Finding merchandise with Mario's glorious face plastered across it for all to see is pretty easy these days, with even the most mainstream of stores getting in on the Nintendo merch-selling act. Finding little Mario accessories that have a sense of sophistication and elegance, however, isn't usually quite as instant.
To help rectify this somewhat, Nintendo has teamed up with Moleskine - an Italian manufacturer known for its high-quality notebooks, planners and bags - to release a small line of Mario-themed goodies. There are four lovely notebooks, a backpack, and even a mobile phone case - although this one is only available from retail stores.
All the products shown above are available directly from Moleskine's website, with the notebooks ranging from $19.95 - $24.95 and the bag selling for a rather hefty $159.
Are you taken by any of these designs? Let us know if you'd like any of these with a comment below.
[source techcrunch.com]
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Nice
I'm no bag expert but I suspect you could do a lot better than that for $59 never mind $159.
Bag looks nice, but that pricetag though...
I wanna see more pics of that bag
Found it
https://us.moleskine.com/super-mario-limited-edition-rolltop-backpack/p1437
Too bad I never use notebooks, because these ones are gorgeous. Don't want to know the price, I think.
Would love to get my hands on the NES cartridge notebook.
20 dollars for a notebook?! 160 for a backpack?! They better be made with real leather and laced with silver!
Those prices are disgusting!
Note books are really nice. I’ve never been without a Little Black notebook for 20 year, moleskin $15. I recently discovered a snide version for $4 and I’ve never looked back.
Wow. This may be the most boring comment on the Internet
What’s the item at the top, middle? That looks gorgeous 😍
@KIRO - Not boring to me, I enjoyed reading that. I’m the same. Mead perfect bound pocket size notebooks, and Pilot G2 Gel pens. I rarely leave home without them.
Good quality but overpriced.
Found out about these last night and jumped right in for the smaller NES cart style one and the larger black jumping Mario one. Moleskine notebooks are absolute quality and I've never been without one in 20 years.
But the price of that bag is ludicrous.
@Fandabidozi
I was hoping that was the backpack. 😊
Looks cool but waaaaay too much money for the items. I'll pass.
I love stationary products, but the Moleskine stuff is way, way, way overpriced.
I've hardly left the house without a hardbound notebook for about 30 years now, and I can testify that the Moleskines are some of the nicest notebooks out there. They're very sturdy and well made, and the paper is nice. Are they overpriced? Yeah, they may be a few bucks more than they should be. I don't always buy Moleskine by any means - in fact I think only three or four of mine have been Moleskines - but I've never regretted paying a few bucks extra for one. They're just fun to write in.
I'm definitely down for one of these.
The bag, though? Yeah, no argument, that's definitely overpriced.
That’s extremely expensive, just as expected.
I’ve had a less-than-$30 Vans backpack for a year and am just now retiring it. And that’s only because some lotion opened up inside of it and got everywhere. 😂 You can get high quality stuff for a lot cheaper than this.
(Granted, I am very rough on my possessions, so... backpack mileage varies per user.)
@JasmineDragon wow there are some old farts on this site
@Heavyarms55 They are expensive but I only ever use Moleskin notebooks at work these days. They are so much better quality than any of the competitors I have ever used.
@TheGameTutor They had better be for that price!
These would make fantastic observation journals.
I’m a huge fan of Moleskine and wouldn’t you know, Nintendo as well. So I’m definitely going to gobble this up.
Not really interested in the bag, but I would definitely fancy one of those journals!
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