It looks like it’s officially summer with all of the Deal of the Week savings on Xbox Live. From Peggle to Battlefield 1943, there’s something for everyone. As for Nintendo, we have another week lacking in the Virtual Console department, but I’m sure it’s nothing some puzzle game offerings and Meerkat leading cant’t fix.

Xbox Live

Deal of the Week
- Worms 2: Armageddon will be 400 Microsoft Points (usually 800)
- Serious Sam HD will be 800 Microsoft Points (usually 1200)
- Peggle will be 400 Microsoft Points (usually 800)
- Duke Nukem 3D will be 400 Microsoft Points (usually 800)
- Battlefield 1943 will be 800 Microsoft Points (usually 1200)
- Call of Duty Classic will be 800 Microsoft Points (usually 1200)

Arcade Games
- June 9: Earthworm Jim HD (800 MSP, Watch the Trailer).

Avatar Marketplace
- N/A

Games On Demand
- June 8: Red Faction Guerrilla
- June 8: Need for Speed Undercover

Game Add-Ons
- N/A

Nintendo Wii/DS

Virtual Console
- Nothing

WiiWare
- Reel Fishing Challenge II (500 Wii Points)
- Lead the Meerkats (1000 Wii points, Watch the Trailer)
- Zoo Disc Golf (1000 Wii Points)

DsiWare
- Flametail (500 points, )
- Don’t Cross The Line (200 points)
- Fire Panic (200 points, Watch the Trailer)
- Flips: The Magic Faraway Tree (500 points)

These may be my favorite Sackboy costumes yet. While the Incredibles costumes were pretty good, there’s something about Jayden’s glasses that makes me want to go out and buy a PS3 right now. If Jayden doesn’t do it for you, a bloody origami costume, Ethan’s mustache, Madison’s jacket, or Shelby’s tie has to make you spend the $1.99 on one of them, or $5.99 on the entire pack.

You can grab them next Tuesday in North America.

A couple neat things are coming out this week, but of course the biggest is bound to be the Modern Warfare 2: Resurgence Map Pack. Weirdly enough, I’d say these look a lot more worth it than the last map pack, especially after watching the new trailer that details each new map individually.

We also have Snoopy Flying Ace coming out on the Arcade, but more importantly, we have Snoopy items coming to the Avatar Marketplace. If there is any type of Woodstock or Snoopy pet, I will be losing the $4 while hanging my head in shame.

Also, Wild Guns on the Virtual Console looks like an absolute blast. I never played it back in the SNES days, but it looks way too entertaining. Hooray for spending all my hard earned money on non-physical copies of everything!

The complete list of items, with product pages and trailers, is after the break.

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Here are the Nintendo downloads for the week!

Nintendo Wii/DS

Virtual Console
-Nothing

WiiWare
- ArtStyle: light trax (600 Wii points)
- Manic Monkey Mayhem! (800 Wii points)
- Viral Survival (500 Wii points)

DsiWare
- Advanced Circuits (200 points)
- Metal Torrent (500 points)
- Real Crimes: Jack the Ripper (800 points)
- World Poker Tour Texas Hold ‘Em (500 points)

For those of you keeping up with Xbox Live’s Game Room, seven more titles are now available to download. Included in the package are Konami’s Time Pilot, Asteroids, and Space Duel, Activision’sStampede and Grand Prix, Intellivision’s Shark! Shark! Shark! and Atari’s Demons to Diamonds. As always it is free to download the pack and play demos, but purchasing titles for keeps will cost 240-400 MSP.

Major Nelson just released the schedule for the rest of May, so here’s what you can expect to see in the next few weeks:

Deal of the Week
May 17 – The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, 400 Points ($5)

Xbox Live Arcade Games
May 5 – Zeno Clash Ultimate Edition, 1200 Points ($15)
May 5 – Raystorm HD, 1200 Points ($15)
May 5 – Game Room: Super Breakout, Pitfall!, Megamania , Night Stalker , Rack ‘Em Up, Realsports Volleyball, Basketball
May 12 – Rocket Knight, 1200 Points ($15)
June 2 – Snoopy Flying Ace, 800 Points ($10)

Game Add-ons
May 11 – Forza Motorsport 3: “Exotic Car Pack”, 400 Points ($5)
May 13 – Super Street Fighter IV: “Super Shoryuken Pack”, 320 Points ($4)
May 18 – Dragon Age: Origins “Darkspawn Chronicles, 400 Points ($5)

Avatar Marketplace
May 6 – Final Fantasy XIII
May 6 – Game Room
May 13 – Army of Two
May 13 – A Kingdom for Keflings

Games on Demand
May 11 – Tom Clancy’s EndWar

Here are the downloads for the week! Not much was announced, and hopefully we’ll see some more things as the week goes on.

Xbox Live

Deal of the Week
- Zombie Apocalypse will be 400 Microsoft Points (usually 800)

Arcade Games
- Raystorm HD (Watch the Trailer).
- Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition (Watch the Trailer).

Avatar Marketplace
- N/A

Games On Demand
- N/A

Game Add-Ons
- N/A

The Halo Reach Beta will also be open to everyone with Halo 3: ODST today, May 3rd.

Nintendo Wii/DS

Virtual Console
-Nothing

WiiWare
- Zombie Panic in Wonderland (1000 Wii points, Watch the Trailer)
- Kung Fu Funk: Everybody is Kung Fu Fighting! (500 Wii points, Watch the Trailer)

DsiWare
- BLOONS (500 points)
- Sokomania (200 points, Watch the trailer)
- Bounce & Break (500 points)
- 1001 Crystal Mazes Collection (500 points, Watch the trailer)
- Crazy Golf (500 points)

Just in case you were really looking forward to putting Bioshock 2 back into your system, you’re going to have to wait a little bit longer. 2K Games has delayed the title indefinitely for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.

Just in case you didn’t know what was coming with the download, here’s what you can expect to get with you $10: Six new maps, some of which are made from areas in the single player; A Rebirth Feature, where players at level 50 can start at lvl 1 again with a new mask; and 3 new achievements/trophies.

I wouldn’t expect the wait to be too much longer, but be sure to check out some of the other downloads this week if you get bored.

Major Nelson just released the schedule for the rest of April, so here’s what you can expect to see in the next few weeks:

Deal of the Week
April 26 – The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai, 400 Points ($5)
April 29 – BioShock 2 Game Add-on: Rapture Metro, 800 Points ($10)

Xbox Live Arcade Games
April 29 – Tecmo Bowl, 800 Points ($10)
April 28 – Game Room: Super Breakout, Pitfall!, Megamania , Night Stalker , Rack ‘Em Up, Realsports Volleyball, Basketball

Game Add-ons
April 22 – Left 4 Dead 2 The Passing
April 28 – Mega Man 10 Game Add-ons: Endless Attack mode, Special Stage 2 and Special Stage 3, 80 Points ($1)
April 29 – Just Cause 2 Game Add-on: Black Market Aerial Pack, 160 Points ($2)
May 3 – Zombie Apocalypse, 400 Points ($5)

Avatar Marketplace
April 22 – Saints Row 2
April 29 – Diesel

Games on Demand
April 27 – Shrek the Third (All regions except Japan)
April 27 – Far Cry (North America)
April 27 – Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (North America)

Not Pitfall, ANYTHING but Pitfall… That game and I have a love/hate relationship that may be more hate than love.

The Gears of War 3 hype train has officially begun, starting first with Cliffy B’s appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, and now with the quick arrival of avatar items on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Examples and your link to purchase are below.

I still wish the COG armor had sleeves. Ugh. Although, the ticker pet is awesome.

Purchase Here – GEARS OF WAR 3 AVATAR ITEMS.