Luigi edition Nintendo 3DS LL gives Mario's brother his due, but only in Japan

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="copy post-body" dir="ltr" itemprop="text" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Nintendo 3DS LL Luigi edition" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/luigi3dsxl619pxhedimg.jpg" /></div>There must be some kind of unstated rule that Nintendo can never give the US a special edition handheld without releasing some Japan-focused models. While the company was busy promising Americans an <em>Animal Crossing</em> 3DS XL of their very own, it was also introducing a Luigi edition 3DS LL for its home country as part of its "Year of Luigi" theme -- not fair, Nintendo. The system is decked out in a camouflage-like pattern that pays tribute to Mario's oft-neglected sibling, and it should ship with a preloaded copy of <em>Mario and Luigi: Dream Team</em> just to drive the point home. Local gamers will get the distinctly-patterned 3DS LL on June 18th, but there's no word on an XL equivalent for the US so far. We'll just have to make do with Mario-colored devices instead.<br /> </div></div>

Luigi edition Nintendo 3DS LL gives Mario's brother his due, but only in Japan

There must be some kind of unstated rule that Nintendo can never give the US a special edition handheld without releasing some Japan-focus...

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Super Mario Spacetime Organ lets you remix the plumber's world

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Image" data-src-height="341" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/supermario-organ.png" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">The game may be pushing 30, but we get the sneaking feeling that the world has only scratched the surface of the original <i>Super Mario Bros'</i> gameplay potential. Chris Novello certainly offers a fairly compelling case for this, in the form of the Super Mario Spacetime organ, a strange and wonderful concoction that utilizes a homebrewed Illucia patchbay and the lovely Madrona Soundplane music controller, which let him play the Mushroom Kingdom like a musical instrument. Watch the video below as he manipulates the RAM to make Mario fly and jumps through the "Super Mario time machine" on the Soundplane's x-axis. It's not the most musical thing in the world, and certainly not for those who are sensitive to flickering chaos, but it does put those old Game Genies to shame. It also serves as a pretty novel use for a couple of rubber band balls.</div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="300" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/49142543?color=6bc456" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="400"></iframe></div>

Super Mario Spacetime Organ lets you remix the plumber's world

The game may be pushing 30, but we get the sneaking feeling that the world has only scratched the surface of the original Super Mario Bros&#...

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