Hasta La Gadget!

More news from BlizzCon in Anaheim. While premium peripheral-maker SteelSeries unveiled its Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse last week, it has now added to the line with three mouse pads and a Cataclysm-themed keyset for the SteelSeries Shift gaming keyboard.

The mouse pads are named Deathwing, Goblin, and Worgen, and measure 10.8 x 12.6 x 0.1 in. SteelSeries promises that they’re made of high-quality cloth with an optimized textured surface. They also offer a non-slip rubber base. The Cataclysm keyset gives gamers an intuitive layout of the most common commands, actions, and emotes. It can be purchased on its own or bundled with the SteelSeries Shift keyboard. Pricing and availability haven’t been announced yet, but customers can sign up for notification. See the whole World of Warcraft line here. 

The video game industry–long considered one of the few bright spots in an ailing economy–has stumbled a bit in recent months. As we head toward the holidays, the whole thing has been looking pretty dire.

The news isn’t all bad for the three major consoles, however. Sony has scored a big success with the Move–the company’s motion controller answer to products like the Nintendo Wiimote and Microsoft’s Kinect for Xbox 360.

The $50 device has sold more than 2.5 million units, worldwide, since launching on September 19th. That number includes one million in the US and Canada and 1.5 million in Europe–the controller has yet to launch in Asia.

Sony is reportedly running low on stock of the product. “There’s minimal on-hand inventory in many stores,” the company’s director of hardware marketing John Koller told The LA Times. “We’re basically shipping every unit we can make.”

You may consider yourself a big video game fan, but just how many big video games do you own? Physically speaking, of course. Well, here’s your chance to own the largest Nintendo to ever grace a gamer’s living room.

Matt, a handy guy from Fullerton, California, built himself this awesome NES coffee table a few weeks ago, and has listed it on eBay. The lights light up, the buttons push, and controller plugs offer wall outlet power. For the low, low price of $800 you can buy this one of a kind piece of furniture, which even has storage space for your actual game systems.

Did you experience some limited edition jealously when Nintendo unveiled the red Wii for Japanese customers only, earlier this month? Good news, the edition just became little less limited. Nintendo this week announced that the red Wii–manufactured to mark the 25th anniversary of the first Super Mario game–will be hitting our shores next month.

The console is set to go on sale on November 7th for $199–it’s one of those “while supplies last” sort of deals. The console comes bundled with a copy of New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Wii Sports, a Wii Remote Plus, and a red Wiimote.

Nintendo also announced the upcoming availability of a DSi XL bundle featuring Mario Kart DS, plus the pre-loaded titles Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters, Brain Age Express: Math, and Photo Clock.

It used to be that a fast mouse was enough, then you needed a gaming keyboard and a super-slick mouse mat. Now the serious gamer also needs gaming glasses to keep their eyes feeling fine. SteelSeries has partnered with Gunnar Optiks to produce the SteelSeries Scope. Designed to improve visual efficiency, reduce eyestrain, and improve contrast during gaming sessions, they sound like a must-have. They’re built with large lenses to support peripheral vision, as well as a flat temple so they’re comfortable when you’re wearing a gaming headset. Gunnar’s proprietary i-Amp lens technology delivers a lens tint that optimizes contrast, an anti-glare coating, and light, ergonomic lenses.

If you’re at BlizzCon this weekend, you can be one of the first to try them on. Visit the SteelSeries Booth. You can also pick up a pair now from SteelSeries.com.