Without warning, Nintendo launched a wave of gifts around Super Mario to accompany the release of Super Mario Galaxy The Movie on the big screen. Between collectible cards, wallpapers and retro games, there are currently several free or included downloads for your Nintendo Switch.
The device relies on the mobile app Nintendo Todaythe service My Nintendo and subscription Nintendo Switch Online + Additional Pack. If you have a Switch or Switch 2 linked to a Nintendo account, you can already start collecting these digital bonuses… as long as you know where to click.
Super Mario Galaxy The Movie: what free gifts for your Nintendo Switch?
Launched on March 27, 2025, the app Nintendo Today is available for free on iOS and Android in France. Once connected with your Nintendo account, a portal dedicated to Super Mario Galaxy The Movie appears with news, videos and above all a series of digital collectible cards.
From March 10 to June 10, 2026, you can obtain 40 cards inspired by the film, designed for the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. . On the first day, the app gives you two cards at once, Super Mario Galaxy The Movie and Mario . Then, each daily opening of Nintendo Today automatically unlocks a new card, without duplicates, until the album is completed.
Each card highlights a character, an enemy, an object or a location from the film with HD illustration and small explanatory text, often linked to the games Super Mario Galaxy on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. Once the 40 cards are collected, they transform into golden versions which add bonus content, like a mini interactive encyclopedia of the Galaxy universe, always without paying a cent.
Nintendo Today and My Nintendo: how to turn these cards into real bonuses?
These cards aren’t just for filling a virtual gallery. Nintendo activated a mission My Nintendo : By simply unlocking three cards between March 10 and May 31, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time), you will receive 100 Platinum Points in your account. These points then allow you to exchange for official wallpapers, profile icons for Nintendo Switch or sometimes physical goodies via the My Nintendo store.
Another surprise for French fans: from April 1, 2026, participating cinemas offer exclusive content via Nintendo Today. By scanning the official poster of Super Mario Galaxy The Movie with the app, you register as having seen the film and unlock a digital photo frame displaying the name of the theater and the date, as well as wallpapers to download to your smartphone.
Concretely, to take advantage of all these free Super Mario downloads on Nintendo Switch, the procedure is simple: install Nintendo Today, log in, open the film section every day, activate notifications and remember to take your phone out in front of the poster at the cinema.
What new free Mario games for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers?
On the console side, MAR10 Day also comes with new retro titles in the catalog Nintendo Switch Online + Additional Packaccessible at no additional cost to subscribers. Three Mario games are coming to the Nintendo Classics apps: Mario vs. Donkey Kong on Game Boy Advance, as well as Mario Clash And Mario’s Tennis from the defunct Virtual Boy, now legally playable on Switch.
These games are not free in the strict sense, since they require a paid subscription to NSO + Additional Pack, but they greatly enrich the offer for all those who are already subscribers. Between the 40 collectible cards, My Nintendo Platinum Points, cinema wallpapers and these classics added to the service, free or included downloads around Super Mario are particularly generous until June 10, 2026, so you better not hang around.