Xbox 360 Gets Holiday Price Cut

Microsoft has announced a $50 price cut for Xbox 360. Just in time for the holidays, Microsoft has revealed two new bundles priced at $250 aimed at hardcore gamers and at families.

The first bundle offers a 250GB Xbox 360 and includes a download voucher for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim along with a copy of Forza Motorsport 4, a headset and a controller. The second bundle, aimed at families, includes a 4GB Xbox 360, a Kinect sensor and copies of both Kinect Adventures and Kinect Disneyland Adventures. Both sets also include one month of Xbox Live, Hulu Plus and Epix Movies.

This is the second price drop we’ve seen today, following Nintendo’s Wii price cut announcement this morning. Nintendo is surely prepping for Wii U and Microsoft may be doing the same for its new system considering we last heard Microsoft is targeting the next Xbox for September 2013.

For more on the games in the bundle, read our Forza 4 review, our Skyrim review, our Kinect Adventures review and our Kinect Disneyland Adventures review.

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Japan Getting Mario & Animal Crossing 3DS XLs

Nintendo has unveiled two new special edition 3DS XL bundles, and they're ridiculously cute.

Both the New Super Mario Bros. 2 and Animal Crossing 3DS editions come bundled with their respective title, and are currently only slated for a Japanese release.

They look incredible (even if the Mario one does look a little bit like Louis Vuitton has tried his hand at console decoration), so it's a shame that they're region-locked. Still, there are a fair few Japanese titles we've been eyeing up lately that don't seem likely to get a Western release date, so it may be worth it for that reason alone.

You can check out the Animal Crossing and Mario special editions in all their glory below.

Luke Karmali is IGN's UK Editorial Assistant and wants someone to buy him the Animal Crossing 3DS XL, please. You too can revel in mediocrity by following him on IGN and on Twitter.

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