6 gaming-themed ornaments for your Christmas tree
Forget your usual baubles and tree decorations. Who wants a boring shiny gold ornament when you can have one that’s video game themed? For that reason, we’ve rounded up the best gaming-themed ornaments you can dangle on your Christmas tree this festive season.
We didn’t even know that this was a thing, but searching on Amazon, we’ve been amazed at how many gaming-themed tree decorations you can buy. Mario, a gaming Santa, generic ‘Gamer’ bauble, a controller-shaped hanging decoration. The list goes on. And, we want to share our findings with you, because we’re nice like that. And it’s the holidays.
So behold: six excellent gaming-themed ornaments for your Christmas tree that we can’t help but love.
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1. Super Mario Christmas ornament
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a whole tree that’s filled with Mario, Yoshi, Toad and Princess Peach et al? You can, thanks to Hallmark’s range of Nintendo Christmas tree decorations. We think Mario’s our favourite, but there’s a whole range available.
It’s a shame Mario’s not dressed up in a festive outfit – he’d look jolly good in a Santa hat, we reckon – but there’s no denying he’d still look fabulous hung on a Christmas tree.
2. Numskull Street Fighter Ken bauble
We’re low-key obsessed with this bauble of Ken from Street Fighter. It’s from Numskull, who has a whole range of Christmas gaming decorations, from Street Fighter to Sonic. But this Ken one? Look at it! It’s magnificent.
Sure, it looks like Ken’s had his way with all the mince pies, leaving nothing left for Santa to snack on when he comes to visit, but that’s just part of the reason why we love it so. We guarantee this will be the highlight of your Christmas tree this year.
3. Generic controller-shaped bauble
Perhaps you don’t want to support a specific gaming character or platform; you simply want everyone to know you’re a Gamer™. This two-pack of generic controllers you can dangle from your Christmas tree will do just that. They come in two colours: one black, and one white. Although they do look suspiciously like Xbox 360 controllers, so if you prefer PlayStation — or want something a little more modern-looking — you might want to keep that in mind.
What’s particularly cool is that they’re made out of glass, so have a similar feel to traditional baubles — they’re just in the shape of gaming controllers.
4. Super Mario Super Star tree topper
What better gaming-themed Christmas tree decoration is there than a huge Super Mario star that sits atop of your tree? Even better, this one lights up – and it’s officially licensed by Nintendo. We love it. And we want to theme our entire Christmas tree around it.
Unfortunately, it’s not available on Amazon UK, so us Brits will have to sit this one out. Bah humbug.
5. Retro arcade game tree ornament
If you’re not so much into modern games, never fear. This Party Rock decoration is for you, sporting a very glitzy arcade cabinet from days gone by. It’s a generic cabinet with no specific game inside it; rather, the screen sports a gold star, which could represent a game, or it could simply represent Christmas.
It might not feature a well-known character or video game, but we still love it: it’s beautifully hand-painted and the glitter edging really gives it a spot of pizzazz.
6. The Legend of Zelda Link Christmas tree decoration
Here’s another one from Hallmark and Nintendo: it’s Link from The Legend of Zelda. This Breath of the Wild-era Link is wielding his bow and arrow and while it may not be the most Christmassy-looking model, we absolutely love the idea of having a Link dangling on our tree. We love how detailed it is too. Heck, forget Christmas: we’ll have this dangling off a random plant all year round.
