Super Mario 3D All-Stars is the collection that was rumoured pretty much all year, and that Nintendo finally, and officially announced during a special Super Mario 35th Anniversary Direct presentation. The game is a collection that includes all of the 3D games in the Super Mario Bros. series; well, except for the best-selling Super Mario Galaxy 2, for some reason.
With Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy, the recently announced Super Mario 3D All-Stars is just what players had been asking for, but there is one problem; Nintendo has revealed that this game is actualyl a limited release.
That's right. Super Mario 3D All-Stars will release both digitally and physically next Friday the 18th of September, but it will only be available until next year on Wednesday the 31st of March ; this also goes to both the physical and digital version, so it isn't like Nintendo has made the physical release limited, the game itself is a limited release.
The fact that the game is a limited release, has had players already pre-ordering their physical copy of Super Mario 3D All-Stars, and the latest bit of information doing the rounds has revealed some very disappointing news.
According to a post shared on Resetera, UK retailer Base has had to cancel all pre-orders for Super Mario 3D All-Stars, and this is due to allocation being woefully short.
"We have just been notified of our allocation of Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Nintendo Switch) and it is woefully short. This is very disappointing and it is with great regret that we have to inform you that we will be unable to fulfil you order on the day of release. Further, as Nintendo and their UK distributers [sic] are unable to give us any reassurance that more stock will become available after release, we have taken the regrettable decision to cancel all orders," reads the message sent by Base.
What makes things worse is the fact that scalpers are likely the ones who will be able to get hold of thes limited physical copies of Super Mario 3D All-Stars. This is not new, as it has happened in the past, and Nintendo keeps announcing these games as limited releases; knowing that they will be hard to come by on launch day.
Even more aggravating is the fact that it appears that supplies for Super Mario 3D All-Stars are ridiculously limited if a retailer has already had to have all pre-orders cancelled; we don't even know how many copies they mean by "woefully short," but them cancelling pre-orders is quite concerning. Nintendo better sort this yesterday.
Three Mario adventures in one collection jumps on to Nintendo Switch! With HD visuals, take Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy on the go in Super Mario 3D All-Stars. The collection arrives September 18 as a limited release until the end of March 2021.
Super Mario 3D All-Stars releases for the Nintendo Switch, for a limited time, on Friday the 18th of September.