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Halloween is over; Mario Galaxy Christmas crap hits stores next week photo

Happy holidays, Nintendo fans. Just in time for ... a few days after Halloween, (why do they do that?) GameStop is offering up some Christmas merchandise to celebrate the release of Super Mario Galaxy.

Shipping November 7th are two Christmas stockings at $14.99 each; and for $9.99, a ball ornament which is sure to be the source of countless "UR MR GAY" jokes for many holidays to come. Come to think of it, there are probably lots of dirty things you could say about Mr. Gay stuffing your stocking, too, but let's just leave it at the one thing about balls for now. It's still early in the day. 








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Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/01/2007 08:38
Holyetheline
That's amazing, I need a new stocking, too.
bloodylip's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/01/2007 08:44
bloodylip
DO WANT. Me and my wife's first xmas by ourselves, so I need some awesomely nerdy ornaments.
MaximusPaynicus's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/01/2007 08:47
MaximusPaynicus
I remember the days when Thanksgiving was a holiday, too...
CaffeinePowered's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/01/2007 08:47
CaffeinePowered
Pretty sweet, reminds me of all the over the top Nintendo marketing of the early 90s...ah those were the good days :)
mackisawesome's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/01/2007 08:57
mackisawesome
yeah merch!
Maurice Tan's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/01/2007 09:12
Maurice Tan
I see some stars on those balls. Always thought those were supposed to go with a Sunday?
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/01/2007 09:12
Cheeburga
Sweet! :D
iNerd's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/01/2007 09:12
iNerd
Is fucking november. NOVEMBER! All marketing for this horrific holiday needs to be stopped until the 1st of december.
decoyb's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/01/2007 09:17
decoyb
I started seeing some stores with christmas displays around mid october this year. Soon christmas will ecplipse all other holidays.
Lord The Night Knight's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/01/2007 09:17
Lord The Night Knight
"a few days after Halloween, (why do they do that?)"

Because people BUY them. Simple as that. If they didn't sell, they wouldn't be sold so early. So consumers are as much to blame for making the demand for Christmas supplies early.
F Whipple's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/01/2007 09:42
F Whipple
I firmly believe that there should be nothing at stores for Christmas until after thanksgiving. I can only take one month of Christmas music
BlindsideDork's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/01/2007 09:55
BlindsideDork
I picked up some Christmas M&M's last weekend. Yes, the weekend before Halloween I got CHRISTMAS CANDY!


Someone needs to buy me one of these.
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/01/2007 10:25
Bob Muir
@ F Whipple
I agree with you, yet I still want that ornament.
brad drac's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/01/2007 11:04
brad drac
10 dollars for a single ur mr gay barbel? Sweet fucking christ, what a rip off. 20c barbel + paint + sticker would have pretty much the same effect, like.
naia-the-gamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/01/2007 11:30
naia-the-gamer
I'm not so much a fan of the stockings, but the christmas ornament I can get behind.

Also, depending on where you look, Christmas stuff shows up as early as September. It's awful.
falthorn's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/01/2007 11:53
falthorn
It's funny, there's always been a glaze of crappy Mario merch even since the 80's, but given a couple decades, even that stuff is rare and nostalgic. It almost makes crappy merch like this seem appealing.
Variable Gear's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/01/2007 14:55
Variable Gear
When is Nintendo going to partner with Mountain Dew to develop some "R U MR GAY" edition Gamefuel?

It is just a logical progression, in my opinion.
Variable Gear's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/01/2007 14:55
Variable Gear
*UR MR GAY

not

*R U MR GAY

I is sowwy!
Virtualgirl's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/01/2007 15:02
Virtualgirl
I bought uber fancy stockings that match the tree and all of my christmas decorations, but screw that! I WANT THESE!!
DarkTetsuya's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/01/2007 16:47
DarkTetsuya
BlindsideDork:

Just be glad it was for Christmas 2007 :P
DarkTetsuya's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/01/2007 16:52
DarkTetsuya
argh:

Just be glad it was for Christmas 2008*
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/02/2007 10:47
king3vbo
I only want it if it says UR MR GAY on it
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