With a Switch 2 in tow , your original Switch is likely gathering dust. The sequel handheld is an upgrade—a spec bump. Nintendo is trying to give users a few more use cases for the older handheld, implying its first dockable handheld may end up being your child’s or younger cousin’s new toy.

The Mario maker introduced a whole slew of new toys and Switch software explicitly geared toward kids. They’re all currently exclusive to Japan, though we can’t imagine western audiences wouldn’t jump on these immediately. The big ticket item is a set of wood blocks in a large “My Mario” playset. These figures first reminded me of my Thomas the Tank Engine wooden train I used to careen down my kitchen table as a preteen. Unlike those lo-fi locomotives, these Mario figures have the extra benef

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