Mario Day is here and that means Nintendo Switch products are on sale
It s Mario Day because MAR10 looks just like Mario s name! according to Nintendo.
Joshua Sargent
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The only downside of Mario Day is that I can’t really talk about it without violating the rules of the Associated Press (AP) Stylebook, which is something I really care about because I am an insufferable snob.
For those lacking an intimate understanding of the particular rules that the AP lives by, the issue is that this whole holiday is based on the visual pun that today’s date looks like the name of the Nintendo mascot “Mario,” (named after Nintendo’s 1980s landlord, incidentally) but according to this style guide, I’m supposed to write that date as “March 10.” The only way to get around it is to quote the Nintendo website, which helpfully explains:
Deals round up Friday, Feb. 12
The great James Taylor once sang it s Friday, Friday/Gotta get down on Friday.
The Buy Area Staff
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The great James Taylor once sang it s Friday, Friday/Gotta get down on Friday. Since everybody is looking forward to the weekend, it s very difficult for me to convincingly segue into a discussion of all the deals we ve compiled below.
But, heroically, I will do exactly that . right now.
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Currently Reading Super Mario 3D World + Bowser s Fury is a must-buy. But it s not because of Bowser s Fury.
Jhaan Elker, The Washington Post
Feb. 10, 2021
FacebookTwitterEmail Super Mario 3D World + Bowser s Fury Nintendo Super Mario 3D World + Bowser s Fury - a Wii U port of a mainline, flagpole-and-course-based Mario game - pairs a revamped version of the original Super Mario 3D World with an all new expansion ( Bowser s Fury ) sectioned off from the main game. Here s the thing: Despite the heavy marketing on the new content, what makes Super Mario 3D World + Bowser s Fury worth buying for owners of Super Mario 3D World isn t the new stuff found Bowser s Fury, because it s really not that new. Instead, the best stuff is actually found in the 3D World redux.