Awesome Nintendo

Video game consoles killed the arcade star: this 8-Bit Stickup t-shirt gets metaphorical with upstart gunmen (Nintendo, Sony, Sega, etc.) wiping out the establishment (coin-op arcades).

Games aren’t made in cubicles but factories: French magazine Amusement’s Made of Myth feature posits a world filled with forges for Sonic’s rings and discarded Tetris bricks.

A parody of Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, Inglourious Plummers turns the Mario Bros saga into a gritty war epic–albeit with shells and fireballs instead of scalps and bullets.

A Video Game Quintet is awesome overload, with cosplaying, interpretive dance and homages to Zelda, Pokemon, Tetris, Super Mario and even Pong; PS: epic Halo solo at 1:55.

Our NES memories weren’t quite this bad, but Shamoozal’s How To Hook Up the NES is every worst-case scenario in one video, from fiddling with the RF switch to dusty cartridges.

Samus shines again in this Metroid Prime Trilogy gameplay trailer; it includes the first two Gamecube games reworked for the Wii along with MP3 and is due out August 24th.

If you were wondering how Band Hero, Activision’s almost-Guitar Hero would work on the DS, wonder no more: it’ll get both drum and finger-grip guitar attachments and a vocal mode.

Sophisticated and impeccably geeky, these NES Controller Business Card Cases are a must for beta testers, game devs and button mashing aficionados; they’ll ship late October.

We’ve seen custom cases, but these custom styluses put the “poke” in Pokemon; made by the 3D printers at Shapeways, choose from Zelda, Mario Bros or your own custom shape.

Even if you’re a Super Smash Bros Brawl expert, Brawl will show your favorite characters in a completely new light: it’s real people in odd costumes and with even odder poses.

Nintendo’s Wii has been used for some pretty wacky things, but there’s no topping this Crane Hack: yup, that’s a pair of 15 ton steel robotic claws being wielded by a Wii remote.

Even Raleigh, NC isn’t immune from ape attacks, as evidenced by Pixel & Bricks; it’s a stop motion Donkey Kong video made from Post-its where Mario saves the day–or does he?

Marshall’s Supertendo is a portable SNES that looks pro-enough to have come from Nintendo itself; that’s due to a vacuum-formed case, down to the speaker holes; buy it here.

While it won’t transform your DS Lite into a Cybertronian, this DS Lite Transformers Kit makes up for it with a ridiculously embellished stylus; choose from Bumblebee or Megatron.

This Ghostwire trailer is as creepy as the game’s concept; you’ll use your DSi to hunt for EVPs (electronic voice phenomena) as it blends real-life with (hopefully) simulated ghosts.

Most of us wouldn’t look too good with our innards bared, but the Nintendo DSi looks might fine with the Crystal series of XCM’s Eye Candy Shell; the full case is made with clear acrylic.

Thrustmaster’s Tennis Duo Pack NW straddles the line between real and virtual; it not only works with Wii’s MotionPlus but includes a foam ball for when you want to break a real sweat.

Retro console two-timers need not feel unfaithful: the GEN-X Console plays both NES and Genesis cartridges, allowing you to relive your 8- and 16-bit glory days; it includes two controllers.

Short of spray-painting your own Wii, North American residents will need to wait for this Black Wii; it’s available in Japan only starting August 1st with matching black controllers.

Much like the New Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Galaxy 2 only slightly improves on an already winning formula with larger, more open areas; it’s due out sometime in 2010.

The Pocket Retro Game Emulator is 5 consoles in 1: play NES, SNES, GBA, Genesis and Neo Geo roms on its 2.8″ screen with 4GB of storage, a mini SD slot, TV out and stereo speakers.

Tecmo’s Team Ninja and Nintendo will be teaming up for the Wii-only, all-new Metroid: Other M, which features a mix of first and third-person action; it’s due out 2010. Thanks, JD!

Sure, the gameplay is still 2D, the graphics aren’t significantly revamped nor are the characters new, but we’re liking the New Super Mario Bros. co-op play and Wiimote integration.