Gamertell

As a followup to the 2008 Pac-Man mini arcade cabinet ornament, Hallmark is sticking with the same theme. This year’s ornament is a miniaturized reproduction of the Galaga arcade cabinet (QXI1365) complete with mini buttons, mini joystick, lights and sounds. Press the buttons and you are treated to several seconds… Continue Reading »

ThinkGeek has released its December 2008 holiday catalog and few familiar items have returned. As for new kewl stuff,  there’s Mario & Luigi 10 in. Vinyl Figures, the Tuttuki Bako Virtual Finger Game, a Mario Kart WiiMote Projection Light and much more… Continue Reading »

For those of you who want to trim their tree with game-themed ornaments, you do have a few more options than the usual Hallmark stuff. A couple companies make cutsie, less recognizable and usually more affordable (and copyright-free) gamer ornaments and, of course, there are always a few at the… Continue Reading »

Last year (2007), Hallmark released the Player 1 Christmas ornament, which was a pretty cool mini game controller with sound effects. This year (2008), Hallmark is again releasing a game-themed ornament, reaching a little further back in time and producing a mini Pac-Man arcade machine complete with sound effects. The… Continue Reading »

Mario can come home for Christmas with you this year thanks to two items that can be found at your local GameStop. The Super Mario Galaxy stocking and ornament are one part holiday cheer and one part shameless piggy-backing on one of this season’s “it” games. Both items are deemed… Continue Reading »

Retailing for $15 (US, $19.99 in Canada) and available now in stores is a plastic mini Hallmark Keepsake game controller ornament that produces three sets of videogame style noises. It’s shaped like a GameCube controller but with Xbox mini-joystick placement. The mini josyticks move but don’t create any sounds. A… Continue Reading »