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Nintendo officially announces Mario Day 2026 details: Switch game deals, eShop sale now live, more

We got an early look at the official Nintendo MAR10 Day Switch game deals already this morning, but Nintendo has now issued an official press release detailing its complete Mario Day 2026 plans. This year is in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Super Mario Bros. game and the upcoming release of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie on April 1, but there’s a whole lot more than that. Check it all out below. 

Nintendo officially announces Mario Day 2026

This year’s celebration includes three weeks of in-game events inside of Mario Kart World, a sweepstakes for a chance to win a theme park vacation to experience SUPER NINTENDO WORLD, a host of in-person events at the Nintendo NEW YORK and Nintendo SAN FRANCISCO stores and more. 

This year, MAR10 Day gets a power-up as we look back at 40 years of Super Mario Bros. The party runs all month long with fun activities featuring Mario and friends. Be sure to check below for the latest updates.

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Mario Day Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch game deals

We already got an early jump on this part of the announcement, but here’s the official word from Nintendo:

From March 8 through to March 14 select retailers will offer deals on physical Nintendo Switch games:

  • Mario & Luigi Brothership $30 (Reg. $60)
  • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door $30 (Reg. $60)
  • Mario vs Donkey Kong $30 (Reg. $60)
  • Mario 3D World $40 (Reg. $60)
  • Mario Odyssey $40 (Reg. $60)
  • Luigi’s Mansion 3 $40 (Reg. $60)
  • Mario Party Jamboree (Switch) $40 (Reg. $60)
  • Mario Party Jamboree (Switch 2) $60 (Reg. $70)
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Mario Day eShop game sale

The Mario Day eShop sale issuing live today according to today’s announcement – more details on this inbound soon:

Plus, now through March 15, the My Nintendo Store and Nintendo eShop will offer deals on select titles, such as Mario vs. Donkey Kong and Super Mario Maker 2 ($39.99 each). For the full list of deals available visit Mario.Nintendo.com.

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Mario Day SUPER NINTENDO WORLD Sweepstakes:

Now through May 31, enter for a chance to win4 a theme park vacation for four to experience SUPER NINTENDO WORLD at your choice of either Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, or Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida. For more info, visit My.Nintendo.com.

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Justin is a senior deal Jedi over at 9to5Toys where he heads up our game/app coverage and more. He also covers all things music for 9to5Mac, including the weekly Logic Pros series exploring music production on Mac and iOS devices