Got a gamer in your family? Then we’ve got the presents guaranteed to get them gushing on Christmas day.

There’s everything from great accessories to breathe new life into their existing kit, to whole new console bundles just destined for a spot under the tree. Looking for something to surprise them? We’ve got that covered too.

Each gift idea’s picked by our team of gadget experts, so there won’t be a duff suggestion in sight, and we’ve broken them down by price too! Read on for a game-laden Christmas, all wrapped up!

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There were rumours of Nintendo turning the DS Lite into an eBook reader doing the rounds earlier this year, but they’ve just come true. Nintendo’s confirmed its bookwork-friendly title will come packing 100 classic novels, as well as Wi-Fi connectivity to download more.

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Nintendo’s latest joypad-busting gaming device, the Wii Speak microphone, doesn’t go on sale here until December 5th, but we’ve got our hands on one early - see the pics after the jump!

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Remember the controversy surrounding gamers buying second hand Wii Speak kit? Nintendo locks each microphone to a specific console with a unique download key only allowing a single serve of the required software, making getting hold of one on the cheap a no-no. But now they’ve cleared up the confusion, explaining gamers will be able to sort it out with a quick call to customer services.

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It’s Friday, and it’s lunchtime! Put down your pens, pretend you filed your reports: the weekend starts right now, with our midday medley of all the news so far this morning.
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Nintendo legend, Shigeru Miyamoto, has described the development process for Wii Music as being “relatively easy” in a recent interview. He explained that normally he has to coax his team into inserting silliness, but this time the silliness – including a cat suit and a cheerleader instrument – came of its own accord.

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If you didn’t believe that Nintendo’s latest update to its DS consoles would result in a sales frenzy, think again. Japanese mag publisher Enterbrain has compiled a list of retail sales which already accounted for 170,000 out of the first batch of 200,000 units by Sunday, two days after the handheld launched. It’s probably fair to assume that it’s completely sold out by now.

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If you’re holding out for the Nintendo Wii to get a good honest, credit crunching price cut, you may be waiting a while. Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata has said that he thinks price cuts are a “mistake”.

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