Great Gift Ideas to Help Dads & Grads Get Their Game On!
GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2008--GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME), the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer, revealed today the "GameStop Most Wanted," a wish list of video games and accessories that are perfect gifts for the Dad or Grad in your life.
Are you looking for the gift Dad would really love this Father's Day or the perfect present for that accomplished Grad in your life? But you are leaning towards those old stand bys like another tie for the office, or a briefcase for the first day of a new job? Help Dads and Grads get their game on with GameStop's wide variety of hot, high-tech, action-packed video games and accessories.
FOR THE SPORTS NUT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2K8 ESRB Rating: E Publisher: 2K Sports
Price: $59.99 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3), $49.99 (Nintendo Wii), $29.99 (PSP, PlayStation 2)
Major League Baseball 2K8 offers the most complete MLB experience available on every major video game console. Fathers and graduates will experience brand new pitching, fielding and base running controls along with completely overhauled batting interface. The game also features essential revolutionized tools for gamers, including a unique trading card mode, robust Minor League system and all-new Signature Style animations for 2008.
FOR THE ADRENALINE JUNKIE NASCAR 09 ESRB Rating: E Publisher: Electronic Arts Price: $59.99 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3), $39.99 (PlayStation 2)
Experience the latest in real-life auto racing with this technology-advanced video with sleek screen shots. Dads and grads can participate in intense, car races inspired by the most viewed professional sport in the country this Father's Day and graduation season.
GRAN TURISMO 5: PROLOGUE ESRB Rating: E Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Price: $39.99 (PlayStation 3 exclusive)
This dynamic and lifelike driving experience offers gamers over 60 varieties of sleek cars, including vehicles by Lotus, Mitsubishi, Nissan and Ferrari. Explore and race seriously realistic tracks, like the Eiger Nordwand, the London City Track and Suzuka, all in exceptional High Definition graphics. The game is also fully equipped with brand new driving physics to provide Dads and grads with the most intense driving experience along with new and improved opponent artificial intelligence for the toughest race challenge yet.
FOR GOOD, FAMILY FUN MARIO KART ESRB Rating: E Publisher: Nintendo of America Price: $49.99 (Nintendo Wii exclusive)
This high-tech, competitive auto racing game is reminiscent of classic Mario Kart, but incorporates new state-of-the-art designs and visual landscapes along with more secret codes and pathways for the ultimate Wii gaming experience.
SUPER SMASH BROS. BRAWL ESRB Rating: E Publisher: Nintendo of America Price: $49.99 (Nintendo Wii exclusive)
Duke it out with your favorite Nintendo characters in Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii. The new Smash Bros. includes a number of new playable characters such as Meta Knight from the Kirby games, Pit from Kid Icarus, Zero Suit Samus from Metroid: Zero Mission, Wario, Solid Snake from Metal Gear and Sonic the Hedgehog! The Nintendogs also make an appearance, and each character now seems to have some gigantic new special attacks that take up the whole screen. Not only does the game have an online mode but it is the only major Nintendo title to use the "shell" controller by default rather than the Wii remote.
FOR THOSE SEEKING GREAT ADVENTURES IRON MAN ESRB Rating: T Publisher: Sega of America
Price: $59.99 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3), $49.99 (Nintendo Wii), $29.99 (PC, PSP, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS)
The epic, action-packed Marvel Studios production is brought to gaming fans from the big screen, just in time for Father's Day and graduation season. This third-person action game is complete with explosive militaristic combat directly from the film along with additional game-exclusive content.
LEGO INDIANA JONES ESRB Rating: E10+ Publisher: Lucas Arts
Price: $49.99 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii), $39.99 (PSP, PlayStation 2), $29.99 (Nintendo DS, PC)
This unique gaming experience combines the creative construction of LEGO with the wits, daring and constant action from the original film adventures of Indiana Jones. In this unique original adventure, players follow Dr. Jones through the South American jungles and through the India mountains, to build, battle and fight their way through these cinematic scenes.
FOR THOSE THAT LOVE NON-STOP ACTION GRAND THEFT AUTO IV ESRB Rating: M Publisher: Rockstar Games Price: $59.99 (Xbox 360 & PS3)
This unique and innovative game follows Niko Bellic, as he desperately tries to escape his past and attempts to find fortune and success in Liberty City, the gateway to the land of opportunity. Players can guide Niko and Roman through bouts of debt, the corrupted criminal underworld of shysters, thieves and sociopaths, as they slowly begin to differentiate between reality and their dreams of the high-status city.
CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE ESRB Rating: M Publisher: Activision
Price: $59.99 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 - Game of the Year Edition), $49.99 (PC), $29.99 (Nintendo DS)
In this newly introduced edition, Activision's widely acclaimed war game moves away from WWII and into the modern battlefield. The epic title also delivers an added depth of multiplayer action providing online fans an all-new community of addictive and customizable gameplay. Gamers guide a United States Marine and a British S.A.S. soldier through an unfolding, unpredictable story complete with modern day firepower.
METAL GEAR SOLID 4 - GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS ESRB Rating: M Publisher: Konami Price: $59.99, $84.99 (limited edition) Available June 12, 2008
Armed with new abilities and gadgets to his advantage, Solid Snake travels around the world through numerous enemy territories - including the Middle East, South America and other corners of the Earth - in search of his arch nemesis, Liquid Ocelot, and total world domination in this final mission of the game that Fathers and graduates alike are sure to love.
ESSENTIAL ACCESSORIES PS3 DUALSHOCK 3 WIRELESS CONTROLLER Price: $54.99
Dads and grads will flip for this innovative and unique new controller for PlayStation 3, which provides serious gamers with the most intuitive game play experience. Pressure sensors in each action button and the high-tech SIXAXIS motion sensing technology allow users to feel each hit, crash and explosion nearly first-hand. The controller utilizes Bluetooth technology for wireless game play, and the controller's USB cable is easily chargeable through the PlayStation 3 system at anytime.
WII RACING WHEEL (GAMESTOP) Price: $9.99
Pick up a second Wii Racing Wheel (GameStop branded) and let friends and family participate in the fun and experience the new and improved Mario Kart.
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