tanooki Awards – you only have a few days left!

Our staff’s getting the rest of the night off and we hope you’ll take it easy as well as we all ring in 2009 together. It’s been a pretty big year for video games, and there will no doubt be some surprises in 2009 (which we’ll share our thoughts on sometime next week…). As for the site, we’ll be going to two years soon and we’re still going strong with several new treats for you in store. It’s gonna be a fun year.

On behalf of everyone here at The Tanooki, I’d like to wish you all a happy and safe New Year’s!

General News
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li trailer surfaces
Breaking: Video game consoles use up electricity
Mega Man X9 coming soon? Only if you beg for it…
Wii and DS games (not surprisingly) top Japanese charts for 2008
Sega renews ChuChu Rocket! trademark

Wii/DS News & Media
PAL box art for New Play Control! Pikmin revealed
Pikmin 2 also getting New Play Control!
New class, monsters revealed in Dragon Quest IX screens
New artwork of the Blue Knight
Could Pilotwings Wii be set for takeoff?
Fragile panel speaks at Namco Bandai conference
But the hero did not appear in 2008
Bonus soundtrack for Legacy of Ys: Books I & II pre-order
DS game headed for Amazon Gold Box at 6pm PST
Nintendo customer service continues to go “above and beyond”

Arts & Culture
Walmart targets Wii Fit at the ladies
London team from Google donates Wii to children’s hospital
Mirror’s Edge controlled using Wii peripherals
Grab DS games at your airport’s Best Buy vending machine
Adam Baron takes DS Lite on a “Game Break”