If you’re like me, then you passed up Black Friday’s long lines and deals for something better- sleep, warmth, and some Thanksgiving leftovers. Thankfully, Cyber Monday is here, so us lazy types can take advantage of today’s deals, along with a few that are still left over from Black Friday.

Wii
Okami- $19.95 ($39.99)
Guitar Hero: World Tour Guitar Kit- $69.99 ($99.99)
Guitar Hero Aerosmith Bundle- $44.99 ($99.99)
Top Spin 3- $19.95 ($49.99)
Game Party- $9.95 ($19.95)
We Love Golf!- $9.95 ($39.95)
We Ski- $19.95 ($29.99)
Shaun White Snowboarding- $39.99 ($49.99)
Wii Net Connect- $3.95 ($21.99)
Wii Fit Balance Board Mat- $4.95 ($24.99)
Wii 5-In-1 Fitness Bundle- $25.95 ($59.99)

DS
Nintendo DS Lite Limited Edition Pink Ribbon - $99.95 ($129.99)
Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff- $9.95 ($29.99)
Ninjatown- $14.95 ($29.99)
N+- $11.95 ($19.99)
What’s Cooking? With Jamie Oliver- $9.95 ($29.99)
Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (Gift With Purchase)- $14.95 ($29.99)

PS3
Grand Theft Auto IV- $39.99 ($59.99)
Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution- $39.95 ($59.99)

Xbox 360
Fable 2- $39.95 ($59.99)
Halo 3- $37.99 ($59.99)

The above games are just our top picks from today’s sale, so I highly recommend checking out Amazon for all of the deals.

Amazon

What a big month for console birthdays. First the Wii and now the DS. Four years ago today, the Nintendo DS was launched in North America. Since then, it has worked with it’s big brother, the Wii, to bring the gaming industry to a whole new level.

It’s true that the Wii is a huge force in opening gaming up to a larger audience, but it’s continuing the work that was started by the DS. Games like Brain Age, combined with an easy-to-use touch screen interface and a sleek iPod-like look, began the movement to bring gaming to the mainstream.

So happy birthday, DS. I bought you when you were still phat, and I love you even more now that you’ve lost the weight. I will keep you at my side forever. Or at least until the DS2.

According to Eurogamer, citing GfK Chart Track figures, Nintendo consoles are crushing the competition in the UK. In the last year, the Wii has sold more than both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 combined, selling 2.5 million units (compared to an even million each for the PS3 and 360). The DS is also dominating the PSP 3.3 million to 7 hundred thousand.

As for lifetime sales, the DS and Wii are leading there too, with 7.1 and 3.6 million units sold respectively. The Game Group predicts total Wii sales will climb to 4.9 million by Christmas.

Nintendo isn’t the only company counting it’s money, though. The total install base for all five current generation consoles and handhelds has doubled in the past year. It seems that none of the big three console manufacturers have anything to complain about in terms of sales.

Eurogamer
via Wii Fanboy

The 2008 Tokyo Game Show is quickly approaching, and Square Enix now knows what they’ll be sharing. Their website confirms which games will be playable at the show, and which ones will be restricted to trailers. The Wii and DS titles are listed below:

• Chrono Trigger - Trailer
• Chocobo and the Magic Picture Book - Demo, Trailer
• Dragon Quest IX - Trailer
• Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo’s Dungeon - Demo, Trailer
• Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days - Demo, Trailer
• Pingu’s Wonderful Carnival - Demo, Trailer
• Snoopy DS - Demo, Trailer
• Valkyrie Profile - Demo, Trailer

It’s an odd list, considering that Chrono Trigger was playable as early as E3 in July. You can click through to Square Enix’s website to see the games for all platforms that will be in Tokyo next week, and in what forms.

Square Enix
via QJ.net

The onslaught of redesign rumors has died down since E3 closed it’s doors without a reveal, until recently that is. This particular version sports, get this, two touch screens. That’s twice as much touching. Twice as much scratching, doodling, tapping, and scribbling as well. If I have to try and use two stylus (styli? Styluses? Styliuses?) my brain will explode.

It looks like that won’t be a concern, however, as Nintendo has already responded saying talk of a redesign is complete speculation. I don’t think this rumor is the real deal, but I still wouldn’t put a successor too far out of the picture. Especially with the way DS has performed in Japan lately.

gamesindustry.biz

Miles Holmes of Bioware mentioned that the company is looking into bringing not only Mass Effect to DS, but potentially Jade Empire, and Dragon Age as well. He sees Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood as a launching point to get the handheld division on it’s feet, and then the developer would consider making more DS titles that would support the console games.

We have a lot of big plans for Mass Effect. Having a DS version would be an awesome way to keep interest alive and keep it going in addition to the next one… [of the mentioned titles] I tell you which one I would want. I want the Mass Effect one.

I vote yes. Twice. In fact I’m going to go ahead and vote a third time just to be safe. Adding some meat to the action RPG line up could really do great things for the DS. Besides, a portable Mass Effect would allow you to take the universe around the world, and that makes my brain hurt.

gamesindustry.biz

Sure, DS is region free and you could have imported one from Japan awhile back, but soon you have the option of picking one up just down the street. Which is a much easier (although not nearly as trendy) option.

The black DS comes, as you can see, with the images of the legendary Pokémon Palkia and Dialga across the top. The advertisement from GameStop that spilled the beans also revealed that the unit will come with a matching case, a Pokémon Mystery Dungeon DVD, a poster, and GameStop exclusive shirt. Good deal eh? Maybe… they could have just bundled Diamond or Pearl with it?

Kotaku

While Street Fighter IV has been confirmed for release on the DS, we know it will look nothing like what the above trailer has to offer. Still, it’s good to see how the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions are coming along. Plus, it’ll give us an idea of how the DS version will play in terms of the style of combat.

Gametrailers