World of Nintendo

6)Cart boxes are back
How have we managed to survive without a set of these? They%26rsquo;re called DS Card Blocks, and they come in packs of six for a few bucks. Once your DS carts are stored snugly inside, you can clip them together to make interesting shapes and artistic sculptures. Wonder how many it%26rsquo;ll take to make a Mario sprite? We could definitely use a regular supply of these.

7)Super Tesla Bros.
Sparkly electrical magic is what makes our consoles do anything other than sit by the TV looking plasticky. We%26rsquo;d have no fun at all without it, and to celebrate the crackling wonder of high-voltage circuitry, two engineers from Illinois designed the Zeusaphone- two Tesla coils (ask a physics person) that do a grand job of playing the theme from Super Mario Bros. using the sweet sound of lightning.

8) Nintendo %26amp; the whale
Greenpeace compiled a report on how %26lsquo;green%26rsquo; the console makers are, and Nintendo finished rock bottom with zero points out of ten- possibly because they refused to co-operate. As a rule, if it%26rsquo;s mass-produced, it%26rsquo;s about as green as a suppurating landfill.

Freelance Journalist

Martin Kitts is a veteran of the video game journalism field, having worked his way up through the ranks at N64 magazine and into its iterations as NGC and NGamer. Martin has contributed to countless other publications over the years, including GamesRadar+, GamesMaster, and Official Xbox Magazine.