Contest: Enter to Win a Chance to Visit Nintendo New York

Christmas cheer comes to Nintendo NY and SF as the mirthful season draws near!

It’s almost time for Christmas, dear readers, and Nintendo wants to treat you to a special trip, if you’re interested. This year, the company is hosting a special contest where the winner will be transported to Nintendo New York for a magical, festive trip to the Big Apple with up to three guests. They’ll be treated to a roundtrip flight, a two-night stay at a swanky hotel, and a private VIP tour of Nintendo NY replete with special access to unique holiday activities in the store. It’s a pretty great package and if you’re interested, you can enter and learn more about the contest right at this link.

That’s not all, dear readers. Nintendo has revealed that a bunch of merchandise formerly exclusive to the physical Nintendo New York and San Francisco stores has been made available via the Nintendo online store for the first time. If there are items you’ve seen making the rounds on the stores’ social media account that you haven’t been able to purchase, now might be your shot. November will see the retail locations transformed for the Christmas season, and the Super Mario Winter Collection of goods will become available for purchase (see above).

Finally, Nintendo also announced that the Mario balloon returns for the 100^th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. You can watch the beloved pluber take flight on Thursday, November 26, 2026 on NBC and Peacock starting at 8:30 AM in all time zones. It’s the most wonderful time of the year, folks! Well, in like a month.