No offense to Nintendo's heroes, but a plumber and a tight-wearing elf don't really compare to Microsoft's Master Chief, Marcus Fenix, and Blinx the cat. Err, rewind and scratch that last one.

Cultural Blips:

• A White Wall of Death appears. Check out this Final Fantasy 4-inspired bead art piece depicting a Bill Gates-possessed 360 attacking Nintendo's greatest heroes (minus Mario, who ate it early). Guess he wasn't wearing the all-powerful red ring. [Tiny Cartridge]

• Crochet Lemmings walk straight into your cute-loving heart. Craftmaker June stitched together these adorable crochet Lemmings for you to go "aww!" over. Head here if you want to make your own to cuddle and eventually walk off cliffs with. [technabob]

• Tetris soap smells like a winner to us. If you're feeling dirty and don't fancy normal, easy-to-handle soap, piece together some awkwardly shaped Tetris soap. Just don't expect your high score to last very long. [etsy]

• This Tetris shirt fits perfectly vertically. Now that your hands are clean, stand up straight and let this Tetris-inspired shirt fall into place. With a smile, too, unlike these mopey models. [Offworld]