Without a doubt, my favorites are the shot from above of Mario World 1 and the real-3D-made-to-look-fake-3D Zeldas, but the Excitebike has an special charm too. Thankfully, that's why desktop background cycling is there for. [Justin at Deviant Art via Geekologie]

[Wii Hero Pack via IGN]

By slipping the Wiimote into the sword and Nunchuck into the shield, the realism level would have been so high it would be like we were actually plugged into the Matrix. Except instead of dressing up in all black, we'd be wearing our girlfriend's green dress so we can look like Link. Finally, an excuse! – Jason Chen

Product Page [Outpost]

As with the Wii Mod, some of the proceeds of this DS Mod auction are going towards Child's Play, Penny Arcade's charity for sick kids.

– Jason Chen

Auction Page [eBay]

The Gallery [Gizmodo]

And if you've got the cash to splurge, you can get a matching sword for $44. Then you can duke it out with this fanboy to see who gets dibs on Princess Zelda. – Louis Ramirez

You Can Own Link's Shield [Kotaku]

Before the NES, the best you could get from Nintendo was a little clamshell porta-system that allowed you to beat up Donkey Kong, among others. Though this is no Twilight Princess, you'll still be able to collect Triforce pieces and free Zelda or beat the living crap out of a gigantic monkey. – Jason Chen

Product Page [ThinkGeek via Geeksugar via uber gizmo]

Not only does this Wii look great, but Steve even put instructions online on how to get your very own Wii to look like his. Very nice. – Nicholas Deleon

Triforce Wii [Deadly Computer Blog via Newlaunches.com]

Essentially, the writer, Erik Sofage (a self-described "hardcore gamer" who's written on subjects like the Zune and next-gen video games in general), says that the Wiimote is too counter-intuitive for its own good. He brings up several instances where he felt the controller didn't quite deliver the immersive experience that Nintendo had promised. He complained that in "a sci-fi title" (read: Metroid), he ended up shooting wildly off target and that aiming the gun was a chore in and of itself. In Zelda, Sofage says that the fishing mini game was akin to "T-ball for gamers." He must be a baseball fan because then he assails the Wii for not accurately replicating a major league swing in playing Wii Sports. And hitting a button to swing is any more realistic?

By the sounds of it, unless we're horribly mistaken, Sofage based his opinion on only brief play-throughs, hardly enough time to get an accurate "feel" for the Wii.

If you want to knock the Wii for anything, might we suggest that, yes, the graphics are fairly simple for a "next-gen" system, keeping in mind that we recognize that graphics alone don't make for an enjoyable gaming experience. You also might want to consider that, ever since the Nintendo 64, Nintendo consoles have had pretty poor third-party support after launch. Whether or not that happens with Wii remains to be seen. – Nicholas Deleon

Thanks, Vince!

Why you shouldn't buy the Nintendo Wii [Slate]

The ¥483 (US$4) dot-s packages consist of 250 colored pegs, a perforated board to plug them into and a plastic base to make it all stand up. Each box is unmarked, so fevered collectors have no way of knowing which Mario, Zelda or Donkey Kong character they're going to spend the next three minutes slapping together. – Jonny Hiratsuka

dot-s Nintendo edition [Game Watch]

The modder carved the triforce into an old NES console which was painted gold along with the NES controller. The transparent triforce lets us see into the guts of the NES—namely, the metal contacts that got dirtied after use, causing us to blow like wild animals onto our carts. – Jason Chen

NES Zelda Edition [Kotomi via Kotaku]