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Mario Kart World is one of the big launch titles for the new Nintendo Switch 2. It looks like an entertaining new entry into the series, but could it and other titles possibly be worth the $80 price tag? Videogamedunkey thinks the Big N isn’t charging enough for it and is here to state his case for even higher video game prices.

Turn your desktop into a mini Mushroom Kingdom with this five-piece organizer set from Paladone. The officially-licensed set includes plastic cubbies for pens, pencils, scissors, and other items dressed up to look like items from the Super Mario Bros. games. The warp pipe is not recommended for use as a planter for Piranha Plants though.

EA is one of the world’s worst culprits when it comes to forcing microtransactions on gamers. Vivi the Dragon satirizes this player-unfriendly practice by imagining how bad a game like Super Mario Bros. would be if you constantly had to pay to play. Seriously, can we just go back to paying for our games once?

Dessert maestro Amaury Guichon is back with another incredible edible creation. This Super Mario scene is Guichon’s largest and most intricate chocolate display yet. After painstakingly sculpting Mario’s head, body, and hat, he made a question mark block, warp pipes, and a piranha plant. The texture and folds on the fondant overalls are amazing.

This jumbo-sized Mario Kart LEGO model has a whopping 1972 pieces, and comes together to build a 12.5″ long version of Mario behind the wheel of his standard racing Kart. Mario has a poseable head and arms, and his kart sits on an angled stand to give it a sense of movement. Pre-orders start shipping 5.15.2025.

Celebrate your love for classic video games every time you type. This artisan keycap from MMi Keycaps was inspired by the Super Nintendo game controller. The detailed cast-resin keycap is designed to fit 1.5U key locations and comes with SNES purple or the Japanese Super Famicom’s multicolor buttons. Compatible with Cherry MX switches and clones.

Show off your love for arcade drifting with this unintentionally banger jacket from none other than Nintendo itself. Sure, the fabric seems sus, but for the price, we’ll take it. At least it’s not a limited edition drop. This polyester flight jacket is filled with automotive and racing-inspired logos featuring characters and designs from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Analogue spent four years recreating the Nintendo 64’s hardware using FPGA circuits for the Analogue 3D. There’s no software emulation – it’s compatible with all N64 cartridges. It also comes with alternate display modes that the company claims are “virtually indistinguishable” from CRT displays. The matching 8Bitdo controller is sold separately.

Custom geek merch maker Bull Airs is releasing a limited batch of their Nintendo-themed Nike Blazers. The Classic Console rocks the NES’s white, gray, and black color scheme along with a retro logo branding. The Japan-inspired Family Computer colorway is in the iconic red and beige. Pre-orders are open, with the custom sneakers arriving in Q1 of 2025.

They wear a mask just to cover the raw flesh. Or, uh, soul? Hiphop Heaven pays homage to the late MF Doom with a cute crossover featuring Nintendo characters. This kick-ass collection of 12″ plushies features Kirby, a goomba, and a boo wearing the rapper’s iconic mask. You can also get all three as a discounted bundle.

Gameboy Custom makes some of the wildest Nintendo Game Boy mods we’ve ever seen. They have a transparent Game Boy Color with a Pokémon card inside, a dual-screen Game Boy OG that plays DS and GBA games, and even a Game Boy with a case made entirely of LEGO. They also take custom orders, with options for the case, buttons, screen, and more.

After Bowser launched Bomber Bill in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, it looked like it was the end of the Mushroom Kingdom. In this fun mashup edit by McSuperfly, Mario and his pals are saved by an unlikely hero in the Nintendoverse, none other than The Man of Steel himself. Stick around til the end for another amusing DC Comics cameo.

8Bitdo’s new Retro 18 is the numpad version of its Retro Mechanical Keyboard. It also doubles as a standalone calculator, complete with a segmented LCD display. It comes with Kailh Box White V2 tactile switches, but you can easily replace those if you want. Like the keyboard, its colorways are inspired by the C64, IBM Model M, Famicom, and NES.

Etsy store ResinArtYPCShop makes this soothing nightlight diorama featuring The Legend of Zelda’s Master Sword resting in a mossy green field. It measures about 6″ tall and 3″ wide, although the dimensions vary slightly across orders because each one is handmade. It comes with a 55″ cord with a built-in switch and is powered via USB-A.

The retro emulator formerly known as GBA4iOS is now Delta, and can now be installed on iOS devices. It can play NES, SNES, N64, GBC, GBA, and Nintendo DS games, with more systems to be added. It supports most modern controllers and even has built-in cheat systems. Just bring your own game ROMs.

Abandoned Films imagines what a Super Mario Bros. movie might have looked like as a movie shot in Super Panavision 70 back in the 1950s. The surreal take on Nintendo’s iconic plumbers is made extra trippy courtesy of generative AI tech. The images are by Midjourney, video by Runway, voices by ElevenLabs, and the script by ChatGPT.