The People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals are blasting Nintendo and their beloved gaming plumber Mario over what they claim is a message that it's OK to wear animal furs.

In Super Mario 3D Land, which was released this weekend, one of Mario's many power-ups is a Tanooki suit which grants him the ability to glide across the screen after jumps. The suit looks more like a one-piece jumper or costume than it does a fur, but PETA says the game is sending the wrong message to gamers.

"Tanooki may be just a 'suit' in Mario games, but in real life, tanuki are raccoon dogs who are skinned alive for their fur," according the the PETA Mario Kills Tanooki website. "By wearing Tanooki, Mario is sending the message that it's OK to wear fur."

On the Mario Kills Tanooki website, players can turn the tables on Mario, taking on the role of a bloody and skinned tanuki chasing a surly Mario as he drifts through his familiar world, a trail of blood dripping from his suit.

"Tanukis are real-life raccoon dogs who are beaten and, as PETA's undercover exposés show, often skinned alive for their fur," says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. "This winter, everyone can give raccoon dogs and other fabulous animals a 1-UP by keeping our wardrobes fur-free."

So North America had the game released today... so far I am having a blast with the game! What are your thoughts on the game so far?

Upon further inspection of the two ads i noticed that they are indeed the same once! It's just that the picture was so fuzzy nobody noticed it. So just as a heads up THIS IS NOT A GAMESTOP EXLUSIVE. It will be at Wal-Mart as well.

As everyone can see by the image above the bundle is confirming that this special edition bundle will be available in North America after Thanksgiving! This bundle has already been confirmed for Europe. Too bad for me I already own a 3DS.

A new launch trailer has been released for the game! How many people are interested and getting this?

As you can see by the picture, the Black Friday ad shows that Best Buy will be selling two bundles for $179.99 each. Flame Red 3DS with Super Mario 3D Land and Cosmo Black 3DS with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. Unfortunately The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D isn't the shiny new Cosmo Black Special edition. Hopefully as more ad's come out we will be able to see other great deals.

Reggie Fils-Aime has been very busy lately. Reggie will be on  Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight. If you remember Reggie was on earlier this year to show off the 3DS, Wii U and  The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Tonight he will be showing once again  The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. You can watch tonight at 12:35am.

We got some video of a very fun 3D Classic! Kirby’s Adventure! This is something i will buy... who else is getting this?

We heard that Nintendo will be at the LA Auto Show, but we’re not sure why. The reason is still a mystery, but it has been confirmed that Reggie Fils-Aime will hosting the planned presentation there, and that Nintendo will be collaborating on something with West Coast Customs (the stars of Pimp My Ride). It’d be odd if this wasn’t related to Mario Kart 7, but what exactly do you reckon it could be?

You heard earlier here that Nintendo is going to be at the LA Auto Show, but the question that remained on everyone's mind was.... why? At this point nobody know, but we definatly now know that Reggie Fils-Aime from Nintendo will be hosting a presentation at the Auto Show. It has also been confirmed that Nintendo and West Coast Customs will be teaming up. We speculated last year that Nintendo + cars = Mario Kart. But we all know that Nintendo is capable of many things. Remember that West Coast customs was a popular TV show on MTV that was hosted by rapper Xzibit. The show involved people that had beat up cars that were "pimped out" by