Can the allure of Mario Party: Korokoro Catcher in the arcade draw kids away from those ticket-spewing kiddie gambling machines? Only time will tell.

Video Blips:

• It's Mario Party in the arcade with all the korokoro catching you could ask for! Any Japanese Bitmobbers care to take a stab at explaining how this thing works? [GameTrailers]

Continue after the break for a creepy Assassin's Creed 2 commercial, a NBA: Unrivaled trailer that isn't quite "on fire" but still kind of hot, and a daring trailer for Need for Speed: Nitro set in Singapore.

• Witness the blank, dead stares of Ezio's victims in Assassin's Creed 2. Or it could just be people who dress funny are really absorbed while playing the game. You decide. [Kotaku]

• Watching this NBA: Unrivaled trailer brings back all sorts of memories of NBA Jam. We can only pray that Tecmo includes a big-head code. [GameTrailers]

• Part of Need for Speed: Nitro has the player tagging up Singapore. Good thing it's only a game because getting caught would be quite a few canings. [GameVideos]