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Now you’re journaling with power! (with this Mario-branded Moleskine gear) Devin Coldewey @ / 8 hours Although this isn’t a stationery news site (how I should like that!), the latest collection from Moleskine is Mario-related, so technically I can write about it. There’s even a phone case and a rolltop backpack! It’s pretty much exactly what you expect: the usual solid Moleskine notebooks with a Nintendo flourish. They’re all Mario -related, but have different styles: a cartridge and Game Boy for the pocket-size notebooks, and stylized NES graphics on the larger ones. Unfortunately there’s no planner (hint hint, Moleskine). “It’s a newstalgic mixture of contemporary technology and timeless paper,” reads the press release. “Nostalgic” already implies both new and old so there’s no need for a portmanteau, and a Game Boy isn’t exactly “contemporary,” but they got the paper thing right. Actually, the notebooks have some pretty dope detailing. The small ones are embossed with cartridge ridges and Game Boy controls. All of them have internal illustrations and come with a sticker pack. I would have loved to have these in the old days, though some SMB3 gear would probably have been more timely. In addition to the notebooks, there’s a solid-looking, candy-red phone case that you can only get in stores and a truly ? backpack. Look at these details (click for the gallery): [gallery ids="1676828,1676829,1676827,1676831,1676830"] Wear that at E3 and people will bow down. Well, it’s better than carrying around a giant swag bag from Atlus, anyway. You can buy everything but the phone case online; you’ll have to find Moleskine dealers to get that for some reason.

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