Mario Day, or "MAR10 Day," is back again this year, and Nintendo is kicking off the festivities for fans in honor of the Super Mario Bros. 40th anniversary, alongside the upcoming release of the Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
As part of the celebrations, there are several Nintendo Switch games discounted as part of the sale, alongside plenty of other exciting discounts to check out. Let's take a look at what's up for grabs.
Let's start with the big stuff. From March 8 to 14, retailers in the US are offering discounts on Nintendo Switch games. That includes Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury and Super Mario Odyssey down to $39.99 each, alongside the Switch 2 Edition of Super Mario Party Jamboree + Jamboree TV for just $59.99.
Nintendo is touting this as the first Switch 2 game to be officially discounted, which seems a little silly for several reasons. First of all techinically, yeah, it's a Switch 2 game and includes the additional content, but also Jamboree, as a full-fledged game, initially released on the OG Switch. Its Switch version is also part of the sale, at $39.99.
And while it's the first "official" discount, we've also been covering Switch 2 games getting regular discounts at US retailers like Woot, Amazon, Best Buy, etc since launch (such as Metroid Prime 4: Beyond for $55 just the past week).
So again, technically true, but also mildly irrelevant for the average consumer. Not trying to rag on Nintendo here, but I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't point it out. But hey, if you've been holding out on Jamboree, it's better than paying $80, that's for sure.
For digital-only gamers, it's also worth noting that My Nintendo Store and Nintendo eShop are also offering deals on select titles, such as Mario vs. Donkey Kong and Super Mario Maker 2 for $39.99 each.
We've also recently seen Super Mario Odysessy down to as low as $30, so this isn't the most recommendable deal, but it's worth checking out if you've been eying up some Mario games and aren't too worried about getting the best price possible.
Robert Anderson is IGN's Senior Commerce Editor and resident deals expert on games, collectibles, trading card games, and more. You can follow him @robertliam21 on Bluesky.
Now here is something really cool for our Resident Evil fans. YouTube’s ‘Luli Studio’ is currently remaking the cancelled Resident Evil 3.5 Hookman Demo in Unreal Engine. Once it’s complete, the artist will release the demo to the public so that PC gamers can experience it. For those who did not know, the Resident Evil … Continue reading A fan is remaking the cancelled Resident Evil 3.5 Hookman Demo in Unreal Engine→
A new weekend has arrived, and today, you can save on Mario Kart World for Nintendo Switch 2. Check out our top picks for Saturday, March 7, below.
Mario Kart World for $69.99
Mario Kart World is the best-selling game on Nintendo Switch 2, and this weekend, you can save $10 off a physical copy at Woot. This is the most expensive game on the Switch 2 thus far, and sales are extremely rare. If you have been waiting to pick up a copy of Mario Kart World, don't miss your chance to save this weekend.
Splatoon 3 for $39.88
Splatoon 3 is one of the best multiplayer games available on the Switch. This action-packed game has a variety of modes to explore, loads of weapons to unlock, and even enhanced performance on Nintendo Switch 2. You can score a copy today for $39.88 at Walmart.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater for $30
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater was one of the most faithful remakes of 2025. You can save $40 MSRP this weekend at Amazon, as PS5 copies have dropped to $30. With Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2's release set for August, now is the time to check out the Snake Eater remake.
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach for $49.99
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach is an incredible follow-up to 2019's Death Stranding that is one of the must-play games on PS5. Sam Porter Bridges is forced to venture out to the continent of Australia as the world continues to face the challenges thrown at it by the Death Stranding, and this sequel packs together a wild, sci-fi story, ultimate gameplay freedom, and some of the best visuals we've ever seen. Grab a copy this weekend for $49.99 at Amazon.
Fantasian Neo Dimension for $24.99
Fantasian Neo Dimension is the latest game from a legendary creator who needs no introduction: Hironobu Sakaguchi. This incredible turn-based RPG is a joy to play through, featuring a great story with music from the all-time great Nobuo Uematsu. Pick up a Nintendo Switch or PS5 copy today and add it to your collection for only $24.99.
Save $50 on God of War Ragnarok for PS5
As one of the defining games of the PS5 generation, God of War Ragnarok is a must-own for any PS5 collection. Best Buy has physical PS5 copies available for $19.99 today, which matches previous lows we've seen. Take on the second chapter of Kratos and Atreus' journey in this epic from Sony Santa Monica.
Save 30% On the LEGO Super Mario Piranha Plant Set
Amazon has the LEGO Super Mario Piranha Plant Set available this weekend for $41.99, which saves you almost $20 off the usual $60 asking price. This 540-piece set is perfect for Mario fans and collectors, as you can pose the head, mouth, stalk, and leaves to fit your shelf.
Modder ‘DeadpoolMKD’ has released a new video for Grand Theft Auto Carcer City, showcasing its visual enhancements. Compared to GTA Vice City, GTA Carcer City will have improved shadows and specular vehicle lighting. Grand Theft Auto Carcer City aims to have the biggest and most detailed city ever seen in the 3D-era GTA games. The … Continue reading New GTA Carcer City Video Shows Its Visual Enhancements→
In October 2025, we informed you about an unofficial PC version of the Nintendo 64 Duke Nukem Zero Hour game. And, from the looks of it, a mod came out for it that lets you experience the entire game in first-person mode. What’s also worth noting is that this mod enables proper KB&M controls. Yes, … Continue reading You can now play Duke Nukem Zero Hour N64 in first-person mode→
IGN’s only been around for 30 years, but movies have been going for much, much longer than that. And the thing is, so many of them have never been reviewed by us. But that’s where IGN’s Flashback Reviews come in, so today we’re jumping almost 90 years back in time to talk about one of the greatest horror movies ever made… if you can even call it a horror movie, that is: Bride of Frankenstein!
Elsa Lanchester’s Bride of Frankenstein is an icon, even if most people have never actually seen the only film in which the character appeared. Her image is instantly recognizable – the lightning-striped, shocked bouffant, the bandaged arms and sweeping gown, the impeccably scarred yet beautiful face. Oh, and the hiss – don’t forget the hiss! And this despite the poor creature only getting about four minutes of screentime in total. Again, 90 years ago.
But the birth of the Bride also came at a critical moment for the horror genre, as the looming dangers of censorship would soon drain much of the life out of the creative boom that had led to the film in the first place.
When director James Whale’s Bride of Frankenstein was released in 1935, the horror genre was at the peak of a vast surge in popularity. The huge success in 1931 of the Bride’s Universal Monsters predecessor Dracula, and her would-be-paramour, Frankenstein’s Monster, meant that every mummy, invisible man, black cat, raven, and werewolf in town was about to get their own picture. Meanwhile, Fredric March had won the Oscar in 1932 for playing not just Dr. Jekyll, but also that awful Mr. Hyde (tying with Wallace Beery for the boxing flick The Champ, by the way). Horror was big, and monsters were where horror was at.
The funny thing is, James Whale didn’t actually want to make a sequel to his original Frankenstein, despite its success. You can't blame him, having helmed three horror films in the previous four years with Frankenstein, The Old Dark House, and The Invisible Man. But the director’s mischievous leanings that were already popping up in those pictures would become the lifeblood of Bride, a film that is as much a great comedy as it is a monster movie.
Right off the bat, the film feels bigger than its predecessor, as the title credits reveal Franz Waxman’s foreboding score, before segueing into the melodious Bride’s theme. The first Frankenstein film, having been produced at the cusp of the advent of sound, featured minimal music, instead leaning into frequent spans of crackling silence. But Bride’s new scope, hinted at in this music, is immediately confirmed as Whale’s opening scene takes us for a humorous if unexpected visit to Frankenstein’s very creator, Mary Shelley, along with Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron, as the three chatter about ghost stories on a stormy night.
As such, Bride of Frankenstein begins in an elegant drawing room of the Romantic Era, where the Rs roll with aplomb and audiences – still in the midst of the Great Depression – surely could only look on in wonder. Played by the uniquely off-kilter Elsa Lanchester – who of course would also play the Bride at the end of the film – Mary seems to speak directly of the viewer, and to the viewer, at one point: “Such an audience needs something stronger than a pretty little love story. So why shouldn't I write of monsters?” No doubt this well-placed bit of dialogue by Whale and his writers is also a jab at the recently implemented self-censoring Hays Code, which would soon hobble many a horror movie in Hollywood.
Why was horror so popular during those dark days of the Depression? Much has been written on the topic, and it seems safe to say that in 1935 audiences were seeking some kind of escapism in the dark safety of the movie house. But there’s also the more lurid, violent, and sexual aspects of these films, elements which folks obviously wanted to indulge in, and ironically the very same aspects that the Hays Code would soon crack down on, taking away much of the spark that had fueled the genre. Viewers wouldn’t have known it at the time, but when the Bride is electrified to life, those four brief minutes of agony and ecstasy were sort of the climax for this heyday of horror.
Viewers wouldn’t have known it at the time, but when the Bride is electrified to life, those four brief minutes of agony and ecstasy were sort of the climax for this heyday of horror.
So who are the monsters that Shelley is talking about in the prologue? Certainly not Boris Karloff’s sad-sack creature, who in a feat that would be replicated by every Freddy, Jason, and Michael Myers who followed, managed to survive the unsurvivable climax of the previous film. Sure, he kills some people here or there, basically to keep the cheap seats happy, but that’s not what interests Whale in the character. While Karloff would later say that he wasn’t particularly fond of the development, the typically mute Monster famously acquires the power of speech in this picture. This leads to some humorous moments – you’ll never forget seeing Karloff half-choking on a cigar – as well as some dark ones, as when the Monster proclaims that he “loves dead… hates living.” The actor can still be scary as the towering Monster, of course, but it’s his moments of pathos and humanity – there, I said it – that work best in Bride.
Certainly the brief time he spends living happily with the blind old man who he encounters in the forest can only end in heartbreaking fashion – even if the whole set-up has become a well-trodden trope by today’s standards. As the old man attempts to teach the Monster about the difference between good and bad, one can’t help but peer past the script and see a meditation on the world in which Whale and his audience were living, survivors of a World War now living through another unimaginably difficult time.
Nor is Colin Clive’s Dr. Henry Frankenstein a villain. Indeed, while Henry was a crackpot who caused a ton of problems for everyone in the first film, in Bride he becomes more of an unwilling participant in the bigger action – almost a bystander. Sure, he’s one of the two creators of the Bride, but he does so under duress. Poor Clive, meanwhile, seems aged and stricken here, a not surprising result, perhaps, of what the character has been through, but one tempered by the knowledge that in reality the actor was reportedly suffering from alcoholism and would die just two years after the film’s release.
But we must look to Ernest Thesiger’s Dr. Pretorius to find the real monster in Bride of Frankenstein. An old mentor of Henry’s, Pretorius shows up to convince Henry to create a new creature with him. He shows off his own dabblings in creating life, specifically weird little men and women who he keeps in jars; this reveal makes for a really odd scene that’s kind of silly but just another example of how Whale didn’t only make this sequel bigger than the first film, but also insisted on branching out in surprising ways with it. Audiences in 1935 expecting more of the same after the first film were in for a surprise.
Thesiger is another highlight, long noted for his camp portrayal and the queer coding that he brings to Bride. Pretorius is the kind of guy who sends his men out to find “fresh” hearts that he can use in his experiments, while also enjoying some wine and dinner over a coffin in a newly robbed crypt. Would you like a cigar? It is his only weakness, you know.
The production design is sweeping. Throwing continuity to the wind, Castle Frankenstein now features arched ceilings everywhere, sometimes lit seemingly only by flickering candlelight. The Bride’s creation scene is somehow even more spectacular than the first film’s, and indeed, the set pieces are exciting and often beautiful to behold. Whale didn’t hesitate to throw some Christ imagery into the proceedings here or there, but hey, this is the same guy who literally had Dr. Frankenstein throw dirt in the face of a statue of Death in the first film, so let him have his fun. The world of Frankenstein that Whale creates is not the real world – monsters notwithstanding – but rather something closer to a dreamed state. His affinity for using painted and lit backdrops to serve as the cloudy horizon and sky in certain scenes never really makes such scenes feel like they’re truly taking place outdoors; instead, what you wind up with is a sort of otherness, a heightened and theatrical feeling that pushes things just a notch into the fantastic. (Whale made his name in the theater, after all, and incorporates here some of the tricks he learned there.)
Of course, this also raises the question of how modern audiences, who have been trained to expect perfect, computer-generated recreations of just about any setting in their movies and TV, might react to a near-century-old picture like this. I think what it comes down to is less about how the film looks and more about how it makes one feel. The Bela Lugosi Dracula, for example, hasn’t aged all that well. Yes, horror and film fans might still appreciate it on multiple levels, but it’s also the kind of movie that tends to elicit unintentional laughs from modern audiences. Bride of Frankenstein, on the other hand, remains as funny today as it surely was in 1935, perhaps even more so. But it’s not a case of us laughing at the movie; no, we’re laughing with it. I think there’s a difference there, and as a result the Bride’s film is kind of timeless.
By the time Elsa Lanchester finally appears as the title character, at around the one-hour, 10-minute mark (of a one-hour, 14-minute movie!), it’s been a long wait for this legend to arrive, but a worthwhile one. Lanchester doesn’t attempt to mimic Karloff in any way. No, her time is limited, and she makes the most of it with her tics and quick, halting, bird-like movements, and of course that hiss. As Dr. Pretorius announces her to the world – “The Bride of Frankenstein!” – little could he, or Whale, or the audiences sitting in the darkened theater, for that matter, have known that the Golden Age of 1930s horror had just peaked.
Whether you love them, hate them, or just get enraged waiting in the queue to try and get them, there’s little doubt that Secret Lair has proven itself to be a goldmine for the folks at Wizards of the Coast.
These special drops highlight different properties that a player, even five years ago, would scoff at as being impossible inclusions, bringing new eyes to the long-running card game.
As the releases are limited, some of the cards included in these Secret Lair drops are highly sought after, whether it is from a collector standpoint or just because folks love the art.
#10 Armiger Unleashed (Forge Anew - Rainbow Foil)
Equipment cards saw a bit of a boost in popularity in 2025, thanks in part to popular Commander decks like the Final Fantasy VII precon, Limit Break, so it should come as no surprise that Armiger Unleased, which focuses on Equipment, would have sold well last year.
This says nothing of the incredible success and popularity of the Final Fantasy set. Thankfully, Armiger Unleased is a pretty solid card on its own, even when you take away the Final Fantasy art and name, letting you equip a creature at instant speed and getting one free equip on your turn. Great for those especially expensive situations, such as Kaldra Compleat’s 7-cost.
#9 Super State (and Rainbow Foil)
Super State was a brand-new card introduced in Secret Lair’s Sonic: Friends and Foes drop and gave us not only an incredibly powerful aura for your Voltron decks, but also probably the closest thing to a Super Saiyan card we will ever get.
Giving the attached creature a host of abilities, including flying, first strike, trample, and haste, along with a boost to a base power and toughness of 9/9, even with its high cost of 7 colorless mana to cast, it’s not hard to see why it was such a hot commodity card in 2025. The sick art of Super Sonic didn’t hurt either.
#8 Knuckles the Echidna (Rainbow Foil)
With all sorts of tokens taking up space on tables nowadays, with things like Treasure, Food, and Lander tokens, a card like Knuckles the Echidna from the Sonic the Hedgehog drops is a great commander card to take advantage of the do-dads.
This comes largely from his special win condition that allows you to win if you control more 30 or more artifacts at the beginning of your upkeep. Put Knuckles behind a “Walls of Ba Sing Say” and alongside an “Academy Manufactor” and just bide your time to victory!
#7 Deadly Rollick (and Rainbow Foil)
The Secret Lair x Marvel’s Deadpool: April Pool’s Day drop was full of cards (expect to see a couple more), but Deadly Rollick and its glorious unicorn has found its way to this list.
Featuring Deadpool riding a unicorn and a scared Cable, this card is a great removal instant for fans of the commander format (which seems like is a majority of players these days), as having your commander - or any commander - under your control lets you exile a target creature for free. A free instant exile removal card? That’s more appealing than a fresh, hot chimichanga! No wonder it’s sold so well!
#6 Deadpool, Trading Card (and Rainbow Foil)
Not to be shown up by a silly Unicorn, it’s no surprise that Deadpool himself as a trading card would sell better as “Deadpool, Trading Card”. Cards with silly novel abilities are fun to pick up and build around, and this card’s “exchange his text box with another creatures” lends itself to some funny combos.
This card was also the only new card in that drop, but it captures that chaotic nature of the character brilliantly, and makes for a fun potential commander, making it no surprise that it sold so well last year in the secondary market.
#5 Plains (#1513)
A card doesn’t need to have a neat gimmick or be incredibly powerful to sell well, and the special Plains card from the Raining Cats and Dogs Commander Precon is a perfect example of this.
This lovely card features the bestest furry cats and dogs lounging and playing in a pristine field of green grass and flowers. In the wild times that we live in, this imagery just gives warm fuzzy feelings, and I find myself wishing I were there in that same grassland plains, and judging by the fact that this was the fifth best-selling card of the year on TCGPlayer, I think I’m not alone in that sentiment.
#4 An Offer You Can't Refuse
Featuring a kittified version of the popular Planeswalker, Jace, this special printing of “An Offer You Can’t Refuse” was actually printed back in 2023 as a Secret Lair Showdown card. Making it only available as a reward for attending and participating at a competitive event.
The card itself is a pretty solid commander staple, allowing you to counter a non-creature spell for only a single blue, at the expense of giving the opponent two treasure tokens, but for the low cost and the kitty Jace, the community has deemed it a worthwhile tradeoff in the number four spot.
#3 Porom's Silence Magic (Silence - Rainbow Foil)
Turns are a lot less stressful, especially in the end game, when you don’t have to worry about your opponents doing something that throws a wrench in your well-laid plans, and that’s why Silence is almost a must-have in decks running white.
Porom’s Silence Magic is a fairly common bonus card from the Secret Lair x Final Fantasy drop from last year, which is a reskin of the powerful spell depicting the twins wielding their magic. The mix of utility and just really stinkin'-good artwork booster this Secret Lair card all the way to the third-best-selling card of 2025.
#2 Harmless Offering (Rainbow Foil)
Yet another card from the Deadpool: April Pool’s Day drop, the Gwenpool carrying Jeff the Land Shark reskin of “Harmless Offering” stands at last year’s number two spot.
With a low price and silly artwork, this card can be a fun addition to multi-color decks when you pair it with something like Nine Lives, Demonic Pact, Archfiend of the Dross or any other cards that can impose a stipulation that will cause the person holding the card to lose the game.
Normally, you want to steal other people's cards, and turning that on its head with Gwenpool and Jeff and giving someone else a card you don’t want is a great way to get a reaction out of people.
#1 Command Tower (#7012 - Rainbow Foil)
Nostalgia is a powerful thing, if the SpongeBob pineapple house “Command Tower” is any indication.
While there are far more valuable cards from the SpongeBob SquarePants Secret Lair release, the affordability of Pineapple House Tower, along with the recognizable and iconic imagery it’s easy to see why this bonus card reaches the top of the list for 2025.
It also doesn’t hurt that nearly every commander deck out their has a copy of some sort, so there is always a demand for new and unique towers to add in to the next deck.
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In November 2025, we informed you about a mod that aims to add real-time Path Tracing to Dark Souls 2. And today, we can share some videos, showing off over an hour of gameplay footage from this mod. From what we know so far, a new version of the DS2LightingEngine Mod will add support for … Continue reading Take a Look at Dark Souls 2 With Real-Time Path Tracing→
ReadyCode has announced that it will release a multiplayer mod for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered in Q2 2026. To celebrate this announcement, the team shared a new trailer that you can find below. The Multiplayer Mod for Oblivion Remastered will be part of ReadyM. ReadyM is a sandbox platform that transforms existing single-player … Continue reading The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Multiplayer Mod Announced→
Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi’s new game is now in doubt after investor NetEase warned his studio that it plans to cut off funding.
Gang of Dragon was meant to be the debut game from Nagoshi Studio, the developer formed by Nagoshi in 2022 under NetEase after he departed Ryu Ga Gotoku a year earlier. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it looks an awful lot like Yakuza.
Bloomberg reported that Chinese megacorp NetEase told Nagoshi Studio employees that it will stop financing the studio from May, which in turn will likely mean Nagoshi’s studio will have to shut down. NetEase is currently in the process of cutting its video game investments, which have already led to studio closures and layoffs.
According to Bloomberg, NetEase made the decision to cut Nagoshi’s funding after it learned Gang of Dragon needed at least another ¥7 billion (approx. $44.4 million) to be completed. Nagoshi is apparently trying to find new investors to help buy the studio out, without much luck.
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