It's-a me, Mario Day: Here's where to get the best deals on Nintendo games and gear

Haven't you heard? Today marks Mario Day, a quasi-holiday that commemorates everyone's favorite overall-wearing, mustachioed Italian plumber — not because it's his or Nintendo's birthday, but simply because March 10 = "Mar10." (And you thought May 4/"May the Fourth" was nerdy.)

To celebrate, retailers like Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy have all slashed their prices on Mario franchise games and Nintendo gear and accessories for the next few days. We spent some time parsing through each of their sales, and these are the best deals we managed to find:

Snag Mario games for the Nintendo Switch for cheap

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The absolute best Switch gaming deal we found involves 2017's Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, a tactical RPG that came out in 2017: It normally retails for $59.99, but it's down to a mere $14.99 at Best Buy right now (a $45 savings). Get it here.

Other Mario titles are on sale for around $40 to $45:

• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe — $44.99 (save $15) at Best Buy and Amazon

• New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe — $44.99 (save $15) at Best Buy and Amazon

• Super Mario Odyssey Standard Edition — $44.99 (save $15) at Best Buy

• Super Mario Party — $39.99 (save $20) at Best Buy, Amazon, and Walmart

• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 — $34.99 (save $25) at Best Buy and Amazon

• Mario Tennis Aces — $44.99 (save $15) at Best Buy and Amazon

• Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker — $29.99 (save $10) at Best Buy, Amazon, and Walmart

• Super Mario Maker 2 — $39.99 (save $20) at Best Buy, Amazon, and Walmart

• Yoshi's Crafted World — $39.99 (save $20) at Best Buy, Amazon, and Walmart

Save $24.99 when you bundle a Nintendo Switch with a PowerA Mario Controller

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As far as we can tell, there's only one retailer offering a Mario Day deal on the Nintendo Switch console, and it's Walmart: The big box store is selling a bundle that includes the Switch and a Super Mario Edition PowerA wired controller for the price of just the console ($299). Get it here.

Other Mario Day deals on gaming accessories:

• Nintendo Joy-Con Wheel (Set of 2) - Nintendo Switch — $12.99 (save $2) at Amazon

• Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Pair, Neon Red and Neon Blue — $69.99 (save $10) at Walmart

• Nintendo Joy-Con (L/R) Wireless Controllers for Nintendo Switch - Neon Green — $69.99 (save $10) at Best Buy

• PDP Wired Fight Pad Pro Controller Mario Edition for Nintendo Switch — $19.99 (save $5) at Best Buy

• PowerA Super Mario Edition Controller for Nintendo Switch — $19.99 (save $5) at Best Buy

• PowerA Enhanced Wireless Controller for Nintendo Switch Mario Silhouette — $38.73 (save $11.26) at Amazon

• RDS Industries Game Traveler Deluxe Travel Case for Nintendo Switch - Super Mario Odyssey — $14.99 (save $5) at Best Buy

• RDS Industries Game Traveler Slim Travel Case for Nintendo Switch - Super Mario — $6.99 (save $6) at Best Buy