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Knitting and crocheting used to be a hobby that we’d immediately associate with grandmas. But there seems to be some younger knitting enthusiasts out there who are whipping up fresh and geeky things. One item that has caught my eye is the Custom Pixelated Afghan crocheted to look like Link, the famous hero from the Legend of Zelda. Cue music! Just [...]

I’m not sure how good your Ocarina playing skills are, but you better step it up. If Link can get a horse to come galloping out nowhere to give him a ride, you better be able to get a few basic notes out. The Zelda Playable Ocarina is sure to bring back fond memories of [...]

Sure the Nintendo Wii is a mandatory household item and everyone and their dog has the DS by now, but it’s still nice to have access to the old school surprise box. With these portable Nintendo Mini Classics keychain games, fun is not strictly limited to online gaming. Nintendo Mini Classics Super Mario Bros: Insane leaping between side-scrolling platforms or a [...]

Sometimes even good guys want to feel like bad guys. To get that done and stay out of any real trouble, use the Merkury Innovations Skull Earbuds. These earbuds offer some high quality sound and come with three different sizes of ear tips so you can get that perfect fit. The 3.5 mm jack is [...]

The 1up Mushroom Beanie doesn’t stand out as much as the Sesame Street Hats or Jack Skellington Hat, but it still shows your love for Mario Bros. and probably all other things Nintendo. This 100% acrylic knit cap will keep your head warm and the memories fresh this winter.  I still remember my first week [...]

For many of us, going to the gym just isn’t an option. There’s never enough time in the day to get everything done and if you have kids, most of your day has to revolve around their schedule. Nintendo figured this out several years ago when they first introduced the Nintendo Wii. It was a [...]

Dogs will do anything for a sweet or meaty treat. If that means getting dressed up for Halloween and going door-to-door for some free goodies, by golly they’re going to do it. Like kids, Rufus wants to dress in a character costumes. None of that generic witches and vampires business. He wants to dazzle the town in Star [...]

Are you looking for some Mario Kart action that involves something other than the Nintendo Wii system? How about the K’NEX Mario Kart Wii Building Sets? With these cool sets, you get to build the track that you are going to race your battery powered kart on and you can even combine tracks and karts [...]

GeekAlerts has shown you the Super Deluxe Mario R/C Cars and the Nintendo DS Mario Kart Slot Car Set already, so we figured we would finish the Mario racing cycle off with the Super Mario Desktop R/C Cars.  You can choose between Mario or Yoshi and each racer comes with banana and shell obstacle accessories [...]

Mario Kart is a classic. Whenever Nintendo comes out with a new console, most of us wind up buying the game anew and enjoying it all over again. Mario kart DS fans will enjoy taking the race off-screen with this awesome Nintendo DS Mario Kart Slot Car Set.

Getting kids to wash up can be difficult, so why not give them something they can relate to.  The Console Controller Soaps are handcrafted to look like the Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 and retro NES controllers.  You kids will love washing their hands with these glycerine based, Mountain Dew scented soaps.  When the gamer just [...]

I miss my NES and all those simple but fun games.  One of my favorites was the Capcom classic video game Mega Man.  It was fun, fast paced and allowed you to take down some serious bosses at the end of each level.  For those of us that like to reminisce about good times in [...]