World s Largest Nintendo Switch Donated to Children s Hospital
The Nintendo Switch has been a massive success since its release in 2017, and part of its popularity can be attributed to its portable nature. However, that can make the system easy to lose, so engineer Michael Pick rectified that by creating what he calls the world s largest Nintendo Switch. According to Pick, his version of the console weighs about 65 pounds and measures 70 by 30 , making it 650 times bigger than a normal Nintendo Switch. It even includes a 4K display! Once the build was completed, Pick donated the console to St. Jude s Children s Hospital. A video of its creation can be found at the top of this page.
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: