Family Mart’s celebration of the Nintendo series continues with fuzzy, useful, and, most importantly, cute merch.
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Family Mart convenience stores are looking a little more like an Animal Crossing village these days.
Kakuni pork manju in three colors with Super Mario-themed power-up item designs?! Let’s-a go!
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