Nintendo Wii paints itself red for Super Mario's 25th birthday

Nintendo has gone all out for the 25th birthday of Super Mario Bros. by going Mario Paint on its Wii console and outfitting it in a special edition cherry red exterior.

Not only will the birthday bundle include a new Wii Remote Plus controller, but also a pre-loaded copy of Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary Edition. This enhanced version of the timeless classic is different because all the gold brick spots where you'd jump to hit a coin now say "25."

Unfortunately, like everything else cool, this special anniversary-edition Nintendo Wii will only be available in Japan when it launches on November 11 for ¥20,000 ($243). Don't they understand how much we love Mario and friends stateside too? We'll just have to dust off our NES and SNES consoles to celebrate.