We may have already known about it for ages, but Nintendo finally officially confirmed that Super Mario 3D All-Stars is real. With the game unceremoniously disappearing from sale in a week, here’s where you can still order the long-awaited collection that bundles three classic Mario adventures for the Nintendo Switch.
Super Mario 3D All-Stars contains Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy for £49.99/$59.99. We feel Mario Galaxy 2 has been unfairly left out, there. The games haven’t been fully remastered but simply optimised for the new console with higher resolutions, new screen ratios and added Joy-Con support.
One other important but strange caveat, Nintendo also announced that Super Mario 3D All-Stars will be available both physically and digitally as a limited run until March 2021. A limited run for the physical version makes some sense if it’s an exclusive release, but why this same policy extends to the digital version is beyond me. Artificial scarcity is not the most consumer-friendly tactic.
Nevertheless, if you want to ensure you snag a copy, you’ll have to play Nintendo’s game and put down a Super Mario 3D All-Stars pre-order. Who knows if they’ll bring it back again at a later date? Maybe it’ll be a bit like the approach taken with the Disney Vault with another re-release further in the future.