Nov 7, 2007

1) Samus Wii  

Probably the most elaborate Wii mod we’ve ever seen - and thanks to the razor-sharp prongs of the metal ‘S’ logo, the only one you could actually use as a weapon. But the potential ninja application isn’t the only reason it went for more than $2,000 on eBay. There’s a built-in recharger stand for the Wii Remote, lots of cool LEDs so you can find it in the dark, and the A button actually pulsates with orange light LIKE IT’S ALIVE! The genius who made it has also pimped up a Twilight Princess Wii and a Zelda DS. Clearly, he’s more superhuman legend than man…

2) Feather stylus  

Look what we get for free in North America. Nintendo of America will send out one of these feather-shaped Phantom Hourglass styluses to anyone who registers on their website, and although it looks like something you’d find while gutting a squid and it’ll probably get lost because it’s clear and colourless, it’s free. So we want one.

3) Run Athletics shoe  

So Mario is off to the Olympics, and if he has any sense he’ll be wearing a pair of these $120 ‘sneakers’. They’re from Run Athletics, founded by one of the blokes from rap legend Run-DMC, and are limited to just 400 pairs worldwide, so they’re going to be hugely collectable. Mazza might not win the 100 metres in these but at least he’ll look cool trying. (Before some ‘youths’ nick them, of course.)

4) Zelda DS

Blue and white seem a curious choice of colours for a Zelda-themed DS mod, but we rather like the contrast on the face of the console. There are other color options here, but none really catch your eye the way the blue version does. Nintendo should do an official version of this, but maybe without the metal shield, which would just catch on our pockets and rip them. On the plus side, the shield lights up.