New Wii and DS bundles announced for Super Mario anniversary

Nintendo has announced two new bundle packages to celebrate 25 years of Super Mario Bros. Set for launch on October 29, the New Super Mario Bros Wii pack contains a red Wii, a red Wii Remote Plus and a red Nunchuk. The set is complete with three games: New Super Mario Bros Wii, Wii Sports and the original Donkey Kong, which will be pre-installed on the console, 'in homage to Mario's first ever appearance'. That's a tad incongruous as Kong was actually launched 29 years ago, but there you go. Meanwhile, the New Super Mario Bros Nintendo DSi XL Special Edition Pack features a red console with some character icons emblazoned on it, plus a copy of New Super Mario Bros. It's out on October 22. Last week, Nintendo also announced the Super Mario All-Stars – 25th Anniversary Edition, a new Wii compilation featuring Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 2, Super Mario Bros 3 and Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels, a Western re-lease of the Japanese version of Super Mario Bros 2. It also comes with a booklet featuring the full history of Super Mario as well as a music CD containing tracks from various Mario games. That's hitting shops on December 3. In short, Mario fanatics need not complain that they are being overlooked by Nintendo this Christmas – although some potential Wii purchasers may be put off by the fact that the colour, plus the golden crest in the top right of the box, make it look a bit like a Manchester United Wii... Anyway, are there a few of the plumber's lesser known adventures that you'd like to see exhumed as part of these ongoing celebrations?