I'd like to thank Amazon for giving me the opportunity (read: excuse) to post that image.

That's not the only reason to praise the online retailer this week, however. They've slashed prices on over a dozen titles published by Atlus. There's some quality stuff in their list going for as little as fifty percent of retail.  

Meanwhile, Best Buy is dropping a lot of Gift Card offers on both older and newer games. The already reasonably-priced Ninja Gaiden II will score you an additional $15 in store credit, along with a slew of other titles bearing a similar offer.

And, with City Folk right around the corner, Gamestop is offering previous Animal Crossing games at rather good prices. I, personally, have little interest in buying the third title in the series, but I can heartily recommend the original GameCube game at a $10 price point.

Follow the jump for more of this week's deals. 

Software Discounts (via CAG)

• Baroque [Wii/PS2] - $19.96 ($20 savings)
• Dokapon Kingdom [Wii/PS2] - $19.96 ($20 savings)
• Trauma Center New Blood [Wii] - $19.96 ($10 savings)
• Operation Darkness [360] - $19.96 ($10 savings)
• Spectral Force 3 [360] -  $19.96 ($10 savings)
• Etrian Odyssey II [DS] -  $19.96 ($10 savings)
• Summon Knight Twin Age [DS] - $19.96 ($10 savings)
• Rondo Of Swords [DS] - $19.96 ($10 savings)
• Izuna 2 [DS] -  $19.96 ($10 savings)
• Trauma Center 2 [DS] $19.96 ($10 savings)
• Master of the Monster Lair [DS] - $19.96 ($10 savings)
• Yggdra Union [PSP] - $19.96 ($10 savings)
• R-Type Command [PSP] - $9.96 ($10 savings)

Software Discounts

• MySims Kingdom [Wii] - $39.99 ($10 savings)
• de Blob [Wii] - $39.99 ($10 savings)

Gift with Purchase Promotions

• Left 4 Dead [360] - $10 Gift Card with purchase of game and strategy guide
• Tomb Raider Underworld [360/PS3] - $10 Gift Card with purchase of game and strategy guide
• Need for Speed Undercover [360/PS3] - $10 Gift Card with purchase of game and strategy guide
• Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe [360/PS3] - $10 Gift Card with purchase of game and strategy guide
• Saints Row 2 [360] - $15 Gift Card with purchase
• Ninja Gaiden II [360] - $15 Gift Card with purchase
• Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood [DS] - $15 Gift Card with purchase
• Sid Meier Civilization: Revolution [360/PS3] - $15 Gift Card with purchase
• PURE [360/PS3] - $15 Gift Card with purchase
• NBA Live ’09 [360/PS3] - $15 Gift Card with purchase
• Fracture [360/PS3] - $15 Gift Card with purchase
• Rock Revolution [360/PS3] - $15 Gift Card with purchase

Software Discounts

• Castlevania: Judgment [Wii] - $44.99 ($10 savings)
• LoTR Online: Mines of Moiria expansion [PC] - $34.99 ($5 savings)
• Need for Speed Undercover [PS3] - $49.99 ($10 savings)
• Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe [PS3] - $54.99 ($5 savings)

(Please note that GameStop's ad cycle differs from most major retailers, with ads being released on Fridays. Promotions listed here may expire Thursday night.)

Software Discounts

• Bioshock [360] - $24.99 ($5 savings)
• Animal Crossing [GC] - $9.99 ($10 savings)
• Animal Crossing: Wild World [DS] - $19.99 ($5 savings)
• Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 [360] - $19.99 ($7 savings)
• Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 [PS3] - $19.99 ($5 savings)
• Ace Combat 6 [360] - $29.99 ($30 price drop)
• My Weight Loss Coach [DS] - $24.99 ($10 price drop)
• TNA Impact! [360/PS3] - $39.99 ($20 price drop)
• NHL 2k9 [360/PS3] - $39.99 ($20 price drop)

Accessory Discounts

• Nyko Perfect Shot for Wii - $9.99 ($5 price drop)

Software Discounts

• Shaun White Snowboarding [360/PS3] - $54.99 ($5 savings)
• Tom Clancy EndWar [360/PS3] - $54.99 ($5 savings)
• Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe [360/PS3] - $54.99 ($5 savings)
• Madden 09  [360/PS3] - $54.99 ($5 savings)
• NBA Live 09 [360/PS3] - $54.99 ($5 savings)
• 007: Quantum of Solace [360/PS3] - $54.99 ($5 savings)
• Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway [360/PS3] - $54.99 ($5 savings)
• Far Cry 2 [360/PS3] - $54.99 ($5 savings)

All Wii games $29.99 and up - Buy 1 Get $20 off on a second game 

Buy any 2 select DS games for $40. (Choose from the following)

• Madagascar 2
• Transformers the Animated Series
• 007: Quantum of Solace
• Barbie Horse Adventures: Riding Camp
• Call of Duty: World at War
• Monster Jam: Urban Assault
• Spiderman: Web of Shadows
• Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades