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While walking by a shelf in an electronics store, I spotted two DK and Mario themed energy drinks that piqued my interest. After paying for the Donkey Kong energy drink, aptly named Jungle Juice, I cracked it opened and began to drink it's sweet jungle nectar. As the Jungle Juice ran down my throat I felt power surging from within me. With gorilla like force I grabbed the nearest princess and proceeded to climb up the closest sky scraper. Soon after, I was foiled by a gentlemen who drank one of the Mario energy drinks left at the store. You too can (not) experience this totally fabricated Mario and Donkey Kong  anecdote for $2.99 and $3.95, respectively.

Certainly this must be a shrine to Din, Nayru and Farore, right?! Although we too hoped the floor space the triforces were occupying were the floor of a shrine for the Zelda goddesses, we're sad to say it's only the floor of Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. While on vacation/holiday this weekend, I took a tour of Flagler College when I spotted these out of the corner of my eye and couldn't pass up the opportunity to photograph it. 

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If you're wonderig what kind of a college would have "triforces" inlaid in it's tile flooring, you can find some pictures after the break. 

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Although this weekend was very slow for news, there were some news tidbits that surfaced: 

Rumor: 360 Arcade dropping to $199 on Sept. 7

New North American development studio hiring help for Mythos, Hellgate: London

First images from 360 Avatar creator leaked  

Final Fantasy XIII Xbox 360 Asia Version Announced!

Halo: The Movie Returns? 

Yes, it's true. With some black magic wizardry ($1,000 spray), you too can make you're electronics waterproof as well. Despite the steep price point and the fact that it won't be available until later this year, seeing the video above made our minds run wild with the possibilities for gaming.

Billy Mays: Spilled some juice on your PSP? No problem! Want to play your DS or XBOX 360 under water? No problem!

EDIT: The video above says the coating may cost $50-75 depending on the size of the item. We've contacted the manufacturer to confirm this.

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 For those of you walking into your local gym everyday hoping to se a Wii alongside the treadmills and Bowfelxes, you might have to move to New York to make your dreams come true a bit faster. Word comes from Techradar.com that an upscale New York Gym has dedicated a room to Wii Sports and Wii Fit. If you're getting your car in gear to get to New York as fast as you can to play some Wii Sports or Wii Fit, hold on there buddy. You've gotta shell out $120 to play...each session. Each $120 session comes complete with a human trainer! What? Still not enough to convince you to shell out 120 smackeroos? Although it seems the days an average Joe can go to his local gym to exercise with videogames is still a while off, we're glad to see that videogames are beginning to make the first steps into the gym. 

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