Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01549

I was sent a box of fun stuff for the upcoming super Mario Bros. Movie. Mario and Luigi hats, t-shirts, stickers, buttons and bags. Lots of fun stuff. I made a video unboxing the swag. The movie hits theaters on April 5th.

Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01179

Nintendo gave me a free download code so that I could try out the new Booster Course Pass for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Opinions are my own.

The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe — Booster Course Pass is some brand new downloadable content for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. This will includes remastered courses from throughout the Mario Kart series for you and your family to race through on your Nintendo Switch!

there are destinations courses like Paris Promenade and Tokyo Blur from the Mario Kart Tour mobile game or get nostalgic with favorites like N64 Choco Mountain and Wii Coconut Mall from past Mario Kart games.

The Booster Course Pass is available for $24.99 or if you have a paid Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership then it is included. The content will be released in 6 waves – 8 courses in each wave for a total of 48 courses – starting now with this first wave and extending through the end of 2023. The first 8 courses have been released and they are a blast to play. There are two circuits in the first wave, the Golden Dash Cup and the Lucky Cat Cup. Courses are from Tour, 3DS, N64, Wii, DS and GBA. With 40 more tracks to come there is a lot more racing to do!

And if that isn’t enough reason to smile, from now through April 4, adorable Mario Kart-themed Happy Meal toys will be available in all McDonald’s locations in the U.S. I picked up Mario and Luigi the other day at lunch! They are some of the best McDonald’s toys I’ve seen in a while!