Christmas 2009 got off to a big bang in retailing as the singular hot channel of video gaming has charged with rumors that GameStop has been asked by Nintendo to save major shelf space for a new product release. While Nintendo isn’t saying anything many are hoping for a new release in their Zelda franchise.

There is also a lot of buzz over the potential reduced retail prices in popular game systems — with the Wii targeted now at $199 and the much-rumored reduction in Sony’s PS3 to $299 a possibility.