Best Buy is generally a place where people purchase electronic-related products. But hey, how about some socks? You can pick up two different pairs from Best Buy.

The first design features Mario and Cappy, available here. Also being sold is a blue and red design with a little Cappy thrown in. Both of these are $6 each.

Hint Toad’s map in Super Mario Odyssey references a past Mario game

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Super Mario Odyssey is chock-full of Easter eggs and references to past Mario games. One of these extends to Hint Toad, who will help you locate Power Moons in exchange for coins.

What you may not realize is that Hint Toad’s map is yet another reference to a prior Mario title. For more on this, continue on below.

Target makes a commercial just for Super Mario Odyssey

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Remember Target’s Mario Kart 8 Deluxe commercial from earlier in the year? The retailer also made an advert for Super Mario Odyssey. You can see it below.

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Super Mario Odyssey sold through 90% of its initial shipment in Japan

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Super Mario Odyssey sold 450,000 copies in its first week in Japan, give or take. That’s based on sales over just a three-day period.

Dengeki now adds that Super Mario Odyssey sold through 90 percent of its initial shipment. The sales tracker says that it’s offer to a good start, and will now be looking to see how much new and existing fans can be attracted.

Source

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Mario Odyssey also the fastest-selling Super Mario game, fastest-selling Switch game in Europe

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Just like Nintendo of America, Nintendo of Europe has offered new information about the launch of Super Mario Odyssey in Europe.

Nintendo says that Super Mario Odyssey has become the fastest-selling Super Mario game ever across Europe. It surpassed the launch weekend sales of Super Mario Galaxy 2, which came to Wii several years ago. Super Mario Odyssey is also the fastest-selling Switch game in Europe.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Mario Odyssey sells over 1.1 million copies in the US in first five days, fastest-selling Super Mario game ever

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Nintendo has revealed new sales data for Super Mario Odyssey in the United States. During the game’s first five days, the game sold over 1.1 million copies. It’s now the fastest-selling Super Mario game ever in the US, not to mention Switch’s fastest-selling game.

Nintendo also confirmed that Switch sales in the US are over 2.6 million.

Read today’s full announcement below.

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Super Mario Odyssey accolades trailer

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Nintendo has a new trailer up that highlights some of the accolades Super Mario Odyssey has received. Check it out below.

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Video: Super Mario Odyssey New York launch celebration

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Nintendo celebrated the launch of Super Mario Odyssey in a big way last week. Take a look at an official video recapping the festivities in New York below.

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The costume you’re wearing can affect the ending dialogue in Super Mario Odyssey

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Even if you play through the ending of Super Mario Odyssey once, it might be worth giving the final fight another go. That’s because the costume you have on actually impacts the dialogue. We won’t get into any further details, but you can get a better idea as to what we’re talking about below.