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The incredible Mario mural above is located at an elementary school in the city of Shenzhen. As for why it was put up, it’s said to give children something to aspire to and helps reduce fears about attending school. The school also puts a considerable amount of focus in anime and manga education, though it’s true that Mario is actually a video game.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, News, Wii, Wii U | 4 Comments

Following a week of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, things are starting to calm down at GameStop. There are a few notable offers this week, however, such as Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Wii U for $20.

You’ll find GameStop’s full ad for the week of December 4 below.

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This week’s Famitsu contains a few new details about New LovePlus+. It’s not a whole lot, but here’s what was shared in the magazine:

– Some of the places you’ll visit for travel and vacation are famous real-life spots
– Special prize illustrations will be completely redrawn
– Improvements have been made to the game’s intimacy portions
– Revisit past events through the newly added time-shift feature
– Can transfer data from New LovePlus or the original LovePlus

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Best Buy will be running several notable Nintendo deals starting on Sunday.

First, a number of Nintendo titles will be included in a “buy 1, get 1 50% off” sale. Super Mario 3D World, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Mario Party: Island Tour, and Pokemon X/Y are listed in this week’s circular. Additional titles will be a part of the sale as well.

Also at Best Buy, consumers can save 20 percent on all eShop cards, receive a $25 gift card with the purchase of the Mario & Luigi Wii U bundle, and save $20 on all 3DS XL handhelds.

These offers will last through December 14.

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Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind is a pretty large title. In Japan, 3DS owners will need to reserve 14,163 blocks of free space before downloading the game.

Now… when’s Spike Chunsoft going to get started on bringing Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind overseas?

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Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:

Excuse me, sir–a little help with the ball? There was once a game called Mega Man Soccer, by the way.

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RUSH is officially on track for release on the Wii U eShop next Thursday, Two Tribes has announced. Pricing is set at $1.99 / €1.99 for launch – a 50 percent discount.

RUSH will offer the following features:

– Off-TV gameplay supported
– Unique 3D puzzle solving gameplay with Conveyor Belts, Warps, Stop Signs, Splits and more.
– Over 70 levels of increasing difficulty
– Hint system, when your brain needs a break
– Drag and Drop stylus control system
– Highly stylized environments

First screenshots of RUSH running on Wii U can be found above.

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