Not sure what to make of the console bundle they’re offering. Sure, you get FIVE games packed in – Halo 3, Gears 2, Forza 3, Pure and LEGO Batman, all of them good – for $428. But it’s the old 60GB console, not the 120GB Elite. At least it’s not the old old 20GB console, but still.

On the software side, there’s a bunch of games going for $40, including Prototype (pictured), GTA IV, Prince of Persia, Mini Ninjas, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 and, er… Transformers, amongst others.

And the wireless network adaptor is $108, which is only slightly less of a rip-off than the $149 RRP.

If you’re planning on walking into a store today, the best I’ve spotted is at Dick Smith where you’ll only pay $77 until November 22. Also, the new Big W catalogue is advertising it for $78 until November 25. Online, JB Hi-Fi have it for $78 until November 26.

Anyone spotted a better deal?

Until November 22, Target is offering what is still one of the Wii’s top five games (go on, name five that are better) for just $27.95. Also, it’s made in Melbourne and Aussie developers need all the help they can get right now.

If you said forty bucks, you’d be right. Until November 22, inFamous is just $39.95 at Target. Given that it still carries an RRP of $109.95, that seems a pretty good deal.

Have you seen inFamous cheaper anywhere?

You probably don’t even know Sanitarium. It was released in 1998, when adventure games were very much on the wane, at least in terms of commercial success. But this tale of an amnesiac mental patient living through a world forged by an unstable imagination – like Psychonauts meets Planescape: Torment – is as good as any of the more widely recognised genre greats.

And now, thanks to Good Old Games, you can download it (DRM-free!) for just $US10.

Do it.

Sanitarium [Good Old Games]

The Best of Indie: Volume 2 includes Crayon Physics Deluxe, Aquaria, Aaaaaa!, I-Fluid, And Yet it Moves, Project Aftermath, and Acceleration of Suguri. All told, these seven games go for $US94.65 purchased separately, but until November 16 you can get them all for $US25. And DRM-free, to boot.

Crayon Physics is almost worth that alone, so yeah, this is a good deal. (So’s Aquaria – AU Ed.)

To recap, the bundle includes:

* Wii console
* Wii Sports
* New Super Mario Bros.
* Wii Cricket
* Let’s Tap
* Virtua Tennis 2009
* Plus an accessories pack

So you get a console and four games you will definitely play, including one of the year’s best (hint: it doesn’t involve tapping). How much? $419. I can see this bundle proving quite popular on Christmas Day.

The bundle deal lets you pick up a copy of the game, a Wii remote and a 15cm Mario (or Luigi, Yoshi or Koopa) plushie for just $109.95.

The sausage sizzle and photo opps, along with showbags and prizes, are happening at the Gamesmen’s Penshurst, Sydney, store this Saturday, November 14, between 11am and 3pm.

And that neat competition? They’re celebrating the fact that Mario and the Gamesmen are about the same age (26 and 27, respectively) by giving away $300 worth of prizes. You just have to present the most
relevant item linking Mario and The Gamesmen together, such as an old game receipt or catalogue. Could be tricky, but good luck.

Celebrate New Super Mario Bros. Wii With The Gamesmen [The Gamesmen]

The helpful chaps at Ecogamer reminded us that Gamecard.com.au often has cheap deals on Xbox Live subscription cards. And right now is no exception: they’re knocking $34 off the price of a 12-month subscription. At just $45.95, that’s the equivalent of five months free.

Xbox Live Gold – $45.95 [Ecogamer]

The Wii one throws in Mario Kart and Super Smash Bros. Brawl for just the standard console RRP of $398. Two good games for free? Sure.

The 360 one expands on the now-standard bundling of LEGO Batman and Pure by adding Forza 3 and Borderlands. The price? Just $447. Again, two good games for free? Cheers.

Sadly, the PS3 one ain’t as good, throwing in just GTA IV with the 120GB Slim for $499. Oh well.