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Not sure what to do this Valentine’s Day? Maybe your partner is away or you’re single and fancy getting the gals round for a bite to eat and maybe a cheeky beverage too?
Well why not turn Valentine’s Day into Galentine’s Night, and add a competitive element with some games – specifically by getting your friends to bring along their Nintendo Switch.
Nibbles and Nintendo? Sign us up.
It’s the perfect excuse to get the girls together and swap hours on TikTok and Instagram for a little competitive race, virtual tennis match or bowling – just like those wholesome Sunday nights when we first started gaming in the 90s.
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Nintendo Switch – OLED Model (Neon Blue/Neon Red)
This small but mighty device has a vibrant, 7-inch OLED screen, with a wide adjustable stand when you want to play in 'tabletop mode'. It also comes with a wired LAN port, so you can use it with your TV easily. With an impressive 64 GB of internal storage, that's more than enough to save those all important next levels.
shop £309.99Now all we need to do is dig out ‘Now That’s What I Call The 90s’ and blast The Spice Girls, Take That, All Saints…
If you’re thinking about getting quite the crew together? The good news is you can sync up to eight Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch Lite consoles together – so no one will feel left out.
Plus, there’s a plethora of local multiplayer games available for your Nintendo Switch, including Super Mario 3D World and Bowser’s Fury, Mario Party Superstars and 51 other Worldwide Games.
Looks like it might be a long night of gaming and gossiping if you ask us.
Should you not all own the coveted Nintendo Switch? Fear not as with Everybody 1-2-Switch, you can actually use your phone as the controller and play with up to 100 people at once – now that’s what we call a party.
Personally, we’re adding the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to our games collection and putting on a proper tournament.
With the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass, you can also unlock an additional 48 courses, so everyone can join in the fun.
Whether you’ve been gaming for years or just started, anyone can play along – just decide ahead of time who’s playing as who (because we shot gun Princess Peach).
There’s never been a better excuse, especially if it’s raining, to light some candles, nip to the supermarket and grab everything you’ll need for a serious games night with your closest friends.
We might even go one step further and make a Mario Kart themed platter. Cut peppers into Mario and Luigi shapes, stars from sandwiches or pizza, cheese puffs as fireballs, rice crispy squares… We’re already salivating at the thought.
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