Justin Kahn

Welcome to 9to5Toys News Weekly – your go-to spot to catch up on the latest new product releases, features, and hands-on reviews. This weekly roundup collects all of the coolest new gadgets, the most interesting updates in the world of tech, and more – this week it’s all about the ongoing Amazon Big Spring Sale, but we also have pre-order deals on the brand new AirPods Max 2, the latest Nintendo Switch 2 leaks and rumors, Nomad’s new Google Find Hub Tracking Card Air, the Pokémon Champions release date, and everything else awaits below.

Good morning and welcome to Best of 9to5Toys Weekly – a one-stop shop for all of the week’s best deals on Apple gear, Samsung and Android tech, accessories for smartphones and Macs, intelligent household upgrades, and even deals to update your wardrobe. This week we are in the midst of the gigantic Amazon Big Spring Sale and, alongside all of the new deals landing this morning, we have a giant collection of deals live from throughout the week to peruse down below.

We are well into Day 3 of the Amazon Big Spring Sale and coming to the close of the first week of discounts. While offers will carry through the weekend and into next week in some cases, not everything will as we are already starting to see some discounts disappear. So in the name of ensuring folks get a chance at the best of them, we have collected our top 10 favorite deals down below alongside a host of honorable mentions thereafter.

It’s not over yet folks. Not that anyone really thought it was, but prices on PlayStation hardware are going up…again. Sony has now officially announced price hikes on PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player. 

Target has now unleashed a new 50-page spring sale ad to give us a look at the deals set to go live this weekend. Still in the midst of its Circle Deal Days spring sale event through today (March 27), the retailer’s larger spring event will continue into week 2 starting this Sunday and you can get a look at the deals set to go live down below.

Nomad makes some of, if not, the best Find My Tracking Cards on the market if you ask, and it just unleashed its first Google Find My Hub model, as first spotted by the squad over at 9to5Google. Now available for purchase, you can also land a nice launch deal – Buy 2 save 10%. 

Earlier this week Xbox announced its next Partner Showcase, and today is the day. Set to go live at 1 p.m. ET, Xbox is ready to put some of its prime time partner developers in the limelight to give us in-depth looks at upcoming releases, but it also has some surprises in store by the sounds of it. 

Nintendo unleashed the final trailer for the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy Movie earlier this month, but the reveals ahead of the April 1 release aren’t quite done yet – it has now confirmed that Fox McCloud from StarFox is in the film. 

The massive Amazon Big Spring Sale is now live, Walmart has launched a wide-ranging spring sale of its own, and now the scheduled Target Circle Deal Days sale has arrived as well. Featuring thousands of its own price drops, all you need is a FREE Target Circle account to get in on the action. 

We are taking quick break from the now live Amazon 2026 Big Spring Sale to discuss some Switch news. In a world rife with tariffs, or at least the aftermath of them, and with the cost of gaming skyrocketing in recent years, Nintendo might have just announced that is bringing the cost of new Switch 2 games down…sort of. 

Alongside the official kick-off to Amazon’s massive Big Spring Sale, and the $100 price drops on AirPods Max, today is also the day the brand new AirPods Max 2 go up for pre-order. The long-awaited next-generation Apple over-ears will go up for sale for the first time this morning at major retailers and directly from Apple and we are here to uncover the best ways to save. 

The Amazon Big Spring Sale is now live. Amazon’s first gigantic sale event of the year is now in full swing with thousands of price drops on Apple gear, the new AirPods Pro 3, Google devices, Samsung tech, smart home, apparel, tools, smartphone accessories, and a whole lot more. You’ll find everything waiting for you on this page alongside even more details down below. 

The Pokémon Company and Nintendo have now officially announced the release date for the upcoming Pokémon Champions Releases on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 alongside a brand new overview trailer. 

Just after some details on the next-generation Xbox console surfaced at GDC, Microsoft has now announced the next installment of its Xbox Partner Preview. 

Target’s early spring sale is now live with thousands of price drops on apparel for the whole family, all of the easter treats and decor you could ever need, and much more. Its major Circle Deal Days sale, to directly take on the upcoming Amazon Big Spring Sale, however is officially set to kick off on March 25 and it has now launched a preview of the upcoming deals. 

Welcome to 9to5Toys News Weekly – your go-to spot to catch up on the latest new product releases, features, and hands-on reviews. This weekly roundup collects all of the coolest new gadgets, the most interesting updates in the world of tech, and today we have the early Amazon Big Spring Sale deals and a giant collection of spring Apple deals joined by teasers for the new LEGO Jurassic World sets, the new Retro wireless Receiver for N64, the latest Switch 2 GameCube release, and much more waiting below.

LEGO just unleashed its first official Pokémon sets during the Pokémon 2026 festivities. But just after an official teaser for the first minifigure-scale Super Mario sets, a new leak has surfaced online suggesting we are in for some minifig pocket monsters as well.

The big Target spring sale will kick off this weekend and we now have a nearly 50 page ad detailing loads of upcoming deals. Amazon’s Big Spring Sale will officially go live next Wednesday (although there are already plenty of deals now live) and Best Buy is already in the midst of a giant Tech Fest sale, but there will be thousands of deals going live at Target starting this Sunday ahead too. 

Burton Goods is one of our favorite leather Apple accessory gear makers, and today it is debuting its all-new desk collection with some deals using code BG20 at checkout.  

Nintendo just released Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness for the Switch 2 GameCube library. We have known it was coming ever since Nintendo first launched the GameCube Nintendo Classics library alongside the Switch 2, and it confirmed it was releasing very soon during the 2026 Pokémon Day festivities, but it has finally arrived. 

Nintendo just recently issued firmware update for Nintendo Switch 2 and, among a series of mostly unexciting, albeit welcomed, updates, there is one particularly notable enhancement here with the new “Handheld Mode Boost.” 

While it was never the true modern PlayStation portable everyone wanted, Sony says it has steady growth on PlayStation Portal engagement and it is now ready to unleash some enhancements to the platform. 

Target has now officially announced its bring spring sale to take on Amazon. Target Circle Deal Days are now official, just hours after Amazon announced its 2026 Big Spring Sale, and we have the details for you below. 

The 2026 Amazon Big Spring Sale has now been officially announced. Amazon’s giant annual spring sale event will once again take place in late March and we now have the official dates alongside a teaser on some of the deals, what to expect, the Amazon Big Spring Sale Doorbuster deals, and more. 

Welcome to 9to5Toys News Weekly – your go-to spot to catch up on the latest new product releases, features, and hands-on reviews. This week we are catching up on all of the big Mario Day announcements as well as the new LEGO Luigi & Mach 8 set, the teaser for the upcoming Super Mario minifigure scale builds, the LEGO Jurassic Park Jeep, and the Ideas Tintin Moon Rocket set. We also have launch week deals on the new MacBook and iPad models joined by the first solid details on the next-gen Xbox console and more. Scope it all out below.

Apple’s upgraded M5 MacBook Air has arrived and we are now tracking straight up $50 price drops across the entire lineup. But the question is whether or not the upgrades on the new model warrant the cost even at $50 off, especially when you can land a perfectly capable M4 MacBook Air in brand new condition straight from Amazon at a giant $320 off right now. 

It’s Friday and today’s lineup of the best Apple TV deals is jam-packed, including the Now You See Me – 3 Film Collection, Alien 2-Movie Collection, Spirited Away & Kiki’s Delivery Service Double Feature, The Hunger Games 5-Film Collection, Raging Bull, The Deer Hunter, The Untouchables, and more. Just be sure to dive into the MacBook launch week deals – up to $320 off Air, $200 off M5 Pro models, Neo from $569, more, but you check them all out below.

Elago has been serving cute, quirky, and nostalgia fueled tech accessories for years, and its Game Boy-inspired designs have been some of the best of them. It recently launched another vintage Nintendo handheld accessory in the form of the NW5 Nintendo Switch 2 Game Case, and there is an early launch deal available on Amazon right now. 

Today’s lineup of the best Apple Books deals is now ready to roll, including titles like Napalm & Silly Putty, Rough Beast, And Then There Were None, The Legend of Eli Monpress, The World in 2050, Slugfest, Red Mafiya, The Blazing Sea, House of Flies, and more. Everything is waiting down below.

We are still tracking solid $100 price drops across the most affordable Apple Watch Series 11 models (some are even discounted deeper than that), but you’re certainly not going to find a deal nearly as deep as this: Amazon has the 46mm Apple Watch Series 10 GPS + Cell with the high-end Slate Titanium Case at a gigantic $429 off the original price. 

Target has officially announced thousands of upcoming price drops. This is likely the retailer both hinting at its upcoming spring sale and it attempting to get a head start on the usual annual spring sale at Amazon. 

Update 3/12: The new Nintendo Talking Flower releases today and is now shipping at $34.99 from Amazon, the Nintendo Store, and other major retailers. Here’s the new trailer:

We just got our next good look at The Super Mario Galaxy Movie in this morning’s Direct – including a first look at Yoshi! – but we are also now seeing pre-orders live on Amazon for Nintendo’s new Talking Flower. 

Many of the rumors surrounding the next-generation Xbox are, at least seemingly, coming true. Microsoft and the newly appointed head of Xbox have already confirmed Project Helix is well into development and that it will indeed be able to play both Xbox and PC games. What that means exactly is still unclear, but we do have new details directly from Xbox on everything from a hint at the release window, the machine’s dual-functionality, and even some actual specs here today. 

A new LEGO PlayStation set is reportedly coming this year. We have seen some exciting new official LEGO announcements this week, including the large-scale Luigi Mario Kart build, a teaser for new minifigure-scale Nintendo sets, and just this morning with the launch of the One Piece Gum-Gum Fruit pre-orders, but it looks like LEGO might also have a new brick built PlayStation 1 replica on the way too. 

What if Apple made MacBooks back in 1984? That’s the question Dbrand decided to ask itself and the answer is the all-new 1984 MacBook skins. The new new MacBook Neo, M5 MacBook Pro, and the upgraded M5 MacBook Air launch today and will begin landing on doorsteps very shortly, and now Dbrand has now launched its all-new vintage-inspired 1984 skins to bring some Apple nostalgia to your modern machines. 

Today is your last chance to get in on the Galaxy S26, S26+, and Galaxy S26 Ultra pre-order deals, as well as the massive deals on Galaxy Buds 4/Pro. Deliveries officially start tomorrow and there’s no telling what might happen to the up to $900 in trade-on value, the exclusive store credit you’ll receive through our links, and you can even score FREE Galaxy Buds 4 with your order ($180+ value). 

Happy Mario Day, LEGO Super Mario minifigs have been officially announced! Just when you thought the Mario reveals were done for the day, Nintendo and LEGO have just released a new teaser video on social announcing all-new Super Mario minifigs and sets. 

Mario Day 2026 is fast approaching with new reveals, deals, and game announcements already warping in. Nintendo has just announced a collection of new Mario titles landing in the Nintendo Classics library, retailers are already primed with upcoming events, and we already have a hint at this year’s Mario Day Switch 2 console bundle. But there’s plenty more to come as we set to celebrate the Mushroom Kingdom and beyond on Mario Day 2026. 

Mario Day is still in full swing, but at this point in the afternoon just about all of the excitement we are going to be getting is out in the wild now. From a plethora of Switch and Switch 2 game deals and price drops on express microSD cards for your Switch 2, to the all-new LEGO Mario Kart reveal and the release date announcement for the new Yoshi game, all of the most noteworthy and exciting Mario Day 2026 festivities await below.

Satechi is back at it again today with the launch of its brand new Foldable Stand Hub. The latest addition to its OntheGo collection, the new stand and hub combo is designed to provide a mobile home for your iPad just about anywhere while expanding its power and connectivity prowess at the same time. Now available for purchase at $79.99, you can catch some additional details down below. 

It has been a minute since we checked in with the accessory makers over at Journey, but the brand has now unleashed its all new Qi2 25W SUMMIT ULTRA 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station. Now available for purchase, you can also land a solid 20% launch discount simply by adding it to the cart. 

While it might not exactly be a new Mario game, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book was reaveled as part of the initial Mario 40th anniversary and we are getting a new gameplay overview trailer today alongside the official release date. 

Happy Mario Day folks! The Switch game deals are flying, LEGO just unveiled the all-new Luigi & Mach 8 set, and everything else is waiting for you right here. Nintendo also officially released some new Nintendo Classics Mario games this morning and has now unveiled the new overview trailer for Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park. 

Mario Day has officially arrived and, as part of this year’s festivities, Nintendo has now officially released three new classics for Switch Online. Previously announced to kick off the 2026 Mar10 Day, the new Nintendo Classics are now playable. 

Happy Mario Day 2026! MAR10 Day has officially arrived and with it we have giant selection of Nintendo Switch game deals, an all-new trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the release of some classic Mario games, LEGO deals, and there’s even more to come.

Let’s-a-go!