Nintendo is surprising its fans as the holidays approach with a very special update: new Super Mario content is now available via Nintendo Switch Online. Available until December 15, 2025, these rewards include new icons featuring cult characters like Luigi and Bowser. The initiative aims to reward loyal subscribers and brighten up console menus for Christmas.
The news was announced via the Twitter account “NSO Icon Alerts”, which lists all the offers of the online service. “The Super Mario icon selection for #NintendoSwitchOnline has changed. The current selection will be available until December 15.” For collectors and those nostalgic for the world of the mustachioed mascot, this is the perfect opportunity to complete their gallery of emblematic characters.
What free rewards are available?
The gifts made available are not complete games to download, but exclusive customizable visual content for the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. The icons offered highlight the heroes of Super Mario, with Luigi, Bowser, and of course Mario, as well as iconic objects from the franchise.
Players must exchange their platinum coinsa free virtual currency offered by Nintendo, against these icons. These coins are easily obtained by completing small missions: responding to surveys, visiting specific pages or using certain functions of the console interface.
Where can I get this content before December 15?
Everything happens in the “Missions and Rewards” menu on the Nintendo Switch. Once in this section, users can view the available content and redeem their platinum coins. The manipulation only takes a few seconds, but you have to act quickly: on December 15, a new series of icons will replace the current one.
Meanwhile, fans continue to wait for a new Super Mario game dedicated to the Switch 2. In the meantime, they can fall back on Mario Kart Worldthe latest addition to the franchise. The game has received a fairly warm reception, as former GAMINGbible member Ewan points out: “Mario Kart World may not yet be as easy to recommend as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, but it’s still an absolutely fantastic kart racing game, just as chaotic, imaginative and dynamic as its predecessors.”
An avalanche of content before the release of the Super Mario Galaxy film
Mario fans’ schedules are shaping up to be busy. In addition to free icons, a new cinematographic opus is expected. Scheduled for April 3, 2026, the film Super Mario Galaxy will extend the universe initiated by the 2023 film.
Until then, Switch fans can console themselves with the many new features online. And for those who need a final argument, Ewan adds of the new game: “The Knockout Tour alone keeps me playing for a long time, even if it makes me swear like a carter. Enjoy the rage of second place, that’s how you know you’re alive.”