Nintendo continues to spoil fans of Super Mario about family Nintendo Switch with a new wave of free downloads. This time, new profile icons, frames and backgrounds are coming to personalize your account on Switch and Switch 2, without taking out your bank card.
This salvo arrives in a very Mario spring, between the Switch 2 version of Super Mario Bros. Wonder and the theatrical release of Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which has already generated $372.5 million at the worldwide box office (around €345 million). Nintendo is clearly capitalizing on the craze around its mascot, and this new series of Super Mario icons risks disappearing quickly.
Free downloads Super Mario on Switch: what does this new wave offer?
Via the Missions and Rewards section of Nintendo Switch Onlinea selection of elements inspired by several recent hits has appeared: Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Super Mario 3D World, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe And Super Mario Odyssey. It’s just customization content, not full games, but there’s plenty of variety.
We find portraits of characters like Mario, Luigi, Peach or Yoshi, accompanied by frames and backgrounds dedicated to each game. A feline-style frame 3D Worlda circuit decor of Mario Kart 8 Deluxeor a landscape of the kingdom of Odyssey allow you to create a very targeted profile around your favorite Mario episode.
How to take advantage of these free Super Mario icons on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2?
To benefit from it, you need a Switch or Switch 2 connected to the internet, a Nintendo account linked to My Nintendo and an active subscription to Nintendo Switch Online. Icons cost 10 platinum points, frames and backgrounds cost 5 platinum points, a loyalty currency earned by completing missions on the My Nintendo website and in the NSO app.
Concretely, turn on the console, open the Nintendo Switch Online application from the home menu, then enter Missions and Rewards. Scroll through the games to the Super Mario titles in the current wave, select the item you like, and redeem the required Platinum Points. Once unlocked, these items join your collection and can be combined into a complete icon, which will remain available even if your NSO subscription later expires.
Until when can you enjoy this free Super Mario content and what is Nintendo preparing?
Previous Mario icon campaigns on Switch were all time-limited, with some ending on December 1, 2025 or March 2, 2026. Nintendo reminds that the themes change every month and the icons every week, so it is likely that this wave around Wonder, 3D World, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe And Odyssey don’t stay long.
The exact deadline is indicated directly under each prize in Missions and Rewards, hence the interest in connecting quickly. The items already obtained, however, remain linked to your Nintendo account and are synchronized on all your consoles, including a future Switch 2. With the 40 years of Super Mario Bros. and the Super Mario Galaxy movie exhibition, these gifts clearly serve to keep Mario at the center of the Nintendo Switch Online ecosystem.