It’s MAR10 Day, so here are some deals on Mario games and gear

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Today's Dealmaster is all about everyone's favorite mustachioed plumber and princess-saver: Mario. As has been the case for the past few years, Nintendo has declared March 10 to be "Mario Day" to celebrate its most popular mascot. (March 10 = MAR10 = Mario, get it?) For the most part, that celebration involves the company discounting a variety of games and knickknacks featuring the little guy and saying you should buy them. This is a made-up holiday, after all. But if those deals get you some good Switch games for cheap, it's hard to get too upset.

This year's discounts aren't quite as appealing as the offers we saw last year, but the selection is still solid. The main highlights include Super Mario Maker 2 and Super Mario Party down to $40, which in both cases is a $10 discount off the typical street price. These Mario titles are more niche than a traditional adventure game like Super Mario Odyssey, but the former still does well to let you create and explore custom Mario levels, while the latter remains a fun digital board game for parties (it will likely fracture a few friendships, but still).

Beyond that, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, a surprisingly engaging XCOM-style strategy game, is down to $15 at Best Buy, while various retailers have the kid-friendly side-scroller Yoshi's Crafted World-which doesn't feature Mario, oddly-down to $40. Best Buy has a handful of deals on Mario games for the Nintendo 3DS, too, and GameStop has several offers on related plushies and other toys. Additional Mario-themed controllers are also on sale.

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