In the search for a possible desktop replacement, I see that the really good gaming computers are not available in store. They need to order them for you. I don't feel comfortable paying them and then walking out empty handed.

Many of these desktop replacements that you can buy and take home the same day have i7 CPUs that rate a 9 or 10 on Game Debate as well as great hard drives and RAM. It's the GFX cards that are a problem. I want at least a 9 here as well. The ones they have in the store are not what I'm looking for. The best they have is a NVIDIA GTX 670M with 3 GB. It isn't anything mindblowing compared to my current AMD Radeon HD 6740 G2 with 3 GPU set up. Others have a 570M, 660M or lower. The ones where you have to wait sometime to get your order feature the 680M, which is exactly what I want.

These high-end computers cost about $1800-2000, which seems like a fair price for what you are getting. I'm certain it will run any game, even Crysis 3, for the next few years. I can't say the same for my aging Gateway.

Again, I will wait until such titles as Crysis 3, Watch Dogs and Grand Theft Auto V get release dates first. I only plan to buy one more 2012 release in Doom 3: BFG Edition and then no more until next year. I don't play my games on max settings. I'm happy playing on Medium with 1280x720 resolution. It's still better than playing Xbox 360 on a crap CRT TV.

If I find one of these PCs with a 680M that can be bought in a store on Day One, then I'll snap it up. Right now, there's nothing.

I finished New Super Mario Brothers 2 two days ago and my opinion is this:

The well has run dry.

Honestly, they are milking this game almost as much as Activision has with Call Of Duty and UbiSoft has with Assassin's Creed. They are releasing TWO NSMB games this year as you know and I have a feeling the Wii U version will be nothing different from the prior 3. After playing NSMB2, I think I will pass on the Wii U for a while. Of course, I expect millions and millions to run out and buy the Wii U as the launch titles look great and they are offering Mario right from the start.

I suggest just sticking with Super Mario 3D Land as I love what they have done with that game or waiting for Sticker Star. However, I won't stop you from buying NSMB2. I did and I found out: