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Nintendo President Satoru Iwata unboxes one of the first Nintendo Wii U consoles off the assembly line, presumably wearing gloves to keep this fingerprint magnet from glazing over with grease.

Norwegian comedy troupe Ylvis messes with the minds of riders with their “voice-activated elevator” prank. The elevator clapper is classic, but Donald Duck gets on our nerves. More here, here and here.

Even in the animal kingdom there are good guys, then there’s this jerk. It seems he doesn’t want to bother changing direction, so he just barrels his way through his utterly surprised companion.

Check out this long, bumpy and goofy bowling strike from the Aussie guys over at How Ridiculous. They make silly trick shot videos like this one to raise awareness for child poverty around the world.

Zachariah Scott mashed up Kanye West’s video for Power with Left 4 Dead. JP Neufeld provided the custom remix of the L4D theme song Midnight Ride. This is Scott’s entry to Valve’s Saxxy Awards.

Technical terms are unavoidable in this world we live in. But sometimes they’re just meaningless jabber that folks make up to sound professional. A clever ad for Adobe Marketing Cloud.

This creepy but nonetheless awesome animation by artist Erica Luke was created by painting each frame on the face of its subject, transforming a lively girl into a fleshless skeleton in 30 seconds.

While many of us will be glued to our Xbox 360 controllers tonight, Richard Ryan of RatedRR is busy jumping out of an airplane in a HALO wingsuit instead of playing video games.

(Some audience language NSFW) At the Belfast Festival at Queen’s in Ireland, two performance artists put on a mesmerizing stage fight using special suits and tesla coils. (Thanks Rachit!)

Many have imitated Heath Ledger’s legendary take on the Joker, but YouTuber jklamm1234 really nails it, from his voice to his insane attitude. What a way to kill a meme. Figuratively, we hope.

If you know people who are obsessed with getting likes or hits, show them this hilarious parody by marketing agency John St., about making videos go viral. It even comes with its own website.

Rapper Dan Bull returns with an infectious rhyme that pays tribute to the Halo franchise. Who’da thought you could rhyme Machinima, Cinema, Prisoners and Dillinger? Grab the track here.

Redditor slapshotten11 lives in the same town as Adam West, aka Batman from the 60’s TV show. Slapshotten11 looked up West in their local phone book and uncovered a hilarious Easter egg.

Take a colorful, alphabetical tour through 26 all-time classic video games, as animated by Evan Seitz. See if you can name them all. Hmmm, was that Bioshock or Bioshock 2? (Thanks Kyle!)

Basketball legend Bill Russel asks Uncle Drew to get his old team back together to teach the young blood a lesson. Drew’s first recruit is Wes, a tall sharpshooter. Does Wes still have it?

Editor Zapatou returns with his latest compilation of 280 of the best bits of video you’ll find on the internet, boiled down to one thrilling, action-packed 5-minute clip – and not too many cat videos.

Here’s a less silly take on Assassin’s Creed by Devin Graham, featuring Ronnie Shalvis. The parkour is still a little over-the-top, but it’s still fun to see how Connor might move in real life.

(NSFW: Language) A tribute to the 250 top-rated flicks over on IMDB (plus 53 more), from Jonathan Keogh and set to FAROFF’s mashup of Joan Jett, The Beatles, House of Pain, and Cypress Hill.

Musician Diwa de Leon dresses up as Mario, taking on every instrument and conducting himself in this brilliantly-played medley of classic RPG themes. Needs some more Paper Mario though.

On last night’s SNL, Louis C.K. plays himself playing himself playing Abraham Lincoln in this clever mashup of his hilarious FX show, freeing the slaves, doing standup and other stuff.

(NSFW: Language/Flying Poop) Fireworks are probably not the best way to unplug a clogged toilet. Somebody over on Youtube commented that “sh*t just got real”, and we couldn’t agree more.

Not to be confused with candy cane-flavored Jelly Belly, these special holiday candies come in two bundles: Very Cherry, Juicy Pear & Cinnamon and Tutti Fruitti, Blueberry, & Watermelon.

(NSFW:Language) Here’s hoping our East Coast readers are overcoming any difficulties that Sandy dealt them. We can only imagine what it’s like to witness nature’s fury like what imasharky captured.