Heh. I know how you feel. I am VERY afraid of needles, and believe me, I needed that money, but I walked into the place, made my appointment, and bit my tongue as the needle was being prepared. It wasn't really all that bad though. It didn't feel much like a needle at all. It felt more like a surgical knife being used very precisely. I can live with that. I like knives.
I might get another Nintendo related one at another time. I might like to get an apple with 2 shuriken in it (ala Final Fantasy VI), or logos from all the different Nintendo systems. I have no idea where I would put them though.
I have no idea how I would ever explain this to a woman though. Hopefully at some point in my life I can meet a Nintendo fangirl who has no boyfriend.