I haven’t finished my Christmas shopping yet. That wouldn’t be a problem if I still did the brick-and-mortar thing, but I’ve gone completely digital. Thus, I am at the mercy of the combined forces of the United States Postal Service and FedEx. I don’t always emerge victorious.

The rest of you bums might want to hit upFangamerand check out some the new stuff they’ve got available. The big item of the moment is Version 2 of theMother 3Handbook, the companion literature to that one game of which people totally bought a physical copy and didn’t just download a ROM and install a translation patch. I scored myself a copy of this when I went to PAX East last year, but this new edition sports new illustrations and is available in hardcover.

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Then there are some pimpin’ shirts like theZelda-inspired “Mysticeti” and “Fabled Blade,” theFFVI-inspired “Runic Nouveau,” and the SNES-themed “Gaming Loop.” There are also restocks of items like theE-Mug, thestress-testedMega Mancoffee commander. Check ’em out and see if you can cross a few undeserving names off your shopping list.

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