Nintendo news (March 11): Mario Day / Splatoon 2 European Championship 2018-2019

Today’s Nintendo news: illustration and video for Mario Day, but also…

• Splatoon 2 European Championship 2018-2019
• ARMS
• Mario Toys
• Tool Assisted Speedrun

Mario Day

Yesterday was March 10th, aka. Mario Day. To celebrate, the official Twitter account for Super Mario Odyssey in Japan shared the following illustration:

And here’s a video shared by Nintendo of America, showing Mario in the various Super Smash Bros. games (Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate):

Happy #MAR10Day! Mario’s been throwing fireballs and meteor smashing the competition in the Super Smash Bros. series for more than 20 years! Mario mains, how are you celebrating today? pic.twitter.com/jTRO8jVVID

— Nintendo Versus (@NintendoVS) March 10, 2019

Finally, here’s another video shared by Nintendo of America, showcasing the various Mario games available on Nintendo Switch (New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, Mario Tennis Aces, Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Super Mario Party):

Happy #MAR10Day! Whether he’s racing, traveling to distant Kingdoms, or partying with the Mushroom Kingdom crew, there’s no adventure too big or small for Mario! What are some of your favorite memories with Mario? Let us know in the replies and we’ll retweet our favorites! pic.twitter.com/ewprvW9M12

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) March 10, 2019

Source: Nintendo (Twitter)

Splatoon 2 European Championship 2018-2019

The Splatoon 2 European Championship 2018-2019 took place this weekend, and after many intense matches, it’s the players from Alliance Rogue (French team) who were crowned European champions. They will take part in the Splatoon World Championships, which should be announced within the next few weeks!

Here’s the livestream recordings for the Splatoon 2 European Championship 2018-2019:

ARMS

Nintendo have announced that the next Battle for the Party Crash event for ARMS will take place from March 15th to March 18th. It will pit Max Brass against Twintelle!

Source: Nintendo (Twitter)

Mario Toys

Here’s some pictures of two sets of Mario toys from Jakk Pacifics, releasing this April in Japan:

Source: 4Gamer

Tool Assisted Speedrun

Here’s the latest Tool Assisted Speedrun video for Nintendo games:

• Super Mario All-Stars: Super Mario Bros. 3 (SNES) “warps” by Maru in 10:23.51