My kid and I had fun setting up and sending a voice Nintendo DS wishlist, despite some glitches. A new Nintendo site, http://mariowishlist.varitalk.com, lets you choose a console and three games you’re hoping for as well as fill in various other details. Then, Mario will either call or email the hopefully willing recipient of the wishlist, who gets to hear the message in Mario’s cringe-worthy “Italian accent.”
There were a few bugs, though. For example, while “Mario” was able to speak my son’s slightly uncommon name, he said he couldn’t pronounce “Mom,” which was one of the choices on the drop-down menu. Still, cute idea.