Pokemon Rumble, one of Nintendo’s latest WiiWare offerings, both capitalizes on an established series and already existing graphics. It uses the pokemon designs from My Pokemon Ranch and relies on the Pokemon namesake to lure people in to a surprisingly enjoyable, and often addictive action game. It offers a more casual and effortless experience than most Pokemon fans expect from the series, which may help lure in less experienced and casual gamers.

Pokemon Rumble starts with a single wind-up toy Rattata. You see it sneak its way through a crack into the rank C battle royale battle, and then attempt to help him win. Sadly, he’s only a level 26 toy pokemon and the other participants are much, much stronger. He gets beaten, and dropped outside into the preparation area. The battle royale doors shut behind him as he’s tossed out…

Is all your holiday shopping is done? There are some people out there still procrastinating, believe it or not. If you have a PS3 owner on your gift list that you still haven’t bought something for, then stop by Amazon. There’s a special $59.99 bundle that includes Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune and a Dualshock 3 controller for sale.

It’s great, because you’re not only giving the gift of a fantastic game, you’re also providing the recipient with a much needed, official Sony Dualshock 3 controller. Normally, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune costs $29.99 and a Dualshock 3 controller is $54.99, so getting the game and a controller for $59.99 is a fantastic deal. It’s like you’re only paying for the controller, and getting the game for free.

Amazon has the item in stock, so if you order it you should have no trouble getting it. One-day shipping is available, to make sure it arrives by December 22, 2009…

If there’s a Wii owner on your gift list this holiday season, a WiiWare or Virtual Console game could be the perfect gift. If you don’t own a Wii as well, you’ll have to pick up a Nintendo Points card and a nice card as a gift. If you also own a Wii, then you can pick out a WiiWare or Virtual Console game for him or her and Gamertellgift it. It takes the fuss out of shopping, especially if you have spare Nintendo Points on your account.

A lot of great WiiWare and Virtual Console games were released in 2009, so there’s a lot to choose from. (Not to mention games released in 2008 or earlier on WiiWare or Virtual Console.) To help make your buying decisions a little easier, Gamertell has created a Wii Shop Channel gift guide. 12 of the best WiiWare and Virtual Console releases have been highlighted and detailed as possible gifts.

Take a look at our guide and see if there’s something on the Wii Shop Channel you’d like to send as a gift to your special someone…

When I heard about MySims Agents, I was skeptical. While both prior MySims games were straightforward simulation and adventure games, where you’d need to create building and furniture on request, MySims Agents breaks away from the simulation elements and is strictly an adventure game. After playing, I’m pleasantly surprised and would consider MySims Agents my favorite entry in the series.

MySims Agents starts out simple. You’re a local detective who’s hoping to one day become a special agent. Until then, you’re stuck performing minor tasks. The one at hand is proving a young girl named Poppy’s dog is hers, and doesn’t belong to a nefarious looking individual named Morcubus. After doing some rudimentary work to prove that Dogwood is Poppy’s pouch, beyond any reasonable doubt, you realize someone’s been watching you!

You’ve proven yourself to be a great detective, so you’re given the opportunity to be a special agent for your hometown…

If you buy your Sunday paper a day early, you were likely greeted by a wonderful Target ad. Target’s sale circular for December 13-19, 2009 not only promises $25 DS games, but also gift cards with DS or Wii purchases and some major game bundle deals. These deals are worth lining up for, as the add states there will be no rainchecks for these sale games and that quantities are limited.

The DS games are a huge highlight, since almost all of the games displayed on the front page of the ad regularly cost $34. The ad states that over 20 DS games will be part of the sale, but specifically shows The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, Style Savvy, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story, Jonas and Imagine Sweet 16. Above the games, the ad also shows that every $169.99 DSi will come with a $10 Target gift card.

Journey a few pages further in and you’ll see $88 game bundles. The ad says nothing about limited quantities or rainchecks next to these four items, so you may have a better chance of getting one of them than one of the sale DS games. The four $88 discounted bundles are…

If you’re interested in Q-Games’ PixelJunk series, then there’s good news for you this holiday season. Not only is a new PixelJunk game being released, but old PixelJunk games are going on sale. Q-Games’ President and Executive Producer Dylan Cuthbert made the PixelJunk Shooter release PixelJunk bundle announcements on the PlayStation.Blog.

First, PixelJunk Shooter debuts today, December 10, 2009, on the PlayStation Store. It’s an action/shooting game that takes place underground…

It’s the holiday season, which means its prime time for shopping for gifts. Online shopping always makes things easier, and choosing an option where the place you’re buying from automatically sends the recipient your gift is even better. Its even easier if you decide to buy your favorite Wii owner a Virtual Console or WiiWare game from the Wii Shop Channel.

Nintendo created the Wii Shop channel so there are two options when browsing a game’s listing. You can either buy the game you’re looking at for yourself, or for your friend. The past few weeks have seen an extraordinary number of WiiWare and Virtual Console games added to the Wii Shop Channel, so there’s a great chance you can do some of your Hanukkah and Christmas shopping online.

If you both have Wiis, then the gift giving procedure is much easier. Now, since you two are already friends, you’ll likely have registered your Wiis with your friend codes. If you haven’t click the bottom right envelope icon on the Wii home screen, bring up the address book and enter your friend’s code

If you’re working on Christmas shopping, it’s starting to get to the point and time period where people get desperate. It also means that stores are starting to get to that desperate point and offering more sales. Big Lots sent out a flier December 6, 2009 with some possible deals people shopping for Wii owners may be interested in.

The front page of the ad displays the store’s only two major video game sales from December 6-12, 2009. First, Big Lots is carrying the Guitar Hero: World Tour bundle, that includes the game and a guitar, for $39.88. The normal price on that bundle is typically $59-69, depending on what store you’re at. Big Lots also has discounted four kinds of Wii peripherals, a dual charger for remotes, a 6-in-1 remote sports peripheral pack, boxer gloves and a rechargeable battery pack for the balance board. All four of the peripherals are $16 each, and normally cost $20-24.99.

If you’re interested, I recommend visiting your local Big Lots as soon as possible…

Walmart has just announced some new holiday video game savings to ensure people keep visiting and spending at its stores and website. The first big deal will run from December 5-12, 2009. If you purchase a Wii at your local Walmart store for $199, you will get a $50 Walmart gift card for free. Granted, you’ll likely not be able to apply that $50 gift card to the $199 Wii purchase, but at least you’ll be able to pick up a game or two for free.

In fact, you may want to stop by Walmart between now (December 3, 2009) and December 24, 2009 to use that gift card if you get it. Walmart has discounted 25 select games until Christmas Eve. They aren’t huge discounts, as the press release says they’re only 15-20% off the normal price, but that’s still something. Unlike the previous offer, these are available in-store and online. Unfortunately, Walmart doesn’t list all of the 15 reduced games in the press release, only a select number of them.

Here are 12 of the 25 reduced games named in the press release and their discounted prices…

If you have some readily available, disposable income, a Wii and a distinct lack of New Super Mario Bros. Wii, then you’ve got to check out Amazon. Amazon has an exclusive, special edition New Super Mario Bros. Wii gift set available that comes with the game, a lunchbox, four Wii remote decals and a t-shirt.

The best part is the price. Normally, this Amazon exclusive bundle will cost you $69.99. However, there’s a $10 discount being applied at the moment so you can get everything for $59.99. The game alone costs $49.99, so it’s like you’re getting the t-shirt, lunchbox and remote decals for only $10. It’s a seriously good deal.

This bundle is a limited edition item, so if you’re interested, hurry and pick it up now…