Mario Kart Toys Return To McDonald's For MAR10 Day
McDonald's has announced that its latest Happy Meal promotion will contain toys based on the popular Mario Kart franchise, available throughout March to coincide with March 10, also known as MAR10 day. The news comes just weeks after it was confirmed by Nintendo that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe would get new DLC, containing tracks from previous games in the series.
McDonald's and its Happy Meals have a long history with Nintendo promotions, with the kid-friendly meals containing toys from Nintendo franchises for decades, going back as far as 1990 with a deal that coincided with the release of Super Mario Bros 3. Over the years the companies have released further sets covering the Super Mario franchise, and had a previous Mario Kart offer in 2014 to celebrate the launch of Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U. It's not just Mario who has partnered with the fast-food chain, as last year McDonald's released Pokémon cards in Happy Meals, causing scalpers to swoop in.
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News of this latest promotion came when the official Happy Meal website (via Nintendo Wire) updated its homepage to Mario Kart branding, changing its Toys section to show eight Mario Kart vehicles, available for MAR10 Day. The toys feature main characters such as Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Bowser, riding vehicles from the game like Mario's B-Dasher and Princess Peach's pink bike, which seem to be modeled off the standard bikes rather than the popular Mach bike version. Each toy will also be customizable, as they come with a set of decals for their vehicles. The collection will be available in US McDonald's restaurants between March 8 and April 5.
The site also shows an Activities section,
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