We reported that Nintendo would be dropping the Wii price to $150 over a week ago, but it’s finally happening. Amazon, Gamestop, Best Buy, and other vendors are now selling the $150 Mario Kart Wii bundle. This isn’t a promotional sale, but a permanent, lower price for the system. $150 gets you the Wii, a Remote Plus (yet no Wii Sports Resort; you’ll have to buy that separately), a nunchuck, a steering wheel accessory, and a copy of Mario Kart Wii. At this point, you really don’t have an excuse to pick up the system. Hell, just Mario Kart and the Gamecube backwards compatibility make it worth the price.

If you want some more games to go with your new Wii, the new Nintendo Selects line of games are also shipping. They’re Nintendo’s Platinum/Greatest Hits titles, and they’re… well, one’s pretty good. You can grab The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princes
for $20. The other games are Wii Sports (again, not Wii Sports Resort), Mario Super Sluggers (really?), and Animal Crossing: City Folk (eh… addictive enough to be worth it, if you haven’t played an Animal Crossing game before). Really, with the exception of Zelda, you should just buy used or play Wii games through Gamefly.