{"id":894045,"date":"2025-12-23T03:01:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T03:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mario-rabbids-sparks-of-hope-free-this-week-for-nintendo-switch-online-members"},"modified":"2025-12-23T03:01:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T03:01:15","slug":"mario-rabbids-sparks-of-hope-free-this-week-for-nintendo-switch-online-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/mario-rabbids-sparks-of-hope-free-this-week-for-nintendo-switch-online-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope free this week for Nintendo Switch Online members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mario-rabbids-sparks-of-hope-free-this-week-for-nintendo-switch-online-members.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Tasking us all with bringing some order back to the universe, Nintendo has announced its next Switch Online trial for members.<\/p>\n<p>From today (8th July) until 14th July, those interested can take Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope out for a spin as part of their subscription. 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