Ikea gets the ball/barrel rolling with a design that’s sure to remind fans of an all-time Nintendo classic.
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Lego’s Twitter announcement shows Mario being built out of little blocks instead of bashing them to get coins.
Professional manga artist deftly displays his artistic skill progression from kindergarten to the present.
Electropop outfit Galantis and pop singer Charli XCX made a Mario-influenced bop to promote USJ’s latest land!
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With bright aesthetics and a feel-good remix of the classic theme, this commercial will have you leaping, twirling and climbing through the levels of your daily life!
Piranha Plant slippers? Mushroom-shaped silicone molding trays? Shut up and take our money!
Collect all ten of these cleverly designed packages of competitive fun before they run out.
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Those Super Mario Odyssey royalty checks aren’t going to last forever, so it’s really about time the video game star rejoined the workforce.
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We bought the latest in low-rated fitness technology from Amazon: the Nejirunba
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Ramen and dekotora come together at this restaurant in Japan
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Japan’s best domestic hamburger fast food chain now has croissants, but are they any good?
Tokyo Metro adds platform display showing where least crowded parts of the next train will be
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