Welcome to this week's Games Update, our weekly summary featuring all new product arrivals from the last seven days.

Christmas comes in approximately another two weeks, for those who still can't find something for their family and friends, its time to really start looking. Kingdom Hearts: Re: Chain of Memories, for example, is a wonderful game for the whole family to enjoy.

Other interesting games which are suitable for parties that came out this week include the massive fighting festival Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes. Heat up this winter season with a series of punches and kicks on your Nintendo Wii™.

Transform your home into a game arcade by getting the Cross Generation of Heroes fighting stick for more fun.

Take your bike out for a ride in the the grand SBK-08 Superbike World Championship. Make use of the networking facilities of your PlayStation3 and invite everyone you know to the races. With the large amount of game modes, you are sure to be able to find the one that suits your abilities best.

The tarnished American Dream is now open to the Chinese speaking community. Grand Theft Auto IV came out as Simplified and Traditional Chinese versions this week. Use this holiday season as a chance to reflect on what it really takes to make dreams come true.

Singing is a common activity in parties. ABBA Singstar is one game that everyone could all join in. Through Mama Mia the movie, ABBA's classics reached a new height in popularity amongs people of all ages. Sick of Christmas Carols, try some other songs and discover the musical talents within your family.

Spend a Fairy tale Christmas with Chocobo in the new Mahou no Ehon game. Choco is going to save the world by going into the picture books created by Cid and rid it from strange happenings. With Chocobo, will the characters in Cid's world reach their "And they live happily ever after"?

A number of cute RPGs are released, all ready for the season. Besides Chocobo's Mahou no ehon, Falcom's sweetly light fantasy RPG Zwei!! on PSP. Journey through the world with the siblings Pipiro and Pokuru and share their wonderful adventures as well as the sweets and snacks they will find along the way.

As usually, here's a summary of all new releases from this week, followed by a quick preview of what is expected to be hot next week.

Xbox360™
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts [First Print Limited Edition] JPN US$ 59.90
Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon ASIA US$ 49.90
Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon US US$ 54.90
Disney's Bolt ASIA US$ 44.90
High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance ASIA US$ 49.90
Mirror's Edge JPN US$ 78.90
Prince of Persia US US$ 64.90

PlayStation3™
Hakuna Matata (English / Chinese Version) ASIA US$ 49.90
Minna no Golf 5 (PlayStation3 the Best) JPN US$ 39.90
Mirror's Edge JPN US$ 78.90
Prince of Persia US US$ 64.90
Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! (PlayStation3 the Best) JPN US$ 34.90
Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! (Reprint) ASIA US$ 29.90
SBK-08 Superbike World Championship ASIA US$ 59.90
SingStar ABBA US US$ 44.90
Virtua Fighter 5 (Sega the Best) JPN US$ 34.90
Wall-E JPN US$ 59.90

Nintendo Wii™
Argos no Senshi: Muscle Impact JPN US$ 64.90
Cooking Mama: Minna to Issho ni Oryouri Taikai! (Dream Age Collection Best) JPN US$ 39.90
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Wii de Asobu) JPN US$ 39.90
FaceBreaker K.O. Party JPN US$ 59.90
Family Party: 30 Great Games US US$ 24.90
Iron Chef: American Supreme Cuisine US US$ 44.90
Major Wii: Perfect Closer JPN US$ 68.90
Mushroom Men: Spore Wars US US$ 54.90
Ocean Commander US US$ 24.90
Samba De Amigo JPN US$ 49.90
Taiko Drum Controller JPN US$ 59.90
Taiko no Tatsujin Wii JPN US$ 99.90
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Stick JPN US$ 79.90
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes JPN US$ 69.90
Wall-E JPN US$ 59.90
Yattaman Wii: Bikkuridokkiri Machine de Mou Race da Koron JPN US$ 64.90

PlayStation2™
Galaxy Angel II: Mugen Kairou no Kagi (Broccoli Best Quality) JPN US$ 34.90
Hakarena Heart (Russel Games Best) JPN US$ 34.90
Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories US US$ 34.90
SingStar ABBA US US$ 34.90

Nintendo DS™
Chocobo to Mahou no Ehon: 1-2 Pack JPN US$ 69.90
Chocobo to Mahou no Ehon: Majo to Shoujo to 5-Jin no Yuusha JPN US$ 48.90
Chou Kaseki Monster Battle: Gekitotsu Galaxy JPN US$ 44.90
Compact Pouch DSi (Light Blue) JPN US$ 9.99
Compact Pouch DSi (Pink) JPN US$ 9.99
Cooking Mama (Dream Age Collection Best) JPN US$ 29.90
Elebits: Adventures of Kai & Zero JPN US$ 54.90
Mushroom Men: Rise of the Fungi US US$ 34.90
Penguin no Mondai JPN US$ 54.90
Personal Trainer: Cooking US US$ 24.90
Prince of Persia: The Fallen King US US$ 34.90
Rekishi Adventure: Quiz San Goku Shi Tsuu DS JPN US$ 39.90
Rekishi Gunzou Presents: Monoshiri San Goku Shi JPN US$ 39.90
Souhashiki Gadget Robo JPN US$ 48.90
The Tale of Despereaux US US$ 34.90
Wall-E JPN US$ 48.90

Sony PSP™
Sarugetchu: SaruSaru Daisakusen (Chinese language Version) (PSP the Best) ASIA US$ 26.90
Sarugetchu: SaruSaru Daisakusen (PSP the Best) JPN US$ 34.90
Zwei !! JPN US$ 52.90
echochrome: Mugen Kairou (PSP the Best) JPN US$ 34.90

PC Game
Grand Theft Auto IV (Simplified Chinese Version) (DVD-ROM) ASIA US$ 29.90
Grand Theft Auto IV (Traditional Chinese Version) (DVD-ROM) ASIA US$ 34.90
Imagine: Champion Rider ASIA US$ 24.90
Prince of Persia (DVD-ROM) ASIA US$ 42.90

Miscellaneous
HDMI Smart Switch (3-Port) US$ 24.90
HDMI Smart Switch (4-Port) US$ 29.90
HDMI Smart Switch (5-Port) US$ 34.90

Guides, Magazines & Calendars
Avalon Code Official Complete Guide JPN US$ 29.90
Bokujou Monogatari: Waku Waku Animal March The Complete Guide JPN US$ 22.90
Comic Special Calendar 2009: Fullmetal Alchemist JPN US$ 29.90
Comic Special Calendar 2009: Higurashi no Nako Koro JPN US$ 29.90
Comic Special Calendar 2009: Kingdom Hearts JPN US$ 19.90
Comic Special Calendar 2009: Sekirei JPN US$ 29.90
Comic Special Calendar 2009: Soul Eater JPN US$ 29.90
Comic Special Calendar 2009: Working!! JPN US$ 26.90
Kodansha Character Calendar 2009: Cheese Sweet Home - Desktop JPN US$ 29.90
Kodansha Character Calendar 2009: Cheese Sweet Home - Wall Hanging JPN US$ 32.90
Kodansha Character Calendar 2009: Nodame Cantabile JPN US$ 28.90
Kodansha Character Calendar 2009: Shugo Chara JPN US$ 39.90
Mutuality: Clamp Works In Code Geass JPN US$ 29.90
Nostalgia no Kaze Official Complete Guide JPN US$ 25.90
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 The Official Strategy Guide US US$ 19.90
Tanaka Kunihiko Art Collection Book JPN US$ 79.90
Weekly Famitsu No. 1044 (2008 12/19) JPN US$ 7.90

Video Game Related Soundtracks
Bleach The Movie Fade to Black Original Soundtrack JPN US$ 29.90
Colorful Days (The Idolm@ster Master New Series 765 Pro Theme) JPN US$ 11.90
Colorful Days (The Idolm@ster Master New Series 765 Pro Theme) [CD+DVD Limited Edition] JPN US$ 17.90
GuitarFreaks V5 & DrumMania V5 Rock to Infinity Original Soundtrack JPN US$ 38.90
Original Voice Drama True Fortune Vol.2 JPN US$ 28.90
Over Master (The Idolm@ster Master New Series 961 Pro Theme) JPN US$ 11.90
Over Master (The Idolm@ster Master New Series 961 Pro Theme) [CD+DVD Limited Edition] JPN US$ 17.90
Super Robot Taisen Z Original Soundtrack JPN US$ 36.90
Tales of Heart Original Soundtrack JPN US$ 29.90
The Last Remnant Original Soundtrack JPN US$ 31.90

Here is a preview of what are expected to be hot next week, as you can see, there are a lot of Japanese releases in the pre-Christmas week:

Xbox360™
Gundam Musou 2 JPN US$ 74.90
Gundam Musou 2 ASIA US$ 66.90
Gundam Musou 2 [Treasure Box] JPN US$ 129.90

PlayStation3™
Gundam Musou 2 JPN US$ 74.90
Gundam Musou 2 ASIA US$ 66.90
Gundam Musou 2 [Treasure Box] JPN US$ 129.90

Nintendo Wii™
Bleach: Versus Crusade JPN US$ 64.90
Let's Tap JPN US$ 48.90

PlayStation2™
ADK Tamashii JPN US$ 49.90
Fate/Unlimited Codes JPN US$ 68.90
Fate/Unlimited Codes [SP Box] JPN US$ 119.90
Gundam Musou 2 JPN US$ 64.90
Gundam Musou 2 [Treasure Box] JPN US$ 119.90
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (w/ Soundtrack CD & Artbook) US US$ 44.90
beatmania IIDX 15 DJ Troopers JPN US$ 68.90
beatmania IIDX 15 DJ Troopers [Konamistyle Special Edition - Complete] JPN US$ 179.90
beatmania IIDX 15 DJ Troopers [Konamistyle Special Edition] JPN US$ 149.90

Nintendo DS™
Gensou Suikoden Tierkreis JPN US$ 54.90
Gensou Suikoden Tierkreis [Konamistyle Special Edition] JPN US$ 149.90
Ragnarok Online DS JPN US$ 58.90
Tales of Hearts (Anime Movie Edition) JPN US$ 59.90
Tales of Hearts (CG Movie Edition) JPN US$ 59.90
Tales of Hearts DS Lite Accessory Set JPN US$ 19.90

Sony PSP™
Dissidia: Final Fantasy JPN US$ 58.90
Dissidia: Final Fantasy ASIA US$ 54.90
Dissidia: Final Fantasy (20th Anniversary Limited Pack) JPN US$ 349.90

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