I’m sure that the last thing anyone will be worried about when they unwrap their precious console this Christmas is the potential environmental damage associated with them. I know I never have.

Still, Greenpeace has decided that the best way to educate the masses is to do its own little game-like video featuring the leading heroes of the Wii, Xbox and Playstation consoles - Mario, Master Chief and Kratos - teaming up to battle the greatest danger the planet has ever known. OK, maybe not. The group says:

“In gamespace, everybody wants to save the world. But back here on planet Earth, your favourite games console contains deadly agents of real destruction: toxic chemicals that shouldn't be there and may be contributing to mountains of e-waste when thrown away. Clash of the Consoles is the website where you can check out how your favourite game heroes stand up against their rivals, and how you can help battle the boss monsters to green their game.”

Despite the crappy animation, Greenpeace gets a point or two across and Mario drops a load.

To find out more about Clash Of The Consoles, go here.-Martin Lynch

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