March is a BEAST this year.  It's like what November '09 could've been like.

Final Fantasy XIII and God of War III are the two video game biggies this month, though my anticipation for both is fairly low-key.  (The former, because it's attached to a genre/series I've grown considerably apathetic toward - and the latter, because I still need some downtime after stepping off of the like-minded Bayonetta.)  I'm trying to resist the temptation to double-dip on Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition, but the new Jill quests look like they might be worth a shot.  I would've picked up the PS3 version had I known the Arc/Gem/motion-controlled wand thingy was going to be released alongside with it - as such, I just may re-buy the regular 360 version on the cheap, and nab the DLC separately.

I've held off on picking up anything related to Wii Motion+, simply because I've been waiting for a title that would truly make use of the tech.  Could that title be Red Steel 2?  The feeling of genuine swordplay in a video game is something most every gaming geek has been waiting for (c'mon, admit it), and the added use of gunplay can only sweeten the deal.  A new Warioware release is always cause for celebration, but it'll be interesting to see just how well the do-it-yourself mechanic in the aptly-titled Warioware D.I.Y. works.  I was thinking how much I wanted to play Lunar again, so Lunar: Silver Star Harmony is a gimme. (And I'll gladly plunk down the extra $10 for the bonus soundtrack CD.)  While I missed out on the second in the series, I'm curious to see how [the now with 100% less hostess bars] Yakuza 3 plays on current gen hardware.  People are dubbing Battlefield: Bad Company 2 as the next Modern Warfare; seems like a dubious claim, but I enjoyed the destructive environments and vehicle elements enough in the first one to give it a try.  And finally.... Mega Man 10!  Since I've yet to get my Wii to keep a proper sync, I'm gonna have to wait for the mid-month PSN release. (Come to think of it, that'd mean Red Steel 2 will have to wait as well.  D'oh.)  360-only owners who need to hold out until the very end of the month for the Blue Bomber's latest adventure, you have my condolences.

Some highly anticipated movies coming home.  It's going to be a wonderful month for fans of animation in particular; I'll finally get to check out Ponyo, and I'm dying to see The Princess and the Frog again.  I wasn't planning on getting it, but the equal measures of cleverness and weirdness that make up The Fantastic Mr. Fox left enough of a lasting impression on me that I likely will.  Given Disney's track record on quality Blu-ray Pixar releases, Toy Story 1 and Toy Story 2 surely won't disappoint.  And then there's Sherlock Holmes, Ninja Assassin, Where The Wild Things Are, and Red Cliff - the last three I've yet to see, which may warrant rentals instead.  (On that note, I suppose it's worth seeing the two-disc five hour International Version for the complete Red Cliff experience?)

Soundtracks, it'll be the Rockman 10: Uchu Kara no Kyoui!! Original Soundtrack and the Dracula Densetsu Rebirth & Contra Rebirth Original Soundtrack.  Curious to see what Nobuo Uematsu's 10 Short Stories is about, and we'll see how well Danny Elfman scores the upcoming Alice in Wonderland.

Bah... still finishing up dealings buying my own place, so likely nothing again for me this month (that 30 game backlog is another reason to not pay full price for things I'm not going to play any time soon).  I am, however, a little tempted to get FFXIII early and bump it to the front of the line because it will be hard to avoid spoilers from my students who are playing it.

For games: FFXIII and GoWIII. And Mega Man 10.

For movies: Both of the Toy Storys.

For music: Nothing that I can think of.

Nothing I can afford to buy.

I'm hobbled by debts and the cost of a possible moving. I wish I had been born into a rich family.

Games
FFXIII - PS3
God of War III - PS3
Mega Man 10 - PSN
still on the fence on whether I should plunk down some Wii points for Blaster Master Overdrive...
Lunar: Silver Star Harmony Special Edition - PSP (didn't come out in Feb, out in March now)

Blu-ray/DVD
Doctor Who - Remembrance of the Daleks Special Edition
Doctor Who - Dalek War: Frontier in Space & Planet of the Daleks
Evangelion 1.11 - You Are (Not) Alone

nadda for soundtracks for me this month...

Still waiting on the FFXIII Kai Play Arts Vol. 1 (Lightning/Snow/Vanille) figures to come in too...  hopefully this month.

Now to concentrate on the Canada/US Gold Medal game!  GO CANADA GO!  let's make it a record of 14 Gold Medals! woooooo

Let's see...

Games:

FFXIII
Rockman 10

Music:

God Eater OST
End of Eternity OST
Rockman 10 OST (gift from a friend for birthday)

This month is going to be pretty easy for me as I'm not interested in most of the big releases. That's for the best though, as my wallet needs a break.

Movies / TV:
-Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers
-Evangelion 1.11 You Are [Not] Alone
-Kurokami: The Animation Vol. 1
-Ponyo

Games:
-Cave Story
-Mega Man 10

Music:
-10 Short Stories
-Rockman 10: Uchu Kara no Kyoui!! Original Soundtrack

EDIT: Aaand... it seems I forgot a couple of releases. Maybe this won't be quite as cheap a month as I originally thought. XD

what town are you buying in? youre in IN, right? my friend lives in valpo.
finish up your old games first, or just join gamefly if you dont anticipate having time to play more than a few times a month.

Probably the Rockman 10: Uchu Kara no Kyoui!! Original Soundtrack and I want to re-grab Mega Man 9 again. I haven't been too impressed with what I've heard from 10 though.

Still, probably won't get either until the end of the month, splurging on the Breath of Fire Original Soundtrack Special Box set me back mucho dollars. Dumb thing is I'm not that crazy over any of the BOF scores: II being my favorite, III and IV having some goodies. Writing that review and playing III really screwed me, but then no one held a gun to my head, eh?

There are worse things to spend $100+ on I guess, like crack.

Games:

Mega Man 10 (PS3)
Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)
Resident Evil 5 DLC "Desperate Escape" (PS3) -- already bought and completed "Lost in Nightmares" (hi Don ) so no need for RE5 Gold Edition
Lunar: Silver Star Harmony (Limited Edition)

VGM:

Rockman 10 OST + bonus disc
Heavy Rain OST (PSN digital release, assuming they actually offer it for sale and it's not limited to just a European pre-order bonus)
Lunar: Silver Star Harmony LE Soundtrack CD

Mildly interested to hear what Uematsu's 10 Short Stories is all about, but I'm keeping my hopes low for his new stuff as usual.  Also, the Akumajo Dracula Best Music Collections BOX is super tempting but I'll probably pass unless either a money tree appears outside my window or I somehow hit the lottery even though I don't actually play the numbers.  I can't wait to see some hi-res pictures and scans of it though, that thing is a beast!

Definitely:
Cave Story (friggin' FINALLY)
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon (atmospheeeeere)
Lunar Silver Star Harmony (Lunar!)
Megaman 10 (less than 24 hours!)
Mimana: Iyar Chronicles (by some of the Lunar guys!)
WarioWare D.I.Y. (what I could play of the import was great)

Maybe:
Blazblue Portable (depends...if it's Ad-Hoc only, what would be the point?)
Infinite Space (might be over my head, to be honest)
Sakura Wars: So Long My Love (curious, but dating-RPGs are usually not that great)
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (haven't even started Devil Survivor)

Another Time:
Final Fantasy XIII (not sold on it, and my PS3's still busted)
Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition (if they don't patch in motion control later, I don't even want it) - EDIT: Wait a minute, Motion Controller this month? Since when?

Also (thanks to Eirikr) getting the MM10 soundtrack with bonus disc! Woo!

It's not, is it?  Heard it was pushed back to Fall, hence why RE5 Gold won't currently support it.  Was it the wording in my initial post that was confusing? 

Maybe I should've said, "I would've picked up the PS3 version *if* the Arc/Gem/motion-controlled wand thingy was going to be released alongside with it."  My bad.

Just FFXIII and more importantly Resonance of Fate (or End of Eternity if you wish).
Maybe Fragile, but I'm sure if I buy that it will just sit on a shelf for awhile.

Oh man, totally forgot about Cave Story. I'll definitely be getting that as well. Hopefully it will be worth the wait (certainly looks like it will). Fragile Dreams looks promising, but I think I might wait to pick up a used copy.

I'm playing the JP version of End of Eternity right now, and it's totally awesome; I'm completely hooked on it (hence my avatar).
God knows I'm enjoying it a helluvalot more than FFXIII.

As for my March pick-ups, Megaman 10 and GoW III are no-brainers.
I'm playing the GoW collection right now to get in the mood, and I'm definitely up for more.
As for MM10, I'll be getting the PS3 version this time, partly because I just want to, and partly because I have no other choice if I actually want to be able to play it anytime soon.
Japan seems to be getting the shaft once again as no release date has been announced yet.

25th is going to be busy though, with lots of soundtracks released: MM10, KH Birth by Sleep and End of Eternity should all hit stores on the 25th if I'm not mistaken, as well as the Birth by Sleep Ultimania Guide which I'm looking forward to.

This seems to be not announced yet.

It hasn't?
Maybe it was only the Guide then...

I'm pretty sure they were planning on releasing it in march though...

Updated my original post to reflect that I just ordered Lunar: Silver Star Harmony (Limited Edition), couldn't resist.  You gotta love Amazon too.  The game is being released tomorrow and I'm getting it delivered tomorrow, and the shipping was free, awesome!

MM Network reports:

Capcom of Japan has finally announced when our friends in the east will get in on the action too. Like us, the release is being staggered, but to less of a degree. Both Wii and PlayStation 3 users will be able to get the game on Tuesday, March 9th. However, Xbox 360 players are still going to have to wait until March 31st. Really makes you wonder how the 360 got the short end of the stick on these deals.

I placed a pre-order for the limited edition of Lunar yesterday.  I'll probably also pick up Volume 2 of Suikoden Arrange Collection; since it's a Konamistyle limited release, I expect that supplies will be limited and that I will miss my opportunity to get it if I wait too long.

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the XBLA release of Perfect Dark HD.

I've found that it is necessary to keep up with some authors, as their books can polyuple in value within a few weeks of the release date. One such author is the Australian Greg Egan. So I've already pre-ordered Zendegi, in the event that it suddenly increases to $100, as what happened with Dark Integers.

In game music I'll have to get the Rockman 10 OST and Dracula Densetsu Rebirth. Although End of Eternity looks like a micro-management paradise, with 6 supposed discs, it does feature Kohei Tanaka and Motoi Sakuraba; quite the odd pairing.

Ooooh! Thanks Angie!
Guess I'll have to wait slightly less long then

So much for Release Day Delivery to me.  Apparently the local UPS hub is experiencing "emergency conditions" on this warm, sunny day.

PS3:

Yakuza 3
Resonance of Fate
Final Fantasy XIII
God of War 3

PSP:

Lunar

OST:

dunno yet, i'm most probably buying older releases this month.

I bought some top shelf Scotch ($60/bottle) as my b-day present to myself.

Jonny Walker: Green Label.  This stuff has an INTENSE flavor.

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Games

Final Fantasy XIII - PS3
God of War III - PS3
Resonance of Fate - PS3
Yakuza 3 - PS3
Dragon Age Origins Awakening - PS3
Clash of the Titans (maybe) - PS3

Lunar Silver Star Harmony - PSP
Mimana Iyar Chronicles (maybe) - PSP

Fragile Dreams Farewell Ruins of the Moon (maybe) - Wii

Pokemon Superior SoulSilver - DS
Infinite Space - DS
Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey - DS

Another expensive month, yaaaay

damn, congrats! i love good scotch.

I saw a bottle of Blue Label, in a Korean movie. The women running the restaurant charged some suckers around $700 for a bottle. I would never drink Scotch myself, though. I can't drink any alcohol, not even wine or beer. I don't enjoy the cognitive atrophy or the taste. I once forced myself to drink beer, when I was 20, to try to understand why other people drink it. All I learned was that I can act like a monkey and Three Stooges shorts can become terribly complicated to follow.

Yeah, Blue Label is their "by special order only with custom engraving" line, purposely only for those once-in-a-lifetime-moments.   

I read somewhere that it's used a lot in Asian movies to signify a very pricey indulgence. (equivalent to how American movies use flashy Italian Supercars like Lamborghinis to signify excess/success).

Gold Label was only $85 at the same shop, so I'll try that next year.

new FFXIII figures getto!
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The Snow figure has quite a bit of heft to it!  More points of articulation and the figures are slightly larger than previous Play Arts figures - the only point of contention with me are the new stand designs - they're a real let down - they try to add a degree of variability in the way it works, but a better design is needed.

It seems to me that among the poseable figure lines, Play Arts does the poorest job of making bare elbows and knees look other than horribly unnatural.  Vanille, in particular, gives me a "creepy puppet" vibe.

James, will you be getting the Shiva bike transformer?  It looks awesome and appears to be in scale with the Play Arts figures.

So far, I've bought the games I've promised. And it looks like I'll be adding Dragon Age Awakening and Resonance of Fate to the list. Ouch!

Yup! I've got my pre-order in for the Shiva sisters and Lightning's Odin too. 

South Park Season 13

Still, I think I'll wait until my birthday next month to get it

Little has changed so far, but I made one purchase and am growing a desire to buy some promo albums like this. I wonder when is the next time I buy a new game... (perhaps FF14?).