| Aeon
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September 1926[1]
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Aeon Co., Ltd., also stylized as AEON or ÆON, is a Japanese retail company. Since 2023, Nintendo has collaborated with Aeon to create events promoting games in the Super Mario franchise.
Super Mario–related events[edit]
Quiz rallies[edit]
Super Mario Bros. Wonder (October 2023)[edit]
Starting October 21, 2023, a quiz rally took place at the video game sections of Japanese Aeon stores to promote Super Mario Bros. Wonder.[2] Participants had to wear reversible Mario/Luigi visor caps and answer three questions related to the game on posters around the store.[2] Each participant received a sticker at the end.[2]
- Questions
Correct answers are marked in green.
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『スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー』に登場する「おしゃべりフラワー」はどれ?
Which "talking flower" appears in Super Mario Bros. Wonder?
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あたら『スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー』で新しくとうじょう登場するキャラクターはどれ?
Which new character will appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder?
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このアイテムの名前は
「○○○○フラワー」
○○○○には何が入る?
The name of this item is "____ Flower". What goes into ____?
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The answer is「ワンダーフラワー」("Wonder Flower").
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Mario & Luigi Quiz Rally (November–December 2024)[edit]
Another quiz rally was held at the video game sections of Japanese Aeon stores starting November 30, 2024, titled Mario & Luigi Quiz Rally (マリオ＆ルイージ クイズラリー, Mario ando Ruīji Kuizu Rarī).[4] It used the same format as the previous quiz rally, with participants having to wear visor caps and answer four questions related to games featuring Mario and Luigi (Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Super Mario Party Jamboree, and Mario & Luigi: Brothership).[4] Participants received two Christmas-themed Mario and Luigi stickers for answering all questions correctly.[4] In addition, customers who purchased one of the games featured in the quiz received a clear file depicting Mario and Luigi.[4]
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Correct answers are marked in green.
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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トップのカートを追いかけ、当たったカートを転倒させるアイテムの名前は?
『○○○○こうら』
What is the name of the item that chases the first kart and knocks over the karts it hits?
"____ Shell"
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- あお (Blue)
- トゲゾー (Spiny)
- つの (Horn)
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder
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フラワー王国の王子であり、マリオたちとともに行動する「フロリアン王子」はどれ?
Which one is "Prince Florian", the prince of the Flower Kingdom who acts with Mario and friends?
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Super Mario Party Jamboree
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今作から新しく加わったスゴロクのボード「クリボーアイランド」はどれ?
Which board in this game is the new board "Goomba Lagoon"?
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Mario & Luigi: Brothership
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マリオとルイージがバトルで繰り出す、強力な技の名前は?
『○○○○アタック』
What is the name of the powerful moves that Mario and Luigi use in battle?
"____ Attacks"
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- ブラザー (Bros.)
- 1UP
- 協力 (Cooperation)
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Donkey Kong Bananza (August 2025)[edit]
From August 8 to August 31, 2025, a quiz rally took place at Japanese Aeon stores to promote Donkey Kong Bananza.[9] Participants had to wear Donkey Kong Bananza-branded visor caps and answer three questions related to the game on posters around the store.[9] Each participant received a sticker at the end.[9] A promotion was also active at the same time where customers would receive a notepad by purchasing the game or an acrylic board by purchasing both a Nintendo Switch 2 and the game.[9]
Nintendo Switch de Asoberu Mario no Game o Taiken Shiyō![edit]
- Main article: Nintendo Switch de Asoberu Mario no Game o Taiken Shiyō!
The event Nintendo Switch de Asoberu Mario no Game o Taiken Shiyō! was also hosted in malls managed by Aeon in May 2023, specifically the Kyoto Katsuragawa and Makuhari New City malls. The event was rerun in July and November 2024 exclusively in the Kashihara and Kyoto Katsuragawa malls, respectively.
Gallery[edit]
The stickers and visor caps given for the Mario & Luigi Quiz Rally
Clear file given for the Mario & Luigi Quiz Rally
Visor given for the Donkey Kong Bananza quiz rally
Sticker given for the Donkey Kong Bananza quiz rally
Notepad given for the Donkey Kong Bananza quiz rally
Acrylic board given for the Donkey Kong Bananza quiz rally
References[edit]
- ^ History. AEON. Retrieved December 15, 2024. (Archived November 26, 2024, 02:28:30 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ a b c イオン株式会社 (October 19, 2023). 【イオン限定】Nintendo Switchソフト「スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー」クイズラリーを１０月２１日（土）に開催！※１）. PR TIMES (Japanese). Retrieved December 15, 2024. (Archived October 26, 2023, 18:43:35 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ a b c @viper_yakisoba (October 28, 2023). これは実家近くのイオンでやってたマリオのクイズラリーですステッカー欲しかったけど、大の大人が買い物もせずにステッカーだけ貰うのは……って葛藤して諦めました(マリオワンダーは予約購入済). X (Japanese). Retrieved December 15, 2024. (Archived December 15, 2024, 20:14:33 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ a b c d November 22, 2024. 全国のイオン店舗で「マリオ＆ルイージ クイズラリー」開催決定。. nintendo.com (Japanese). Retrieved December 15, 2024. (Archived November 22, 2024, 01:06:30 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Poster of the first questionMedia:M&LQR Question 1.jpg
- ^ Poster of the second questionMedia:M&LQR Question 2.jpg
- ^ Poster of the third questionMedia:M&LQR Question 3.jpg
- ^ Poster of the fourth questionMedia:M&LQR Question 4.jpg
- ^ a b c d August 1, 2025. ヨドバシカメラ店舗や全国のイオン店舗で「ドンキーコング バナンザ ラリーイベント」を開催。. nintendo.com. Retrieved August 1, 2025. (Archived August 1, 2025, 17:41:53 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
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| Game companies
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Divisions and subsidiaries of Nintendo
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1-UP Studio • iQue • Mario Club Co., Ltd. • Monolith Soft • Next Level Games • Nintendo • Nintendo Cube • †Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development • Nintendo Entertainment Planning and Development • †Nintendo Research & Development 1 • †Nintendo Research & Development 2 • †Nintendo Software Planning & Development • Nintendo Software Technology Corporation • †Nintendo System Development • Retro Studios • Treehouse
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| Third parties
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4J Studios • Access Games • Acquire • †AlphaDream • Arcana Software Design • Argonaut Games • Arika • Armor Project • ArtePiazza • †Artoon • Arzest • †Atari Corporation • †Atari, Inc. • Atlus • Bandai Namco Entertainment • †Banpresto • Beenox • Blit Interactive • †Boss Game Studios • Brainstorm Entertainment • †Brian A. Rice, Inc. • Brother Industries • Brunswick • †Bullet-Proof Software • C3 Incorporated • Camelot Software Planning • Capcom • CAProduction • Caroline Software Incorporated • Choice Software • Cigam • Climax • Codesmith, Inc. • †Coleco • Cosmodog • Cup of Tea Productions • Denaris Entertainment Software • Designer Software • Digitainment • Digital Works Entertainment • Dynatech Play2O • EA Canada • extra toxic • †Fabtek • †Falcon • Fantasy Factory • FEkids • Firebird • Forever Entertainment • Game Arts • Game Freak • Good-Feel • †Gottlieb • GREZZO Co., Ltd. • GungHo Online Entertainment • HAL College of Technology & Design • HAL Laboratory • HAMSTER Corporation • Hexadrive • †Hudson Soft • Human Engineered Software • Ikegami Tsushinki • Imaginative Systems Software • indieszero • Intelligent Systems • International Technology Development Corporation • Interplay • Iwasaki Engineering • Jupiter • K-Byte • Konami • Lightmaker • Magnum enter Co., Ltd. • Mani • Maygay • Million Colors • MISA • Mojang Studios • †Monster Games • National Human Electronics • Natsume • Nelsonic • NeoPets • NHN Entertainment • Nichimen Graphics • Noisycroak • †NovaLogic • †Ocean Software • Orpheus Software • Other Ocean Interactive • Paon DP • Playtime • PlayWorks Digital Limited • POP Multimedia • Presage Software • Racjin • Radical Entertainment • Rare • †Renegade Kid • Riedel Software Productions • Roklan • Royal Philips Electronics • S.I.U. • Scientific Toys • Sega • Sentient Software Ltd • Sharp • Silverball Studios • †Skip Ltd. • SkyBox Labs • Skyworks Technologies, Inc. • SmileBoom Co., Ltd. • Softnica • †Software Creations • Sora Ltd. • Sound Racer Ltd. • Spike Chunsoft • Square Enix • †St.GIGA • Sunwise • †SUZAK Inc. • Switch Entertainment Inc. • T's MUSIC Co., Ltd. • Tantalus Media • †The Software Toolworks • TNX • Tokyo Electron • Tomytec • TOSE Software Co. • Treasure • tri-Crescendo • Ubisoft • Vanpool • Velan Studios • Vicarious Visions • VPI.net • WILL Co., Ltd. • Woodside Design Associates • Yuke's • †Yutaka
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| Other companies
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Book publishers
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Archie Comics • Dark Horse Books • Fleetway Publications • Guinness World Records • Prima Games • Scholastic • Shogakukan • Sports Illustrated Kids • Valiant Comics
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| Animation studios
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†DIC Entertainment • Disney • dwarf studios • Hong Guang Animation (Su Zhou) • Illumination • †Medialab • Nelvana • †Pacific Rim Productions, Inc. • †Sei Young Animation Co., Ltd. • Sony Pictures
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| Home video distributors
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†Abbey Home Entertainment • Beyond Home Entertainment • Bim Bum Bam Video • Buena Vista Home Video • Disky Communications • Egmont Film • eOne • Fremantle Home Entertainment • GoodView Home Video • HVN • IDP Home Video • †Kids Klassics • Lionsgate Home Entertainment • Manga Distribution• Maximum Entertainment • MRA Entertainment • NCircle Entertainment • On Air Video • Paramount Home Video • †Phase 4 Films • Pickwick Video • Pidax Film • Producciones Panther • Roadshow Entertainment • Shout! Factory • SMI url • Sterling Entertainment Group • Target • The Video Collection • UIG Entertainment GmbH • Universal Pictures • Wendros • †Zhenying Communication Co., Ltd.
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| Collectible / toy makers
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Ahomaro Games • Amada • Amscan • Apollo • Atlas Editions • Au'some Candies Inc. • Bandai • †Banpresto • Bioworld • Blackbird Interactive • BlackMilk Clothing • Borras Plana S.A. • Burger King • †BYGGIS • CBD Spiele • Central Hobby • Colorforms • Cromy • Dujardin • Dynatech Play2O • Ensky • Epoch • Epoch Games • ERTL • Estrela • Fangamer • First4Figures • Fleetwood Toys • Fleer • Furuta • Futabasha • Gelato Pique • Grosvenor • Hallmark • Hasbro • Interplay • iQue • Jakks Pacific • K'NEX • Kawada • KidFun • Kids' Choice • Kortekaas Merchandising • Largo Toys Ltd. • LEGO • Marigó • Maruka • Mattel • MB Games • Media Factory • Milton Bradley • Milton Bradley Company • Newfield Publications • Nintendo • Paladone • Papel Creation • Placo Toys • Playtime • PopCo Entertainment • Ralston Purina • Ravensburger • RoseArt • S.H. Figuarts • Sababa Toys • San-ei Co., Ltd. • Sansei • Scientific Toys • Schmidt Spiele • Selecta • Servilibro • SUBARUDO • Sumitomo Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. • Sunflower Publishing • TAKAHASHI • Taito • Takara • Takara Co., Ltd. • Tara Toy Corporation • Tenyo • ThinkFun • Tiger Games • Tomy • Toy Biz • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USAopoly • Visual Echo • Waddingtons • Wendy's • Zygomatic
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| Food companies
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Burger King • Freiberger • Keebler • Kellogg's • The Kraft Heinz Company • McDonald's • Nagatanien • Sonic Drive-In • †Sunshine Biscuits • Taco Bell • Wendy's
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| Cosmetics companies
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Lush • shu uemura
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| Miscellaneous
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Aeon • California Milk Processor Board • EMI Music Publishing • France 2 • †MediaBrowser • Nickelodeon • Pure West • Tesla • Twinkl • Unilever • †WIC Entertainment • Yodobashi Camera
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