It's that time of year again. Over the last month, we've spent our days being thankful, meeting up with family, spending way too much time playing Modern Warfare 2, and now the holiday season is nearing its end.

With that in mind, the staff of Talking About Games would like to let you know what's on our wish lists this holiday season. But instead of simply listing the random pieces of technology we'd like, we figured we'd focus specifically on the things we'd like the video game industry to do for us. Some of us want nice things like peace and harmony, while others simply want certain individuals to stop talking for a little while. What? We never said they had to be happy wishes.

Today, we bring you the requests of many of the podcasters from TAG, as Robbiejo, SugarFree, Soldier X25, Forgetfool, Shayward and GolfRat offer up their respective checklists of desireables. But be sure to check back tomorrow to see what the TAG writing staff is hoping to receive this year, and don't forget to let us know what you want for the holidays in the comments section!

Hit the jump to see how selfish we really are.

• Robbiejo (Talking About Gamers co-host and news team Senior Writer)

Let's see, things I want for the holidays. Where to begin? First off, I really want a Wii HD. Come on Nintendo, you keep saying you want to grow the hardcore market. Well, a Wii HD would do the trick. Also, how awesome would a 1080p Zelda, Mario or Metroid look. I know it's a pipe dream but a guy's got to hope. That's pretty much all I really want. I am a simple man with simple needs. Actually, I wouldn't mind if I somehow got an early copy of Mass Effect 2 to play over the break. Now, that would be a Christmas miracle.

• SugarFree (Post Game Report co-host and editorial contributor)

With this, my single penny that I can toss into the magical fountain - promising one wish for the industry this holiday season - it is my utmost desire to eliminate all intellectual property that is a sequel or part of a series of existing games from the next fiscal year. Yes, this is coming from a guy who is excited for God of War 3, lives and sleeps for Modern Warfare 2 and absolutely loves Uncharted 2. I want to see what these companies can do when they are forced to use genuine creativity. I want a brand new setting, brand new characters, brand new gameplay, brand new everything. I don't want to see Zelda, Mario, Master Chief, Dom, Kratos, Nathan Drake, Commander Shepard, Tony Hawk, or another scrolling note track on my television. If inFamous can sell 1 million copies starting fresh, it is certainly possible for other developers to figure something out. Sure, it won't be easy, but that's why they get paid the big bucks. So take this penny, magic fountain, and make it happen.

• Soldier X25 (Post Game Report co-host)

For the holidays, I'd like for enemies to hide their red barrels a little better. I want to be able to double jump in every game. I want to know where the collectibles are before I start a game. Actually, cancel that -- other than Crackdown, there shouldn't be any collectibles in games. I want better looking grass. I want multiplayer achievements to go away. I want Quick-Time Events to go the way of the dinosaur; just make them into cut scenes, people. I want Gears of War 3 to have a decent multiplayer. I want Natal to track my moves in real-time on games like Guitar Hero, Rock Band and any other game where I can show off my sweet moves. I want an immersive story without sacrificing graphics or controls. I want movie tie-in games to self-destruct. I want Cliffy-B to change his name to C-Bliz, and I want Chris Paladino to go by Chrissy-P. I want MS to release a Blu-ray player. I want JVB to fight Jay V. B. for the rights to the initials. I want Sony to make a controller built for man-hands. I want Nintendo to go HD (officially). I really want to drink some eggnog. The Xbox Ambassador program is a farce. I want nothing to do with peace. I want every American and ally to the Yanks to have a blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year -- the rest of you can eat yellow snow. [Editor's Note: Just kidding! We love all of you!]

• Forgetfool (Talking About Gamers co-host)

If I were to wish for anything it would be for peace. None of this world peace mumbo-jumbo, but peace in video games. I wish that Pirates and Ninjas could sit together and have a holiday meal. I wish Donkey Kong would give the princess back and just say "Sorry, my bad." I wish Kratos would give fruit baskets to all the Greek gods. I wish the Elites and the Brutes could learn to share. I wish Sam Fisher would tickle instead of torture. I wish orcs and humans would realize that they're not that different. I wish Francis would learn to love, not hate. I wish instead of Red vs. Blue we just had purple. But most of all I wish that PS3 and Xbox fanboys could just have one big hug. I wish that we all could just get along.

• Shayward (Talking About Gamers co-host)

Dear Santa,

In addition to the letter I wrote you several weeks ago, several things have come to mind that I would like you to add to my list. I would be so very pleased if you could arrange for Treasure to make a shooter using the Star Fox license. With Nintendo allowing other developers access to their original I.P., this one seems like a no-brainer (which I am sure you would have come up with on your own if you weren't so busy forcing elves to do your bidding). I know you have plenty to do so I wont bother you any further and I wish you a safe journey on your globe-spanning joyride in a couple of days (I find a thermos full of hot apple cider and Bacardi 151 helps keep the cold away).

• GolfRat (Talking About Gamers co-host)

Wii HD, please. As far as Sony goes... how about a $150 PSPgo? I know I'm asking too much, but I've been a good boy. Merry Xmas TAGers!