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I know a few folks had some doubts as to whether the defective Samus amiibo we posted yesterday was real or not. The figure’s owner has now posted additional images, which does seem to ultimately confirm that the story wasn’t fabricated.

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Walmart will be selling the 3DS XL above on Black Friday. It will be available for only $149.99! New Super Mario Bros. 2 will come pre-installed.

Not all amiibo are created equally! Take this Samus figure for instance, which is actually defective. Two arm cannons are included on the figure for some strange reason.

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GameStop has published another ad with a few deals for its “family weekend”. The offers shown below are valid today, and last through Sunday.

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, fans wait in line at Nintendo World in New York on Nov. 20, 2014, to be among the first in the U.S. to purchase Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, amiibo figures as well as Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Victor M. of New York, NY, is the first consumer to purchase Pokémon Alpha Sapphire for Nintendo 3DS at the launch celebration at Nintendo World in New York on Nov. 20, 2014. Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire launched in the U.S. on Nov. 21, 2014.

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Jose G. of Brooklyn, NY, is the first consumer to purchase amiibo figures at the launch celebration at Nintendo World in New York on Nov. 20, 2014. The figures launched in the U.S. on Nov. 21, 2014.

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Jose G. of Brooklyn, NY, (left) and Marcus L., of Bronx, NY, are among the first consumers to purchase amiibo figures and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U at the launch celebration at Nintendo World in New York on Nov. 20, 2014. Both launched in the U.S. on Nov. 21, 2014.

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Elle M. (left) from Flushing, NY, Julia D., from Brooklyn, NY, and Erich M., from Brooklyn, NY, play the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U video game at the Nintendo World store launch event in New York on Nov. 20, 2014.

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This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. You can find it in full below.

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Let’s take a trip down memory lane… back when Nintendo was about to release Super Mario Strikers. Print magazines were still going strong, and there needed to be ads to promote the GameCube title.

The image above is one such ad that Nintendo was apparently considering. I hope I don’t have to spell out why it was rejected!

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