We hope you're feeling all jolly and festive, folks, because today is Mario Day!
Yes, as we're sure a lot of you lovely readers will know by now, Nintendo has adopted 10th March as being a special day for its famous moustachioed mascot. Why? Well, because 'MAR 10' looks a bit like 'Mario', and a better reason isn't required.
The Mushroom Kingdom's most distinguished resident has been a busy man over the last year, with Mario Tennis Aces, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle: Donkey Kong Adventure, Super Mario Party, New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey all releasing since last year's Mario Day.
With Super Mario Maker 2 just around the corner, and the likes of Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and the original Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle release also on Switch already, you definitely won't be short on options for celebrating the special day. He really is everywhere, isn't he?
If you missed the news earlier this week, Nintendo is celebrating the day in style with lots of discounts across a variety of Mario games on 3DS and Wii U in North America, and you can claim double reward points from lots of top Mario games on Switch in Europe.
So, we want to know you plan to celebrate the special day. Are you hosting a huge Mario Party (excuse the pun)? Are you playing through some of his greatest adventures? Did you not even realise this was a thing and are therefore just getting on with your day as normal? Let us know in the comments.
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But I write/type it 10 March so I guess it’s just another day.
Happy Mar10 day!
I'm hoping to play some Super Mario Party and maybe Mario Kart 8 Deluxe! Happy MAR10 Day!
Also, today is the 2 year anniversary for getting my switch. I got it a week after launch and I have been playing it ever since. I thought that I played previous systems a good amount, but this device is crazy good. Happy Mario Day!
And thank you for this site, this is the best place for a nintendo fan.
Remember when myself, James, Corbie and the gang ran a whole Mario month back in March 2010? Good times!
Just had a bowl of soup and then I’m gonna sit down and watch the telly. It’s pandemonium I tell ye!
It's nice that they acknowledge the day but surely they can do better that offer discounts for games on systems that are virtually dead.
Where are the Switch game discounts? Even if it was just for the one day
This offends Brie Larson lol
Yay !
Happy MAR10 Day !
But, i celebrate it by playing Pokemon Alpha Sapphire 3DS (Already got 6th Badge) 😜
I’m thinking of finally buying Super Mario Party
@What_Sthat I was about to say the very same! It must be strange for the US to not realise every other country on earth uses DDMMYY bar theirs.
I'm celebrating by meeting Charles Martinet at a convention.
I kinda feel that Mario Maker 2 should've been a day launch title. Oh well.
X@Chunky_Droid I wonder how many people are left that remember @James.
Well I’m stucj and frustrated with MARIO delux. No surprise there, I don’t know why I keep doing it to myself lol.
I will get rabids though. May be more my pace.
Finishing Skyward Sword and starting Ocarina of Time. Mario will just have to be happy for Link this year. I also played Donkey Kong, Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 1, 2, 3, Super Mario Odyssey, and Punchout!! Recently, so I think Mario has had enough time in the sun for a few more weeks at least 😜
I might fire up Super Mario Bros. 3 on my 3DS this evening. I wasn't planning on gaming a lot of today to be honest.
Happy MAR10 Day!
I almost forgot it was Mario Day. I have my Wii U on right now watching a show on streaming, so I guess I could start up Super Mario 3D World and play a few levels for a bit before I turn it off. Really like that one level that does a Super Mario Kart homage.
@Marios-love-child too bad you're not in the US. All Mario Switch games are 33% off today at Walmart.
Had some friends over, so we played some Smash and NSMBUDeluxe.
Wait, it's Mario Day in the US, and I've lost an hour? I smell a conspiracy...
Because I already own the Mario titles I want, I took advantage of the New Super SMB digital code discount to rebuy what I already purchased 9 years ago. Back in the day it was 60 bucks plus 20 for the DLC... yet here I go again. At 40 it's less of a punch to the gut, but even at 40, man, it needed more newly created content
@RadioHedgeFund My god, you don't have May 4th either? Come over where Freedom reigns, lol!
@Dizzy_Boy @Chunky_Droid I remember James, and Corbie from back when it was VC-reviews.com, at least that's what my bookmark said it was called. I missed James for a long time after he left, he was the happiest person here, always chatting it up in the comments section, but since TW left I've kind of forgotten about James until you mentioned him. James wouldn't have survived 1 day in these comments, he would have been torn to pieces for being a fanboi or SJW or something.
My plan for Mario day is finally getting to River Run in Super Mario Party.
Mario should hire Ace Attorney to sue the US gov't for making his day 1 hour shorter? Everybody else in my house is still sleeping at 10:20. Stupid clocks. Though the dark pouring rain weather isn't helping any either. But after lunch, and a pot of coffee, we should be good to go for some Mar-E-Oh.
They said we were CRAZY to put the month before the day! Who's laughing now?!
As an Arizonan I get to enjoy a full 24 hours of Mario day goodness.
@Jriibz Thanks!
Wow that is very contrived.
Rocket league
I was hoping for a Mario Run discount like last year, but no such luck.
I had bought it for Android, but have since switched to iOS.
I`m celebrating with a nice beer and homemade pasta. If I`m not too hungover later, I`ll hunt some more moons on Mario Odyssey to honor Mario Senpai.
@RadioHedgeFund
Once we fix this problem, everything will be perfect here!
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I will play Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and go for a higher score in Mario's route for 5mash. Maybe some Super Mario Party too.
Happy MAR10 Day, everyone.
Playing ocarina of time for the first time ever so Mario will have to take a back seat.
Can’t believe how good this game is and that I’ve never played it....
I'm celebrating by taking magic mushrooms and jumping on random people's heads.
@RadioHedgeFund That’s the worst part of it. I’m from the US. I don’t know what the hell we’re thinking. Always made more sense to me to do day month year.
Gonna be playing Super Mario 3D World with my dad today. Maybe play some Mario Kart 8 Deluxe online matches, too. Happy Mario Day, everybody!
I’m celebrating by playing lots of apex on ps4, and Tetris99. Only have 2 wins so far this weekend but I’m playing right now too...sorry MARIO, plenty of days a year for you too
I'll be celebrating by playing one of the most critically acclaimed games in history, on the Nintendo Switch:
S U P A H M A R I O B R U D D A S 2 B A Y B E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
@SterlingEyes Very nice! Which OOT version/console are you playing?
I started Mario RPG a few months ago. Maybe I should get back to it.
I might try and get another win in Tetris 99.
They way I see it is if all the other wins go to 998 of the other players, I have a chance for the $10 with my one win.
I do hope they post the winners and the amount of wins they got. I am very curious.
I just got NSMBU Deluxe (that title/acronym is ridiculous) with the discount. I might play MK7 during my last break and I have a ton of Mario games to choose from later.
I am celebrating by playing god of war! Lol
@nofriendo haha exactly, in Europe it’s actually 10MAR day!
Just bought NSMBUD had fun with it on WiiU never played Super Luigi U im really liking it.
By playing Sonic and Crash Bandicoot
@Tandy255 I bought an old 2DS the other day so I’m playing that version. I was never a big Zelda fan until playing breath of the wild but that game inspired me to revisit the others. I basically bought the 2DS for Zelda.
I just want them to release all the Zelda games on switch now
This Mar10 Day, I'm playing in the Tetris 99 Maximus Cup. I'm up to eleven wins and hoping to carve out a few more.
Played some Mario Kart 8 while wishing Nintendo of Canada had some sales for those of us who already own a switch but alas
@KingdomHeartsFan don’t worry they don’t celebrate international men’s day either. All is fair...
Gonna run around New Donk City collecting Moons and purple coins while rocking a pinstripe.
I celebrated by picking up NSMBUD today and playing some Super Mario Party while waiting for the download! Now everyone in the family hates each other. Well done Mar10! ; )
I'm celebrating Mario day by doing homework all day
It's my son's birthday, so we got him some cake and ice cream. My wife is making Filipino style spaghetti for him and our daughter.
I celebrate this momentous occasion by killing Mario in every game I have that stars him. Mario Odyssey, Mario/Rabbids:KB, Mario Kart, Mario Party and Smash Bros.
@KingdomHeartsFan
Bait
@Marios-love-child There are Switch discounts in most regions on major Mario series games.
I celebrated by playing and completing Super Mario Party! Not as fun playing by yourself though...
I celebrated by sacrificing a Yoshi on every level of Super Mario World.
@KingdomHeartsFan
Of course it did. This is the internet.
@KingdomHeartsFan Thanks for mentioning International Women’s Day. When pretty much every brand uses it to market themselves, some rather tastelessly, it does speak volumes when a company lets it pass without comment. They have people dedicated to PR and social media. No excuse really.
I'll play Super Mario 64 in celebration of Mario Day as it is the tenth game in the mainline Mario series.
@RadioHedgeFund We are an interesting bunch, I tell ya what.
We celebrated with a Smash Bros ultimate party.
@datamonkey fantastic game 👍
I tried to do the best I could to celebrate. I livestreamed smash, mario kart, and odyessey, alongside mario party the day before.
I hope everyone had a good mario day!
@What_Sthat
Every single time I hear a date in the US format I think they say something like "March 2010". Nintendo should rename Mario to Iomar everywhere else in the world so we could be part of this USA-only day.
@PlayedNSlayed yeah definitely. Can see why it was most people’s goty last year...
I beat the dragon up the mountain yesterday. A game hasn’t wowed me like that in ages!
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