DOOMSDAY MONTH sees the last of the final few video games I'd like to play this year.  These include Modern Warfare 2, New Super Mario Bros. Wii. and Mushihimesama Futari.  I can afford to wait on Assassin's Creed 2, the 2-in-1 Blu-ray housed God of War Collection, and Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles.

Flicks scheduled for home release include G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and Star Trek.  Also, my favorite Pixar film, Monsters, Inc., finally sees its long-awaited Blu-ray release, day and date of Up.  It's a Double-Docter Day!

With composers like Ueda and Hibino onboard, the Bayonetta Original Soundtrack has the potential to be badass.  I've liked what I heard from the PSP rip of Ys Seven, so I'll be ordering the OST.  Exit Trance Presents Famitrance should be an intriguing release, and depending how much I enjoy the movie, I suspect I'll be picking up Randy Newman's soundtrack for The Princess And The Frog.

Expensive month, unfortunately.

Games:

Dragon Age (PS3)
Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)

And if I have money left over: God of War Collection (PS3), New Super Mario Bros. (Wii)

Movies:

Up (Blu-ray)
Monsters Inc. (Blu-ray)
Star Trek (Blu-ray)

I enjoyed GI Joe... but I think I'm going to wait until it drops in price (or I might even get it on DVD).

Really?  It's kind of gotten to the point where the price gap between new releases for Blu-ray and DVD has shrunk considerably.  I mean, The Rise of Cobra, at least at the moment, only sees a three dollar difference between editions. (And the two-disc DVD edition is actually three dollars HIGHER than the Blu-ray.)

f-yes! RABBIDS GO HOME comes out today,,, wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

Wow. Actually, the Amazon Blu-ray is quite the deal. I might have to reconsider.

God of War Collection PS3

it'll be fun going back to these games. better graphics and trophy support ftw!

Bayonetta PS3

don't wanna wait for the western release.

OST:

Bayonetta looks like a good package. i'll decide after playing the game.

My selections from November 2009's releases:

Games:
-New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
-Cave Story (Wii) [still no date, and still I'm hopeful]
-Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth [still no date, and still I'm hopeful]
-Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3) [probably not until it goes below $40]

CDs:
-Hikari no 4 Senshi -Final Fantasy Gaiden- Original Soundtrack
-BAYONETTA Original Soundtrack
-Ys SEVEN Original Soundtrack

DVDs/BRDs:
[None]

Methinks you'll be waiting a long time for this one.  Not even the first Modern Warfare - a game that's been out for nearly two years - has hit the $40 retail mark yet.

Let's see...I think it's pretty slim pickings this month for me...ok, scratch that...

Games:

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
Super Mario Bros. Wii
Mushihimesama Futari (but truly, this one is only for the arrange album, as I do not own a 360)

Music:

Mushihimesama Double Arrange CD (see above)
3D Dot Heroes Original Soundtrack
Guwange/ESP Ra.de Original Soundtracks
PinkSweets Original Soundtrack

Sure, both of those Cave OSTs are old albums, but I'm almost done completing my collection. Just the Mushihimesama OSTs to go!

I'm looking forward to:

Valhalla Knights -Eldar Saga- Original Soundtrack
Ys I & II Chronicles Original Soundtrack
Ys SEVEN Original Soundtrack

And, of course, 박찬욱의 영화 'Thirst'.

As usual, November for me marks the beginning of the Holiday Fast in my family, so anything besides downloadables is off the menu. In that spirit, I expect to grab Megaman Powered Up on PSN in the next two weeks (it'll be my fourth time buying it, I want a damned sequel), and Cave Story, depending on whenever the HELL Nintendo wants my business.
I am going to try to make a case for grabbing Up early, though. I don't expect much resistance.

Games:
God of War I & II PS3 collection
New Super Mario Bros. Wii

DVD/Blu-Ray:
Star Trek
Stargate: 15th Anniversary Edition (this didn't show up in Canada the day it was supposed to be released back in October)
The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 2
Doctor Who: The Black Guardian Trilogy - Mawdryn Undead/Terminus/Enlightenment
Doctor Who: The War Games

Soundtracks:
Hikari no 4 Senshi Final Fantasy Gaiden OST
Love Sq

how many of you actually BUY everything you're listing in these threads every month? It just seems like a hell of a lot of money to allocate towards media entertainment.

Continuing on with my tradition of not buying things until 6-12 months late when they're dirt cheap (this is how I survive on a teaching salary!), I will not be picking up much this month.

I WILL, however, spring for New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Star Trek on Blu Ray.

The Ys soundtracks are going to be super hard to resist, though.

I just spend everything on myself - no significant other obligations to throw money away on haha.

What I'm wondering is whether you guys have the time to go through all that stuff properly every month.

Yeah, that's kinda the hangup. And for me, the answer would be no.

You'd be wrong about that.  I picked up COD4 for PS3 for $30 back in June (BBY had a sale), only a little over a year and a half from its release.  It hit $40 long before that.

Sales aside, I haven't seen places regularly carrying a $40 retail price for the console versions new:

-Gamestop
-Amazon
-Best Buy
-Toys R Us

Granted most of these are listed for the GOTY Edition -- which seems to have become the new norm for the title, since the original release has thinned out of circulation.

for sure Lego Rock Band, probably New Super Mario Wii and Modern Warfare 2.

Well, movies and such I save for rainy days when I've don't really feel like doing anything else and I've done what I need to.  I don't buy movies to watch right away, I buy movies that I want to keep (because I've seen them in the theatre and watched them there or when they first ran on tv and wanted to keep them).  Same for TV season DVD's.  But I'm the kind of person that needs to get stuff right away then I can tick it off my list (and because things are usually a bitch to find later when I do want them at that particular moment when I think to myself - I want to watch/do this - oh wait I can't because I didn't get it right away->go look for it-> and now I really can't because I can't find it.  It's happened before.)

Soundtracks I'll just idly listen to while I'm doing something else usually, I don't take my listening that seriously.  If I get into it yay, if not eh at least I wasn't sitting in silence doing whatever.

Now video game purchases admittedly because they do eat up time those I have a hard time getting around to.  I have a massive backlog of those because I'm usually busy doing something else.  When I was younger i made video games a higher priority but now not quite as much (but it's still there).  My same rule still applies tho for purchasing video games as it does for movies.  And I have a thing about buying used games... I just don't want to for some reason.  Actually that applies to most used things in general for me. I'd rather get it new.  Maybe it's some kind of ick factor haha.

Anyways, there's some (probably unwanted) insight into the insane existence that is me. =p

The one I got for $30 new is the GOTY edition as well.  My point is that it's been sold for well under its original $60 price on and off for some time.

Hello guys, hope you still remember me as it has been ages! I finally got a part time so can afford new purchases!

The ones I got planned to buy this month are :

*Bayonetta soundtrack(on its way from play-asia - how come no one has made a topic about it?)
*Assassin's Creed 2(having played it at a Ubisoft event, I instantly wanted to be playing it fully already)
*New Super Mario Bros Wii(I liked playing it recently but it gets quite confusing with 4 people)

This seems like plenty for me as I got my 3rd year project to occupy most of my time.

Just a heads-up for those planning on picking up Star Trek.  Amazon's currently offering preorders for the single-disc DVD version for $10.  Not bad.

BAH! Who would want to get this very pretty movie on DVD?

Talking a "blu" streak there, eh buddy? 

I'll still pick up DVDs to share with families and friends who haven't yet made the jump to HD.  At first I thought including a DVD copy as a pack-in with Blu-ray movies was a pointless business model, but it's actually perfect for consumers like myself.  Coraline had it, and thankfully, Up will as well.

DVD Beaver has their BR review of Star Trek up, by the way.  And Blu-ray.com has an excellent one on Up.

I like my Blu-ray!

Speaking of Coraline, I watched it the other week and really enjoyed it. I never knew Teri Hatcher could be so creepy...

If you ask me, Blu-Ray is still somewhat little more than a status symbol - you get it only if you have the $$$ to spare...as if you were having trouble finding things to spend your $$$ on.

Otherwise, if you're poor, chances're you still at least have DVD; hardly even the elderly  and country folk I know use VHS anymore...

Agreed, but it's those early adopters that eventually drive the price down for those of us who watch and wait. However, in the end, when BluRay becomes the standard, no one is going to care "how long" you've been buying the format - as a status symbols it's not going to last like a expensive car would.

And there are some good movies for good prices out there, I saw "Terminator 2" and "The Usual Suspects" on BluRay for $10. I wouldn't buy them again, but fo those that don't have them they are totally worth picking up.

I don't particularly agree with this sentiment.  Two things: First, the majority of folks who say things like this, more often than not, haven't had nearly enough exposure to the format to fully appreciate the differences between it and DVDs.  Assuming you have the proper setup and equipment to take advantage of BR, even non video/audiophiles should be able to note vastly significant improvements on choice releases.  (I say "choice" releases, because there have been several titles where differences between DVD and BR are little to none.)   This isn't meant to be an elitist comment, but experiencing the comparisons firsthand could be enough for one to further understand the cost benefits of BR.

Second, as mentioned earlier in the thread, we've now reached a point where the prices between Blu-ray and DVD titles are almost negligible.  Spending another buck or three on a new BR release instead of its two-disc DVD deluxe edition counterpart is hardly extravagant spending.  And from a value-based standpoint, a Blu-ray release usually offers more bang for the buck in terms of additional features and goodies.

That said, I agree that Blu-ray itself is still very much a premium commodity.  Gaining entry (a player, HDTV, audio setup) is undoubtedly the most difficult hurdle, but all other factors on equal footing, the format does make a compelling case as being more than simple status flaunting.  For film lovers, the better picture and sound quality is something to admire, and title releases will no longer break the bank any more than if you were buying a standard DVD.

You're comparing a non-standard, multi DVD release to a standard Blu Ray release; if you were to compare the standard one disc version of a DVD to the Blue Ray release there would be a much wider gap in price. To those that don't care about special features (really, just give me the movie) and want to stick to the basic package shelling out for the Blu Ray solely for the boost in picture probably isn't aluring enough to make them convert formats.

Not so much more, really.  Just look at Up, G.I. Joe, and the upcoming Inglourious Basterds and The Hang Over.  Although, I concur: single-disc releases like Star Trek is a definite exception, as are Half-Blood Prince, Terminator Salvation, and District 9.

Finally picking up Mushihimesama Futari Original Soundtrack and Espgaluda II Original Soundtrack at Cave Maturi if ever possible.   If not, I might be still able to get them at the upcoming Cave Maturi hold in December with a possible release of deathsmile II Original Soundtrack.

Xavier: Renegade Angel Seasons 1 & 2 came out today; I'll probably just wait until the holidays to get it though. None of the local Wal-Marts seem to be carrying it and I'm sure f.y.e going to charge twice what amazon's selling it for. $30 for a show w/episodes that are 10 minutes long is a no-go for me.

Edit: Actually, back from town and I was able to score Xavier about the price Amazon was welling it for, but I TOTALLY forgot that George Carlin's Memior "Last Words" also came out today, so I nabbed that as well.

Rabbids Go Home
Dragon Age
Need For Speed Nitro
Muramasa
New SMB (maybe)
undecided DS game (open to suggestions!)