The Carrera R/C Nintendo Mario Kart 2.4 GHz Mini Collectible is a great way to burn some time while at home or the office, and you can get one for $23.36, today only, originally $39.99. Put simply, its a 1:50 scale recreation capable of achieving speeds of over 3-mph and comes with a small remote control with a clear storage section to safely hold your RC car when not in use. Product page
Illumination teases the theatrical release of Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. Movie with a new Princess Peach training course clip. The story begins when plumbers Mario and brother Luigi end up in a magical new world after stumbling upon a mysterious warp pipe. Luigi ends up getting lost and Mario embarks on an epic quest to find him.
This new Lush x Super Mario Bros. Movie collaboration might be one of the coolest and strangest yet, as it not only includes gold coin sap, but also a question block bath bomb with a hidden collectable power-up soap inside. There are a total of six bath bombs to choose from, each with their own power-up.
Suigi, a Super Mario 64 speedrunner, managed to complete a 1-star run of the entire game in 6:58.35, beating his own previous world record of 7:03.57. For those unfamiliar with speedrunning in Super Mario 64, the 1-Star route is one of the fastest for beating the game, making use of a Backwards Long Jump hyperspeed method to access the Bowser stages early.
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Happen to be visiting Nintendo New York at Rockefeller Center in the near future? You’ll be able to see a real-life version of Mario’s boots from The Super Mario Bros. movie by Minnesota-based Red Wing Shoes. The footwear company worked with the film’s creative team to transform every on-screen pixel into a real-life stitch.
Mario Kart Live Home Circuit (Nintendo Switch) puts an augmented reality twist on the original game, and you can get it for $59.99 shipped, today only, originally $99.99. Simply place the gates around any room and customize courses in the real world. Bring them to live with different in-game environments such as various jungles and even Rainbow Road. Product page.
A Nintendo fan spent countless hours creating a custom The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time track for Mario Kart 8, and unfortunately, it’s not yet available for download. However, you can still create your own Mario Kart 8 tracks using a piece of software called ‘Track-Studio’, which still does require some graphic design skills, especially with a 3D program like Blender, 3DS Max, or Maya.
We may never see this Nintendo Switch Lite OLED Tears of the Kingdom Edition console, but the Nintendo Switch Mario choose One Bundle is coming soon to celebrate MAR10 Day. Priced at $299.99 USD, this bundle includes Red Joy-Con controllers and a full game download of one of the following games: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Mario Odyssey, or New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
Programmer ‘Distracted Coder’ spent a month creating Super Mario 2 Wart’s Revenge, a turn-based strategy game based on Super Mario Bros. 2. Players can take control of Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Toad through 23 levels, complete with 5 boss fights. You won’t need to spend all day playing either, as all levels and boss fights can be completed in just 2-3 hours.
Another day, another Midjourney-like AI, and this time, it’s MarioGPT. Developed by programmers from the IT University of Copenhagen, this AI model is based on GPT-2 and capable of interpreting user requests into graphical representations of Super Mario Bros. levels purely from text prompts.