Editing Aeon

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'''{{wp|Aeon (company)|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'' franchise]].
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==''Super Mario''-related events==
===Quiz rallies===
====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' (October 2023)====
[[File:SMBW Quiz Rally poster.jpg|thumb|Poster for the event]]
Starting October 21, 2023, a quiz rally took place at the video game sections of Japanese Aeon stores to promote ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''.<ref name=SMBWprtimes>{{cite|date=October 19, 2023|author=イオン株式会社|url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000004038.000007505.html|title=【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）|publisher=PR TIMES|language=ja|accessdate=December 15, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026184335/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000004038.000007505.html}}</ref> Participants had to wear a reversible [[Mario]]/[[Luigi]] sun visor and answer three questions related to the game on posters around the store.<ref name=SMBWprtimes /> Each participant would receive a sticker at the end.<ref name=SMBWprtimes />
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;Questions
Correct answers are marked in {{color|#4dae2f|green}}.
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center"
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!colspan="2"|Question
!colspan="3"|Answers
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!1
|colspan="2"|『スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー』に{{ruby|登場|とうじょう}}する「おしゃべりフラワー」はどれ?<br>Which "talking flower" appears in ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''?
|style="background-color:#4dae2f;width:10%"|1.[[File:ArtworkTalkingflowerSMBW.png|85px|top|link=Talking Flower]]
|style="width:10%"|2.[[File:FireFlowerMK8.png|80px|top|link=Fire Flower]]
|style="width:10%"|3.[[File:SMBW Singing Piranha Plants Artwork.png|100px|top|link=Trottin' Piranha Plant]]
|<ref name=SMBWQuestions>{{cite|author=@viper_yakisoba|date=October 28, 2023|url=https://x.com/viper_yakisoba/status/1718106414026223628|title=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)|publisher=X|language=ja|accessdate=December 15, 2024|archive=http://archive.today/2024.12.15-201433/https://x.com/viper_yakisoba/status/1718106414026223628}}</ref>
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!2
|colspan="2"|あたら『スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー』で{{ruby|新|あたら}}しくとうじょう{{ruby|登場|とうじょう}}するキャラクターはどれ?<br>Which new character will appear in ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''?
|style="width:10%"|1.[[File:SMBW Mario Jump.png|50px|top|link=Mario]]
|style="background-color:#4dae2f;width:10%"|2.[[File:SMBW Artwork Elephant Mario.png|80px|top|link=Elephant Mario]]
|style="width:10%"|3.[[File:SMBW Luigi art.png|40px|top|link=Luigi]]
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!3
|このアイテムの{{ruby|名前|なまえ}}は<br>「○○○○フラワー」<br>○○○○には{{ruby|何|なに}}が{{ruby|入|はい}}る?<br>The name of this item is "____ Flower". What goes into ____?
|style="width:7%"|[[File:SMBW Wonder Flower.png|80px]]
|colspan="3"|The answer is「ワンダーフラワー」("[[Wonder Flower]]").
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====Mario & Luigi Quiz Rally (November–December 2024)====
[[File:M&LQR art.jpg|thumb|Key art for the event]]
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'').<ref name=MLQRNintendo>{{cite|date=November 22, 2024|url=https://www.nintendo.com/jp/topics/article/a9d43627-2ab5-42ee-84df-f372e9584967|title=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。|publisher=nintendo.com|language=ja|accessdate=December 15, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20241122010630/https://www.nintendo.com/jp/topics/article/a9d43627-2ab5-42ee-84df-f372e9584967}}</ref> It used the same format as the previous quiz rally, with participants having to wear sun visors 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]]'').<ref name=MLQRNintendo /> Participants received two holiday-themed Mario and Luigi stickers for answering correctly to all questions.<ref name=MLQRNintendo /> In addition, customers who purchased one of the games featured in the quiz received a clear file depicting Mario and Luigi.<ref name=MLQRNintendo />
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;Questions
Correct answers are marked in {{color|#4dae2f|green}}.
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center"
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!Game
!colspan="2"|Question
!colspan="3"|Answers
!style="width:1%"|Source
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!1
|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|トップのカートを{{ruby|追|お}}いかけ、当たったカートを{{ruby|転|てん}}{{ruby|倒|とう}}させるアイテムの{{ruby|名|な}}{{ruby|前|まえ}}は?<br>『○○○○こうら』<br>What is the name of the item that chases the first [[kart]] and knocks over the karts it hits?<br>"____ Shell"
|style="width:7%"|[[File:SpinyShellMK8.png|80px]]
|colspan="3" style="text-align:left"|
#あお (Blue)
#{{color|#4dae2f|トゲゾー ([[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny]])}}
#つの (Horn)
|<ref>{{file link|M&LQR Question 1.jpg|Poster of the first question}}</ref>
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!2
|''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
|colspan="2"|フラワー{{ruby|王|おう}}{{ruby|国|こく}}の{{ruby|王|おう}}{{ruby|子|じ}}であり、マリオたちとともに{{ruby|行|こう}}{{ruby|動|どう}}する「フロリアン{{ruby|王|おう}}{{ruby|子|じ}}」はどれ?<br>Which one is "Prince Florian", the prince of the [[Flower Kingdom]] who acts with Mario and friends?
|style="background-color:#4dae2f;width:10%"|1.[[File:SMBW Prince Florian Artwork.png|60px|top|link=Prince Florian]]
|style="width:10%"|2.[[File:SMBW Nabbit.png|100px|top|link=Nabbit]]
|style="width:10%"|3.[[File:ArtworkTalkingflowerSMBW.png|90px|top|link=Talking Flower]]
|<ref>{{file link|M&LQR Question 2.jpg|Poster of the second question}}</ref>
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!3
|''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''
|colspan="2"|{{ruby|今|こん}}{{ruby|作|さく}}から{{ruby|新|あたら}}しく{{ruby|加|くわ}}わったスゴロクのボード「クリボーアイランド」はどれ?<br>Which [[Board (Mario Party series)|board]] in this game is the new board "Goomba Lagoon"?
|style="width:10%"|1.[[File:SMPJ Mega Wiggler's Tree Party.png|100px|top|link=Mega Wiggler's Tree Party]]
|style="background-color:#4dae2f;width:10%"|2.[[File:GoombaLagoon.png|100px|top|link=Goomba Lagoon]]
|style="width:10%"|3.[[File:SMPJ King Bowser's Keep.png|100px|top|link=King Bowser's Keep]]
|<ref>{{file link|M&LQR Question 3.jpg|Poster of the third question}}</ref>
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!4
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]''
|マリオとルイージがバトルで{{ruby|繰|く}}り{{ruby|出|だ}}す、{{ruby|強|きょう}}{{ruby|力|りょく}}な{{ruby|技|わざ}}の{{ruby|名|な}}{{ruby|前|まえ}}は?<br>『○○○○アタック』<br>What is the name of the powerful moves that Mario and Luigi use in battle?<br>"____ Attacks"
|style="width:7%"|[[File:MLB Red Shell Artwork.png|80px]]
|colspan="3" style="text-align:left"|
#{{color|#4dae2f|ブラザー ([[Bros. Attack|Bros.]])}}
#1UP
#{{ruby|協|きょう}}{{ruby|力|りょく}} (Cooperation)
|<ref>{{file link|M&LQR Question 4.jpg|Poster of the fourth question}}</ref>
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===Nintendo Switch de Asoberu Mario no Game o Taiken Shiyō!===
{{main|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==
<gallery>
M&LQR stickers.jpg|The stickers and sun visor given for the Mario & Luigi Quiz Rally
M&LQR clear file.jpg|Clear file given for the Mario & Luigi Quiz Rally
</gallery>

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