The Mario edition Nintendo Switch is real and it's out on MAR10 Day

Super Mario Nintendo Switch
(Image credit: Nintendo)

After weeks of speculation, Nintendo has finally unveiled its Mario-themed Switch console which is set to release on MAR10 Day.

As revealed via Business Wire, the new Nintendo Switch variant comes with two red Joy-Con controllers (instead of the usual red and blue) and is being offered with either Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, or New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe for free - oh and some Super Mario Bros Movie stickers. According to the report, the bundle goes live on March 10, 2023 (aka Mario day) and will cost $299.99 from the My Nintendo Store and other retailers. 

Before you get too excited about this deal though, it's worth noting that the console is just the standard Nintendo Switch and not the Nintendo Switch OLED. It also doesn't seem to have any other special features or details on it unlike the previously released Splatoon 3 edition Nintendo Switch or the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet edition Switch.  

As part of the MAR10 celebrations, Nintendo also revealed the release date for wave 4 of the  Mario Kart 8 Deluxe booster course pass. Players will be able to compete in the newly added Fruit Cup and Boomerang Cups alongside our old friend Birdo, who's making their Mario Kart 8 Deluxe debut, on March 9, 2023. 

As we've all come to expect by now, Nintendo's racing game will soon be getting a variety of new and old courses including Yoshi's Island, DS Mario Circuit, GCN Waluigi Stadium, and many more. 

Wondering what games you'll be able to play on your Mario Switch soon? Take a look at our upcoming Switch games list. 

Hope Bellingham
News Writer

After studying Film Studies and Creative Writing at university, I was lucky enough to land a job as an intern at Player Two PR where I helped to release a number of indie titles. I then got even luckier when I became a Trainee News Writer at GamesRadar+ before being promoted to a fully-fledged News Writer after a year and a half of training.  My expertise lies in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, cozy indies, and The Last of Us, but especially in the Kingdom Hearts series. I'm also known to write about the odd Korean drama for the Entertainment team every now and then.  

Read more
Image of the Nintendo Switch box art for Princess Peach Showtime, Ys X Nordics, Unicorn Overlord and Super Mario Jamboree on a GamesRadar pink background.
Mario Day's colossal savings on these games is enough to make me forget about the Switch 2 for now
Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo Switch 2 live – All of the latest Switch 2 news following its official reveal
Official image of the box art for the Nintendo Switch OLED Super Mario Bros Wonder bundle, with the OLED Switch sitting in front of it with a blue GamesRadar background.
Updating my handheld is one of the best decisions I ever made, and now Best Buy has finally released this OLED Switch bundle so you can too
A screenshot from the reveal trailer for the Nintendo Switch 2, showing the console playing a Mario Kart game.
Nintendo finally confirms exactly when we'll get more Switch 2 details with the April Direct, which promises a "closer look" at the console ahead of hands-on previews
Mario Kart running on Nintendo Switch 2
I'm convinced Mario Kart 9 is the first official Nintendo Switch 2 game, with what looks like 24-person multiplayer
A screenshot of Mario Kart 9, shown during the Switch 2 reveal trailer.
Mario Kart 9: rumors and everything else we know about the potential Switch 2 game
Latest in Super Mario
Super Mario 64
Blindfolded Super Mario 64 speedrunner declares "70 Star is DEAD" after he "absolutely obliterated" his old record
Mario odyssey screenshot showing mario standing with sentient forks
8 years later, Super Mario Odyssey players are still getting awed by the discovery that you can destroy metal crates by turning into a bird and pecking them 200 times
Image of the Nintendo Switch box art for Princess Peach Showtime, Ys X Nordics, Unicorn Overlord and Super Mario Jamboree on a GamesRadar pink background.
Mario Day's colossal savings on these games is enough to make me forget about the Switch 2 for now
Super Mario 64
A week after suffering webcam tragedy, blindfolded Super Mario 64 speedrunner casually breaks 3 world records in 4 days: "Another day in the office, another world record"
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 speedrunners thought a trick that requires landing on a spot "the width of a red blood cell" was virtually impossible - now it's been done blindfolded
Super Mario 64
Behold, Super Mario 64 speedrunners can do "an absurdly lengthy and precise series" of 41 button presses to make Mario stand underwater: "This has no known practical purpose"
Latest in News
Lunar Remastered Collection
"Will today’s players still enjoy a game from 30 years ago?": JRPG icon Kei Shigema says he was thrilled to see Lunar getting a remaster even after all this time
Nick Offerman as Bill and Murray Bartlett as Frank in The Last of Us episode 3
The Last of Us season 2 showrunners tease a "gorgeous" episode akin to season 1’s Emmy-nominated Bill and Frank story: "Just you wait"
The Witcher 4 screenshot with Ciri using sword and sorcery to fight an ancient monster
CD Projekt boss says "cutting-edge single-player games" – you know, like The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2 – will "continue to enjoy great popularity" despite industry shifts
Cyberpunk 2077
Despite releasing exactly zero new games, CD Projekt bagged $120 million in profit for 2024 – the Witcher and Cyberpunk studio's third-best result ever
Muse
Daredevil: Born Again midseason trailer teases Matt Murdock’s violent fight with Muse, including a gory scene straight from the comics
Batman looking over the city during Batman: Arkham City, one of the best PS3 games.
The PS2 Batman Begins game was considered such a "disaster" that Christopher Nolan turned down a Dark Knight-inspired game