Hasta La Gadget!

We begin this week for a vital PSA aimed at the fan of ABC’s Zero Hour — that show has been cancelled after airing just three episodes. In other news, fresh iterations of SimCity and Tomb Raider arrive this week for some old-but-new-again gaming. Look below for the highlights this week, followed after the break by our weekly listing of what to look out for in TV, Blu-ray and videogames.

Wreck-It Ralph
In addition to Academy Award winning animated short Paperman, Wreck-It Ralph promises enough classic videogame references to alight nostalgia in pretty much anyone. Ben-o-vision certified, this story of an 8-bit villain who wants to be a hero instead seems a good fit for kids and adults alike.
($27.99 on Amazon)

King of the Nerds
TBS’ reality competition wraps up this week with one contestant ready to be named King of the Nerds. We haven’t been keeping up with the series around these parts but reviews have been shockingly positive and it’s already been renewed for a second season.
(March 14th, TBS, 10PM)

Saturday Night Live
Sure some (ok, most) would agree the show has fallen off a bit, but if there’s one thing you can count on to revitalize SNL, it’s an episode featuring Justin Timberlake. Hopefully we can count on yet another Lonely Island collabo alongside followups to classic skits like Come On Down to Liquorville, but who knows.
(March 16th, NBC, 11:29PM)

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Have you watched Wreck-It Ralph on the silver screens when it was released at the end of last year? I certainly enjoyed myself immensely, and it was rather sad to see Mario amiss, although there were plenty of other video game characters that brought back fond memories that made an appearance. Bad guys have feelings too, you know. Well, here is some bit of good news to perk up your week – or at least at the tail end side of things, where Disney has announced that Wreck-It Ralph will be available as a digital download and on streaming services a few weeks before the actual physical disc is released.

Already raking in $277 million and counting at the box office, Wreck-It Ralph is set to wreck more bank accounts when it arrives for home viewing in the form of digital downloads in the US this coming February 12th in HD and 3D on compatible services. As for the four disc Blu-ray 3D combo set, it will carry a $39.99 price point, and will ship on March 5th, accompanied by a two disc Blu-ray set at $31.99, as well as DVD and standard definition video on-demand versions.

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If you have been to the cinema lately and have sat through the trailers, you might recall a trailer for an upcoming movie dubbed Wreck-It Ralph. Well if you liked the idea of a movie about a video-game character trying to find a new job as a different character in a different video game, you might like the idea and appreciate the irony of being able to play a video game with the character based on a video game character in a movie. Phew! In a collaboration with Disney, Activision has announced that Wreck-It Ralph will be turned into a “classic, arcade-style sidescroller” and will be launched alongside the release of the movie this fall on the Nintendo Wii, DS and the 3DS.

The game will actually be an extension of the movie and will pick up where the movie ends. This means that if you have yet to watch the movie, you might want to hold off on playing the game just yet. The Wii version is also expected to feature co-op mode and will see players playing together to solve puzzles and collect “Hero Medals”. In the meantime if you have yet to catch the trailer of the movie, be sure to watch it in the video above.

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