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Zombie Super Nintendo Runs On Mario and Yoshi’s Souls [Nintendo]
Run. Run! Run for your life, but don’t step over giant green pipe on your way out, or the zombie Super Nintendo will catch you to suck your blood and soul. The damn thing even glows in the dark:
Why would anyone do this to a perfectly functional console—which is still fully operational after this defacing? [...]
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Black Wii packaging looks as good as its contents
We’ve already gotten quite a few glimpses of Nintendo’s forthcoming black Wii but, with that August 1st launch date in Japan now fast approaching, things are now starting to get even more real. Real like packaging. Of course, while the box is nothing more than a black version of the existing Wii packaging, we have [...]
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Nintendo DS Game Selector Switches Between, Shows Off Your Top 3 Games [Accessories]
This Blaze Game Selector for the Nintendo DS Lite attaches to the DS’s back and allows you to toggle between 3 games with the flip of a switch. We’re not sure the marginal effort saved is worth the aesthetic sacrifice.
The Selector features three slots for games and an indicator light to show which game is [...]
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Nintendo on the Wii Vitality Sensor: You Just Don’t Understand [Nintendo]
The Wii Vitality Sensor was met with a very harsh, possibly unfair reception when it was announced at E3. Now, Nintendo is getting a little defensive about their upcoming medical instrument game peripheral.
Nintendo’s North American President Reggie Fils-Aime explained that the Vitality Sensor is just the latest in a chain of products that are first [...]
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Netbook Cover Fashions Itself in the Likeness of an NES Controller [NetBooks]
Handcrafts made to look like old pieces of Nintendo hardware are great. Which is why this Netbook cover, received as a gift by Flickr user Mendicon, speaks for itself. But I think this could be even better.
How, you ask? Consider the shape of the NES controller, and think about which netbook best resembles it—yep, the [...]
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XCM Candy Case For The DSi Is The Sweetest Way To Void Your Warranty [Image Cache]
The XCM Eye Candy case for the DSi comes in several tempting colors, but disassembling your machine to install one is only for those with a serious sweet tooth. [Divineo via Technabob via Boing Boing Gadgets]
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TV Tricklesaver Makes Sure Standby Consoles Don’t Cost You Money [TrickleSaver]
The Tricklesaver does two things: detect when your TV is off, and cuts off power to whatever console is plugged in so it doesn’t waste power when “off”. This is good, in theory.
In theory, a standby PS3 uses about $250 a year when in the off standby position. An Xbox 360 uses a little bit [...]
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