I would like to take this opportunity to wish Nine Over Ten 9/10 readers a Happy New Year! May 2009 be a great year for you with many, many excellent games as well .

Rewind back to a year ago, when Nine Over Ten 9/10 was still on Blogspot, I remember stating several video-games resolutions for 2008. One of them was to actually get an Xbox 360. Look what I ended up with, a Sony PS3.

In any case, that resolution is brought forward this year, along with several new items. The following is the entire list

• Purchase a GameCube and Animal Crossing (US Version)
• Purchase a Nintendo Wii (Asian Version)
• Get an Xbox 360, Jasper configuration or better
• Get one of ‘em Guitar Hero or Rock Band games.
• Purchase more Blu-Ray movies via Amazon through an online acquaintance.
• Purchase more notable DS games, why stop at 50+?

Followed by several New Year resolutions regarding the blog (Nine Over Ten 9/10):

• Establish a forum
• Continue to foster relationships with affiliates, partners
• Get more writers

So what are your video game resolutions this year? Pray tell. The comment box is open!

Just in case you are easily confused, the title doesn’t refer to a new Biohazard game subtitled Port of a Remake, but instead refers to the GameCube remake of the original Biohazard (a.k.a Resident Evil) game for the Sony Playstation, now ported over to the Nintendo Wii.

Still with me? Good. The remake was recently released in Japan on Christmas Day, and is now available on popular import website Play-Asia for owners of NTSC-J (Asian) Nintendo Wiis. Check it out here.

At the rate Play-Asia is putting stuff into the bargain bin, one could not be faulted for thinking that this is a precursor to a grand sale of sorts. In any case, keep this site bookmarked.

Despite even myself having trouble keeping track of notable games going into the bargain bin (one of them being Sonic Chronicles:The Dark Brotherhood ~ NDS ~ USD 29.90). And then there’s Infinite Undiscovery (Asian/English version) for the Xbox 360, going for just USD 19.90.

Not to mention Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Xbox 360, USD 34.90) and many more.

It’s not often you’ll find a head-lining Nintendo Wii title with a big price cut and in the bargain bin. But that is what exactly happened to Wii Music, a title much hyped and had Shigeru Miyamoto as designer, spokesperson and evangelist at the same time.

Anyways, the NTSC-J version of the game is currently selling for a discount at just USD 19.90. Grab a copy by clicking here.

Remember Oneechanbara vorteX and Oneechanbara Revolution for the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii respectively, as well as the Oneechanbara series of games on the PS2? These hack and slash games are like a poor man’s Devil May Cry and the heroine you are using is a cowboy hat equipped, bikini-wearing girl with a katana.

Now, you can catch all that in a live-action movie now out on DVD. Chanbara Beauty stars Eri Otoguro as protagonist Aya. I leave it to fans to comment on whether she looks like her sharp-chinned virtual counterpart. In any case, Chanbara Beauty is available for a very cheap price of USD 13.90. Check it out here.

Some of you readers may have known that I own an entire set of Mario Kart DS gashapon, produced by Yujin. All I can say is that they are really nice and are proudly displayed in my living hall.

It is also no surprise that a new set would be released based on Mario Kart Wii, but this time they are produced by long-time candy toy manufacturer, Furuta. Like the karts from Yujin, the Mario Kart Wii gashapon feature a pull-back motor each, and the karts move in a straight line once released.

One other unique feature for the karts by Furuta is that they come accompanied with candy! I remember previously when I bought an entire set of Star Trek models by Furuta, each came with a pack of chocolate candy.

Interesting eh? The Mario Kart Furuta Pre-painted Candy Toy is available at USD 5.49 each (order 6 to receive a factory sealed container), click here for details.

I realized that Play-Asia has a whole bunch of Nintendo Wii titles (imports and US titles alike) on discount, some of them with really interesting gameplay elements.

• Crazy Climber Wii (NTSC-J) (USD 14.90) ~ Click here for details.
• Dragon Blade (NTSC-J) (USD 14.90) ~ Click here for details.
• Kekkaishi: Kokubourou no Kage (NTSC-J) (USD 14.90) ~ Click here for details.
• SSX Blur (NTSC-J) (USD 14.90) ~ Click here for details.
• Wing Island (NTSC-J) (USD 14.90) ~ Click here for details.
• Dewy’s Adventure: Suishou Dewy no Daibouken!! (NTSC-J) (USD 19.90) ~ Click here for details
• Eyeshield 21: Field no Saikyou Senshi Tachi (NTSC-J) (USD 19.90) ~ Click here for details
• Mario Strikers Charged (NTSC-J) (USD 19.90) ~ Click here for details
• Excite Truck (NTSC-J) (USD 24.90) ~ Click here for details
• Ninja Breadman (NTSC-U/C) (USD 24.90) ~ Click here for details
• Prince of Persia (NTSC-U/C) (USD 24.90) ~ Click here for details
• Red Steel (NTSC-U/C) (USD 24.90) ~ Click here for details
• Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure / Takarjima Z: Barbaros no Hihou (NTSC-J) (USD 24.90) ~ Click here for details.

Most of the games make full use of the Wiimote and like I’ve mentioned earlier, employ really interesting gameplay elements unique only to the NIntendo Wii. With so many cheap titles (comparable to the prices of bargain bin Nintendo DS titles), I would love to have a Wii as well.

Now you can bring home Mario, Wario, Yoshi, Bowser, and Luigi, along with their respective race karts, back home with TakaraTomy’s Q Steer Mario Kart Wii Remote Controlled (R/C) Karts.

Each of these remote-controlled Karts comes with an extra set of wheels and a pair of weapons (banana peel and turtle shell). 2 LR44 batteries are needed to power the kart and remote control each.

The following characters are available:

• Yoshi ~ USD 19.90 (click here for further details)
• Mario ~ USD 19.90 (click here for further details)
• Bowser ~ USD 19.90 (click here for further details)
• Luigi ~ USD 19.90 (click here for further details)
• Mario & Wario set ~ USD 44.90 (click here for further details)

Do you know what would be a great complement to your imported copy of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes for the Nintendo Wii? That would be the Exar produced Taksunoko vs. Capcom Stick, an officially licensed (by Nintendo) fighting (arcade) stick with some embellishments from the game.

It is scheduled to be available on the same date as the game (somewhere in December), and has a pre-order price of USD 79.90. Interested? Click here for further details. Find out more about ordering the game by clicking here.

I know that you can pre-order the Hori Classic Controller for the Nintendo Wii from Amazon.jp, but if you can’t read Japanese, there’s a better alternative in English with added bonuses of free shipping (in my case), no geographical restrictions and savings (due to the exchange rate).

Play-Asia has the Hori Classic Controller open for pre-orders with the price tag of USD 29.90 each. The colours available are white, light blue and black. Click on the previously mentioned colours for purchase details.