Mario Day is just around the corner. We still have a few days until March 10 (MAR10 – get it?), but Nintendo and a handful of US retailers are already offering some discounts on games, Lego sets and collectibles featuring Mario and other residents of the Mushroom Kingdom. . Whether you’re shopping for yourself or want to give something special as a gift to the Nintendo fan in your life, this is a great opportunity to get more for your coins.
Nintendo has offered $20 off select Switch games that normally cost $59.99 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Luigi’s mansion 3, Mario Party Superstars, and more. You shouldn’t have a problem finding digital copies at most retailers, but deals on physical copies tend to be hit or miss.
Nintendo offers an extended free trial period of Nintendo Switch Online through March 17, so you can get a 14-day taste of the online service. Nintendo Switch Online is required to play online games with your earbuds, but that’s not all. The service also lets you back up your save data to the cloud and gives you access to a growing library of classic titles for the NES, SNES and Game Boy on your Switch. The service costs $19.99 annually for an individual user, so this is a great way to get a taste of it.
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If you don’t want to spend money on new games featuring Mario or Luigi, Nintendo has also quietly launched a demo for the upcoming ones Princess Peach Showtime!, which is currently available for free on the Nintendo eShop ahead of the game’s launch on March 22.
Amazon is currently offering a discount on the Mario, LuigiAnd Peach starter sets for the Lego Super Mario series. Normally each set retails for $59.99, but this one is currently marked down to $47.99 and includes everything you need to start building your own Lego Super Mario courses.
Lego Super Mario has received a wide variety of expansions featuring characters like Yoshi and Bowser, but right now the only add-on set available at a discount is the Donkey Kong Treehouse Expansion, which can be purchased at Amazon for $53.99.
If you want to experience Jack Black’s performance of “Peaches” and other wacky Mario antics in the highest possible picture quality, the 4K Blu-ray Collector’s Edition Steelbook is for The Super Mario Bros. Movie is currently discounted to $27.96 at Walmart (was $34.99).