Hallmark always has a wide variety of Christmas ornaments every year, and in the past few years they’ve even had lots of video game themed ones!  I got a bunch of them this year as well, as I always do, so let’s take a look at them!

Elephant Mario

The first one is the next in the “Powered Up With Mario” series.  This time it’s Elephant Mario from Super Mario Bros. Wonder.  I was wondering when they’d get to this one.  But man, this one is HUGE!  I don’t know how a Christmas tree limb would hold it.  It’s really well made, though, with glassy eyes and even a tail.  I didn’t think Mario was such an Alabama fan.  But he DOES wear red all the time.  Roll Tide, Mario, Roll Tide!

Mario Kart: Princess Peach

Every year for a while they’ve done a Mario Kart ornament, and this year it’s Princess Peach.

Bowser, Peach, Toad

These ornaments aren’t in the Hallmark catalog.  And sometimes you can buy them at other stores.  They’re a bit simpler but more affordable.  I got the Bowser and Peach ones at Hallmark but the Toad one at Wal-Mart.  I had to get Toad, he’s my favorite Mario character!

Goomba

Hallmark makes a selection of mini ornaments as well, for smaller, desktop trees.  This year for Mario they have a Goomba.

Singing Jigglypuff

Pokémon really took center stage this year, as they had more ornaments than Mario!  Maybe it’s because Pokémon Legends ZA recently came out.  I’ll get that one eventually, as I liked Pokémon Legend Arceus pretty well.  Anyway, speaking of center stage, here’s a battery operated Jigglypuff and when you press a button, she sings her song from the anime.  You know, the one that makes everyone sleep when she sings and then she gets mad and draws on their faces before they wake up?  Luckily batteries are included with this ornament.

Pikachu

At first I was like, ‘wait a minute, don’t I already have a Pikachu ornament?’  Well I do, but it’s in a different pose.  The old one is running, and this one is standing and waving.

Venusaur

Here’s the final evolution of Bulbasaur.  In the original Pokémon game, Bulbasaur was the one I picked, so by the time he evolved into Venusaur, he was a good ‘catching Pokémon’ because I had him learn all the spore moves that affect the others’ status so it made them easier to catch!

Holiday Rowlett

Now for the mini Pokémon ornaments.  Here’s Rowlett, a starter from one of the Pokémon games that I can’t remember.  It was my starter for Pokémon Legends: Arceus, though.

Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Charmander

Now this one’s cute!  It’s the three original starter Pokémon decked out for Christmas.  Bulbasaur has a hat, Squirtle has a snowball, and Charmander has presents.

Decayed Master Sword

For Zelda they had the Decayed Master Sword from Tears of the Kingdom.  It’s really well made, and feels more like metal than cheap plastic.  Not to spoil too much, but I kind of wish they did an ornament based on another character related to this weapon, but that’s all I’ll say about that.

Super Sonic

Sonic the Hedgehog got an ornament this year as well, this time it’s Super Sonic.  He’s supposed to be in a ‘flying pose’ so he doesn’t stand very well.

Timmy and Tommy

I’m glad they did another Animal Crossing one this year.  This time it’s Timmy and Tommy.  I can’t tell if they are standing on snow or sand, but since they are in their winter outfits, maybe it’s snow.  Although to me it looks like they’re standing on a giant Pop Tart.

And those are all the video game themes ornaments I got.  They had others, like ones from Minecraft and Fortnite.  But I didn’t get those since I’m not into those games.  They had an Xbox 360 console ornament, and while I loved the 360, I didn’t get that one because it played the HALO song and I’m not really a fan of that game.  They also had a really cool Mario star tree topper that was big and played music and lit up.  But it was like, 90 bucks so I passed on it.  I can get a smaller one on Amazon for 20 bucks if I really wanted one.

Garfield

Anyway, the last three ornaments are from cartoons that I really like.  Although they’ve all been in video games as well so maybe they count.  First up is Garfield.  I was a huge Garfield fan when I was a kid, so I had to get this one.

Darkwing Duck

When I was a kid, I LOVED the Disney Afternoon cartoons.  So I was pleasantly surprised to see a Darkwing ornament this year!  I had to get it.  I love how the title of the ornament is “Let’s Get Dangerous!”

Rescue Rangers

Not only are Chip N Dale my favorite Disney characters, Rescue Rangers is probably my number one favorite cartoon, so I had to get this one, too.  So glad Disney hasn’t forgotten about these guys!

And those are all the ornaments I got.  Let me know what you think in the comments section.  Don’t forget to check out my previous ornament articles from years past below.  Merry Christmas!  –Cary

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