Let’s A-Go! It’s Mario Day!
Written by Jeremy "Kokugatsu" Griffin
That’s right! It is March 10th and that means it is Mario Day! For the unfamiliar, March 10, also written as “Mar 10,” is the day that world celebrates the Mario franchise as a whole and every year Nintendo releases new updates and amazing deals on some of the best games. Without further ado, let’s ZONE in on what Nintendo has for us this Mario Day.
Why is March 10 Mario Day?
Okay, let’s get this out of the way first. For the un-enthused, you can write March 10th as “Mar 10,” as I mentioned earlier. Using a bit of imagination, we can change the “10” into a capitol “I” and “O.” So now it is Mar-I-O, a.k.a. Mario. It is not when we celebrate when Mario was first released. Mario had his debut as “Jumpman” back in 1981 during the Donkey Kong Game when Miyamoto was unable to use the American-made cartoon character, Popeye, for the game as he wanted. Jumpman was so popular, that on a Friday the 13, September 13, 1985, Mario Bros was released. So technically his birthday is Sept 13th, but as March 10th looks like Mario, we just adopted that day as his day.
Whew, now that THAT is out of the way…
Get 14-days of free Nintendo Switch Online
That’s right, from now until March 17th, you can claim 14 free days of Nintendo Switch Online!. Nintendo American released the information about a week ago on Twitter/X, but don’t worry, we got you covered. All you have to do is CLICK THIS LINK HERE, connect your Nintendo Switch Online account and then purchase the 14-day free trial for 0 Platinum Points. One you purchase, it will go into affect immediately and you can play online with friends and family and get access to special exclusives. 2 weeks of freely playing with Friends and Family (especially since I’m super sick as I’m typing this) sounds amazing.
Mario Kart 8 Community Challenge Event
Nintendo is holding a special event for a chance to with 310 Platinum Points. Nintendo.com had this to say:
“Between March 7 and March 17, players will join forces to try and finish one million combined laps in the game! Even if you participate for just one lap, you will be eligible to receive the Platinum Points if players worldwide combine to meet the goal. Enter the tournament code 1152-2501-4827 to get started.”
That’s right, it has already started! I put my kids on immediately. You have to have an active Online membership to enter and guess what I just revealed earlier, you can claim that free 14-day trial and join in. Best part is that it isn’t a competition, just join in and do some laps and you can still claim the prize points for yourself!! What are you waiting for? Let’s get to racing!
Special Deals
Got some income tax money to spend and some time to have fun with your family? Nintendo has some amazing deals for family fun:
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Bundle for $350
This bundle comes with the Nintendo Switch, OLED Model system, a digital download of Super Mario Bros. Wonder and a three-month Nintendo Switch Online Individual Membership
Starting yesterday, Best Buy, GameStop, Target and Walmart have Mario themed games on sale for $40 - New
Super Mario Odyssey
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
Super Mario RPG
Princess Peach: Showtime!
Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD
Mario vs. Donkey Kong ($30)
New Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo
Sweepstakes to enter an Super Nintendo World and experience all four theme parks of Universal Orlando Resort
See the Airbus A320 Restyled aircraft:“Cloudtop Cruiser.”
JetBlue has partnered with Nintendo on a custom livery that has a bright, colorful design featuring Mario, Princess Peach, Luigi, Bowser, Donkey Kong and Yoshi. You can see the Cloudtop Cruiser flying through JetBlue’s Network and see inside where there are welcome screens of the plane’s seatback entertainment touchscreens.
Mario Day has begun and the excitement has only just started. Let’s get out there and show our stuff!!
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