If Microsoft really wants to move XBox hardware they should emulate what Nintendo did with their Gamecube and go sub $100 pricing, but they have a few other ideas.

Microsoft announced on Friday a new holiday Xbox package that essentially gives buyers two free sports games and a trial subscription to the Xbox Live online gaming service. The bundle, available starting Oct. 31, will add Electronic Arts’ “NCAA Football 2005″ and “Top Spin” tennis game, plus two months of Xbox Live service, for the same $150 Microsoft now charges for the standalone Xbox.

The XBox has some really cool looking games, especially on a High Definition TV, but one of the problems is that not a lot of people have HDTVs. More the problem isn’t cool-looking games, it’s the shortage of fun games. We’ll see what happens with Halo 2.