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While many stores and people are awaiting the Nintendo 3DS price drop, Walmart has taken initiative to start selling 3DS's at the new discounted price starting today.

Nintendo is feeling the hurt with the limited amounts of 3DS handhelds being bought. To try to cut down on their losses Nintendo has decided to cut the price of the 3DS systems about 30 percent, bringing the the system down to around $170 come August 12. Does this sound familiar? Playstation 3 perhaps? More news on the drop inside.

Beginning September 12, Best Buy will be changing the way they reward their customers with a revamped reward system that seems...very...familiar...

After much debate on who would grace the cover of this year's entry into the 2k Sports' NBA series, three were chosen and it took us all by surprise. Read more inside after the jump.

The 3DS will be getting a great treat this week, it's not a game it's an app! Netflix to be exact. Besides the Android and iOS, this will be the first time Netfix will be on a portable hand held game console. With Netflix changing it's pricing plans hopefully this will boost it's sales from all the lost customers from the plan change. Other releases this week include a racing game for Wii, Game and Watch Gallery and Baseball on the eShop, and a bunch of games for the DSi. Read inside for the full list of games.

According to NPD the US has spent about $5.9 billion, with a big fat B, on video games in the first quarter of 2011. The $5.9 billion compared to last years 2010 Q1 figures was actually a 1.5% increase in sales. Of course NPD took in account of gaming accessories, PC games, pre-owned games, online games, social sites, and game rentals. With the vast majority of entertainment being streamlined to consumers needs and wants, video games are in the express lane. Games being available from Redbox, Onlive, and even Gamefly for rentals, and for Steam, Direct 2 Drive, or XLBA and PSN for direct download means that games can be in gamer's hands with a touch of a few buttons.