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Nintendo’s Weird Environmental Tips

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If you play the Nintendo DS puzzle game Picross 3D long enough, you unearth some advice about how to be more eco-friendly. But the advice is a little weird. Have a look.


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In Real Life

Spot The Greenest Packaging

Three console manufactures. Microsoft. Nintendo. Sony. Three ways of packaging the cards sold in GameStop that contain redemption codes for points used on the consoles’ online stores. Which one do you think the planet likes best? Get a closer look: