Nintendo Mario Day brings free year of Switch Online Expansion Pack with Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle and three retro games
nintendo mario day is unfolding as a two-part push: Nintendo Australia and New Zealand is offering 12 months of Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack free with the purchase of a Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World Bundle between 10th March 2026 and 14th April 2026, and three retro Mario titles will arrive on Nintendo Switch Online on March 10.
Nintendo Mario Day: three retro games land on March 10
On March 10 — MAR10 Day — Nintendo will add Mario’s Tennis and Mario Clash to the Virtual Boy app and Mario Vs. Donkey Kong to the Game Boy Advance library on Nintendo Switch Online. Both Virtual Boy titles originally came out in 1995, and all three games will be playable on March 10. The Virtual Boy releases require the Expansion Pack tier of Nintendo Switch Online and a physical Virtual Boy accessory, offered as a $100 replica or a $25 cardboard viewer.
How the Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle promotion works
Nintendo Australia and New Zealand has said customers who buy a Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World Bundle new from participating retailers or the My Nintendo Store between 10th March and 14th April 2026, while stock lasts, can claim 12 months of Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Individual Membership for free. The bundle includes a Nintendo Switch 2 system and a download code for the digital version of Mario Kart World, with a suggested retail price of AU$769. 95 / NZ$869. 95 — a saving of up to AU$49. 95 / NZ$59. 95 compared with buying each item separately.
Nintendo values the 12-month Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Individual Membership at AU$59. 95 / NZ$69. 95. To redeem, buyers must register on Nintendo’s bonus-offer page and upload a copy of their purchase receipt; Nintendo said an SMS containing the download code for the 12‑month membership will arrive in approximately two business days. The download code can be redeemed through Nintendo eShop on either a Nintendo Switch 2 or Nintendo Switch system, or online, anytime within three years.
The promotion applies only to new purchases from participating retailers or the My Nintendo Store during the stated window, and the download code cannot be redeemed by a Nintendo Account while it is part of an active Family Membership. Nintendo also noted that customers can combine memberships of the same kind to extend service time, and that redeeming the code while holding a different active membership may result in compensation in Gold Points for overlapping periods.
What players should expect next
The immediate dates to mark are March 10 for the three retro releases and the start of the promotional purchase window on 10th March 2026; the bundle offer runs through 14th April 2026. Buyers who complete registration and upload their receipt should expect an SMS with the membership download code in approximately two business days, and can redeem that code Nintendo eShop or online within three years.
