A mystical, hidden place only serviced by two trains per day: secret gem, or portal to another world?
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- Japan
- (Hokkaido • Iwaya Kannon • Kannon • Koboro • remote • Seiji Nakazawa • sightseeing • stations • temple • tiny temple • trains • travel)
If you can’t help feeling that your controller lacks a little regality or that you’d rather squish Goombas in a lighter shade of murder, we’ve got good news for you. From the end of this month, you’ll be able to pick up a special edition Princess Peach-themed Wii remote, Nintendo has announced.
- USA
- (hardware • nintendo • Princess Peach • remote • video games • Wii)
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