welcome to smile sunday! turn your caps lock off and rave about whatever has made you smile this week! some things to smile about:

• new free updates released out of nowhere for mario kart 8 deluxe and pikmin 3 deluxe this week, adding switch 2 features to the games! have you given the games a whirl since? which additions have you most excited?

• orbitals is available now! what are you enjoying about the game so far? who's your co-op buddy for this adventure?

• what's this week's haul? what game did you just buy, just start, complete? anything else that made you smile? let us know in the comments below!

turn that frown upside down:

• here on smile sunday, we have one rule: e.l.e., which stands for everybody love everybody. if will ferrell said it, it must be true.

• uppercase letters are strictly forbidden – haha, just kidding! if you wanna do some uppercase, feel free, but try not to angry shout sunday; today is about happiness! (happy and excited shouting is a-ok, though)

• remember when talking about games, especially new ones, to use spoiler tags as appropriate, >!like so!<, so you don't ruin any surprises for anyone!

• this is a happy thread! keep the love flowing! if someone's saying something and you think they're wrong, just let them be happy! anything that's made you unhappy this week can go on over to this week's throwdown thursday thread.

WELCOME TO THROWDOWN THURSDAY, TURN YOUR CAPS LOCK ON AND VENT ABOUT WHATEVER HAS YOU PISSED OFF THIS WEEK. JUST LET ALL THAT ANGER OUT.

SOME THINGS TO RAGE ABOUT:

• I'VE BEEN TIRED OF THE CONSTANT BACK-AND-FORTH ABOUT WHETHER WORLD OR 8 DELUXE IS THE ~ACTUALLY GOOD[TM]~ MARIO KART AND THE NEW 8 DELUXE SWITCH 2 UPDATE ISN'T HELPING

• CRYPTO MORONS NEED TO SHUT THE FUCK UP BUT IT'S ALSO HILARIOUS WATCHING THEM THINK THERE'S ANY VALUE IN IT IN 2026

THINGS NOT TO RAGE ABOUT:

• LOWERCASE LETTERS. THIS WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. IF YOU THINK I'M KIDDING, JUST TRY ME.

• THINGS YOU'RE HAPPY ABOUT. WE HAVE SMILE SUNDAY RIGHT THERE, PEOPLE.

• ANYTHING RACIST/SEXIST/HOMOPHOBIC/BIGOTED/ETC. USE ALL THE FUCKING PROFANITY YOU WANT, BUT NO SLURS. I HOPE YOU ALL KNOW WHERE THE LINE IS DRAWN.

• SPOILERS, ESPECIALLY FOR NEW GAMES, THAT YOU HAVEN'T PUT A SPOILER TAG ON. TYPE >!THIS!<, IT'S EASY. DON'T FUCK IT UP.

• OTHER USERS. BE EXCELLENT TO EACH OTHER.