Mario Kart World and other Switch 2 games are 10 percent off

I wasn’t expecting to see any deals on Switch 2 games for a while. Even though the console is currently much easier to find in stock, game discounts — especially ones on first-party Nintendo launch games — aren’t the norm. However, you can get 10 percent off on the likes of Mario Kart World, and the Switch 2 editions of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Breath of the Wild. Sure, these are small price drops, but anything that brings them closer to the cost of last-gen Switch games is a nice deal in my book.

Mario Kart World is an excellent game to start your Switch 2 game library, featuring a bunch of new tracks, along with some new moves, weapons, and characters, plus an open roam mode that’s filled with stuff to do. The Switch 2 editions of Tears of the Kingdom and Breath of the Wild make these already-great games even better with graphical improvements. Both games run at 60 frames per second and feature higher resolution graphics, not to mention support for Zelda Notes, which lets you turn on what is effectively GPS mode so you can more easily find shrines and Korok seeds.

Other deals to get your Monday started right

• I adore Anker’s two-headed USB-C cable. This four-foot braided model makes it easy for my wife and me to share the charger so we can both have full batteries the next time we need to get to work. At $16.99, this cable is actually cheaper than ever at Amazon, beating its recent Prime Day 2025 price. It supports up to 140W passthrough when you’re charging a single device, and when two are plugged in, it can intelligently prioritize devices based on current battery levels and how much power is required by each gadget you’re charging.
• Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow novel is just $1.99 in ebook format. The discount is happening at multiple retailers, from Amazon and Bookshop.org, to Rakuten Kobo and Barnes & Noble. This book made the cut for The Verge’s end-of-year roundup in 2023. I read it last year, after I heard how much video games and game development plays a role in the narrative. It’s a breezy read that’s tough to put down, filled with characters who work tirelessly to achieve fame and create timeless art, then have different opinions on where to go next once they achieve it.
• The 2025 13-inch MacBook Air with the M4 chip, 16GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD has dropped in price to $799 at multiple retailers, including Amazon and Best Buy. This model had previously been sitting at $849, which was a solid $150 discount. If you’re considering a new Mac for the school year, this is the laptop that we recommend for most students. Hey, if you’re not a Mac user, or are skeptical of this recommendation, there are 12 other models in the article below that my colleague Antonio Di Benedetto thinks are worth considering.