Part of this job is having at least a passing familiarity with the tedious 'lore' of most popular video games. Did you know that the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series revolves around toys sold by the in-universe Mario Toy Company? I need to. Anyway, the latest, Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move is now slated for a May 9 downloadable launch on Nintendo 3DS.

Minis on the Move will have you laying tracks to guide the clockwork plumbers through hazardous courses, drawing curves, loops, and whatnot. Like the board game Tsuro but with obstacles, if you've played that. It also has mini-games that see you guiding Minis in other ways.

Look, here's a trailer from its announcement in February: