Nintendo Power Mints at Fractalspin
As if I needed another reason to send Fractalspin the contents of my wallet: they're now selling Nintendo Power Mints. I haven't a clue what the mints are like (probably reasonably minty), but the tin's a winner.
Some action shots over at onNintendo show that it is indeed the same size and shape as the NES controller, and apparently there's no better storage solution for keeping your DS games fresh. Tack 'em onto your LED watch order for $3.49 (just under 2 quid).
I bought these at the Nintendo World store a couple of weeks ago with that exact same purpose in mind.
The mints absolutely suck, but the lid comes completely off and closes very nicely. It will hold at least 12 DS games, about 3 rows of four. Maybe more.
I also bought a blue can of Mario Power-Up energy drink. It's a bright blue can with Mario holding a mushroom on a can about the size of most other energy drinks. I'm not bold enough to try it, plus it looks too cool to open. Maybe in a night of druken Tetris rage...
Posted by: Justin | June 28, 2006 at 14:16
They shoulda called them Mintendos.
Posted by: Alice | June 28, 2006 at 21:51
Hmm, Looks like you can fit a certain kind of rizla in there...I'm sold.
Posted by: Dark_Jedi | June 28, 2006 at 22:12
Haha, nice find! Love your blog, especially that fabulous Alice banner!!! Posted about Wonderland to ThisNext!
Posted by: jean | June 29, 2006 at 00:25
You beat me to it D_J, best stash tin I've ever seen. Sold!
Posted by: The_Predator | June 29, 2006 at 02:56
How long do you think it will be before somebody hacks the tin into a working NES controller, just because?
Posted by: Chef Booyadee | June 29, 2006 at 05:42
I got this about a year ago and now I use the empty tin to carry conte and charcoal sticks!
Posted by: Mike | July 01, 2006 at 21:42
i bought this out of sheer awesomness for like 5$ cdn!
the mints are basic ass mints
nothing that should be called nintendo power mints
p.s. its the best stash tin in the whole world!
Posted by: 2Kings | August 10, 2006 at 02:22