It almost seems like Nintendo has a grudge against US market for making Halo: Reach and with it Xbox 360 the hot new rage. Otherwise how do you explain that Japan got a special shining red edition of Wii to Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Mario, now Europe is getting its own custom crafted DSi and Wii boxes while there is still no love for North America? Well, we say Nintendo has saved the best for the last! A week after the announcement that Japan will be getting exclusively special edition Wii boxes to celebrate Mario’s 25 years in the gaming world, Europe will now

For all those across the Pacific who really feel that they would love to bring home this ultra-special red delight and add it to their gaming collection, you might be left a tad bit disappointed. This is the way Nintendo wishes to celebrate Mario’s 25th birthday- a very special edition of the Wii with loads of goodies attached and exclusively available only in Japan! One need not be disappointed though about the all-Japan love of Nintendo as you could just ask someone you know from the there to purchase and ship it. Tough task, but we know there are enough Mario addicts in US

25 years ago on this day, Super Mario Bros saw the light of day and came out in Japan. Since then, it rose to become the world’s most famous and well-known game, a title even most non-gamers have at least heard of. Mario’s character and his sidekick Luigi have become iconic, and are seen by many as the poster children of the gaming industry. Since then, Mario has made his way on dozens of other games and spin-off media, and has helped Nintendo gain success over the five generations of their video game consoles and other products. Mario’s success is a truly remarkable one

I was never a big fan of the Gameboy Advance so I don’t have any cartridges lying around. But if I did, I would be turning them into flash drives, just like this one from etsy seller 8BitMemory. That cartridge above looks awesome as a functional USB flash drive. Currently 8bit has several for sale including Metroid, Super Mario Advance, and Mario Vs. Donkey Kong. All the converted cartridges have a 4GB capacity and they retail for $39.99 each. The Game Boy Advance seems like so long ago. We must be getting old. [Chip Chick]