Christmas is just a few weeks from now, and while people seem to forget the true meaning of Christmas (God’s gift to the world), it doesn’t seem to dither them from buying presents for their loved ones and friends.

So welcome to another edition of Nine Over Ten’s Christmas Gift Guide, I think I did the same last year, or the year before, but nevermind, lets get on with the Handheld Gamer Edition of the guide.

2009 is a bumper year for handheld gamers, not only did Nintendo and Sony released new versions of their respective handhelds with the Nintendo DSi, the DSi LL and the PSP Go, but Apple also joined in with an upgraded iPod Touch, bringing it up to speed with the iPhone 3GS.

So what do you get for the handheld gamer? Plenty of choices.

Nintendo

As a result of the introduction of the Nintendo DSi, the price for the previous mainstay, the Nintendo DS Lite, has fallen and you can pretty much get this console (if the recipient doesn’t have one already) for less than RM 500. But if you want to stay on the cutting edge, the NDSi and NDSi LL, with its pair of larger screens wouldn’t go wrong as stocking stuffers.

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  • Nintendo DSi LL (Wine Red) ~ USD 269.00 (Click here for details)
  • Nintendo DSi LL (Dark Brown) ~ USD 269.00 (Click here for details)
  • Nintendo DSi LL (Natural White) ~ USD 269.00 (Click here for details)
  • Nintendo DSi ~ USD 249 (Lime Green, Metallic Blue, Pink, Red)

As for games, there are plenty of excellent titles released in 2009 so much so you’ll be spoilt for choice. Check out Nine Over Ten’s Top 10 selection:

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  • Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Insider Story ~ USD 39.90 (Click here for details)
  • Pokemon Soul Silver (Jap) ~ USD 59.90 (Click here for details)
  • Pokemon Heart Gold (Jap) ~ USD 59.90 (Click here for details)
  • Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor ~ USD 34.90 (Click here for details)
  • Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box ~ USD 39.90 (Click here for details)
  • Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars ~ USD 39.90 (Click here for details)
  • Retro Game Challenge ~ USD 24.90 (Click here for details)
  • Scribblenauts ~ USD 34.90 (Click here for details)
  • Space Invaders Extreme 2 ~USD 24.90 (Click here for details)
  • Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days ~ USD 44.90 (Click here for details)

Sony

The PSP GO eliminates the need for buying UMDs, but will require plenty of PSN Top-Up cards which are available here. However, you won’t go wrong with the following list of games for users of the PSP 3006, 2006 and 1001 (all of which have the UMD drive):

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  • Macross Ultimate Frontier ~ USD 54.90 (Click here for details)
  • LittleBigPlanet Portable ~ USD 44.90 (Click here for details)
  • Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble ~ USD 44.90 (Click here for details)
  • Persona (with Bonus Full 2-Disc Soundtrack) ~ USD 44.90 (Click here for details)
  • Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars ~ USD 44.90 (Click here for details)
  • Dissidia: Final Fantasy ~ USD 44.90 (Click here for details)
  • Monster Hunter Freedom Unite ~ USD 29.90 (Click here for details)