Now that 2009 has ended, it’s time to salute some of the exceptional game released we enjoyed last year. True, there wasn’t an avalanche of PSP games released, but many of the ones that did debut were high quality titles. Some of them may even be considered PSP classics when the system has reached its end and the PSP2 debuts.

Gamertell is ready to pay homage to what we feel are ten of the best PSP games released in 2009. They’re all familiar titles, many were even among the most popular releases for the system last year. So read on, and see 10 2009 PSP games that deserve special honors…

2009 continued the proliferation of more diverse Wii games. While the majority of Wii games released were still geared towards younger or more casual gamers, more games designed for advanced gamers started to get released. There was also a bit more diversity in terms of genres as well.

A lot of games were released last year, and now it’s time to sort through and pick out the best of the best. Gamertell’s gone back over the 2009 releases and selected the games that stood out the most. The games that brought the most joy and entertainment to players.

So now join us as Gamertell goes through its top 10 Wii game picks for 2009…

Tons of fantastic DS games were released in 2009, and now that we’re entering into 2010 it seems only fitting to honor 10 of the best released last year. Compling such a list is a difficult task, especially considering how many fantastic games were released in 2009, but the final choices mark the best of the best of 2009.

There are quite a few others games though, that do deserve to be acknowledged as runners-up. Games that were good, but not quite good enough to make the top 10. For exampe, there was The Legendary Starfy, Dragon Quest V, Pokemon Platinum, Phantasy Star Zero, Rhythm Heaven and Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure. Many great games were released, but only 10 can be considered the best.

And now, on to Gamertell’s 10 best DS games released in 2009…

We love games. All types of games.

But, of course, we don’t love all games the same amount. Some we simply love more than others. Yes, we play favorites (pun partially intended).

Here’s a look back at a few of the Gamertell staff’s favorite games released during the last year of the first decade of this century.

These five games are some that everyone seemed to adore but I didn’t care for at all. This by no means suggests that these are bad games but they wouldn’t get my recommendation if asked.

Despite getting critical acclaim from many, these five games gave me nothing but stress and I have to get this off my chest before 2010 gets underway.

If you haven’t picked up a DSi yet, now is your chance for a great deal.

Starting this Friday, November 27, 2009 (presumably lasting through the holidays), you can purchase a Metallic Blue or White Nintendo DSi systems that come pre-installed with more than $20 in software value at various retailers.

If you are looking for fun action games with Mario and friends, then Metallic Blue is your bundle. However, if you are looking for challenges and brain builders, then go with the White bundle.

For those of you looking for all the great Black Friday (aka the day after Thanksgiving, aka November 27, 2009) video game deals all in one place, you can check out all of our Black Friday posts.

For those of you who like things in nice, nifty, easy-to-browse bullet-point style lists, ya better click through now…

Capcom fighting game fans have been on cloud nine since the company announced Wii-exclusive Tatsunoko vs. Capcom:Ultimate All-Stars would receive a United States release.

There is no better place than the Tokyo Game Show (September 24 through 27, 2009) for Capcom to spoil four new characters including two from the Capcom side and two from the Tatsunoko stable of famous anime shows.

Fans of the Yakuza series (me among them) were seriously bummed that Sega hadn’t announced any plans to localize the third installment. Now, 1UP, citing sources close to the project, reports that Yakuza 3 is being localized for the US and European markets.

It’s possible an announcement about the Playstation 3 exclusive game could come at the Tokyo Game Show, September 24 through 27, 2009. There’s a precedent here as the US localization of Yakuza 2 was one of Sega’s announcements at TGS 2007. Yakuza has been termed the “spiritual successor” to Dreamcast classic Shenmue thanks to its vivid depiction of Japanese culture.

Arr. What be a better way to spends yer time than to be talkin’ like a pirate? Ow ’bout talkin’ like a pirate on International Talk Like a Pirate Day? Which just so happens t’ be this ‘ere (and ev’ry) September the 19th!

OK, enough of that (for now).

To help celebrate this International Talk Like A Pirate Day, Telltale is making its premiere episode of Tales of Monkey Island titled The Siege of Spinner Cay free for download from the company’s web site only on Saturday, September 19, 2009.