Xbox Holiday Shopping Guide

The 250GB Kinect Holiday Bundle costs $399.99 and includes:

• Xbox 360 Console: The Xbox 360 console runs whisper quiet, letting you play games and watch movies without interference. Easily connect to Xbox LIVE, play with friends all over the world and experience a world of entertainment.
• Kinect Sensor: With the Kinect sensor, you can experience gaming like never before. Easy to use and fun for everyone, the Kinect sensor utilizes revolutionary full-body tracking to put you in the center of the fun. This amazing new technology allows the sensor to recognize your body and mirror your movements in the game, making you the controller. All you need is a little room to play, with approximately six feet of free space between you and the sensor. With Kinect, Xbox 360 now has the best controller ever made—YOU.
• Kinect Adventures: Float in outer space. Experience the thrill of roaring rapids. Tackle mountaintop obstacle courses. And dive into the deep to explore a leaky underwater observatory—all from your living room. You are the controller as you jump, dodge and kick your way through exciting adventures set in a variety of exotic locations. Rated “E” for Everyone.
• Carnival Games: Monkey See, Monkey Do: Twenty controller-free games and attractions allow you to swing in the batting cage, avoid twisting tornadoes and more. Designed for fun-seekers of all ages and skills, it is a perfect fit for families everywhere! Full game downloadable token. Rated “E” for Everyone.
• Xbox 360 250GB Hard Drive: The internal 250GB hard drive allows you to save your games and store television shows, movies, music, pictures, trailers, levels, demos, and other content available from Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
• Xbox 360 Wireless Controller: This award-winning, high-performance wireless controller features the Xbox Guide Button for quick, in-game access to friends and music. It has a range of up to 30 feet and a battery life of up to 30 hours on two AA batteries.
• Three-Month Xbox LIVE Gold Membership: Included with your console is a free three-month subscription to Xbox LIVE Gold, the best in gaming and entertainment. Invite friends from all over to connect and play online multiplayer games or watch thousands of HD movies.

Microsoft Store Bundle

The Microsoft Store is also showing one special bundle, called the Xbox Ultimate Gaming Bundle,  with a choice of a game.  It costs $444.94 and includes:

Xbox 360 250 GB Console with Kinect

Get the most exciting gaming experience yet with the Xbox 360 console and Kinect bundle. Included are the new Xbox 360 with a huge 250 GB hard drive, the revolutionary Kinect sensor, and the Kinect Adventures game. With its whisper-quiet, sleek new design, the new Xbox 360 console, paired with the Kinect sensor’s body-tracking technology, brings you hours of hands-free fun where you’re the controller.

Xbox LIVE 3-Month Gold Card

An Xbox LIVE Gold membership lets you take your Xbox 360 online to play Kinect and controller games with friends, no matter where they are.
Instantly watch HD movies, TV shows, and sports, and, with the hands-free fun of Kinect, your voice is the remote control. Plus, friends and family are never far away when you can video chat face-to-face the biggest screen in the house.
Coming this holiday season, look for better navigation, voice search, and all new video partners like UFC and YouTube.

Xbox LIVE 1600 Microsoft Points

Want to take your Xbox 360 to the next level? Get going with Xbox LIVE, and take your gaming online. Once you’ve got an Xbox LIVE subscription, use points to download games, HD movies, and TV shows, or add-ons to keep your games fresh.

Razer Onza Tournament Edition Professional Gaming Controller

The Razer Onza Tournament Edition gaming controller for Xbox 360 is designed to give professional gamers the competitive edge by bringing maximum customizability to the Xbox 360 controller.
Featuring adjustable resistance on both analog sticks and putting two fully programmable Multi-Function Buttons (MFB) at the fingertips, the Razer Onza TE allows every professional gamer to tweak the controller to their individual preferences.

Xbox 360 8 GB USB Flash Drive by SanDisk

Expand the memory of your Xbox 360 console with this pre-configured, Xbox 360-branded SanDisk USB flash drive. Just plug it in to experience all that Xbox LIVE has to offer and take your game saves, profiles, downloads, and gamertag with you wherever you go.

Game of your choice

I like this bundle, but prefer wireless controllers.

Conclusion

I think that I’ll ask Santa to bring the Xbox 360 250 GB Console with Kinect, add a wireless controller, and add a few dance games for my daughter to play.  If I were buying strictly for me, I’d opt for the Call of Duty bundle and add Kinect and a few dancing games for my daughter.  Hmmm…need to evaluate Santa’s budget!  Which one works for you?