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

• kirby air riders is finally here! what are you enjoying about the game so far? do you have any favorite riders or machines? any fun moments from any of your races? (remember to use spoiler tags as appropriate, >!like so!<)

• nominees for the game awards 2025 have been announced; among them is a game of the year nomination for donkey kong bananza! voting is open now! feel free to tell us who you hope wins, and which games, whether nominated or not, were your highlights of the year (so long as you do it without putting other games down)!

• 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)

• 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.