Games that are out>games coming out now (no supply constraints, available for cheaper than retail price on ebay)
Here are some games you friend as a hardcore gamer may like that are already out:
Super Paper Mario
Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess
Metroid Prime 3
Resident evil 4 (if he hasn't played the GC version)
Metal Slug Anthology
Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles (if he likes light gun games)
No More Heroes
Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbarosa's treasure
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Super Mario Galaxy
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams
Super Smash bros Brawl
Okami (if he hasn't played the PS2 version)
Just out/coming soon
Mario Kart Wii
Tales of Symphonia 2: Dawn of the new world
Expect animal crossing wii in fall 08
expect Kid Icarus Wii in fall 08
beyond that I dunno... seems like plenty of games to me though. And if he's truly hardcore he has all 3 systems anyway.
