Technabob » toad http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Geek Stuff Sun, 27 May 2012 20:00:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Three Cool New Nintendo 3DS Designs You Can’t Buy http://technabob.com/blog/2011/10/21/mario-nintendo-3ds-designs/ http://technabob.com/blog/2011/10/21/mario-nintendo-3ds-designs/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:00:12 +0000 Conner Flynn http://technabob.com/blog/?p=71059 If you’ve been following Nintendo for awhile, you have probably noticed that they’ve make some pretty bone-headed decisions lately. A lot of them. Take these three new 3DS consoles for instance. They look awesome, don’t they? They are just what we want as far as design goes. Sorry, you can’t buy any of them.
mario club nintendo 3ds cases They are giving them away through Japan’s Club Nintendo, and only in a sweepstakes. Had they actually released these Princess Peach, Mario, and Toad consoles, we would be buying them faster than they could be produced. I guess Nintendo doesn’t like mountains of cash these days.

These versions are limited to one thousand of each and only available to Club Nintendo members to win. They should be selling these. To me! Right now! Oh well, there’s always paint I guess. C’mon Nintendo, give us more cool design options like these.

[via Kotaku]

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He’s all fat and puffy and soft, like a sock monkey but about six hundred times (I measured) better. But what’s one iconic Mario character? Lonely, that’s what. Gotta have something to complete the set… like a piranha plant!

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Upside down and clearly panicked Toad does not approve, but I sure do. Flickr user and knitter SkyRacer8 has a number of knit plushies on display, from an adorable Totoro to some more random items.

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At first glance, I thought that was professional work. If I’d seen this Yoshi in a store, I wouldn’t have thought twice about picking him up and giving him a squeeze. From pattern to completed plush, however, this is all the work of deviantARTist 614, who also has a plush Toad up for display.

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I like the Yoshi better, personally, but they both look great!

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2009/08/03/plush-yoshi-and-toad-mario-bros/feed/ 0 Super Mario Mushroom Guys Get Solar Powered http://technabob.com/blog/2007/05/11/super-mario-mushroom-guys-get-solar-powered/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/05/11/super-mario-mushroom-guys-get-solar-powered/#comments Fri, 11 May 2007 17:05:36 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/05/11/super-mario-mushroom-guys-get-solar-powered/ These wacky things out of Japan feature the likeness of Toad, the familiar mushroom character from the Super Mario games.

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The fun part is that these mushrooms wiggle back and forth when powered by the sun (or a desk lamp.) They’re just about 5-inches tall and make a great desktop gadget for the Mario fan in your life.

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The Super Mario Brothers Solar Toad is available now from importer NCSX for $16 each, and come in both green and red versions.

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